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AZgl1500
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Wonder what was going through this driver's mind just before he went across the RR crossing at a 45 degree angle.
No one around now obviously, so I called up the local police department, gave them the info and said I want that vehicle out of my yard...
I hope that I am there when the tow truck comes, because I do NOT want it drug out frontwards and tearing up my grass.
The can just drag it back out the way it came from, I give two shits for how much it rips up the underside...
No one around now obviously, so I called up the local police department, gave them the info and said I want that vehicle out of my yard...
I hope that I am there when the tow truck comes, because I do NOT want it drug out frontwards and tearing up my grass.
The can just drag it back out the way it came from, I give two shits for how much it rips up the underside...
Love me some Waylon. And almost anything else except rap. You should see my music library or tune into my Pandora. You'd scratch your head and probably get a headache.
I have this..
Why would I ever need to stream music again?
Open Source
I have tried hard to stump it. Usually a typo if i can.
Why would I ever need to stream music again?Open Source
I have tried hard to stump it. Usually a typo if i can.
I'm thinking alcohol might have been involved,
It's on my list of things to do. I spent so much time getting Pandora just right though
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I have this..
Open Source
I have tried hard to stump it. Usually a typo if i can.
If you like that, check this out -
https://musescore.org/
Although robust enough for general use, adventures into the esoteric periphery may reveal unexpected quirks.
I'm a huge fan BTW. They used to come through here once a year, not lately though.
no one
Android Expert
Once you've heard them, you become a fan. They are just fantastic!
I Didn't know I liked Funk. Turns out I do.
basic 101 user
Android Enthusiast
Wow, this thread sure did find the gas pedal overnight! (That's the thought for now)
Excuse me, I must now go and Google "trinary"......I get it from context, but suspect there is much I don't yet know, much of interest.
So many interesting Google leads/ideas to follow, so much free entertainment.....Thanks all.
I struggle with rap music as well. But as a general philosophy, everything gets more interesting when you study it. I can think of no art form or genre where it is truly impossible to see some merit, discover some point of interest, isolate some example of a "high water" mark. I can at times be a miserable SOB, have closed the door on many things in my life, and missed out on a lot as a result. Only relatively recently understood, when the door is closed, you have no idea what is going on in the room next door. If the door is open, you can still ignore the room, but you might occasionally see something interesting going on in there, from the corner of your eye.
I largely ignore rap, it was hijacked early by an excessive reliance on an attitude of "FU, I'm the greatest". This, (and other musical shortcomings) whether fairly or not, left a bad taste in my mouth, leads me to leave that room for others to play in. However:
RUN-D.M.C. seem embarrassingly dated now, but certainly interesting for a few minutes when they hit, as first mainstream exposure for many. "Walk This Way" certainly the first "killer app" in the genre.
N.W.A. was never my thing, but it's always worth investigating a ferocious message, if it is formed of a life experience entirely alien to you.
The Beastie Boys hit big with a fairly juvenile but hugely successful debut album. I had no real affection for it, but given time to mature, they got more interesting, more sophisticated from there.
Turntable "scratching" was at the very least interesting; It and other techniques / ideas pushed the bounds of what we think of as music, fostered a conversation. Sampling was nothing new, but rose to prominence with hip-hop and rap, along with the legal / ethical / artistic issues associated. Increasingly significant in a cut and paste content, digital world.
Beck was certainly interesting. Paid no attention (yet) to Flight of the Conchords, but suspect I will like. Good things generally happen when you inject wit, intelligence, and introspection into nearly any situation.
I used to have a Grateful Dead tape, circa 1967, (no, I did not record it originally, wise guy
) performing "Fire on the Mountain", Pigpen on lead vocals......Fascinating, clearly identifiable as "rap", and certainly not the earliest example.
As far as the "definition" of music (and food, for that matter); I seem to recall @mikedt referencing traditional Chinese music somewhere recently; I suspect for me personally, it will remain in the next room for a while, alongside rap. Nearly unlistenable, to my untrained ear. But a billion people can't all be wrong. Same for pan fried cicadas.....Sometimes I'm not even sure if you people are serious, or putting me on
, open to both possibilities. Probably good to keep me off balance and confused, eating my broccoli whether I enjoy it or not.
Total solar eclipses over N.A info-graphic: Beautiful, and sure, I'll Google on my own; But can anyone school me on how the locus of "sweet spots" to view eclipse, can vary in shape and heading by so much? How can 3 roughly parallel examples be of various widths, with the narrowest bounded by two wider examples? The geometry is stumping me.
Banacek......Got it, thanks Google!
