i used to have a ribbon magnet that, rather than a ribbon, was the snake from the culpeper minute men flag with "don't tread on me" on it. i know that shit got heavily appropriated by the militia movement and all, but i don't care. it was still the most badass thing i've ever seen. it got ...

gmail "custom time":
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/customtime/index.html

as someone who lost a parent recently, i can tell you that this is, indeed, hilarious.

you know those short little faux-commercials that air before shows on PBS? those are technically "underwriter credits." the only thing that makes them not a commercial is that there's no specific call to action, which is funny, since most modern commercials at least don't have an explicit ...

bass amps: -my little sister's cassette-based karaoke machine (still in the basement somewhere) -some 15" peavy combo (traded on SWR) -SWR workingman 400 with 4x10t cab (after a year or so of non-use, sold to some kid who didn't know any better) -GK 400rb through a mesa 4x10 and 2x10 (head stol...

they look awesome and sound cool, but they're supremely uncomfortable and sort of difficult to play.

the guitar player in my band plays an ampeg v-4b, and it sounds superb on both guitar and bass. ampeg b-25's are super nice as well.

i've been playing one of these for a couple years now, and i love it. it's plenty loud, i've never had any problems with it, and it's pretty versatile. they are pretty hard to find, but oddly enough it's become like the official bassamp of the birmingham music scene. i've got one, and there's three ...

Marsupialized wrote:Man, politics is some nasty business ain't it

Why on earth you'd get involved in that mess is beyond me, really.
What's the payoff? Power? Yawn. Keep it.

maybe it's so you bang hookers like spitzer's.

Ipod nano (w/direct box) – Pro – plenty of storage, can program playlists Con – need to create a rackmount scheme and I’m worried it’s not as tough as I’d like. Also could run into EMF problems or battery issues. I'm just talking out of my ass, here, but this is honestly the first idea that came to...