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Stale Bagels...
I went out for my morning walk and see someone had dropped 2 bagels in the parking lot expecting to feed the birds.
Some black crows were picking, but strangely no takers.
The reason why... the bagels were stale, as in hard like stone.
I started breaking a bagel into small pieces and throwing out to the birds who quickly ate them up. A squirrel wanted in on the action, so I threw a few larger pieces his way. He grabbed one, climbed the tree and returned for another.
To my surprise, some white birds with long bills came and chased the crows away. They had some difficulty with the size of the pieces I was breaking off for the crows, so I pinched them in 'pea' size chunks and they began to fight over them, eating as fast as I could toss them to the group.
I could see other birds in the nearby tree waiting and after the white birds left, they came over and started feeding. The whole event was more than 30 minutes and both bagels were gone!
I didn't get much walking this morning, but the birds got breakfast on me!
Some black crows were picking, but strangely no takers.
The reason why... the bagels were stale, as in hard like stone.
I started breaking a bagel into small pieces and throwing out to the birds who quickly ate them up. A squirrel wanted in on the action, so I threw a few larger pieces his way. He grabbed one, climbed the tree and returned for another.
To my surprise, some white birds with long bills came and chased the crows away. They had some difficulty with the size of the pieces I was breaking off for the crows, so I pinched them in 'pea' size chunks and they began to fight over them, eating as fast as I could toss them to the group.
I could see other birds in the nearby tree waiting and after the white birds left, they came over and started feeding. The whole event was more than 30 minutes and both bagels were gone!
I didn't get much walking this morning, but the birds got breakfast on me!
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REVOLVER...
Music of The Beatles changed my life. Sure other artists influenced me too, but it's said The Beatles were inspired from many of the American musical artists.
Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bob Dylan to name a few.
Oddly, I never really followed the music of the musicians who influenced The Beatles. What a concept!
Early Beatles trivia I learned was from the album covers and 'teen' magazines that were filled with stupid things unrelated to their music. Like, Ringo's birthday or John's favorite color and had little or nothing to do with the music.
Usually on the weekends, I immerse myself in YouTube videos. Sometimes they are instructional, or science related... but there is always room for music and a few documentaries about musicians.
It seems the more I research things about The Beatles, the more I realize what little I really knew along the way.
55+ years later I found out that Abby Road Studios was really EMI studios. I knew that the recording equipment in America was far superior to what was in use in England at the time and I'm not sure why they didn't import those tape recording machines.
EMI studio was setup to have full musical scores used in movie soundtracks. One large room where a symphony of 40 musicians, lots of microphones and a control panel would record as though the listener were present in a live performance. Sound was recorded to 4-track machines. That means while recording, 4 discreet channels could be filled. Let's say drums, bass and rhythm guitar could be on the first track, piano and lead guitar on the second track, main vocal on the third track and backing vocals on the fourth track. That's it. If something wasn't right, either a mistake or a wrong recording level, the entire track had to be done again... including all the instruments or voices on that track. That would take days to perfect one song.
What happened then is, after each take was right, the recording engineer would 'mix down' the good parts to another 4-track machine so they have room for more parts. Maybe sound effects or orchestra arrangements added to the original recording. Often I would read about the original tapes used to create other versions of a song that would be decided later which version would make it to a record. Remastered is a word to describe when they make a new version (mix) using the original tapes.
I know all of this 'technology' existed, I didn't know exactly how it was applied to each song of every album. It originally came as a surprise, but it's been documented and there are lots of recording engineers who have all that information.
Many recording studios in the United States used 8-track recording machines giving a track for each voice or instrument. An example, if the piano track had a mistake, they only had to rerecord that one part and not an entire section where drums, guitar and piano shared a single track.
Paul McCartney made famous a bass guitar manufactured by the German company Höfner. It had a unique hollow body violin appearance, 30" long scale and he was seen in all live performances with that bass guitar. He also used a British VOX amplifier by Jennings Musical Instruments.
The song 'Come Together' was recorded in 1969 and to my ear, the bass guitar didn't sound like a Höfner. I later learned McCartney had switched to an American made Rickenbacker with a solid body, 34" long scale and an American made Fender bass amplifier. Much of his later recordings and performances with Wings had his Rickenbacker bass with Mesa-Boogie amplification.
The Beatles music changed with a few short years. It evolved from the live band sound to a more complex studio band, probably due to many factors... that included their experiments with psychedelic drugs, study of Eastern philosophy and the use of recording machines that could vary speed/pitch, double track for added voices, playback in reverse.
