Thursday, March 12, 2026

What, no guitar input?

 
For me, old strings are utility not nostalgia: I love the sound and feel of rusted old guitar strings (conversely I hate the sound of old bass strings, but that's a different story).  So I threw the old strings away.  I had to change the whole set in order to maintain balance.  It's a good thing that I had a spare set of Extra Slinkys when I bought the strings 18 years ago.  The unwound strings had some rust to them, bonus!  I spent the night restringing my SG, I'll tune it up tomorrow.


Compare the old 18 year old E string to the new 18 year old E string.  The old isn't old enough!  I want to get a hold of electric guitar strings from a guitar that's been sitting around in someone's attic or basement since the 1950's.

Mary posing with a dummy microphone at a high end audio store.  Do any those tube amps have a guitar input?

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Wah!

 
I broke a string!  I haven't broken a guitar string in decades!  I've had that string since 2008!  It's because of that pick.  The ball end flew onto the floor somewhere, and I couldn't find it.  So I tried tying it to the head of a cable tie, but the old string won't reach the peg!  Even if I had the ball end, it still won't reach the peg!  Wah!

Pay attention, Gwen!  I'm going to beat you this time!

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Being there

 

Come on now!  Go on now!

Monday, March 9, 2026

Trying too hard

 
Trying too hard to be without emotion.

Emotionally fried.

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Metal

 
The last time you were at a Paris fashion show, you were clearly unhappy with the outfit you had to wear even though it was beautiful.  This time it looks as if you dressed yourself up.  I have nothing negative to say about the style, and it's certainly nicer to look at than a T-shirt with the sleeves cut off.  I call your style "metal".  

Mary's having a tough time in upscale India.

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Something for nothing

 
The "something for nothing" businesses like interest and cryptocurrency generated massive debt that they had to start a war so they can sell weapons, so they can make interest payments to the Mob. Plus, Allah isn't pleased with many of the Arabs. What we have is meant to be. Perhaps it can be diffused, and the world can have respite.  I see that Iran's propaganda is focusing on the Epstein files, which is very clever.  And valid.

Dance!


Friday, March 6, 2026

What to eat?

 
Oh well.  Try to enjoy Paris while you're there.

The food in this video seems safe to me.  I can't imagine the life of a food vlogger, though.  Ugh.

Rave!  How ancient, but they still exist!