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  1. Ok, so it's getting to the point where I get nervous when they name a Hurricane with an 'I': Irma, Ian, and now Idalia is supposed to hit here...

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Be safe Bob!   Evacuate if need be...

    2. frankodragon

      frankodragon

      Never trust a storm, especially one that sounds like an onion.  

    3. KrunchyTC

      KrunchyTC

      You were my first thought Rob. Be safe!

  2. Don't EVER use the USPS to ship anything.  I shipped four working Pac-Man arcade boards to GA (the next state over) on 07/10.  The boards never got there.  I placed a 'Search Mail' incident, and when nothing got done I placed an Insurance Claim (took out extra insurance in case of anything).  They just denied me and didn't give a reason.  $400 and four working boards are now gone.

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    2. Shawn

      Shawn

      Get on the phone with them, Bob. That is unacceptable. Get your money or your boards. They owe you and need to make you whole.

    3. Tickled_Pink

      Tickled_Pink

      Jesus. Honestly, I find if anything like this needs to be sorted, it is better to let a woman deal with it. Less chance of getting arrested if you're fired up.

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I seriously hope it works out...Well, and keep us posted.

  3. I can't help but think that the album sides were reversed for "Thriller", and they just kept it that way.  It doesn't make sense for him to just mention "Billie Jean" in passing in "Startin' Somethin'" on side 1 before the actual song that describes her, which is on side 2.

     

    1. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      Have to check it out.    Now I need to find that album.

       

    2. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      18 Year Old: "That was before my time. Are you talking about the Thriller in Maniller or something? Isn't that when Milli Vanilli had a big fight with Tone Loc and Bobby Brown over who would date Debbie Gibson?"

    3. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      So who won?   And just jelly for the winner cause Debbie was a cutie.

  4. Damn.  Tested positive for Covid this morning. :(

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    2. PacManPlus

      PacManPlus

      Thank for the good wishes, guys - I'm feeling a little better today,  still a cough, but my fever is gone.  So far, it's been flu-like symptoms for two days, and I literally slept all-day Saturday; something I've never done in my life.  Rose Mary had it first, so I knew it was just a matter of time before I got it (and frankly I'm surprised I didn't get it the same time she did).

       

    3. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      Quercetin opens the door so zinc can enter the cells and that may boost our resistance to viruses, but my sister got the rona anyway in early January. She was sick for around 12 days. She could tell that it was different from a cold or the flu. She had night sweats for two or three days, occasional headache, slight fever for two days, slight sore throat, randomly felt hot or cold, worn out (no energy to do anything), had to go number one and number two more than usual, a little coughing here and there, but her lungs were not filled with crud. No runny nose, but she did need to blow her nose once in a while. No loss of appetite. No loss of smell or taste.

    4. PacManPlus

      PacManPlus

      @Random Terrain Wow - that sounds EXACTLY like what I have, to the 'T'.  Glad she is feeling better.

  5. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      To you as well Bob!

    3. 8th lutz

      8th lutz

      The same to you.

    4. darryl1970

      darryl1970

      Happy belated to you! I hope it was a good one.

  6. So, I got a Roland TD-17, which allows importing WAV files.  I had saved the original samples from the Linn LM-1 years ago.  So now I imported all of the samples into the TD-17, and viola! Instant LM-1!!! 

    1. Allan

      Allan

      I bought a Casio CZ-1000 so I can interface with my Atari 130XE via midi. Eventually I would like to get a Yamaha DX-7. And no I can't play but I would like to learn. I love playing around with all the sounds/instruments.

  7. So....  unplug the jukebox, and do us all a favor - *that* music's lost its taste; try another flavor...

    1. x=usr(1536)

      x=usr(1536)

      Stand and deliver...  Your money or your life!

  8. In the mornin' you go gunnin

    For the man who stole your water

    Then you fire 'til he is done in

    But they catch you at the border

    And the mourners are all singin'

    As they drag you by your feet

    But the hangman isn't hanging'

    So they put you on the street

     

    (WTH is this song about?)

    1. jgkspsx

      jgkspsx

      Forget it, Jake, it's Steely Dan.

    2. Swami

      Swami

      It's about drugs. Any song you can't understand is about drugs.

    3. joeatari1

      joeatari1

      I believe it's a song about recidivism.  "You go back, Jack, do it again.  Wheel turnin' round and round".   I could find many better subjects to write a song about, but they made it a hit.  Can't argue with success.

  9. Why don't you ask him if he's going to stay?
    Why don't you ask him if he's going away?

    Why don't you tell me what's going on?
    Why don't you tell me who's on the phone?

     

    1. retrorussell

      retrorussell

      Don't say that you love me!

