Random Thoughts Thread

Posts : 1903 Join date : 2011-03-09

Akeldama wrote:: That commercial w/the snowboarding Nissan Frontier pisses me the hell off.

You Too?!??!?!

I hate all those damn Nissan Frontier commercials!

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:33 pm

Salsa Rio Doritos are back for a limited time! Woo hoo!

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:03 pm

Akeldama wrote:: Salsa Rio Doritos are back for a limited time! Woo hoo!

Never tried those ones before.

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:20 pm

chewie wrote:

Akeldama wrote:: That commercial w/the snowboarding Nissan Frontier pisses me the hell off.

You Too?!??!?!

I hate all those damn Nissan Frontier commercials!

In finally saw this earlier, I don't hate it, but it is pretty stupid.

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:37 pm

Has anyone else seen this? It's super awesome...

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:58 pm

Metal-On-Metal wrote:: Has anyone else seen this? It's super awesome...

Yep - it is awesome!!!!!!

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:32 am

DeathCult wrote:

Akeldama wrote:: Salsa Rio Doritos are back for a limited time! Woo hoo!

Never tried those ones before.

They were around in the 80s, I've yet to "retry" them as I've been w/a cold but plan to when I can taste again.

Posts : 1903 Join date : 2011-03-09

More drum playing today!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! It feels really good to play/practice again!

Thanks to Terry Bozzio - Solo Drums(1988) DVD for the inspiration and forgotten ideas!

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:56 pm

Keep it up!

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:26 am

Very kewl, chewie. What kinda drum set do you have?

Posts : 1903 Join date : 2011-03-09

Akeldama wrote:: Very kewl, chewie. What kinda drum set do you have?

A seven piece Mapex M(bought around 2003-4) in Transparent Cherry with:
8", 10", 12", 14", 16" toms, 14" snare and 22" bass
6", 8", Zildjian Splashes and a 9" Oriental Trash Splash
16" and 18" A Custom Crashes
14" Sabian Paragon hi hats
22" Sabian Paragon ride (it's like 5lbs!!!)
a Wuhan 12" splash inverted in a Wuhan 12" China
Tama iron cobra double bass pedal(Lefty)
I use a DW drop clutch on my hi hat as well
Hardware is mostly Mapex
I have 6", 8" and 10" Remo Roto Toms. The 8" has a Fiberskyn head on it the 10" is used on the other kit.

This is all set up for a Lefty(Phil Collins) because I am one. It's a very versatile kit I can play anything from funk to pop to fusion to metal to jazz on it(like I can play fusion or jazz. hahahaha! I try.).

I have another smaller kit that I use for when I don't want to break down and set up that one. I bought the smaller kit from James B on the metal board before he moved to Montana. I originally was going to use this kit to build a Bill Bruford/KC/Discipline era roto tom type kit... It still might happen!

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:51 pm

Nice to know there's another Lefty here...all you need is a gong my brutha!

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:27 pm

Shit, this place gets more post when I'm gone for a day...here's to more time away!

Posts : 1903 Join date : 2011-03-09

WTF!!!!!! It's hard to find a turntable that plays 78s(much less any turntable) at Goodwill now that vinyl is hip again......GRRRRRRR!!!!

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:49 am

R.I.P. Joe Paterno

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:58 pm

I really love Mikael Åkerfeldt's clean vocals.

Subject: Re: Random Thoughts Thread Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:21 pm

Metal-On-Metal wrote:: I really love Mikael Åkerfeldt's clean vocals.

He's an excellent vocalist. I've also grown to enjoy his extreme vocals and I think the clean vocals stand out even more on those albums because you have the contrast between the two. Opeth uses the growls as just another sonic variation they can use to create tension in the arrangements.