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For some, it’s nothing but a big sandbox in the sky. As for the rest of us, it’s another cheesy excuse for The Overnight Open Thread.
Tags: full moon, lunar warming, Mooncats, Overnight Open Thread
Full Moon
by Bunk X ( 124 Comments › )Filed under Astronomy, Humor, OOT, Science, Space Exploration, Technology at December 27th, 2012 - 10:00 pm
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We're not easily offended and don't want people to think they have to walk on eggshells around here (like at another place that shall remain nameless) but of course, there is a limit to everything.
Play nice!
Mr Moonlight…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6STQwYCY2MA
I’m 3/5 drunk singing Beatles oldies…
maybe 4/5
Personally I’m drinking a nice glass of cold brewed ice tea. (Twinings now makes cold brew, they sent me some samples and it’s the best I’ve ever had, tastes just like I brewed it traditionally.)
@ Mars:
drunkenness is a virtue I pursue diligently
@ heysoos:
You are never up this late haysoos.
Calo wrote:
I have to pick up my sis and brother in law at midnight MT time at the ABQ airport…my bedtime is around 9, so I’m all messed up
@ heysoos:
Heh, I usually never see you on this thread.
So, the airport trip explains it.
Yellow Moon
Neville Bros with Herbie Hancock and John Hiatt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87iUDZGDKs
@ Calo:
Mia’s sister Prudence Farrow….cool song
@ heysoos:
Put a “v” after the “http” and before the “:” to embed the video.
I’m quite lazy at this time of night and only want to click once.
@ heysoos:
Try harder.
/galt
If anyone wants to pay respect.
RIP Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf (1934-2012)
Calo wrote:
I used to know the code but have forgotten it…I’m small time
heysoos wrote:
Whether 3/5 or 3/4 the Beatles are grand.
@ heysoos:
A v on blogmock and no v on DoD.
Do it a few times, and it’ll be easy to remember.
@ Calo:
Calo calo calo. We have a new fan. yeah baby
@ song_and_dance_man:
I thought I was going to have to drag you up from the last thread.
I’ll just sit back, get cozy and let you and haysoos knock some videos out …
Unless CC decides to post some confusion tonight.
@ song_and_dance_man:
oh yeah, an old favorite…but I’m partial to the last Beatles records…Abby Road and the White album are monumental
@ heysoos:
@ song_and_dance_man:
I think you were just challenged SADM.
it would be really cool if someone posted the Medley, B side from Abby Road…the greatest 15min of Beatle music ever recorded
Calo wrote:
Don’t tempt me…
/galt
@ Calo:
Oh come now. You know I’ve had something to do with your conversion to an agreeable aversion/adhesion to Beatles tunes. I mean, who in a cat world would not simply hate this?
early Beatles, a rollicking rocker with great vocals and a classic McCartney bass line…a favorite of mine…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmtaw0fr0xI
song_and_dance_man wrote:
I am amazed at the musical talent/ear on this board. I’m completely deaf to all of it.
I’m of the Dick Clark/American Bandstand school: can you dance to it?
BWAHAHAHA!!
@ heysoos:
Here is a Beatles song that is largely unknown by others than those who know. It was like the B side of Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song that no one knew about at the time.
Beatles B side. It’s silly and hardly worth a listen unless you are diehard.
The Zeppelin B side of the Immigrant Song. very cool song
@ song_and_dance_man:
the Zep thing is a favorite…Hey Hey What Can I Do?…a very traditional sound, almost mountain music…a rich, simple sound, needs more mando tho…not a hysterical Zep fan but they made some really killer music
eaglesoars wrote:
It has a great beat, and easy to dance to.
If only I could add some sort of inflection to the Bwaahaha that would make sense of what I’m thinking.
@ eaglesoars:
I just listen and learn.
SADM made me listen to some Beatles tunes and I found myself enjoying them after years of scoffing at their music. For instance, who would have thought this was a Beatles tune and not a Disney movie tune?
Same with haysoos posting all those Stones tunes on DoD, they grew on me and I am a late in life Stones convert.
Led Zeppelin unplugged….
Goin To California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luDgb5vVHuA
@ Calo:
bless you, sister
Calo wrote:
CRIMENY WOMAN!!
How old are you??
@ eaglesoars:
Old enough to have heart failure, woman!
Heh, 47.
I had the longest class today. Started at 9, and didn’t get rid of them until almost 8 pm. A couple and their daughter.
The daughter was an F-16 pilot in training.
@ heysoos:
Ah, I am a Led fan, no conversion needed.
