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Man Bags

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:34:39 CST

Ok, I like to think I really don't give a crud what people might think, but I would like to carry a small bag on travel, or in the field. I have a day pack when needing to carry quite a bit of gear, I have a messenger/laptop bag for carrying that type of stuff, but I would like a smaller bag for travel that has a long strap, and looks "rucksacky," or Ok I will say it-manly. I used to carry a large old camera bag, and one time a fanny pack. This would be for, say to throw in small camera, phone, keys, notepad or Ipad, and other misc. to keep from stuffing every pocket of my pants.

Do you ever carry a man-bag? Here is one I am looking at, From Filson Outdoor Clothing, made of heavy rough waxed cotton twill:

Would...you ..beleave...that...

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 05:37:02 CST

I was informed.....by tha dynahmite store guys...yesterday..

That I ....require....ah ...special permit...no joke..

FOR........tha ...Paper Bag !!.......... That ...ANFO....comes.in...?!

It is tha same kindah bag...that...some of yer dawg food comes in...

Thay call 'em ah ...zipper bag.

Tha one whid tha string....that ya pull..

Just can't make this..."stuff"....... up..

I.O.U..........U.O.ME....

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 04:31:59 CST

We're....ah ...disfun-ton-al.......soci-itty...

THE CAR RADIO, AN INTERESTING STORY

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 04:21:45 CST

My uncle Gregg worked at Motorla in Phoenix Arizona. He sent me this and I thought it was interesting and wanted to share it with you.

Randy

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SUNDOWN

One evening in 1929 two young men named William Lear and Elmer Wavering drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi River town of Quincy, Illinois, to watch the sunset. It was a romantic night to be sure, but one of the women observed that it would be even nicer if they could listen to music in the car.

Lear and Wavering liked the idea. Both men had tinkered with radios – Lear had served as a radio operator in the U. S. Navy during World War I – and it wasn’t long before they were taking apart a home radio and trying to get it to work in a car. But it wasn’t as easy as it sounds: automobiles have ignition switches, generators, spark plugs, and other electrical equipment that generate noisy static interference, making it nearly impossible to listen to the radio when the engine was running.

SIGNING ON

One by one, Lear and Wavering identified and eliminated each source of electrical interference. When they finally got their radio to work, they took it to a radio convention in Chicago. There they met Paul Galvin, owner of Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. He made a product called a “battery eliminator” a device that allowed battery-powered radios to run on household AC current. But as more homes were wired for electricity, more radio manufacturers made AC-powered radios. Galvin needed a new product to manufacture. When he met Lear and Wavering at the radio convention, he found it. He believed that mass-produced, affordable car radios had the potential to become a huge business.

Lear and Wavering set up shop in Galvin’s factory, and when they perfected their first radio, they installed it in his Studebaker. Then Galvin went to a local banker to apply for a loan. Thinking it might sweeten the deal, he had his men install a radio in the banker’s Packard. Good idea, but it didn’t work – half an hour after the installation, the banker’s Packard caught on fire. (They didn’t get the loan.)

Galvin didn’t give up. He drove his Studebaker nearly 800 miles to Atlantic City to show off the radio at the 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association convention. Too broke to afford a booth, he parked the car outside the convention hall and cranked up the radio so that passing conventioneers could hear it. That idea worked – he got enough orders to put the radio into production.

WHAT’S IN A NAME

That first production model was called the 5T71. Galvin decided he needed to come up with something a little catchier. In those days many companies in the phonograph and radio businesses used the suffix “ola” for their names – Radiola, Columbiola, and Victrola were three of the biggest. Galvin decided to do the same thing, and since his radio was intended for use in a motor vehicle, he decided to call it the Motorola.

But even with the name change, the radio still had problems:

When Motorola went on sale in 1930, it cost about $110 uninstalled, at a time when you could buy a brand-new car for $650, and the country was sliding into the Great Depression. (By that measure, a radio for a new car would cost about $3,000 today.)

In 1930 it took two men several days to put in a car radio – the dashboard had to be taken apart so that the receiver and a single speaker could be installed, and the ceiling had to be cut open to install the antenna. These early radios ran on their own batteries, not on the car battery, so holes had to be cut into the floorboard to accommodate them. The installation manual had eight complete diagrams and 28 pages of instructions.

