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[touch]

Heck if I am talking Styx, and then posted some REO, why not make it a triple play of solid rock from the 70's.  

 

 

 

[Petethreeput]

1 hour ago, touch said:

Heck if I am talking Styx, and then posted some REO, why not make it a triple play of solid rock from the 70's.  

 

 

 

Well heck, I saw the Doobies and Steely Dan a few years ago.  I took the Mrs to Styx years ago.  Maybe 15-18 years ago.  They did the rocking guitar players in unison and as an ill spent youth guy listening to the dead I thought it was a joke.  The Mrs assured me it was real.

[Petethreeput]

I am useless.  I do like music though.  How do I forget this stuff?

 

Sim sunday = BL zone.

[Petethreeput]

1 hour ago, touch said:

Heck if I am talking Styx, and then posted some REO, why not make it a triple play of solid rock from the 70's.  

 

 

 

If it ain’t Flyin Turkey Trot it ain’t…

[miamistomp]

[miamistomp]

[touch]

Let me talk a little golf. During the month of January I got in 7 rounds. Some of you know I am a winter golf warrior and if it's at least 41* under sunny skies with no wind issues I am out there on my days off. Well 5 of those 7 rounds in January required only a turtleneck and a wool sweater. I had it good. 

 

Back in December during a range session I got out my notes from the lessons I had taken all season. I play, practice, and take lessons a good bit. My two instructors/golf friends disappear in winter. One is an 80 year old man that stays indoors, and the other takes on the role of basketball Head coach at a local HS. After reading my scribble I made a few adjustments regarding my posture, ball position, and grip. I really keyed in on a straighter left arm going back, a full turn that takes my back around and faces the target, and staying balanced. I had an Ah Ha moment that afternoon on the driving range. 

 

With the warmer than average temps in January I experienced much better ball striking. Six out of the seven rounds saw me shoot south of 80, and the one 80 I posted was a day I had FOUR 3 jacks. 😆

 

I look back on my first seven rounds of the new year and it makes me smile. In the middle of winter I was playing decent golf while getting sun and having fun with the fellas. 

 

It's February now.

I tee it up tomorrow at 1 and then at 11 on Tuesday. The temps will be in the upper 50's with sunshine and 15 mph winds. Will my decent streak continue, or will I snag a much overdue 83 or 4? The score won't matter because after dealing with my mother's situation all weekend I badly need to get out there.

 

 

Photos from January golf in Asheville. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 27, 2023 by touch

[Petethreeput]

So the Mrs and I are on our honeymoon.  We go to a bar in Turks and Caicos.  Sitting outside and we are smoking a cigar and who is across the bar?  Niles Rodgers.

 

Dude is all over the Grammys.

 

I said after eye contact, “Hi Niles.”  He said hi back.  The Mrs says, and I s hit you not, “Who is that? Do you know him?”

Edited February 6, 2023 by Petethreeput

[touch]

15 minutes ago, Petethreeput said:

If it ain’t Flyin Turkey Trot it ain’t…

 

 

Roger Montana.

 

 

[touch]

2 hours ago, Petethreeput said:

I am useless.  I do like music though.  How do I forget this stuff?

 

Sim sunday = BL zone.

 

Just another Sunday during the winter months in Montana.  

Edited February 6, 2023 by touch

[Petethreeput]

1 minute ago, touch said:

 

Nothing has changed on Sunday's during the winter months in six years.  😄

Can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning.

[touch]

3 minutes ago, Petethreeput said:

Can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning.

 

 

P3P this was always my favorite bit of Gary magic.  ⚡

 

 

 

[chisag]

On 2/2/2023 at 8:52 PM, NJBigFish22 said:

What’s everybody’s favorite genre of music?  Mine is country.

 

 

... Let me preface by saying I think the more music you like the better so good for you Fish. It is audio art after all. Now that said, when I was a DJ my station went country and I felt like I was on a prison release program. Went to prison from 2 pm to 6 pm every Mon-Fri as well as doing about an hour of production work before or after my shift. I occasionally went on prison rehab assignment when I MC'ed concerts welcoming everyone for the station and intro'ed the band or artist and unlike the classic rock artists, didn't stick around for the concerts. 

... What's funny is I grew up in the south playing rock music in NC and Georgia and found myself playing Country in Chicago. Took a full year to find another rock station and thankfully I worked with great people. When they went Country everyone was allowed to stay and look for another job so one by one everyone left, usually to another city but I was married to a Chicago girl with no interest in leaving. 

... To be fair I think Country has changed quite a bit since the early 80's but I still bolt awake in the middle of the night once a year or so when I dream it's time to introduce Glenn Campbell and I am in the bathroom with no toilet paper. 

