Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Four

[Myrany]

Lets see first concert...

Rolling Stones with Santana opening for them. I want to say it was the 1980 tour but I could be wrong.

Best concert to this day was Neil Young. I caught him just post the Trans Techno music stage and right as he was releasing the shocking Pinks stuff. He did 2 hours just him and his guitar of his older stuff. Then came back with an hour of the trans stuff. Then came back with an hour of the shocking pinks stuff. It was outstanding. Well best Pop/ROck concert anyways.

I will always treasure that I got to see Benny Goodman before he passed.

 

[garyoa1]

Folks said he could leave some stuff there for a month or two instead of putting it in storage. He trusted em, neighbor told him a week later they had a yard sale and sold it all, including all his power tools

I can relate to that.

 

[Debadoo]

I can relate to that.

sorry to hear that. I know some would say it was stupid of him to trust them, but he'd just sold his house to em, tiny small town community in the early 80's, everyone knew everyone and was related to 1/2 of em. He'd sold the house to em at a really good price, much less than it was worth just to get out of there after his wife died, and they said they were so grateful and weren't even planning to use the upstairs or the shed, which is where the things were. Oh well, it happens, just stinks that folks can do things like that to people.

 

[therussellv]

Just got out of the orthopedic, everything is fine, should heal normally, just will hurt for a while, like i need more hurt.

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

 

[Debadoo]

Just got out of the orthopedic, everything is fine, should heal normally, just will hurt for a while, like i need more hurt.

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

so sorry for the pain hun......but so glad they don't have to be casted. Hope the healing is perfect and speedy!!

 

[MattB101]

Good morning Good Folks!

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and very Happy Holidays.

It's been quite a while since I posted on ECF, got a lot of catching up to do... so figured I'd start with the Back Porch.



Wet Willie "Drippin' Wet" was my first album - Dark Side of the Moon was one of my early ones tho. (how 'bout that for a contrast ) Still have those -and- Walsh's The Smoker You Drink the Player You Get also! (luv the cover art on that one). Joe Walsh is one heck-of-a guitarist and has always been one of my fav musicians... have several Eagles LPs, and Walsh's "So What" too. Life's Been Good To Me So Far - but right now I have the - All Night Laundry Mat Blues.

(having a fit of nostalgia here, so y'all bear with me )

I was just thinking the other day:

My Marantz 6110 turntable is ~40 years old, and needs a new drive belt -probably a new cartridge and needle too. Gonna try and make 2016 the year I finally fix it up. Also still have a Marantz 3200 pre-amp and Dynakit Stereo 70 tube amp (circa 1959 - that baby looks cool with the top off in a semi-darkened room). The pots, slide controls, and selector knobs on the pre-amp all need cleaning - crackle when you move them... but otherwise it works.

Dang, just talking about it makes me want to go drag it all out right now!

May the Walsh be with you

Turntable belts and cartridges, needles, etc. go to the NeedleDoctor website. Sells turntables and carries a variety of parts.

 

[MattB101]

Welcome back, Uman!

Did that Marantz come with a sapphire stylus?
'Cause diamonds are forever!

So the say but, I've never found that to be true in the turntable world. Neither are cartriges.

 

[MattB101]

He was a friggin' litte weasel in my book...glad...hope...he's gone! I couldn't stand Keith for the longest time, but he seems to have mellowed a bit, too.

OOps...wrong spot! i meant the scrawny weasel lookin doper, not Cpt. WildBill

I knew who you were talking about.

 

[DavidOck]

sorry to hear that. I know some would say it was stupid of him to trust them, but he'd just sold his house to em, tiny small town community in the early 80's, everyone knew everyone and was related to 1/2 of em. He'd sold the house to em at a really good price, much less than it was worth just to get out of there after his wife died, and they said they were so grateful and weren't even planning to use the upstairs or the shed, which is where the things were. Oh well, it happens, just stinks that folks can do things like that to people.

They weren't politicians, were they?

So the say but, I've never found that to be true in the turntable world. Neither are cartriges.

But deBeers has been claiming that for years!!

