Do not go to Costco. Do not go to Best Buy. Do not go to Guitar Center. Do not go online.

Do go to your locally owned music store. Buy a used one. That way someone else has eaten the depreciation for you, and you get a $250 dollar guitar for under a bill.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:52 PM on September 26, 2008

Man, I can't recommend the Roland Cube enough. Get the largest one you can afford. I have four (two bass, one guitar, and the mini-PA). Each one is for a different type of job. I don't know where to start--they're just the best small, budget SS amp ever made. They will cost you a bit more than a Fender Frontman, but so does anything else.

Oh, the Cube 30 (aside from slaying all else at the price in tone) sounds much louder than its wattage would lead you to believe.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:31 PM on September 21, 2008

I think Roger Manning of The Jellyfish is currently with him.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:12 AM on September 21, 2008

Damned if I can remember his name, but back in '98 I playedva few gigs with Beck's keyboardest at the time. He was (Asian) Indian.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 4:42 PM on September 21, 2008

Aha! Just remembered his name. Theo Mondle. It was a pleasure gigging with him.

And I guess Beck just uses Roger Manning in the studio, not on the road.

(sorry about the awkwardness of my earlier comment--posted from a phone while watching a roller derby).
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:16 PM on September 21, 2008

"Some Enchanted Evening" is a live Blue Oyster Cult Album released in September of 1978--20 years ago to the month.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:25 PM on September 9, 2008

Damn. The invite reads "One Enchanted Evening."
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:30 PM on September 9, 2008

These were all published in a book called "Stories With Holes."
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 12:27 PM on September 8, 2008

"The Seed 2.0" by The Roots.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:01 PM on August 25, 2008

Sorry for bringing it up: No Chinese or Vietnamese tailor where you live?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 2:30 AM on August 24, 2008

As far as keeping yourself dry, I've always subscribed to the little and as light clothing as possible philosophy. It only applies in warm weather though.

Wear good sports sandals. No shoes or socks. Wet footwear is misery, though skin and sports sandals dry in minutes. Wear swim trunks. Lightweight, they dry in minutes also. A super lightweight synthetic shirt. Really open weave, one that won't cling to the skin (much) when wet. Avoid cotton, denim, socks, etc. They... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:05 PM on August 15, 2008

I agree that I would never hike in sandals but the original poster didn't say they were hiking, just camping.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 9:06 PM on August 15, 2008

BTW, old Boyscout (Life, sacrificed Eagle to join the local symphony) and avid camper here, too.

Boy, that $5.00 poncho works better than about anything you could score for $50 from a boutique camping store when used in conjunction with the clothing advice I gave earlier.

If you can bring a "Living Room" tarp, do so. Just learn your Taught Line Hitches (for easy adjustability as the tarp gets heavy with water) and a Sheep Shank (so you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 12:09 AM on August 16, 2008

Oh right, before thinking about a reinstall, run Spybot, Adaware, Housecall and maybe AVG. That should take care of most common spyware issues.

Sounds a lot like Spyware. Spybot is a good removal app to start with if you can get it to download.

When it freezes, press Ctrl-Alt-Del, open task manager, sort processes by CPU. What's grabbing the most resources? That's your problem, start from there.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 11:32 PM on August 15, 2008

While the location you describe is a little off, the sensation you describe fits the bill: Google "sciatic nerve."

IANAD SDN YMMV DTMFA and IANAL.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 12:13 AM on August 13, 2008

You can take the D A G from Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See" and superimpose the extended outro to The Beatle's "Hey Jude" over it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 6:45 PM on August 9, 2008

ludwig_van: Sorry. When I was thinking F, Eb, Bb, I was locked into a V, IV, I MO in terms of Hey Jude. The I is the F, therefore making it a I. vii, IV, progression and you are correct.

Damn: my ears translated that as an F V chord, Eb IV chord and a Bb I chord .

Still, the Marshall Tucker parallel holds.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 1:33 AM on August 10, 2008

I've had lots of that. That is rehydrated fern. Common in bulgoki, sulgoki fries, and cold soups.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 11:51 PM on August 6, 2008

Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos. Cosmos, and Cosmos.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 12:59 PM on July 20, 2008

Calexico's Ballad of Cable Hogue

I remember some of this style off of the Kill Bill Soundtrack.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 6:51 PM on July 19, 2008

"Jump"
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 7:12 PM on July 17, 2008

Eugene Chadborne
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 12:45 PM on June 22, 2008

Just here to second The Baroque Cycle.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 9:34 AM on June 15, 2008

I've started using a hotplate with a Dutch oven and woodchips inside the bottom of my Brinkman smoker. Just perfect. All the smoke I want as long as I want and a constant 200 degrees indefinitely.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 7:34 AM on June 12, 2008

I don't know how you would smoke cheese in a gas grill. Too hot.