Edited February 6, 2023 by chisag

[chisag]

... Now on to music I DO like. Some concerts I actually paid to go to in the last 10 years include:

TOOL (2)

Perfect Circle
Sheryl Crow
Puscifer
Joe Bonamassa (3)
Steve Winwood
North Mississippi All Stars (2)
ZZ Top
Leo Kottke (3)
Nine Inch Nails
and The Eagles

[touch]

13 hours ago, miamistomp said:

 

 

Which one is Italian?  I'll take her out to dinner at a special little joint I know in South Philly. 

Edited February 6, 2023 by touch

[Petethreeput]

15 minutes ago, chisag said:

... Now on to music I DO like. Some concerts I actually paid to go to in the last 10 years include:

TOOL (2)

Perfect Circle
Sheryl Crow
Puscifer
Joe Bonamassa (3)
Steve Winwood
North Mississippi All Stars (2)
ZZ Top
Leo Kottke (3)
Nine Inch Nails
and The Eagles

That’s a great line up.  Did you see a bunch on the stations dime?

 

I would absolutely travel to see NIN.

Edited February 6, 2023 by Petethreeput

[chisag]

3 minutes ago, Petethreeput said:

That’s a great line up.  Did you see a bunch on the stations dime?

 

... Back in the 70's and early 80's I probably went to 2 or 3 concerts every month. Chicago not only had Poplar Creek outdoor venue but some really big bands also played Alpine Valley just over the Wisconsin border and we had road trips with a bus. Interestingly my favorite band was the Eagles after Joe Walsh joined the band (although not most of the ballads) that were hits and for one reason or another I gave away my seats to friends because of other responsibilities on those dates, twice going on vacation to Florida. Then they broke up and I never got to see them. Finally got the chance about 4 years ago before I left Chicago for Phoenix and probably appreciated them more than when they were in their prime. 

... Lots of insanely good shows but a few that really stood out was James Taylor the I thought was going t be an acoustic show but was balls to the walls a Rock/Blues show. Dire Straights that are really creative and different live. Hearts Dreamboat Annie tour with an 11 piece orchestra. And CSNY that managed to sound like their songs but with jams in the middle that really went off on some amazing tangents giving the audience the best of both worlds. 

[Petethreeput]

3 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... Back in the 70's and early 80's I probably went to 2 or 3 concerts every month. Chicago not only had Poplar Creek outdoor venue but some really big bands also played Alpine Valley just over the Wisconsin border and we had road trips with a bus. Interestingly my favorite band was the Eagles after Joe Walsh joined the band (although not most of the ballads) that were hits and for one reason or another I gave away my seats to friends because of other responsibilities on those dates, twice going on vacation to Florida. Then they broke up and I never got to see them. Finally got the chance about 4 years ago before I left Chicago for Phoenix and probably appreciated them more than when they were in their prime. 

... Lots of insanely good shows but a few that really stood out was James Taylor the I thought was going t be an acoustic show but was balls to the walls a Rock/Blues show. Dire Straights that are really creative and different live. Hearts Dreamboat Annie tour with an 11 piece orchestra. And CSNY that managed to sound like their songs but with jams in the middle that really went off on some amazing tangents giving the audience the best of both worlds. 

James Taylor rocking?  I bet that was fun.  We saw him (the Mrs and I) and it was acoustic and a little slow, but I love his music.  CSNY?!  Wow!  And Heart?  Those would be great.  I never did love the Eagles, but like you, the ballads weren’t my thing.  They are absolutely talented and song writers, and I really respect them, but…

Dire Straits?! Another one.  Must have been amazing.  Maybe the most underrated bands ever, IMO anyway.

[Nard_S]

41 minutes ago, Petethreeput said:

So the Mrs and I are on our honeymoon.  We go to a bar in Turks and Caicos.  Sitting outside and we are smoking a cigar and who is across the bar?  Niles Rodgers.

 

Dude is all over the Grammys.

 

I said after eye contact, “Hi Niles.”  He said hi back.  The Mrs says, and I s hit you not, “Who is that? Do you know him?”

Lov Niles. Iconic. 

[braincramp52]

Damn, I'm embarrassed. I had to Google Niles Rodgers.🤒

[Petethreeput]

Obviously buzzed guy is watching the Grammys.  The Mrs and I were flying to Miami years and years ago.  When we’re young.

 

MN to Miami, a bunch of inner city kids were on the plane and this mountain of a man was in the seat in front of me.  A freaking mountain.

 

A little kid taps me on the shoulder since the “mountain” was sleeping.

 

”Will you get me his autograph?  Are you his body guard?”

 

I had no idea who it was, and told the boy I didn’t know who it was and I was not his body guard.

 

”Dude, that’s the ROCK!”