 

[MattB101]

Well, I see the young un's are out in force, so let me just say, that Post 45 (a 45 was a smaller size disk that held one song on each side and required an adapter for your turntable .. .. for any that may be unfamiliar with the term ) .. my first actual album was "Chuck Berry Is on Top" which contained "Johnny B Goode", "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven" and other nuggets .. another early album was Howlin’ Wolf (1962) which contained the roots of modern rock as popularized by Cream and the Stones : “Spoonful”, “Back Door Man”, “Wang Dang Doodle” and “Little Red Rooster” ..

My favorite early album has always been "The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan" which, although Dylan never stopped, this album I consider to be his most passionate ..

Then along came John, Paul, George and Ringo ..

I worked in AM radio from 1972 thru 1975. Intimately familiar with 45s. The program director would arrange them front to back in the ready bin and you drew from the front and returned to the back. Thus went the daily playlist. After 8pm I could pretty much play anything I wanted. Called that format album rock. Love the job, hated the pay. My next door neighbor was general manager. That's how I got into it at a young age.

 

[MattB101]

Miss mine too... Passed at a fairly young age - at least for her family... Fell down a flight of concrete stairs and was never the same after that - we took care of her for almost 10 years...

Mom was sharp as a tack until right near the very end. She had breast cancer when I was about 12 years old. Radical mastectomy both sides. Doc said she needed chemo. She told them that "if the Lord wants me He'll take me and I am not doing that. I have 6 kids to raise!" Walked outta his office and never looked back. Lived another 45 years cancer free. Either lucky or a miracle. Not quite sure which.

 

[MattB101]

Sometimes being in this thread is dangerous - so many old memories surface from time to time - some great and some not so great, but I would not want to give up any of the reminiscing that occurs here... Keep it up...

Know what you mean.

 

[Uncle Willie]

Just a quick PSA .. when a Poster puts a Winkie next to a Statement .. it is generally in jest or poking fun ..

 

[DavidOck]

Just a quick PSA .. when a Poster puts a Winkie next to a Statement .. it is generally in jest or poking fun ..

Sure, and I think we all just decided to reminisce and poke back...

 

[Debadoo]

They weren't politicians, were they?

he wouldn't have even sold em the house if they had been!

Lived another 45 years cancer free. Either lucky or a miracle. Not quite sure which.

I'd call it a miracle. Even if it wasn't, there is plenty of stuff that God does do that He don't get credit for!

 

[Uncle Willie]

Sure, and I think we all just decided to reminisce and poke back...

Just making sure none of the delicate toes get stepped on (at least not too hard .. .. )

 

[Semiretired]

Just a quick PSA .. when a Poster puts a Winkie next to a Statement .. it is generally in jest or poking fun ..

That is how I look at it... Strong skin here - hey where's Iffy...

 

[MattB101]

38 now......Texas is a mess. 11 dead and 20 something injured in tornadoes about 2.5 hrs north of me, same blizzard in Amarillo that Misswish is dealing with. We were lucky, just big Tstorms one day and mostly wind yesterday. Now just cold. Gonna be lows in the 30's all week though, don't like that at all.

http://youtu.be/wVjdMLAMbM0

 

[Semiretired]

"Matt's Original Post" Lived another 45 years cancer free. Either lucky or a miracle.

"Semi's Edited Version" Lived another 45 years cancer free. Miracle.

 

[MattB101]

Lets see first concert...

Rolling Stones with Santana opening for them. I want to say it was the 1980 tour but I could be wrong.

Best concert to this day was Neil Young. I caught him just post the Trans Techno music stage and right as he was releasing the shocking Pinks stuff. He did 2 hours just him and his guitar of his older stuff. Then came back with an hour of the trans stuff. Then came back with an hour of the shocking pinks stuff. It was outstanding. Well best Pop/ROck concert anyways.

I will always treasure that I got to see Benny Goodman before he passed.

First concert…
Allman Brothers with Vanilla Fudge opening for them at Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach. Seated about 750 or so. Great concert. Just before they released Live at the Forum.
Second concert…
Pink Floyd at the Orange Bowl during their Dark Side of the Moon tour.

Allman Brothers, I was about 10.
Pink Floyd, maybe 14 or so.