That brings me to the 1966 album REVOLVER...
Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bob Dylan to name a few.
Oddly, I never really followed the music of the musicians who influenced The Beatles. What a concept!
Early Beatles trivia I learned was from the album covers and 'teen' magazines that were filled with stupid things unrelated to their music. Like, Ringo's birthday or John's favorite color and had little or nothing to do with the music.
Usually on the weekends, I immerse myself in YouTube videos. Sometimes they are instructional, or science related... but there is always room for music and a few documentaries about musicians.
It seems the more I research things about The Beatles, the more I realize what little I really knew along the way.
55+ years later I found out that Abby Road Studios was really EMI studios. I knew that the recording equipment in America was far superior to what was in use in England at the time and I'm not sure why they didn't import those tape recording machines.
EMI studio was setup to have full musical scores used in movie soundtracks. One large room where a symphony of 40 musicians, lots of microphones and a control panel would record as though the listener were present in a live performance. Sound was recorded to 4-track machines. That means while recording, 4 discreet channels could be filled. Let's say drums, bass and rhythm guitar could be on the first track, piano and lead guitar on the second track, main vocal on the third track and backing vocals on the fourth track. That's it. If something wasn't right, either a mistake or a wrong recording level, the entire track had to be done again... including all the instruments or voices on that track. That would take days to perfect one song.
What happened then is, after each take was right, the recording engineer would 'mix down' the good parts to another 4-track machine so they have room for more parts. Maybe sound effects or orchestra arrangements added to the original recording. Often I would read about the original tapes used to create other versions of a song that would be decided later which version would make it to a record. Remastered is a word to describe when they make a new version (mix) using the original tapes.
I know all of this 'technology' existed, I didn't know exactly how it was applied to each song of every album. It originally came as a surprise, but it's been documented and there are lots of recording engineers who have all that information.
Many recording studios in the United States used 8-track recording machines giving a track for each voice or instrument. An example, if the piano track had a mistake, they only had to rerecord that one part and not an entire section where drums, guitar and piano shared a single track.
Paul McCartney made famous a bass guitar manufactured by the German company Höfner. It had a unique hollow body violin appearance, 30" long scale and he was seen in all live performances with that bass guitar. He also used a British VOX amplifier by Jennings Musical Instruments.
The song 'Come Together' was recorded in 1969 and to my ear, the bass guitar didn't sound like a Höfner. I later learned McCartney had switched to an American made Rickenbacker with a solid body, 34" long scale and an American made Fender bass amplifier. Much of his later recordings and performances with Wings had his Rickenbacker bass with Mesa-Boogie amplification.
The Beatles music changed with a few short years. It evolved from the live band sound to a more complex studio band, probably due to many factors... that included their experiments with psychedelic drugs, study of Eastern philosophy and the use of recording machines that could vary speed/pitch, double track for added voices, playback in reverse.
That brings me to the 1966 album REVOLVER...
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The number of gun owners in America...
I can't find the blog I commented on last week referencing the number of guns sold in America versus the population and from raw facts it would appear each American had a gun. From experience of friends, workers and going to gun shows, I'd estimate one person had 10 guns while 9 didn't, making the tally (from a glance) look like everyone had a gun.
Okay, that thought passed. I was listening to a news report of Jeffrey Ferguson, a Superior court Judge in Orange County California had murdered his wife.
Get this: 47 weapons and more than 26,000 rounds of ammunition were recovered during a search of his home, including the pistol used in the shooting. Authorities said the weapons were legally owned. A rifle registered in his name is not accounted for.
72 year old Ferguson was arrested last week. He was released a day later on $1 million bail and set to be arraigned on September first.
That 'shoots a hole' in the statement that each American owns a gun.
A rifle registered in his name is not accounted for, according to the district attorney's office.
Where do you think he stashed the rifle?
Okay, that thought passed. I was listening to a news report of Jeffrey Ferguson, a Superior court Judge in Orange County California had murdered his wife.
Get this: 47 weapons and more than 26,000 rounds of ammunition were recovered during a search of his home, including the pistol used in the shooting. Authorities said the weapons were legally owned. A rifle registered in his name is not accounted for.
72 year old Ferguson was arrested last week. He was released a day later on $1 million bail and set to be arraigned on September first.
That 'shoots a hole' in the statement that each American owns a gun.
A rifle registered in his name is not accounted for, according to the district attorney's office.
Where do you think he stashed the rifle?
