Author Archives: tim

Coming Together

Posted on April 18, 2012 by tim

The music thing is remains a preoccupation.  I am not so patient with building effects boxes right now– it’s a pain to have to wire up really complicated ones with switches and lots of pots, etc.  So few projects are … Continue reading →

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OOC or AAF?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by tim

In psychiatric nurse parlance, OOC is our abbreviation for “out-of-control” as in out-of-control behavior (OOC Bx), which usually goes to describe some manic or BAD (bipolar-affective disorder) personality. It’s not cool to say that someone is BAD, so I only … Continue reading →

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New Bike

Posted on April 11, 2012 by tim

Posted via my cell phone, some pics snapped on Easter as I rode out to a family gathering– here it is, kitted up in short-haul glory. The handlebars are a little lower than I usually have them but it’s not … Continue reading →

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13th Floor Elevators – Gloria

Posted on April 3, 2012 by tim

I forget if I already posted this here or not, but it is worth another listen. It’s Van Morrison’s “Gloria”, done Texas Psychedelic-style. I have been reading the definitive biography of the Elevators, “Eye Mind“, a little at a time … Continue reading →

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Ohio 200K 2012

Posted on April 2, 2012 by tim

I took the new fixie this weekend to the Columbus area for the first brevet of the season, the “Flatlander 200K”. I froze my butt off at the start and the sun did not come out as it was predicted … Continue reading →

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Off the Cuff Proto Pop Fail

Posted on April 2, 2012 by tim

If anyone ever mentions The Pop Group, I instantly think of “We’re All Prostitutes”, as it was listed on a prominent compilation in its heyday. It’s got a catchy rhythm that won’t grow old, same for its lyrical import. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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T-Zone

Posted on March 12, 2012 by tim

I think I might have seen this when it first came out in the 1965, so I was a little kid, just 6 years old. It’s haunted me ever since! I remembered another actor besides the most-excellent Burgess Meredith (of … Continue reading →

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In This Fashion:

Posted on March 2, 2012 by tim

It’s difficult to imagine a band like this playing on mainstream TV in the US, as this is, in France. That choppy effect is probably a Gristleizer.

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More Guitar Effects

Posted on March 2, 2012 by tim

So, I kind of got the basic effects made that I though I needed. We have fuzz a couple times over, a couple of different overdrive boxes, including a tube preamp, some compression, some reverb, some delay, and a very … Continue reading →

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New Bike Stuff

Posted on March 2, 2012 by tim

So, the new frame is here and I will be building it pretty slowly. I did not have all of the parts necessary and it was only when the frame arrived that I got around to ordering stuff. Just a … Continue reading →

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