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After years of scuffling on the streets in Mississippi..... https://www.facebook.com/reel/2344951429229638/?s=fb_shorts_tab&stack_idx=0

A man dies and finds himself standing third in line at the Pearly Gates. The Angel explains that admission requirements are now a bit more strict, as a few slum landlords and con artists have managed to slip into Heaven without being detected. He queries the first candidate:”What was your annual salary, and what was your profession? “I made $150,000 as an Attorney” comes the reply. “You may enter” says the Angel. Second candidate, same question. “I made $95,000, I was a realtor.” He is also permitted to enter. Now it is the third man’s turn. “My annual salary was $8,000.” “Cool!” replies the Angel, “and what instrument did you play?”

Coming (not so) soon to a pedalboard near you......

I'll need at least five for surround sound......

Acoustic voice?

Just the one. The other two have not progressed beyond an initial consultation. At my age, that may be as close as I get......

And you can always mod it to suit...... Not that I would recommend it......

Yep. That'll work for church on Sunday.....

Music(?) Not that there was a chance of me listening to the new Taylor Swift release. But this pretty much confirms that notion.... Chris Richards, over in the Washington Post, asks the more than fair questions of how and why the biggest pop megastar in America has built her career on songs about how hard life is for her: As a 21st-century pop omnipresence, Swift remains mercilessly prolific and unwilling to edit for length, which makes this extended version of her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology,” feel miserable and bottomless. The big surprise is how much of that misery is intentional. In concussive contrast to the good times she’s been having in the public eye — highest-grossing concert tour in the history of the species; highest-grossing concert film to match; on-field kisses with her boyfriend after he won the Super Bowl — Swift’s new ballads are sour theater, fixated on memories of being wronged and stranded, sodden with lyrics that feel clunky, convoluted, samey, purple and hacky. There are song titles that burn hot like distress flares (“I Hate It Here”), and lines that feel waxy with Freudian slippage (“I know I’m just repeating myself”), and a profusion of soft-edged, slow-moving melodies — produced by Swift, Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner and Patrik Berger — that do her lyrics few favors. As she unloads every last item from her grievance vault, it’s hard for sentient listeners to not want to reciprocate. . . . These are highly embarrassing combinations of words made to serve an even more embarrassing narrative: the childish idea that the most famous singer alive should be pitied for living alone atop her mountaintop of money, feeling sad and aggrieved. We should all try our hardest to forget the manipulative underdog posture that Swift refuses to forfeit with each passing album, especially when the genuine tragedy-like feeling to be gleaned from all of these songs — and from nearly every Swift song that came before, too — is that Swift has traded her adulthood for superstardom. Poor little rich girl.

Tonewood is important!

Whether or not you are a country music fan, these are truly the words of a deep thinker, and a highly intelligent person. So simple, yet so profound! The Penis Poem by Willie Nelson My nookie days are over, My pilot light is out. What used to be my sex appeal, Is now my water spout. Time was when, on its own accord, From my trousers it would spring. But now I’ve got a full time job, To find the gosh darn thing. It used to be embarrassing, The way it would behave. For every single morning, It would stand and watch me shave. Now as old age approaches, It sure gives me the blues. To see it hang its little head, And watch me tie my shoes!!

BTW, though probably needless to say, Tally Pros do not pop up very often.

Goldtops are always in fashion hereabouts. P90s or otherwise. (The PRS adds a rosewood neck to the equation).

Michael WHO? Cuscuna will not be a name known to many rockers. He was a driving force in recovering so much of the great and classic jazz recordings over the years, notably the Blue Note recordings that might otherwise have been forever lost. That lead to Mosaic Records and hundreds of collections, mostly limited editions. That includes some great collections from guitarists. (I suggested he try to run down all the widespread recordings of Lenny Breau.....He liked the idea, but that might have been too daunting a task). On the couple of times we chatted, I was blown away by his knowledge and enthusiasm. And he was quite helpful in pointing me towards acquiring many rare and out of print recordings, some from his own collection. Mosaic shares nice memories...... https://www.mosaicrecords.com/jazz-gazette-news/

Probably the girl upfront in the audience flashing him......

While being silly......

"Old Celine she had a farm..........."

Oh, to be two, actually closer to 3, decades younger......FORTY FIVE? Recently sold my 13+ pound Brazilian Tele. My "hippie sandwich" (maple and purpleheart body) Garcia-type is well over 10 pounds. Not sure what would happen if I strapped THAT on for 3 hours! One possible answer to shedding weight might be something like an SG Special (if you wanna stay in the P90 realm). Wish I still had mine. OR, Grez Guitars makes a really lightweight guitar. Not exactly "vintage correct". But mine weighs under 6 pounds (even with the added piezo circuitry) and can cover tones from LP/335 to Strat to D28 (sort of). It is like a lighter weight version of my Shishkov. One other idea......Find a Strat and install the custom P-rail pickguard. Covers p-90, single coil and either series or parallel Hummers with (relatively) simple switching. Used mine yesterday for a 2+ hour class and it worked great---No backache today.....Covers all the tones and is right around 8 pounds. I had forgotten how much I like it. https://reverb.com/item/64923-920d-custom-seymour-duncan-p-rails-vintage-rail-loaded-hsh-s-style-pickguard-w-7-way-switching-and-p-rails-style-controls-to-bk One thing you might consider (for strength) is something like the Soloflex.....I have used that since the early 80s to good effect. Lots of exercise options to focus on what you need to tone up. Weight training without the danger of dropping heavy weights on your foot or worse. And there are so damn many of them out there that you can likely get one cheap on CL. Sometimes people nearly give them away just to make space at home. And they do not take up much space.

I have owned three of the Talladega Pros. I was convinced it might be the best model they made. Unfortunate the end for Hamer came too soon for more to be made. But mine are all gone. Why? I played them side by side with the guitar many say Jol was trying to emulate and they came up a bit short. It just did not make a lot of sense to keep the Tallys, when the Dolphin just fit me so much better. (Fit and feel and subjective, so YMMV). I also had a couple Super Pros. Got it down to one and that one is a long term keeper. Fits me almost as well as the Dolphin. Liked it so much that I used a mix of it and the Dolphin as the basis for my Shishkov, with a few refinements. As you might expect, Mike just nailed it. IF I were able, I would have Mike build me a second (or third) based in part upon a Super Pro (and some "refinements"). Which is to say, hollow or semi-hollow, larger body, etc. Maybe call it a mashup of a SuperPro and Rietbergen(?) But it looks like that is not going to come to fruition. I may get that done with a different builder.... All, BTW, the longer scale. Now the Super Pro I did keep is something special......Custom order with ebony, korina and Lollars..... FWIW, the Tally Pro I liked best was upgraded, also with Lollar Imperial pickups. But some will prefer a hotter pickup.