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Not 'FOR' or 'AGAINST'
I can just see whats happening in this world without been led by the nose like a sheep to the slaughter.
I need no endorsement of whats right or wrong. At my age I should instinctively know whats right or wrong.
This I deem wrong. These people have no idea of the evil that was propagated by Hitlers Nazis.
Groups of “Nazis” who call themselves the “Blood Tribe” and “Goyim Defense League” exposed themselves as Biden supporters and Azov Battalion members while marching in a rally in Orlando, Florida.
Blood Tribe leader Christopher Pohlhaus, a former Marine who also goes by “Hammer”, accidentally let slip to reporters that he’s a Biden supporter while railing against “white subjugators.”
“I think Biden is better than Trump because he sends rockets to Ukraine!” Pohlhaus declared as a tattoo-faced member behind him yelled, “Slava Ukraini!”
‘Blood Tribe’ leader Christopher Pohlhaus, a former Marine who also goes by ‘Hammer’, spoke on an overpass alongside members of both ‘Blood Tribe’ and ‘Goyim Defense League’ today in Florida pic.twitter.com/B4do0BoiKS
I need no endorsement of whats right or wrong. At my age I should instinctively know whats right or wrong.
This I deem wrong. These people have no idea of the evil that was propagated by Hitlers Nazis.
Groups of “Nazis” who call themselves the “Blood Tribe” and “Goyim Defense League” exposed themselves as Biden supporters and Azov Battalion members while marching in a rally in Orlando, Florida.
Blood Tribe leader Christopher Pohlhaus, a former Marine who also goes by “Hammer”, accidentally let slip to reporters that he’s a Biden supporter while railing against “white subjugators.”
“I think Biden is better than Trump because he sends rockets to Ukraine!” Pohlhaus declared as a tattoo-faced member behind him yelled, “Slava Ukraini!”
‘Blood Tribe’ leader Christopher Pohlhaus, a former Marine who also goes by ‘Hammer’, spoke on an overpass alongside members of both ‘Blood Tribe’ and ‘Goyim Defense League’ today in Florida pic.twitter.com/B4do0BoiKS
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Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years...
News just in that Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced today, Tuesday September 5th to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Of more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases, Tarrio has received the longest sentence so far.
"Tarrio pleaded for leniency, describing Jan. 6 as a “national embarrassment,” and apologizing to the police officers who defended the Capitol and the lawmakers who fled in fear. His voice cracked as he expressed remorse for letting down his family and vowed that he is done with politics."
Actually, he's not done with politics. Prison has their own form of pecking order.
Link of many:
Of more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases, Tarrio has received the longest sentence so far.
"Tarrio pleaded for leniency, describing Jan. 6 as a “national embarrassment,” and apologizing to the police officers who defended the Capitol and the lawmakers who fled in fear. His voice cracked as he expressed remorse for letting down his family and vowed that he is done with politics."
Actually, he's not done with politics. Prison has their own form of pecking order.
Link of many:
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Tourists damaging historic monuments...
It's nothing new where a tourist will climb a statue in a public place with the intent of posing for a selfie. Many of these carvings are made from marble and a few hundred years old. Huge statues, despite their size are fragile and can easily fracture when force is applied.
This past weekend, a German tourist climbed the Fountain of Neptune in Florence, Italy, causing damage estimated at 5,000 Euros.
The act was caught on surveillance cameras and the man was uploading his photos to X (formerly Twitter) so there is substantial proof who did the damage.
Hopefully, he will receive a fine for his action and this will send a message that public statues are off-limits for people to touch.
While this one was an act of stupidly, there are people who deface art/statues intentionally. Hopefully the fines are greater for them.
The tourist had to go past a gate, climb a fountain retaining wall, walk a few feet in the fountain to get to the base of the statue.
This past weekend, a German tourist climbed the Fountain of Neptune in Florence, Italy, causing damage estimated at 5,000 Euros.
The act was caught on surveillance cameras and the man was uploading his photos to X (formerly Twitter) so there is substantial proof who did the damage.
Hopefully, he will receive a fine for his action and this will send a message that public statues are off-limits for people to touch.
While this one was an act of stupidly, there are people who deface art/statues intentionally. Hopefully the fines are greater for them.
The tourist had to go past a gate, climb a fountain retaining wall, walk a few feet in the fountain to get to the base of the statue.
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Gary Wright R.I.P...
Musician Gary Wright, famous for the song 'Dream Weaver' passed on today at the age of 80. It's reported he died from Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
His instrument was keyboards and his hit song was released in the 70's, amazing it's still in rotation on many of the classic rock radio stations.