Calo wrote:
Ah. You missed the revolution. Forgiven.
music is not about popularity or what’s playing on the radio…it’s about what’s in your heart, what moves you, whatever soothes or arouses the beast inside…it’s about the player and what they are trying to say
Calo wrote:
Are you running at all these days, Calo?
heysoos wrote:
In order. Fav bands
Beatles
Zep
Deep Purple
never saw the Beatles even though I begged my two older sisters to allow me to go with them to Dodgers stadium. I was 10. No kids I guess, but I did get to see the mighty Zep 4 times when I got a bit older.
To me they were the ultimate jam band. If you wanted to hear the songs as played on the albums you were screwed. They jammed like a highfalutin garage band on steroids.
@ Moe Katz:
Not for the past three weeks -- Christmas is a busy season at work for me. Give me a few more days until I flip things to the next season at work then I can get out early enough to try to run past a mile, otherwise, I’m stuck biking.
@ Calo:
linky no worky
@ Calo:
Stationary bike at home? I do that too. I count my snow shoveling/snow blowing as low-intensity cardio time as well.
Where is Four Sticks?
I have only two ‘favorite’ bands…both eclectic, daring, pushing the gig forward, creative and above all, great musicians…
the Stones and Little Feat…if you have seen neither you simply have not lived the life…after those guys it gets really muddled, but the Stones and the Feat are proven, long term acts that deliver…a Feat show is a real mind buster, you just cannot believe what you are hearing live…Jagger was very impressed with the Feat when he saw them in England via that famed Warner Bros tour in the 70′s
song_and_dance_man wrote:
the Stones invented the extended jam
song_and_dance_man wrote:
Yep. I caught one concert. I had tickets for the nosebleed section. But I’m tiny. So I literally got down to the main floor and crawled the last bit to the stage on my tummy.
Popped up like a cork right in front of Page. He was amused.
“What do you want sweetheart?”
“Whole Lotta Love”
Plant yelled from center stage “What does she want?”
“Whole Lotta Love”
And so they did. And Page stayed right in front of me, that cigarette dangling out of his mouth and played. To me.
One of the best moments of my life.
lobo91 wrote:
Questions always slow things down.
@ eaglesoars:
great story…shit happens eh?…I’ve talked myself backstage many’s the time
@ Moe Katz:
Nah, I go to a gym/Country Club type of thingy.
It is where I volunteer my sweat and free time most of the summer with a Summer Swim Team for kids -- for 14 years now.
song_and_dance_man wrote:
Deep Purple are evil… that is all…
@ song_and_dance_man:
Yup
nite everyone. I shall sleep with visions of Jimmy Page wearing yellow pants.
@ doriangrey:
So sad, first Dorian spins out about California bashing, now he bashes my favorite music.
Calo wrote:
Biking is for me a great exercise. Low impact on structural body parts but high in internal cardio straga straga stuff.
heysoos wrote:
Not sure if they invented it, but they did take it one step further.
the Stones brought the delta blues to white America and supported the old artists, they had lyrics censored, they got into reggae, smooth ballads and love songs, horns, extended jams, they have supported young growing artists…the Stones have done it all and usually way before anybody else figured it out…just listen to Beggars Banquet, released in 1968, light years ahead of their time….the Stones lead, other great bands follow
song_and_dance_man wrote:
who did it before them?…nobody…as far back as 66 they were playing 15min versions of Under My Thumb…people were astounded
Looks like you got it. This didn’t pop up until 68.
@ heysoos:
15 minutes? That’s way too long to listen to Under My Thumb.
Give me the wham, bam, thank you m’am version any day.
eaglesoars wrote:
Isn’t that cool when you make a moment happen? No one would believe it, but you were there, in part of the action.
Summer 75, YES is at the Hollywood Bowl. this kid uses a trick to get down to the boxes. Buy two beverages and convincing a him gets past the ushers. I find a space between box seats and crouch and enjoy the concert. Chris Squire, the bassist, sees me and I see him laugh as he looks at me more than once. This is the kind of thing that can’t be shared by any other.
Unless, like you, it was shared.
Suki Wong wrote:
if you heard Mick Taylor and Kieth Richards trading riffs for ten minutes, you might think different…but I get your drift
Suki Wong wrote:
Make you a deal, you get me back the $250,000.00 they cost me, and I’ll quit hating on them… M’k…
Under My Thumb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYYTLJ8YHi4
Calo wrote:
It must have been hard doing the swim team activity when you were having the cardiac problems….
I belong to a gym, but I do my stationary bike at home. Going to the gym, unpacking your gear, etc. is a huge time sink.