I smoke cheeses quite a bit. I use a cylindrical Brinkman smoker, about 6-8 briquettes on a cool day, with lots of wet wood chips and a pan of ice water in the middle.

The trick is to not break 90 degrees.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 7:45 PM on June 6, 2008

Bruce Sterling's Shaper/ Mechanist series.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 7:48 PM on June 4, 2008

I saw this advertised in Games magazine. I think it was called "Ubi."

(posting from phone--sorry no link)
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 9:23 AM on May 18, 2008

Have The Mudhouse or Coffee Ethic order and/or roast it for you. One of my cow-orkers does this.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 7:36 PM on May 11, 2008

Balkan Beat Box was the band featured on NPR.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 3:37 PM on May 9, 2008

I 'd belore inclined to get ME-50. No menus, editing mode, or annoying "drill-down" parameter adjustment.

It's layout more closely resembles that of a traditional pedal-board, without pedal-board hassle. Everything is tweaked in real time with dedicated knobs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:16 AM on April 28, 2008

Oh. I missed the part about using it to ditch the amp.

Not related to that specific model, guitarists I know who have tried going without an amp on stage and using a modeler through the PA generally found it kind of unsatisfying. Like a level of detachment from your instrument.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:28 AM on April 28, 2008

I had it on good authority that some stations will re-calibrate the pumping speed of the pump when prices are high in order to reduce the chance of people pumping more gas than they could afford or intended to.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 7:09 PM on April 27, 2008

A really good touring bike for very little money would be a mid 90's Honda PC800 Pacific Coast.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 9:49 PM on April 24, 2008

Danny Kaye (The court Jester). Marx Bros (Aday at the Races, Animal Crackers). The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. Lord Love a Duck. Clockwork Orange, Serpico, Zardoz (for the LULZ), Death Race 2000, Dark Star, Bringing Up Baby, Some Like It Hot, Seven Year Itch, Sleeper, Annie Hall, The Sting, Charlotte's Web, A boy and his Dog, The Secret of NIHM, Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Silent Running, Logan's Run.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 1:39 AM on April 20, 2008

Negotiate for points. Either neither of you make money, or you both make money.

I've been there before, we treated it as fair (and I've never made anything off the documentary we appeared in).
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:26 PM on April 19, 2008

1. Ask for points. A super tiny percentage >1% of DVD or online sales of the movie, a higher percentage for soundtrack sales (should they release a stand-alone soundtrack).

2. No license to alter the tracks, unless you're a CCL kinda guy, then let them.

3. Demand a link to your website.

4. Make it clear you own the song and can release it in any context you wish, no matter how the movie fares.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:57 PM on April 19, 2008

Oops. I meant "less than."
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 11:01 PM on April 19, 2008

If you go the Uke route, get a Baritone Uke. With a Soprano or Tenor, you have to deal with the shorter scale length and that oddball high string in the bass position. With a Baritone it is merely the high four strings of a guitar (tuned as a guitar is also--no readjustment). The scale is also closer to what you're used to.

You'll like it. Your G chord is one finger (no low E or A string), the C major and A minor chords are the same, but context makes your intention... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:40 PM on April 19, 2008

Balls? Weird. I've never seen such a thing. How do you make a Hillel Sandwich with that?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:51 PM on April 18, 2008

Ugh. Sorry. I searched, but it's no wonder I found nothing given the number of possible spellings. Damn Sephardim!
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:42 PM on April 18, 2008

And I was stipulating people share recipes they know and liked--not merely ones they found.

For some reason I'm thinking a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds would be great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:46 PM on April 18, 2008

I use Simplify Media to play music on my iTunes library (appx 20,000 songs) at home on my work computer and even on my phone.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:01 AM on April 17, 2008

That is, the files are stored at home and I stream them them to work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:02 AM on April 17, 2008

Seriously-- Simplify is what you want. Small, free, and designed to do exactly ad you ask--and nothing else.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 11:14 AM on April 17, 2008

I think it's closest to "Steppin' Out (with my baby).
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:30 PM on April 10, 2008

I like the Kona Smoke. It looks sharp.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 12:24 PM on April 9, 2008

Hell, I didn't even walk for my diploma. No cap or gown, I was a (planned) no-show.

Me and my family just had a PHAT dinner out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 11:04 PM on April 8, 2008

FWIW: My diploma is stashed in an old iBook box.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 11:05 PM on April 8, 2008

Clarification: I have no reason looking at the pictures to think the cello is Chinese. But statistics...

At this point, you can't tell by looking. I stress this again: When it comes to orchestral strings; the best these days are really coming from China. This isn't the type of thing made by 9-year-olds in a factory. There is a serious "Luthier Culture" happening. We are talking about tradespeople trained by tradespeople in a series of apprenticeships.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 10:38 PM on April 8, 2008

I understand the vice industry fares well in economic downturns. Start one in booze, payday/car title loans, smokes, gambling, porn, or guns.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sourwookie at 8:22 PM on April 8, 2008