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The Good Morning (Your First Logon for the Day) Thread

elcoholic said:
I didn’t know that whack job “dreamer”, to put it kindly, had a radio station. It was spring, a health spa and a railroad. It’s been the Desert Study something or other since the 70’s. Sorry I spelled it wrong it’s Zzyzx, as if …

re: bizzare radio collection

I’d love to hear Dr Dimento getting dressed down by the church lady upstairs for playing a parody of Jingle Bells. KPPC was an AOR station in the basement of the Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Incensed, she told him that anyone who would play that song was demented.
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Yes, I used that term unkindly and regret it. And Dr. Demento wa great. Being in SOuthern California I heard the show based for that market rather than the sort of cleaned up one for syndication.

I’ve been a big fan of radio since the early ‘60s when I got my first crystal radio and then my dad gave me a Hallicrafters shortwave. Spinning the dials was a hobby until radio pretty much died off about 20 years ago. Yes, I listened to KPPC quite a bit and still have scraps of it in the collection. I recorded lots of stuff back in the day.

These days, I look for recording tapes at thrift shops, estate sales, wherever, hoping to find something other that copies of LPs and I’ve done pretty well. One treasure trove, 563 reels, yielded about 900 hours of content, mostly religious/political shows from the late 50s and early 1960s along with live recordings from very conservative group meetings (thing Birchers) from that era. Another find, 200 reels of paper backed tape, had lots off the air content of local interest. My most recent find was just a week ago. I friend asked if I wanted anything out of a few tubs of cast off computer gear someone had given him. In the bottom of one I found an audio cassette. It was a voice letter from a young man to his parents. Based on the stamps on the box, I date it as late-1960s. One of the tie bits was how he had been thinking of buying himself a bowling ball but thought it would be a hassle to take that to Vietnam. I do take almost all the content that is not clearly copyrighted and post it to my web site: www.otrannex.com
 
Good morning. It’s 31°F and supposed to double by later this afternoon. I’ll head to the gym for weights and a swim in a few minutes. After that I will work on a painting project in the small bathroom of the other house. Every time I think I’m about done I see something else that should be “fixed.” Next week a contractor comes in to refinish the hardwood floors. I was going to do it myself but decided that with the nice weather, I’d rather ride my motorcycle than standing behind a sander.
 
Good Morning,

Happy Wednesday to all. Another winters day , a little gray outside and cold. Supposed to get barely above freezing today and tomorrow...then colder over the weekend.
The ice melt I put on the upper roofs ice dam has cut through..the lower one still needs some attention, there is standing water on the roof.

Laundry and domestic stuff today. Need to clean the fish tank.
Maybe leftovers for dinner, or I might make a soup if I feel ambitious.

Be well,
Cheers
 
Good morning, y'all! It'll be 65 and sunny here today. We are doing our taxes this morning, then I'm going to launder the sheets while I attempt to unclog a bathroom sink. Sweetie Pie will go for a bike ride this afternoon while I'll walk around the small park. Hope everyone has an awesome day!
 
Good Morning Folks. It is currently 40f on the porch and the today's predicted high may reach the 60f. I didn't make to the dump yesterday so that's first up this morning. This afternoon I'm driving Alice over the mountain to the General Store that serves the Round Mountain gold mine. The reason for the trip is the Butcher shop has outstanding meats that makes the long drive worth it.
Have a great Wednesday everybody and take care.
Allan
 
VinceInMT said:
Yes, I used that term unkindly and regret it. And Dr. Demento wa great. Being in SOuthern California I heard the show based for that market rather than the sort of cleaned up one for syndication.

I’ve been a big fan of radio since the early ‘60s when I got my first crystal radio and then my dad gave me a Hallicrafters shortwave. Spinning the dials was a hobby until radio pretty much died off about 20 years ago. Yes, I listened to KPPC quite a bit and still have scraps of it in the collection. I recorded lots of stuff back in the day.

These days, I look for recording tapes at thrift shops, estate sales, wherever, hoping to find something other that copies of LPs and I’ve done pretty well. One treasure trove, 563 reels, yielded about 900 hours of content, mostly religious/political shows from the late 50s and early 1960s along with live recordings from very conservative group meetings (thing Birchers) from that era. Another find, 200 reels of paper backed tape, had lots off the air content of local interest. My most recent find was just a week ago. I friend asked if I wanted anything out of a few tubs of cast off computer gear someone had given him. In the bottom of one I found an audio cassette. It was a voice letter from a young man to his parents. Based on the stamps on the box, I date it as late-1960s. One of the tie bits was how he had been thinking of buying himself a bowling ball but thought it would be a hassle to take that to Vietnam. I do take almost all the content that is not clearly copyrighted and post it to my web site: www.otrannex.com
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I’ll check it out. Re: bowling balls & nam: I’m guessing early “advisor” or idiot. My best buddy OD McWhorter enlisted, drove a ski boat at West Point for the summer, got in-country no orders, sat around for 2 months and being small got scooped up by recon and won the jackpot. Tunnel Rats walked point, no uniforms and were unshaven. He carried his Walther in his teeth in the tunnels and dragged Claymores behind him.
FF to 2005 and my son, also small, the Airborne SAW gunner is going to the sandbox to kick down doors. We have a huge sendoff - 3 brisket & 2 (real) kegs BBQ. Wanna guess what Uncle Dean brought Matt to take to Iraq in a brown lunch sack? A Walther PPK of course.
 
Mornin' all, 14°F/-10°C, looks like will be fair.

Need to buy inside mat for front door, maybe runner for the hallway. Stairs finally DONE! Even got a short rug for upstairs from remnant.

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Gots LOTS of guitar practice and restringing to do today, prep for Joe Val Festival next week...not performing (no way!), but taking clinics, some jamming, concerts by national names.

Keep safe and warm everyone ;)
 
elcoholic said:
I’ll check it out. Re: bowling balls & nam: I’m guessing early “advisor” or idiot. My best buddy OD McWhorter enlisted, drove a ski boat at West Point for the summer, got in-country no orders, sat around for 2 months and being small got scooped up by recon and won the jackpot. Tunnel Rats walked point, no uniforms and were unshaven. He carried his Walther in his teeth in the tunnels and dragged Claymores behind him.
FF to 2005 and my son, also small, the Airborne SAW gunner is going to the sandbox to kick down doors. We have a huge sendoff - 3 brisket & 2 (real) kegs BBQ. Wanna guess what Uncle Dean brought Matt to take to Iraq in a brown lunch sack? A Walther PPK of course.
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I was drafted in ‘72. I was in my 2nd year of college and did not have a student deferment (I was opposed to them) and spent most of my time in the middle of nowhere in Germany as a guard on a nuclear missile site. 24 hours on/24 hours off. It seemed like forever.
 
Good Morning,

Cold keeps going, no end in site.
Another lousy nights sleep here.
Not much on the list for today, getting hard to be interested in doing much these days.
The Patriots and Celtics are good for a diversion. A season where they're both worth watching.

Ice melt doing it's thing on the roof.

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Feels like a good day to make soup....Hmmm, chicken or split pea ?

Cheers
 
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