[NCLancer]

Just south of Chapel Hill:

 

March 12 is JT birthday!  (along with my Dad who passed away last September)

 

[Petethreeput]

4 minutes ago, NCLancer said:

Just south of Chapel Hill:

 

March 12 is JT birthday!  (along with my Dad who passed away last September)

 

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His brother Livingston got thrown out of my high school.  He came about 10 years later to talk to the school (he is older then I) and sing some songs.  He was very funny, I imagine James to be the same.

[Nard_S]

18 minutes ago, braincramp52 said:

Damn, I'm embarrassed. I had to Google Niles Rodgers.🤒

I was once a drummer. The groove machine that made up Chic remains dear to me. I was a metal drummer, a student of Bonham & Pert, but Chic was the bomb. Masters of the groove. He went on to be a great Producer. He's as significant as Barry Gordy, or a Phil Spector. He's still relevant, won a Grammy a few years ago for the song "Happy", won again tonight for a Beyonce collaboration.  He lives 10 miles from me and does charity shows for his town once in a while, I'll pay dear to attend next one.

[touch]

1 hour ago, Nard_S said:

I was once a drummer. The groove machine that made up Chic remains dear to me. I was a metal drummer, a student of Bonham & Pert, but Chic was the bomb. Masters of the groove. He went on to be a great Producer. He's as significant as Barry Gordy, or a Phil Spector. He's still relevant, won a Grammy a few years ago for the song "Happy", won again tonight for a Beyonce collaboration.  He lives 10 miles from me and does charity shows for his town once in a while, I'll pay dear to attend next one.

 

 

I have always appreciated the fine funky smoothness that was Chic.

 

 

Edited February 6, 2023 by touch

[braincramp52]

7 hours ago, Nard_S said:

I was once a drummer. The groove machine that made up Chic remains dear to me. I was a metal drummer, a student of Bonham & Pert, but Chic was the bomb. Masters of the groove. He went on to be a great Producer. He's as significant as Barry Gordy, or a Phil Spector. He's still relevant, won a Grammy a few years ago for the song "Happy", won again tonight for a Beyonce collaboration.  He lives 10 miles from me and does charity shows for his town once in a while, I'll pay dear to attend next one.

I remember a couple of their songs from back in the day but the name Niles Rodgers didn't ring a bell.

[Petethreeput]

Due to injury, vacation, and illness I hadn't gotten up early to do a strength workout since 2022, I have done some cardio in the interim, but not too much.

 

I felt every. single. second. of the event this morning as the spry young woman walked us through a series of strength movements all while speaking animatedly about why this is important to me.

 

I can't help but feel the endlessness of it all.  If I stop, I backtrack, if I keep it up it never gets easier since the key is to push one's self.

 

Human hamster, meet the wheel.

[touch]

22 minutes ago, Petethreeput said:

Due to injury, vacation, and illness I hadn't gotten up early to do a strength workout since 2022, I have done some cardio in the interim, but not too much.

 

I felt every. single. second. of the event this morning as the spry young woman walked us through a series of strength movements all while speaking animatedly about why this is important to me.

 

I can't help but feel the endlessness of it all.  If I stop, I backtrack, if I keep it up it never gets easier since the key is to push one's self.

 

Human hamster, meet the wheel.

 

 

Back at it are you P3P?  

Keep it up. You will hit the ball further and also be sure to live to see your grand kids. 

 

 

 

[DLeightonReid]

20 hours ago, touch said:

 

 

Doobies , awesome. George Benson live, fabulous. I saw him in the early 80's outdoors at Caesars Palace. Amazing. 

 

So the Missouri boy about my age says he saw Styx live but never once REO? For shame, and you call yourself a K-SHE 95 man.  😅

 

 

Sad but true.....never had the opportunity to see Riding the Storm Out live.  Cool story.....the Styx concert I attended in 1977 was held in an old skating rink at Lake of the Ozarks, called Lake Park Pavilion.  No seats, just bare concrete floor.  When my buddy and I arrived, people were sitting on the concrete a little ways back from the stage.  We walked up and sat on the stage until the concert started and had front row.  My buddy got to smack hands with Tommy Shaw after a guitar solo.  Great memories.  

Edited February 6, 2023 by DLeightonReid

[j.b.newton]

On 2/3/2023 at 12:07 PM, ChipStrokes said:

i love it. people can like things that seem diametrically opposed. crazy, right?  

 

i like playing golf in a polo with tailored slacks and a pair of foot joys just as much as i enjoy playing in joggers, a hoodie and a pair of sneakers. just as comfortable with a quiet morning round drinking coffee and water as i am in the afternoon with a cart speaker, a flask of scotch, and a cigar. 

 

there wouldn’t be a lot of threads on this site if everyone was like that, though. 

 

 

Seems like we would have a few enjoyable rounds....