His instrument was keyboards and his hit song was released in the 70's, amazing it's still in rotation on many of the classic rock radio stations.
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Men are from Mars- Women are from Venus. Book of day, John Gray. Please explain and example
September 5 " By releasing resentment and mistrust, she will automatically begin getting more of what she wants and also enjoy expressing her true and loving self."
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Wonder if this will lead to a multi million pay out ?
Or just be accepted as plain stupidity
A Massachusetts 14-year-old died shortly after eating an extremely spicy tortilla chip used in a popular TikTok challenge.
On Saturday (Friday local time), Harris Wolobah ate a Paqui-branded "one chip challenge" chip given to him by a friend at school.
His mother Lois Wolobah told local news outlet WBTS that he soon had an intense stomach ache and visited the school nurse, who called her to pick him up.
He felt some relief once home, but later lost consciousness while preparing for a basketball team try-out.
His brother found him and took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A Massachusetts 14-year-old died shortly after eating an extremely spicy tortilla chip used in a popular TikTok challenge.
On Saturday (Friday local time), Harris Wolobah ate a Paqui-branded "one chip challenge" chip given to him by a friend at school.
His mother Lois Wolobah told local news outlet WBTS that he soon had an intense stomach ache and visited the school nurse, who called her to pick him up.
He felt some relief once home, but later lost consciousness while preparing for a basketball team try-out.
His brother found him and took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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omg..... pain.... unbelieveable!!
past week has been totally
different feelings and
pains i went through.....
i was in a... blood relative house
as a guest for a week....
i had all the needs that
is required for me.....
a clean room... attached
washroom... fan plus cooler
24/7
huge tv screen with all
added apps... remote
control... very comfortable
sofa... small but
neat dining table.... window
to see outside.... a main
road... a huge garden
just close by.... time to time
food was given..
(24/7.. ... water and electricity)..
i mean nothing i can complain about....
but i was already suffering
from cold
and fever.....
the one week my stay made
me miserable.... more
headache aches... unbelieable body pain...
i almost thought at times
i should have learnt
some bad words to curse
yes..... i mean it.
now i understand why
some people use such words.
finally my stay there ended
came back to my own
paradise
God is really great.... within
48 hours i am back to life
yes.... Mental states can be fully conscious or unconscious. We can have emotional reactions to situations without being aware of why we are reacting. Each mental state has a physiology associated with it—a positive or negative effect felt in the physical body. For example, the mental state of anxiety causes you to produce stress hormones.
as i had already common
cold and fever
my mind was..... NOT.....
accepting
the stay over there
you see?
the body affects the mind, which in turn impacts the body (and the mind.)
On the other hand, what we do with our physical body (what we eat, how much we exercise, even our posture) can impact our mental state (again positively or negatively). This results in a complex interrelationship between our minds and bodies.
It turns out that despite generally healthy habits, anxiety prevents from paying attention to the cues body gives when blood sugar is.... going
too low.
different feelings and
pains i went through.....
i was in a... blood relative house
as a guest for a week....
i had all the needs that
is required for me.....
a clean room... attached
washroom... fan plus cooler
24/7
huge tv screen with all
added apps... remote
control... very comfortable
sofa... small but
neat dining table.... window
to see outside.... a main
road... a huge garden
just close by.... time to time
food was given..
(24/7.. ... water and electricity)..
i mean nothing i can complain about....
but i was already suffering
from cold
and fever.....
the one week my stay made
me miserable.... more
headache aches... unbelieable body pain...
i almost thought at times
i should have learnt
some bad words to curse
yes..... i mean it.
now i understand why
some people use such words.
finally my stay there ended
came back to my own
paradise
God is really great.... within
48 hours i am back to life
yes.... Mental states can be fully conscious or unconscious. We can have emotional reactions to situations without being aware of why we are reacting. Each mental state has a physiology associated with it—a positive or negative effect felt in the physical body. For example, the mental state of anxiety causes you to produce stress hormones.
as i had already common
cold and fever
my mind was..... NOT.....
accepting
the stay over there
you see?
the body affects the mind, which in turn impacts the body (and the mind.)
On the other hand, what we do with our physical body (what we eat, how much we exercise, even our posture) can impact our mental state (again positively or negatively). This results in a complex interrelationship between our minds and bodies.
It turns out that despite generally healthy habits, anxiety prevents from paying attention to the cues body gives when blood sugar is.... going
too low.
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