  10. I guess I should'a known by the way you parked your car sideways, that it wouldn't last...

  11. Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream...

    It is not dying...

    It is not dying...

    1. retrorussell

      retrorussell

      Head-trip of a song!

  12. I had this dream the other night... I went to work one day, and nobody remembered who I was!
    So, I decided to take the day off.
    On my way out, I run into my boss - and he says,
    "Hey, you look familiar"...
    I said, "Thanks, people say that A lot in these dreams"
     
    10 points for whoever gets the reference... :P
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    2. Wally1

      Wally1

      Kind of makes me think of the movie, Yesterday, eh wot?

       

    3. CaptainBreakout

      CaptainBreakout

      Nice! You might enjoy the random dream repository thread:

       

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I hadda look it up... (It is ponderous man)

  13. It's hard to get Ivory in Africa, but in Alabama the Tuscaloosa.

    1. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      I'm in Alabama, and I can attest to that.

  14. I was once kidnapped by mimes; they did unspeakable things...

  15. 777-9311.  Damn what an amazing Bass line, and Linn LM-1 programming.  Prince was amazing. R.I.P.

    1. joeatari1

      joeatari1

      Have you tried 867-5309?  DAMN YOU TOMMY TUTONE! 

  16. Been playing drums for over 40 years...  Still can't do the "Rosanna shuffle". :mad:

    ...It's the damn ghost notes in combination with the hi-hat.

    (I have a similar issue with "Fool In The Rain")

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    2. BydoEmpire

      BydoEmpire

      After 30 years of guitar (and bass), I started playing drums a year or two ago.  Bought my son a kit and DVD lesson series for Christmas, but I use it more than he does.  It's been a ton of fun, but I know i'm a total noob.  Really enjoying it, though, and I try to keep learning.

    3. SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      Do you have a SoundCloud or Bandlab account if you decide to upload a demo?

    4. PacManPlus

      PacManPlus

      I do have a SoundCloud account (PacManPlus) but I would never upload a demo of me screwing up :P 

  17. Michael Rennie was ill The Day The Earth Stood Still, but he told us where we stand ...and Flash Gordon was there in silver underwear

    1. Master Phruby

      Master Phruby

      Claude Raines was the invisible man. Then something went wrong for Fay Wray and King Kong. They got caught in a celluloid jam. Then at a deadly pace it came from outer space. And this is how the message ran

    2. Zoyous
  18. You are a bold and courageous person... afraid of nothing.

    High on a hilltop near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion.  Some say the place is haunted... but you don't believe in such myths.  One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the top most window in the tower of the old house....  You decide to investigate, and you never return.

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    2. Omegamatrix

      Omegamatrix

      I'm not sure if I had this, but I did have something with Mickey going into a haunted house with Goofy and Donald. It was on a cassette and had a book to read along with.

    3. PacManPlus

      PacManPlus

      You guys are awesome... I didn't think anyone would get that...  I actually transferred the Vinyl to CD :D

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      We used something similar for this song...

       

  19. For some strange reason, I've had 'Blue Monday' (New Order) stuck in my head lately...  Don't know why...

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    2. Shawn

      Shawn

      Fun tid bit, Orgy's cover is the first song I danced to at The Sanctuary in Toronto back in the late 90's. Man that place was wild. The place is long gone now. Guess what is in that building now? A f*uckin' Starbucks :x

       

    3. DragonGrafx-16

      DragonGrafx-16

      My favorite version is the Hardfloor remix!

  20. <- Is currently 3D printing a glow-in-the-dark strat guitar body (52 hours to print!)  Got it from here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3174465

    If this works, I'm going to design a Monster/Pac-Man guitar body with dots along the neck.

    1. sramirez2008

      sramirez2008

      Can’t wait to see what it looks like when your done.?

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      That's Awesome!

  21. I am Sinistar...

    1. sramirez2008

      sramirez2008

      Lol!  I played the arcade game earlier this week.  I still suck at it.

    2. Dragon Princess Yushira

      Dragon Princess Yushira

      Run coward. Beware I live.

  22. But making mistakes is a part of life's imperfection
    Born of the years
    Is it so wrong to be human after all?

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      OK...   The Circle of Life is Complete.

    3. Zoyous

      Zoyous

      I started to try to record a cover of that song one time and quickly realized that Mark King is absolutely shredding the bass while singing at the same time... it's awesome!

    4. PacManPlus

      PacManPlus

      I made a custom 9:40 version of this song taking the 12" extended version, 12" dub version, and the 7" version (because they removed the second verse in the 12" version for some strange reason) - I liked the intro of the dub version, switched over to the 12" remix, and just added back the second verse with the 7" version.

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