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Post by drlj on Apr 30, 2024 16:02:48 GMT -5
I found a quarter on the floor of the guest bedroom after Hammond stayed here. I assumed it was counterfeit.
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Post by drlj on Apr 30, 2024 10:35:21 GMT -5
Happy Cake Day.
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Post by drlj on Apr 29, 2024 7:49:20 GMT -5
With the neighbor’s help to get down the stairs to the car, and his help putting the wheelchair in the back of the car, Barb & I were able to get to a birthday brunch for a friend yesterday. Friends waiting at the restaurant unloaded the wheelchair and wheeled me into the accessible, though barely, restaurant for the celebration. Then, when it was over, all the steps were reversed to get me back home. Other than the Dr office, that was my first venture out in the real world since March 14th! One thing I learned is that facilities that call themselves accessible sometimes play fast and loose with the term. People inside had to move to let me be wheeled in but they did so without complaint. It was a great feeling and a close to normal day, but I was tired when we got home. That was ok. People I didn’t know were wishing me well as we were leaving.
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Post by drlj on Apr 28, 2024 15:13:50 GMT -5
Happy Birthday.
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Post by drlj on Apr 28, 2024 15:13:08 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Brownie Day!
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Post by drlj on Apr 27, 2024 12:42:58 GMT -5
If your are interested, this is the link for Radio Deluxe. It is hosted by John & Jessica and features a wide variety of music. There are always some Jessica vocals and tunes by John with her and many others. It usually provides some interesting music. www.johnpizzarelli.com/radio-deluxe
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Post by drlj on Apr 27, 2024 10:56:32 GMT -5
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Post by drlj on Apr 27, 2024 9:25:24 GMT -5
It should hit 80° today. Right now it looks like rain and I am freezing. Enjoy the day.
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Post by drlj on Apr 26, 2024 16:59:50 GMT -5
Pizzarelli is an awesome guitarist but, as I have learned, he uses about 9 fingerings for chords most of the time. He told me ,when I asked, to learn the fingerings that go together and that they would work no matter the key. If you watch him play and really watch his hands, you will see he is sliding those forms all over the place and at breakneck speed. He said on a video that Bucky told him to take the chord, slide it up, slide it back, strum it fast, strum it slow, etc. Watch him. It is what he does. He does it smoother and faster than any human should be able, of course. That’s not all he does, of course, but in songs with standard 2-5-1 progressions, you will see it a lot. He also uses a lot of Shell Chords—3 note chords. He can certainly play some knuckle busters, but all that fast stuff is mainly shell chords. Shell chords are not hard and each fingering can be used for about 5 different chords, too. Pizzarelli is amazing. Probably one of the best guitarist out there.
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Post by drlj on Apr 26, 2024 10:44:32 GMT -5
You can touch the cutting edge without cutting your hand. That’s good to know. I couldn’t tell exactly how it was working. It made short work of the cast.
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Post by drlj on Apr 26, 2024 9:22:40 GMT -5
Take a close look at the saw the aide is using to remove the cast.
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Post by drlj on Apr 26, 2024 9:04:11 GMT -5
Things are progressing with my healing from surgery. My biggest accomplishment is being able to get down the 3 stairs to the garage without injuring myself or anyone else. And then, back up the stairs into the house. Being able to get into the car to go to my DR appt yesterday was a great feeling. That was the first time since March 14th. The cast is gone. I now have a boot on to protect the leg. Still non-weight bearing for two weeks. Then, four weeks of the boot to slowly start to put weight on the leg and begin to walk on it. So, the boot will be with me for 6 weeks total. That will make a total of 12 weeks of recovery time all together and it will take even longer to get back to normal. Nice thing about the boot is I can take it off when I feel like it to let my leg get some air and I can take it off at night which makes sleeping a lot more comfortable. I return to the doctor in 6 weeks to see if I am shoe-worthy. It will be the the biggest part of the summer working on this. I want to be able to go to my great-niece’s wedding in late July with a shoe on my foot-probably a sneaker, but they can look pretty nifty with a suit. My foot still has quite a bit of swelling, which isn’t surprising considering all the incisions and a couple of round areas that suggest a surgical drill was there. He said there will be some swelling for up to a year. Frankenstein’s foot. My doctor said all looked good, healing was on target, and he reminded me this was a “really big surgery.” I am feeling less helpless each day, which is a very good thing. My ankle is straight now, which I find so strangely amazing. I owe Barb BIG! I will check in now and then and see how everyone is doing but it’ll be a while getting back to normal.
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Post by drlj on Apr 19, 2024 8:28:55 GMT -5
Today has not been the best day and it’s early yet! The inability to walk or do any of a thousand simple things is taking a toll. I am doing my best to stay positive but today it isn’t easy. I have at least 3 weeks more before I can start to put any weight on my ankle and, this morning, it seems like forever. An off day, perhaps. I realize it is temporary and there is more time behind me than ahead in dealing with this but today is starting off as a real pisser. I guess I am feeling sorry for myself a little, which I try not to do. I am thankful for Barb and how she has tirelessly and without complaint done so many things to help me—things that a few weeks ago I hadn’t even considered. She says I don’t, but I know I owe her big time. Anyway, I may take a break for a while and try to deal with reality, or, my version of it.
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Post by drlj on Apr 19, 2024 7:34:54 GMT -5
Being retired, you can experiment with haircuts now. Maybe a Mohawk or having your initials put on the sides. Some kind of spring pastel dye job, perhaps.
Bright & sunny out there. It’s a bit chilly but I will take the sunshine.
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Post by drlj on Apr 18, 2024 19:18:29 GMT -5
Welcome aboard.
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Post by drlj on Apr 18, 2024 19:17:22 GMT -5
I am the youngest one here and I am 87. I am a young 67. I looked at my driver’s license without having my glasses on. Turns out I am 74. That’s a relief.
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Post by drlj on Apr 18, 2024 16:52:17 GMT -5
Being retired and being a grumpy old fart do not have to go hand in hand.
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Post by drlj on Apr 18, 2024 16:51:07 GMT -5
I am the youngest one here and I am 87.
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Post by drlj on Apr 18, 2024 16:45:44 GMT -5
Legendary guitar player for the Allman Brothers Band and Dickey Betts Band died today a 80 years old. Was he using an octave pedal, or was the keyboard player that in sync with him that they could match up notes ? The Allman Brothers Band was always famous for twin guitar leads and two drummers. The video I posted above was of Bett’s band. This one, live on Letterman, is the version of the Allman Brothers with Warren Hayes on 2nd guitar. To my knowledge, it was all synchronized & harmonized twin leads with no pedal being used. Bett’s used a wah wah once in a while but, I think, that was about it. You can see the two guitarists and their neck positions pretty clearly in the 2nd video.
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Post by drlj on Apr 18, 2024 13:24:41 GMT -5
Legendary guitar player for the Allman Brothers Band and Dickey Betts Band died today a 80 years old.
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