HIT THE ROAD

Selling complicated car radios that cost 20 percent of the price of a brand-new car wouldn’t have been easy in the best of times, let alone during the Great Depression – Galvin lost money in 1930 and struggled for a couple of years after that. But things picked up in 1933 when Ford began offering Motorolas pre-installed at the factory. In 1934 they got another boost when Galvin struck a deal with B. F. Goodrich tire company to sell and install them in its chain of tire stores. By then the price of the radio, installation included, had dropped to $55. The Motorola car radio was off and running. (The name of the company would be officially changed from Galvin Manufacturing to “Motorola” in 1947.)

In the meantime, Galvin continued to develop new uses for car radios. In 1936, the same year that it introduced push-button tuning, it also introduced the Motorola Police Cruiser, a standard car radio that was factory preset to a single frequency to pick up police broadcasts. In 1940 he developed with the first handheld two-way radio – the Handie-Talkie – for the U. S. Army.

A lot of the communications technologies that we take for granted today were born in Motorola labs in the years that followed World War II. In 1947 they came out with the first television to sell under $200. In 1956 the company introduced the world’s first pager; in 1969 it supplied the radio and television equipment that was used to televise Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon. In 1973 it invented the world’s first handheld cellular phone. Today Motorola is one of the second-largest cell phone manufacturer in the world. And it all started with the car radio.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO….

The two men who installed the first radio in Paul Galvin’s car, Elmer Wavering and William Lear, ended up taking very different paths in life. Wavering stayed with Motorola. In the 1950’s he helped change the automobile experience again when he developed the first automotive alternator, replacing inefficient and unreliable generators. The invention lead to such luxuries as power windows, power seats, and, eventually, air-conditioning.

Lear also continued inventing. He holds more than 150 patents. Remember eight-track tape players? Lear invented that. But what he’s really famous for are his contributions to the field of aviation. He invented radio direction finders for planes, aided in the invention of the autopilot, designed the first fully automatic aircraft landing system, and in 1963 introduced his most famous invention of all, the Lear Jet, the world’s first mass-produced, affordable business jet. (Not bad for a guy who dropped out of school after the eighth grade.)

Hydraulic Fracturing....what are the short/long-term effects???

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 03:05:47 CST

I watched this documentary and posted it here because like many of us here on the BHO,,,the maker of this film is a banjo player. It gives the story of simple people in Pennsylvania that have been directly effected by the "local" hydro-fracking pump(s) near their area.and other areas that have allowed hydro-fracking...please give it a "look-see" and then post your thoughts, if you would, trying not to be political in your posts. I would like to expose the possibilities instead of covering the facts...

here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTYaNWskXtE

Easy Money! (Not)... A Warning for Receiving Odd P.M.s to BHO address...

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 02:35:25 CST

Check this out... just came in a few minutes ago...

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	Report to Moderator

From: makosi [8562022@mail.ru]	Sent: Thu 2/9/2012 2:23 AM
To: banjotom2
Subject: Attn:Tom Arri

Attn:Tom Arri I am Barrister Makarucha,personal attorney to late Engr.M.Arri,a national of your country, who died as a result of an industrial accident in his energy & gas explosion company. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name on net, to locate any Member of his family.Hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating theassets and Capital valued at US$11.6 million left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the management of the Finance/security company, where these huge deposits were lodged declared as Family treasures of Gold Jewelry and personal precious effects. The said finance/security company,has issued me a notice to provide the next of Kin or have the Consignment confiscated within the next seven Official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a year now, I seek the consent to present you as the Next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that this funds could be released to you as wished.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, I will make all necessary information known to you, including the name of the finance company security and modes to the repatriation of this fund. I have all necessary information andlegal documents needed to back you up for claim. Kindly get in touch with me through this email address: makaruchaconsultants@lawyer.com for more details information. May his fragile soul rest in perfect peace, Yours Sincerely Makarucha

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Good Thursday Morning

eric@banjohangout.org — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:19:02 CST

Good morning from cold and snowy Sweden.

Question about a drinking water pump,,,,,,,,,,,

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:17:51 CST

The reason I didn't say well pump is because thing pumps water from a concrete tank up a hill approximately 200 feet on about a 45 degree angle into a small maybe 10 Gallon tank with a pressure switch on it then into our trailer. I'm guessing the supply line is 3/4", not more than an inch.

I was wondering if a large 24 foot swimming pool pump would do that?

Because we have one that is not being used and I'd hate to buy a new sub pump if that one will work.

We have been using a submersible pump for years but this is the third one to go bad when a frog or lizard gets in the supply line and the water gets low I don't think the pump shuts off and if we're away or don't know it it runs continuously until it burns up. The submersible ones are near $300 for a decent one.