@ song_and_dance_man:
The Hollywood Bowl had the best multi-cultural concerts for the little kids every summer. I hope they have continued the tradition forward.
song_and_dance_man wrote:
Poor grammar. Should be “Where ARE Four Sticks.”
as for extended jams, I should not have said the Stones invented it…some of those old delta blues guys would play for an hour non stop, making up lyrics, changing keys etc without stopping…the Stones continued that tradition into modern times
@ doriangrey:
I think I’ll need Jack or Bob here to show you around the parking lot and give you a beer and some of my mom’s nachos.
It’s a bit worn, but paved with a yellow brick road -- if you would have chose to follow it instead of following the flying monkeys around Oz.
doriangrey wrote:
how did you get ripped for $250k?
@ Moe Katz:
Ah, see this is where I know you are a male IRL.
My real work hits when I get home at night.
Some days I stay at work late to avoid real work at home.
Work and the gym are a reprieve.
@ heysoos:
Isn’t it time for you to go to the airport?
Suki Wong wrote:
well, nice to know that’s how you feel… Buh Bye…
@ Calo:
Touché.
Calo wrote:
soon come…I’m still awake…I have about 90min…airport is 15min away…they call it the Sunport, a premier secondary airport, really nice place and easy in and easy out…don’t let me fall asleep!
heysoos wrote:
I toured with them, the little prick who played guitar for them didn’t like me showing him up so he leaned on my record company to fire me. Do not pass go, do not collect the rest of your contract.
doriangrey wrote:
how did you lose $250k on a band?….you need better lawyers
doriangrey wrote:
what was the name of your band…maybe I recall them
@ doriangrey:
Meh. I lost your video when my computer broke a month ago.
@ Calo:
Some of the best shows I’ve ever seen were held there. John Williams conducting movie scores. The Overture to Wizard of Oz, the film showing while the orchestra played. Jaws, Raiders, 2001.
And Warner Bros. cartoons with an ensemble of sounds techs working along with another orchestra, with the gadgets to get every sound right while the vids played overhead.
And this is where I saw my first 3G concert with Satch, Vai and johnson. The first of very many.
@ Jack Asbeiter:
Could we just get back to Mel Torme cassettes like in the old days when we were doing Frisbee and Hackie sack comps?
Suki Wong wrote:
I got the reverted Taxi all warm. You lead them in and I’ll spring the cheese like Elton John tasting a Tuna Fish sandwich in surprise.
@ Suki Wong:
@ Bob-Crotchit:
Those were the days, eh, Bob? Damn Frisbee would get so sticky in the parking lot that anyone could catch it with a fart and a belch. I’ve been having HackySackyFlashyBackys too.
@ Bob-Crotchit:
Bob, I am going to hit you over the head with my broken curb feeler with comments like that.
I lost my tender virgin ear to Elton music, mind you and your kind comments.
@ heysoos:
Pesos. 250 pesos can get you ripped. Oh, and one word of advice: never go to the Donkey Show.
Dorian…
so was the little prick Richie Blackmoore?….he undid your record contract and you got stiffed for 250 grand?…is that right?…quite a story
This is what’s floating my musical boat at the moment.
This is what’s floating my musical boat at the moment:
I met the Beach Boys. At least the version from 98-99. They were all really great down to earth guys, except for the young guy who was with them on that trip. Arrogant, demanding little prick.
ZZ Top showed up the same night. Checked in, went to their rooms and then came down and stayed in the bar till closing.
@ Calo:
Bob had it on 8-track in the Gremlin… before it got reposessed.
Mars wrote:
there were no Beach Boys at that time, just Mike Love milking the name…sorry to disappoint you
heysoos wrote:
HAYSOOS. pay attention!!!
Are you awake?
You showed me The Stones. but Bagua gave me Hubert.
heysoos wrote:
Still nice guys, except for the one little a-hole.
Calo wrote:
heh, and I gave Bags Hubert…where is he?, I love that boy
and thanks for the Sumlin thing, he was an original
Jack Asbeiter wrote:
I archived it in the garage with the lawn chairs.
Also had a famous soul singer the same week. Can’t remember who the hell she was anymore though. What a bitch. Voice like she was gargling rusty nails. Demanded a smoking room then smoked about 30 packs of unfiltered in it. Had an assistant just for her dogs. Treated the poor girl like a slave. Made ridiculous demands of everyone. Brought in dozens of huge suitcases and demanded people haul them. Then didn’t tip anyone a single cent. Also appeared to have stolen the towels.
heysoos wrote:
Actually. I don’t know.
I am a bit worried about him.
Bagua!….
check in to the office please
@ heysoos:
I tried that a few weeks ago, no response.
Not that I expect one, but he is usually polite and does answer back.
Calo wrote:
well hell, me and him have a history too…I should dig out his email and see for myself…I’ll make a note
@ heysoos:
Yes, dig through your email please.
