I am confronted with the fact that truth is stranger than fiction.
imagination
“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man ... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.”
― Rod Serling
“Without deviation from
the norm, progress is not possible.”
― Frank Zappa
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No matter how old you are,
no matter how much of a bad ass you are, if a toddler hands you their ringing toy phone...
Nasrudin went to the bank to cash a check.
“Can you identify yourself?” asked the clerk.
Nasrudin took out a mirror and peered into it.
“Yes, that’s me all right,” he said.
This sequence is cropped from the last ten frames of a video taken on Sol 6 by the lander for the Mars Pathfinder rover. This evidence was discovered by Tim Beech.
The Clouds Of Mars
The Clouds Of Mars (@ Xenotech Research)
“Old Weatherman rule 14-227. You can not have a restriction of visibility without something restricting visibility.”
Setting new standards for gullibility. Sad, really.
When governments fear
the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
a star trek precursor…
“Mankind’s desire for peace can be realized only by the creation of a world government. With all my heart, I believe that the world’s present system of sovereign nations can only lead to barbarism, war and inhumanity, and that only world law can assure progress towards a civilized peaceful community. There is no salvation for civilization, or even the human race, other than the creation of a world government.”
– Albert Einstein
“We shall have
world government ...
...whether or not you like it, by conquest or consent.”
Statement by Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) member James Warburg to The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 17th, 1950
“if you are neutral
on situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
– Desmond Tutu
“Foolish bumbaclart
cowards is what you all are!”
– Sinny of ATS
OMG! ONOZ! Jump in the hole! Quick, jump in the hole!
While I try and come up with something nicely Fortean to write about, here’s 4 minutes of peaceful listening for you as my buddy Mauro plays Eric Johnson’s Rain.
Enjoy…
And may I wish upon you all a very Happy New Year!
Sweet! Mauro does it again with a wonderful rendition of Cliffs of Dover and doesn’t fail to add a bit of his guitarrista self to the mix. From Camboinhas, Niterói, Brazil to your screen…
This week I went into a music store to buy a string set and I saw the new Fender Mustang II amplifier exposed. I was curious about how it sounds and I gave it a try. I was impressed how easy I could get some nice tones just twisting the presets. I found some beautiful Fender Twin clean tones and also some nice driven tones.
It’s an impressive light weight amplifier considering it got a 12″ speaker.
I think it could be used to gig in some small places with a drummer without any problem.
It also got a master vol that allows you to get the same tone at low levels, no need to remix the gain and volume! (that’s a real pain…. you know it!)
Of course it’s not made to be compared with a high quality tube amplifier!
I also own an Orange amp and a 4×12 Marshall cabinet but it’s not a practice kit and can not give me the clean tones I need ( Fender Tones At a Low Level! ) with all the delays, chorus, flanger, fuzz, all of it in traveling pac!
I went home impressed and after some research I discovered that this amp was capable for home recording acting as an audio interface using Fender Fuse software, a software similar to Amplitube Fender that enables you to deep edit the amp settings and record direct using the usb port.
Well….
The next day I was back to buy the amp. I recorded this song using a factory preset made to emulate Eric Johnson’s “Cliffs Of Dover.”
I hope you like!
I could say for sure that this amp deserves at least try as a practice amplifier.
Sorry for any mistake with my english and my playing… I’m a eternal
student! God bless you all and thanks for the visit!
Well… I must say that personally, I am more than well pleased that my main man and YouTube friend Mauro has suddenly become ensconced in an electric Eric Johnson binge… I do approve!
If you’ve been paying attention at all you know that I really do love his bluegrass work, which is what led to our meeting. His later collaborations with an excellent fiddler by the name of Gary Sizemore have appeared at least once on each of my blogs as have many of his solo efforts.
You probably know that I dig Eric Johnson as well. The kid’s a genius. No doubtin’ that. So it should then come as no surprise that I was thrilled to find out that not only does el guitarrista Señor Mauro Henrique P. de Samuel Marques Pavanelli think so too, but, more importantly, that he can actually play Johnson’s songs… and play them really well!
Dig it, you fine lads and bonnie lasses… Rock on, Mauro…
This is the HD version of my recording of this beautiful Eric Johnson’s tune.
I used:
A 70’s Fender Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 69 pickups
Amplitube Fender from Ik Multimedia
Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face
0.11 elixir strings set.
Ok it’s electric but it is smooth, this song was written by Eric Johnson. I was missing to play some electric guitar and the Fuzz Face is something magic when used with a Stratocaster. Eric Johnson noticed that! He learned the best things with Hendrix’s Experience. And I’m learning with them! God bless you all! Always!
I used:
A 70s Strat
CS69 pickups
Amplitube Fender
Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face
0.11 Elixir Strings Set.