Just wondered if anyone ever tried a pool pump for a water pump?

When i was a kid we had a shallow well pump that worked on top ground fine.

[ I should have mentioned that we would have to put the pump up here at the top and suck the water up as at the bottom it would most likely be under water with some of the heavy rains we get.]

I'm checking pumps and it indicating that a shallow well pump can only suck water 15 -20 feet but that's talking about straight up, that's way i was wondering about the slope, it's only about 50 degrees.?

Appreciate any information.

Paul

Names above our avatars

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:55:36 CST

When did this start and is this not a privacy issue?

Well I fixed "their" wagon but now that every one knows who I am it's a little to late

Leather Gig Bag

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:59:22 CST

I'm thinking about getting a Reunion Blues Classic Acoustic Jazz/Western Guitar Gig Bag (255-15-34) for my 1977 Gibson Super 400. Some people tell me that my guitar will fit in that gig bag. Others say it will not. So what do you think? Will my guitar fit in that bag?

Trucks...

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:17:45 CST

Lookin inta ah new...well new ta me ...truck...

Need 4 wheel drive...
Will be towin...apx 10,000 lbs..

Thinkin about gas insteadah diesel...

Any opinions..out thar..?...yeah...i know...silly question...it's tha BHO...

Le'me know...n...thanks

Last WWI veteran dies...

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:43:21 CST

Sad news, but I hope I get to live that long.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/08/last-wwi-survivor-a-woman-dies-at-110/?hpt=hp_t3

CMT NEWS -- Rhonda Vincent

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:38:56 CST

"A bandleader who ranks with Bill Monroe and Ricky Skaggs when it comes to inventiveness, virtuosity and discipline, Vincent played to each of her band member's strengths, urging them along with her own driving excellence as a vocalist, mandolinist and fiddler.

http://home.comcast.net/~rhondavincent/cmt.html

IBMM in dire straits, possibly moving to Nashville?

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:11:58 CST

Here's the article from Bluegrass Today.

[FF] ABT's, the best Super Bowl appetizer ever!

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:06:51 CST

This recipe for smoked Atomic Buffalo Turds (ABT's, or stuffed Jalapenos) was sent to me and I just had to make a batch for Super Bowl. I will be making these again and again. Careful! They are addictive.

Ingredients:

12 large Jalapeno Peppers

4 oz Cream Cheese

1/2 cup shredded Pepper Jack Cheese

1 Tblsp Sour Cream

1/2 tsp BBQ rub or Seasoned Salt

12 Little Smoky Sausages

6 slices of bacon cut in half

Instructions:

Cut off stem ends of Jalapenos and core them using a paring knife. Might want to glove up for this. Nest, mix together the cream cheese, Jack cheese, sour cream and seasoning. It's easier if you put them in a microwave safe bowl and nuke it for about 15 seconds. Place mixture in a pastry bag or zip lock bag with about 1/2 inch of the bottom corner cut off. Be sure that the seal of the zip lock bag is tight or you WILL need to launder your shirt. (Don't ask how I know this valuable tidbit.) Fill each pepper about 1/2 way with the cheese mixture. Stuff a Little Smoky into the pepper, way down into the cheese mixture. This will force some of the cheese to the top. Wrap each pepper with a half slice of bacon and skewer into place with a toothpick.

Place the prepared peppers on a foil lined baking sheet and smoke at about 150 - 200 deg F for 1 1/2 hours. Raise heat in smoker to 350 deg F or place baking sheet in pre-heated 350 deg oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until bacon is crispy.

Let cool for about 10 - 15 minutes before serving.

These things are absolutely phenomenal! There were two left over from Sunday, so I stuck them in the fridge and reheated them in the microwave yesterday. Turned out great. I'm going to cook up a big batch and freeze them so I can just nuke them at will. (Hope Will doesn't mind.)

I was also thing about using crab meat in the cheese mixture.

Large Stash of Black Walnut

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:44:46 CST

I have a large stash of black walnut. I have an uncle who is a rancher in central Texas, and he asked me to cut down this huge walnut tree in 11/2001. It was an old tree when he was a small boy, and he was around 70 years old in 2001.

I cut it down, had it milled, crotch, stump and all. It has been air drying in storage since then. I always figured I would take up wood working, but that's probably not going to happen.

Does this wood have any significant monetary value?