@ Calo:
Good move on your part. Now how ’bout that jazzbo Slim Galliard?
Calo wrote:
I gotta go…I hope Bags is okay
@ Jack Asbeiter:
He has two speeds and I have a headache?
Rockin’ out to Les Elgart right now. Reminds me of patios, sportshirts and short shorts with martinis and maitais served by the friendly native girls. Oh do I miss those days in Santa Ana.
Calo wrote:
33 and 78rpm, yes, and no you don’t. Have a Manhattan. It’ll make your clothes melt away.
@ Jack Asbeiter:
I meant troubles. It’ll make your troubles melt away.
@ Jack Asbeiter:
Ah, which reminds me of my gentle childhood days and the carefree times we had after our bath time watching the greats on TV before bed
Humpf. Best concert I ever went to was to hear the Denver symphony in 1986. In the realtively new (then) concert hall in the Denver Civic Center complex. I was in town for a one week Carbonate Sedimentology class taught be the late, great Gerald Friedman (look him up -- remarkable man.) Nobody else from the class of maybe 25 people wanted to go, so I went myself. After a couple of shorter intro pieces I don’t recall, they did “The Planets” by Holst. The place had excellent acoustics and I had never seen four concert harps on stage at one time.
Even those who don’t know classical might easily recognize this part as the music playing during the launch of John Glenn’s Mercury mission in the film “The Right Stuff.”
@ Mike C.:
NOTE -- If you have never seen the film “The Right Stuff”, WTF is wrong with you?
Mike C. wrote:
Don’t know, tell me
Guggi wrote:
You have the wrong stuff.
Moe Katz wrote:
@ Mike C.:
I have, but it’s been a WHILE.
I did watch ‘K-19: The Widowmaker’ again last week, though. A pretty good dramatization, even though it’s factually inaccurate in many places.
Here’s my favorite Zep tune:
I need to be up by 5:30 AM, but I absolutely hate it when I wake up between 4:00 and then.
I just can’t go back to sleep anymore.
That’s not insomnia is it?
I passed out around 11.
Well, it looks like I have the floor.
Is anyone else not really that concerned about John Kerry being SecState?
Given the company Soetoro & Co. keep, it’s kind of a “devil you know” situation for me. As terrible as it sounds, it could be worse.
In fact, given his itinerary for the past year and a half or so, I’d say he already has the job for all intents and purposes.
Choose your battles, I say.
@ Bumr50:
I still say conservative groups should make ad buys publicizing this looming longeshoremen strike highlighting what they’re making and what they want. Holding consumers and the “recovery”(heh) hostage.
It’s an easy layup against Big Labor, if we want to take it.
Of course, funds are probably pretty low since November…
“It’s just no good anymore since you’ve went awayeee…”
Okay, let’s hear some practical expertise. I have a new leather holster, but it’s stiff as the proverbial board, and certain parts need to be softened up a bit. Neatsfoot oil? Saddle soap? It’s a shoulder holster, so getting it all greassy to stain clothes is not a good option. Advice gratefully accepted…
@ Mike C.:
I’ve always used straight neatsfoot, but if I were you I’d check around baseball gloves at sporting goods stores, or even online.
The money quote is:
@ Bumr50:
I’m just afraid the neatsfoot will make it all oily and stain clothes, since it’s going to be both under and over clothing. What’s suitable for an application like a baseball glove may not be suitable for this application. Time and use will solve it eventually, but that’s not much comfort if you actually needed to draw the weapon quickly before that happened.
So far, the only jacket I have that REALLY conceals it is my old leather jacket. A sports coat isn’t quite enough on a person my size with that full-sized pistol. It’s that full-length grip that tends to protrude. Doesn’t look right to me.
Mike C. wrote:
Over time saddlesoap will also waterproof. neatsfoot oil is for flexibility. If you rub it in well, it will not stain.
For colder weather -- and I think you and I are in the same geographical area -- check out Cabela’s Drover Coat. You can conceal anything in that puppy. The photo doesn’t do it justice -- it looks short but it’s not.
For warmer weather, see if you can find a photographer’s vest. Loads of pockets and no sleeves.
@ Guggi:
Yeah, the gun buyback programs are such scams. Do they really think gangbangers are going to tunr in their weapons for a few bucks? No, what they are doing is collecting broken guns and weapons that are sitting in people’s closets not hurting anybody. It is typical of Liberal “solutions” to problems: there is little substance, and it doesn’t address the problem, but it makes the Liberals feel better.
@ Iron Fist:
Guys in my local gun forum have joked about setting up a competing table right next to the buy-back on the lookout for the few nice firearms the idiots are throwing away, and outbid the buy-back loons.