I struggle with rap music as well. But as a general philosophy, everything gets more interesting when you study it. I can think of no art form or genre where it is truly impossible to see some merit, discover some point of interest, isolate some example of a "high water" mark. I can at times be a miserable SOB, have closed the door on many things in my life, and missed out on a lot as a result. Only relatively recently understood, when the door is closed, you have no idea what is going on in the room next door. If the door is open, you can still ignore the room, but you might occasionally see something interesting going on in there, from the corner of your eye.
I largely ignore rap, it was hijacked early by an excessive reliance on an attitude of "FU, I'm the greatest". This, (and other musical shortcomings) whether fairly or not, left a bad taste in my mouth, leads me to leave that room for others to play in. However:
RUN-D.M.C. seem embarrassingly dated now, but certainly interesting for a few minutes when they hit, as first mainstream exposure for many. "Walk This Way" certainly the first "killer app" in the genre.
N.W.A. was never my thing, but it's always worth investigating a ferocious message, if it is formed of a life experience entirely alien to you.
The Beastie Boys hit big with a fairly juvenile but hugely successful debut album. I had no real affection for it, but given time to mature, they got more interesting, more sophisticated from there.
Turntable "scratching" was at the very least interesting; It and other techniques / ideas pushed the bounds of what we think of as music, fostered a conversation. Sampling was nothing new, but rose to prominence with hip-hop and rap, along with the legal / ethical / artistic issues associated. Increasingly significant in a cut and paste content, digital world.
Beck was certainly interesting. Paid no attention (yet) to Flight of the Conchords, but suspect I will like. Good things generally happen when you inject wit, intelligence, and introspection into nearly any situation.
I used to have a Grateful Dead tape, circa 1967, (no, I did not record it originally, wise guy
) performing "Fire on the Mountain", Pigpen on lead vocals......Fascinating, clearly identifiable as "rap", and certainly not the earliest example.As far as the "definition" of music (and food, for that matter); I seem to recall @mikedt referencing traditional Chinese music somewhere recently; I suspect for me personally, it will remain in the next room for a while, alongside rap. Nearly unlistenable, to my untrained ear. But a billion people can't all be wrong. Same for pan fried cicadas.....Sometimes I'm not even sure if you people are serious, or putting me on
, open to both possibilities. Probably good to keep me off balance and confused, eating my broccoli whether I enjoy it or not.Total solar eclipses over N.A info-graphic: Beautiful, and sure, I'll Google on my own; But can anyone school me on how the locus of "sweet spots" to view eclipse, can vary in shape and heading by so much? How can 3 roughly parallel examples be of various widths, with the narrowest bounded by two wider examples? The geometry is stumping me.
Banacek......Got it, thanks Google!
Vanilla Ice
The course for solar eclipses are known and predicted decades in advance. It's a matter of math. I've been witness to a couple partials from my area. The last good one for me was around 1979-80 or so. It was close enough to a total here in Southern Kansas that everything had two shadows. It's a real mind freak. The first I witnessed was in maybe 68-70 or there about.
I've planned on being in the umbra of next year's eclipse for years. My kids that are now grown have planned on being there since they were little. We've always had a fascination with the events in the sky. Many a night I would wake them and out we'd go to the boonies to watch a good meteor shower.
I had a very nice telescope that we would camp around during the summer months... oh the wonders to be seen. Everything will pale in comparison to seeing stars in the middle of the day.
We will have to travel to experience totality. We'll likely end up somewhere NE Kansas. We'll do the eclipse and have a grand dinner in KC. More than likely spend the night. I promised for years it's was my treat. They won't let me weasel out on the cheap.
I even have one daughter that will come in from California to be there with her pops to see the eclipse. We've all anticipated the event for years.Anyone within reasonable travel distance of the eclipse path should make the effort to be in the umbra. It will well prove worthy of the time and effort.
Beastie Boys
The course for solar eclipses are known and predicted decades in advance. It's a matter of math. I've been witness to a couple partials from my area. The last good one for me was around 1979-80 or so. It was close enough to a total here in Southern Kansas that everything had two shadows. It's a real mind freak. The first I witnessed was in maybe 68-70 or there about.
I've planned on being in the umbra of next year's eclipse for years. My kids that are now grown have planned on being there since they were little. We've always had a fascination with the events in the sky. Many a night I would wake them and out we'd go to the boonies to watch a good meteor shower.
I had a very nice telescope that we would camp around during the summer months... oh the wonders to be seen. Everything will pale in comparison to seeing stars in the middle of the day.
We will have to travel to experience totality. We'll likely end up somewhere NE Kansas. We'll do the eclipse and have a grand dinner in KC. More than likely spend the night. I promised for years it's was my treat. They won't let me weasel out on the cheap.
Anyone within reasonable travel distance of the eclipse path should make the effort to be in the umbra. It will well prove worthy of the time and effort.
I had no idea. I'm hooked now. I never win anything, not even scratchers. I hope the doomsday folk stay at bay.
What can I do in about 14 minutes?