Okay, B-grade movie fans, I need a favor

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 06:30:58 CST

So, I teach a lot of clinical and grad classes, but, back by popular demand, is the underground cult classic 'the physics and physiology of B-grade horror movies'. Its a science class based around the principles (or lack thereof) of really bad late 40s and 50s horror movies. It works out well; the students learn a lot of science and we get to laugh at the same time. My dilemma:

I agreed to do it again if the university theatre would agree to an evening showing (popcorn, soda, the whole gig) of one of the classics. Open it up to the general public, free entrance, etc, etc. There are SO many to choose from; which movie do I choose? (one caveat; gotta be black and white movie). I have some ideas, but solicit the wisdom of the banjo player.

huh--

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 03:59:48 CST

Bottleneck Ragtime

eric@banjohangout.org — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 01:35:25 CST

Not what you might have imagined from the subject line...

Good Wednesday Morning

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 23:59:05 CST

Good morning from cold Sweden.

Liquor question,,,,,,,,

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:20:31 CST

I'm talking about whiskey fig,,,,;)

I don't like any sweet whiskey and the best I've tasted that I like is the one brand that could be made during prohibition, A good KY whiskey called Early Times. I looked about it on Wikipedia and it don't really say what it's made from. A friend at a bluegrass festival in NV introduced me to it. He asked me to run into town and get us a drink cause it was going to be cold that evening and it was but we must have not minded as we picked almost till daylight. I told him I didn't drink much abut had enough to know that the sweet stuff made me sicker than a dog.

He told me Early Times was a rye whiskey and that is wasn't sweet, It was good and is good.

I didn't and don't know squat about whiskey except that i enjoy a little snort once in a while. Not to get a buzz but it warms the insides and i like that, a little cold blooded i must be. I like my son's shine but can't go to WV when I run out. I could probably get some around here but wouldn't make a very good costumer as I need very little. A pint last me a long time.

Just wondering if anyone knew of a similar kind as long as it's not Scotch I remember for when I was 21 I hated the taste of that yuck. Some of the Canadian stuff is good i remember I use to keep a little stash around. Linda Lou has a total hatred for any kind of booze and I respect that as it holds some bad memories for her earlier days, I feel similar due to what some of my family has done with it, but i still like a little swig at times. I have to keep it stashed here because we have some younger family that think it's cool to abuse it and we don't allow any drinking here on the hill, except for old Paul ;)

No mixed drinks for me that's like drinking the sweet stuff. Just with a little ice is fine.

Paul

Something to chew on!

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:05:04 CST

Engineers in Calcutta, India are trying to save the historic Howrah bridge from collapsing due to corrosion from spit! The bridge was open in 1943 and the half-million pedestrians who use it every day frequently spit their chewed tobacco onto the steel hangars that hold up the bridge. The Hangar bases have been reduced by 50 percent in just the last 3 years. The proposed solution? (no pun intended) Engineers plan to cover the bases in washable fibreglass and begin an education campaign where "Gods" implore pedestrians to hold their saliva until they've crossed the bridge

Paul Wrenn Power Lifter - Strongest man

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:38:56 CST

The thread on street preaching got me to thinking about the evangelists that I have met. I've been involved with prison ministry since 2002 and one of the ministries I am involved with is Bill Glass Champions for life. I've met so many neat people like Jack "Murph the Surf" Murphy and Tino Wallenda. Paul Wrenn was introduced as the World's strongest man. He power lifted 975 pounds back in the 70's / 80's. He used to pull busses and semis with his teeth. I've been in a few prisons with him and it's fun to watch him talk to the men. He used to have an aparatus that was two chairs connected by a bar and he would get two of the biggest guys on the yard and have them sit in the chairs. Then he would power lift them. He would let the the guys punch him in the stomach. He would get their attetion then talk to them about the gospel.

How things change

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:09:30 CST

Back in the 79-1980 timeframe, I listened to groups such as AC/DC. Back in Black was a huge album for them. Everyone I knew had a cassette of that album. Of course, it was considered outside of the norm. You know the "pop" songs of the day. It was Rock Music man (had to throw that in there).

Now, fast forward. The other day, I was watching tv and a WalMart commerical was on. Theme music was "Back In Black". So, I guess it is now, 20 years later, mainstream.

Glad I'm not mainstream. And imagine twenty years from now.

Just some thoughts.

