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I did want to write something about that, but was searching for words. Thanks for posting something that has to be mentioned. IME it was 50% of the people, and when I asked several of the friendly ones about it, they unanimously said that the rudeness is a city thing as well as a remnant from their communist past. I can't possibly evaluate this, but did seem to notice certain patterns so one could guess beforehand whether a person would be rude or friendly from the way they appeared visually. Several times, Czech people would warn us about other Czech people, like the waiter in a famous beer cellar warning us about the guy behind the beer counter. Prague is the only place I ever experienced something like that. BTW, the beer counter guy was indeed one of the most fanatically unfriendly people I've encountered in 62 years. Indeed, as Pawel says: don't be bothered if somebody is really unpleasant.

In Havelska, there's an Italian restaurant called Corto Maltese, and when we were there, the walls were covered with artwork from the Corto Maltese albums by Hugo Pratt. Not for everyone, I'm sure, but as a Hugo Pratt fan, I loved it. We ate there several times. BTW the Corto Maltese hotel is probably best avoided. Cheap though. Edit: the hotel is now updated, I find, and gets good feedback on tripadvisor and the like. In that case, I think it's well situated for starting walks. Also the restaurant seems updated 🙂, and the Muriels (😁) removed. 😢 The tourist shops also sell remakes of the famous and ultra-cool (post-)WW1 Communist Army pointy woollen winter hats called Budenovka, Budyonovka, Bogatyrka or Frunzenka in a great filt version. IMS, this hat is featured in "Corto Maltese in Siberia". Again, not for everyone, but I loved it.

Yes indeed! Jazz & Blues Club Ungelt just behind the church that you see the two fabulous towers of when you stand near the famous clock or on the town square. In the mean time I found the jazz club I mentioned above. It's Agharta (AghaRTA) situated at Železná 16 just a few minutes South of the town square.

Aye, but just 50m down from the sex machine museum, there are two veggie restaurants. One is visible from the street, "Country Life" on the right, and for the other, I think one needs to enter one of these porches that lead to several shops and the like. Just besides the one marked "Country Life" probably. Not sure though. If one likes jazz, Prague spawns several jazz clubs with a lot of activity. At least one of them spawns a jazz CD shop that is open while gigs last. I'll try and dig it up later this evening. If you want to buy typical Czech/tourist stuff, it's the old adage of: the closer to the town centre, the higher the prices and the more likely you'll be offered bad quality if the price isn't very high. Walking away from the famous clock, we saw prices lowering gradually, whilst also the number of shops went down. The market at Havelská wasn't the worst, BTW, and I bought some stuff there as shops were harder to find further away. It was a compromise: we only had a few days, so didn't get to know the city well enough.

Doesn't it now. Purposely, of course. The Memorymoog was "cet obscur objet du désir" for us young uns, but I've never even seen one IMS.

Just want to say I've heard the demos and read the specs more carefully, and am very, very impressed indeed. Any comparance with the Polymoog must be about historic awareness, coz it really has very little to do with it. It seems to be a beast of a synth. Would I buy it before a Waldorf Quantum? Probably not even at Quantum price, but that's just about my preferences.

Exporting a bass from the US once, certainly before the CITES rules were the talk of the day, I had to get an export clearance for the neck inlays. I guess it's mother-of-pearl we're talking about, but am not sure. Twas not very expensive, a few tenners, but everything adds up, and also IMS it had to be declared as part if the import value before VAT.

Long ago, I once did Einstein on the beach. Terrible soundtrack that got! "One two three four, one two three four five six, one two three four five six seven eight, one two three four, one two three four five six, one two three four five six seven eight." Never again!

...which finally proves it: one can dance to Yes music! 🙂

Ha! 😃 What was archaic? Was it "therethrough" maybe? Hm. Probably everything was... I'm getting old; my back hurts and I can't ride my dinosaur anymore. 😥

...and there's a daily pet peeve annoyance for me right there: the proverbial sopranos not fathoming that aspect, and using the wrong intonation, therethrough denying the very harmonic development they were supposed to express. Aaaarrgh! ... aaaand lower my shoulders... OK, I'm fine again.

Not a stupid question, mate. You didn't know, so you asked. Well done. IMHO = in my humble opinion. 🙂

Yup! Sadly even on my final music college exam. Now I got top marks, mind, but after that experience, I sold my accordion...

I'm sure you're right, and I should've worded more carefully, as I'm really not sceptical but slightly wary. Its specifications go well beyond the Polymoog.

Er... I'm not too sure about that idea. One could make round ones smaller so they fit anyway, and more importantly: with square ones, you risk them producing overtone frequencies that are not exact multiples of the fundamental (sorry for primitive wording here), resulting in the need for a GuitarMachine DeluxeTM - Drummers Edition. Wait! 😮

I trust French experts only on fragrances and love making. Happily though, @Dad3353's a British expert. 😉

Summed up: for your project it really really really doesn't matter other than the aspects of looks and how easy the wood is to work with. IMHO the fit of the neck to the body most probably is of greater importance than the type of body wood used. Good luck!

Happily, it isn't invented yet, coz: 1) I'm only mildly enthusiastic about those bands with five bass guitars and nothing else. 2) The BC mods would have to weed out 80% of your identical posts. They didn't sign up for that, ya know! 😉

Sorry, no. It only does Pepsi Max and some energy drinks.

Yeah, like Bozzio needs to brag. Me, I once played a whole song without using all the 88 keys on my piano. Bragging, me.

Confirmed. I've used two of those per 30 kg kayak on the car roof, and have driven 100 mph through Germany with them.

Easy! A recording machine with one of those pads you stick to your skull, and it records the phantastiblime songs that your brain comes up with and plays inside your head. As this is a good machine, it'll also write down the dots in Sibelius or similar so you can edit them and build upon them. I've wanted this machine since being a child, and I'm 62 now. If someone invents it, I'll pay 350 quid if need be... 😁

Haven't heard it, but the innerwebz' consistent referencing to the Polymoog make me sceptical. I disliked that with a vengeance. Though: I do seriously hope my scepticism is wrongly placed. OTOH, the very day I have 4,000 money units, I'm getting a Waldorf Quantum.

Mine too! Crawly or just coincidence? 😀

Dunno. In my case it was about having a lot to do and to relate to, and not playing the thing. i'd guess this goes for many others. Soo many songs, soo little time.