Dad3353

In that case, he should be directed to the 'reacted' post, and not the first post of the topic (unless they're the same, of course..! )..? Just sayin'.

Towards the end of 2016, I had quite a few plans for 2017. Things took a very different route. I'm making no plans at all for 2018. Day by day, week by week for now.

Your Linda Carter ...

+1 to all of that. Our eldest was a member of Kiemsa for several years; I did their sound, then their lights for a bit longer, even. They had a keen and growing fan base, started playing in local venues and self-promoted concerts, and gradually climbed up to festivals and headlining bigger places, playing every week-end of the year and more. They called it a day after their very successful second German tour, and the 'Adieu' gig was jam-packed. In all of those years (over a decade...), only the sound guy (Vincent...) got a 'salary'; all the rest of their revenue from concerts, CDs and merch was ploughed back into the next venture. They parted excellent friends; I still see 'em now and again, and none regret the time, energy (in spades..!) and money poured into it all. Net result, as far as 'living wage' is concerned..? A huge negative. It was (and, I believe, still is...) just about impossible to be a musician in that category and get a mortgage, run a car or send kids through school. Great for the young, but not an easy career choice. Great times were had by all, though; I've the scars to prove it..!

Good evening, Othy, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

He may be disappointed if he was expecting Lynda Carter..!

Ah, those memories of tea under the pier at Brighton, eh..? We all have 'em. OK, I see it now. An even better joke. It's our old friend, the Cuss Protector at work..! Nice one..! I tried, I really did.

Oh, I don't know; most record companies are rather revered for signing bands, I'd have said. I think you meant to type 'loath' or 'loth' (unwilling...), instead of 'loathed' (detested...). Just sayin'.

Good evening, Nobby, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

You've bought a kazoo..?

? ? ? Optimism, eh..?

Quite, but it might be. 'Tany rate, it's all there is, for now.

Those that are reticent, or 'shrinking violets', may not, by their very nature, be willing to enlarge upon their choice; you may be disappointed. Just sayin'.

Is this not enough..?

Hat's..? Can't abide hats. As a school kid, I picked up a trilby found on the grass, put it on my head and got stung by a bee that was in there. Can't abide hats. We are all nurture, as well as nature. Much of our character is set in stone before we're weaned.

Although, to be fair, a USB stick doesn't help much in the way of CPU anyway.

Well, there you are, you see..? I've not the slightest dress sense, and even less aesthetic 'taste' or interest in garments (except socks, maybe; I like to have warm feet...). Oddly, though..? No, quite the norme to be as different as we are all the same. 'I say potato' and all that. Don't sweat it; there's no kittens being harmed. Anyway, nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Yes, they do (to my cloth ears...), but only those sounds..! Buzzes, hiss, crackles, pops and occasional smoke. What's not to like..? Oh, yes, and heavy, too...

To the left of the 'Quote' button is a 'Multi-quote' button (it has a '+' on it; hmm, not so intuitive, it seems...). Try it..?

T'weren't just the punks, lad; we all had to do with whatever came to hand (or that we built ourselves..!) I could afford little, with my apprentice wages, except cheap chipboard for making my own 4 x 12 cab, 36" x 36", with the cheapest cones I could get from Exchange & Mart ads, trailing all the way to Tottenham Court Road to get 'em..! Fun times, but our gear (and most of the folks I knew and played with...) were much the same. I never saw a Fender bass until coming to France in '75. Happy daze.

The effects do take quite a while to wear off, don't they..? Don't drive, mate, please.

There is, indeed, a thriving market for old reel-to-reel tape decks, and many 'plug-ins' to replicate 'vintage' sounds. Our bass amp is a Hiwatt, I have a Fender Bassman 50 for guitar. 'Old school' is the new black, too..! Now, if only I could graft on a set of Jack Casady fingers...

Any reasoning behind that..?

Anything's better than the savage 'wah' trombone stuff, and we've agreed to let the bagpipes alone for ever, so 'Bring it on..!', I say. It can't be that bad, can it..? Can it..?