The death of the Pacific Maid ( + 1)

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:18:29 CST

No it's not a bluegrass song or sea shanty yet, but it could be. It happened this morning in front of my house during a Kona wind storm. The boat broke mooring, came aground, caught fire and when I got there the fire dept. was trying to put out the fire and warning all to stay back as there were acetylene tanks on board that might explode! I kept thinking of the words to Saro Jane,"The boiler done bust and the whistle done blowed the head captain done fell over board, Oh Saro Jane,Oh there's nothin' to do but to sit down and sing and rock about my Saro Jane." Here's more pictures on my wife's blog site http://artbyrt.blogspot.com/2012/02/driving-to-otherside-saturday-i-tried.html

Here's one for y'all. I told a bewildered looking tourist, this is the most exciting thing that's happened in Lahaina in a long time,(we don't get out much!)

Solar or Battery Powered Flood Lights

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:28:34 CST

Can anyone recommend a particular brand of either solar or battery-powered flood/security lights? Motion sensors would be fine, but I'd like the ability to keep them turned on if possible, too. I have several locations on and around my deck that I'd like to illuminate -- I have limited wiring experience, and even more limited available circuits to draw from....

Learn to Yodel

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:47:07 CST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r9db9vr94g&feature=related

Not meant to be religious, just wondering if,,,

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:38:50 CST

any of you ever stopped to listen to a preacher on the street.

I've been to many of theres, ya don't see it much anymore.

I think it's one of those things in life i miss.

Paul

Help removing a big, glued on mirror!

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:28:36 CST

I am in the process of remodeling my office and I need your help. There is a 4' x 8' mirror that is glued onto one of the walls and I want to take it off. There are four support brackets, but I believe it is glued on in some fashion as well. I do not care about the mirror and it can be destroyed in the process. I want to keep the drywall as nice as possible, but realize there will at least some damage.

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Got a letter from Mom,,,,,,,

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:57:47 CST

Sure was glad to hear from her.

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Sorry I forgot to say I didn't write this I got it from FB, felt sure you could tell lol. Just added my name ;)

Paul

From A Mother With Love
Dear Paul,

I am writing this slow because I know that you can't read fast.

We don't live where we did when you left home.

Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen within 20 miles from your home so we moved.

I won't be able to send you the address, as the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they left so that they wouldn't have to change their address.

This place is real nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure if it works too well though.

Last week I put a load in, pulled the chain, and haven't seen them since.

The weather isn't too bad here., it only rained twice last week, The first time it rained for three days and the second time for four days. The coat you wanted me to send you, your Uncle Steve said it would be a little too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on, so we cut them off and put them in the pockets. We got another bill from the funeral home.

They said if we don't make the last payment on Grandma's grave, up she comes. John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were worried because it took him two hours to get me and Shelby out.

Your sister had a baby this morning but I haven't found out what it is yet, so I don't know if you're an aunt or an uncle. If the baby is a girl, your sister is going to name it after me, she's going to call it Mom.

Uncle Pete fell in a whiskey vat last week. Some man tried to pull him out but he fought them off and drowned. We had him cremated and he burned for three days.

Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up truck. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. Your two friends were in the back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tailgate down.

There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.

Love ya'Mom

PS, I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed

[FF] Green Chili Cheddar Sliders

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:42:49 CST

I went to our local Publix Supermarket on Superbowl Sunday to get some game day supplies. They were offering samples of these Green Chili Cheddar Sliders. I'm telling you they were dynamite! Not just your plain old run-of-the-mill burger. They were spicy and the avocado cools it down a bit. Really tasty.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb ground beef chuck

1 (4-oz) can diced green chiles (undrained)

1 tablespoon green pepper sauce

1 packet fajita seasoning mix (about 1 oz)

1 avocado

12 Bakery dinner rolls (sliced for buns)

1/2 cup jalapeño Cheddar dip, divided

Prep and Cook: 20 minutes (Makes 12)

Steps

Combine ground beef, chiles, pepper sauce, and seasoning mix until blended; shape into twelve patties about 1/2-inch-thick (wash hands).

Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Add patties; cook 3–4 minutes on each side or until desired doneness. Slice avocado thinly.

Place in each bun: beef patty, avocado, and 2 teaspoons dip. Serve.

CALORIES (per 1/12 recipe) 230kcal; FAT 12g; CHOL 40mg; SODIUM 790mg; CARB 15g; FIBER 2g; PROTEIN 14g; VIT A 2%; VIT C 15%; CALC 8%; IRON 10%

[FF] Roasted Vegetables-Cauliflower

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:08:02 CST

We are eating more and more of our vegetables, roasted, from cabbage to zucchini. We recently discovered how good cauliflower is roasted, after taking a raw cauliflower & dip bowl to the party. It was barely touched, folks choosing chips, pretzels, etc instead. So not wanting to waste 3 heads of cauliflower florets in purple, green and yellow, we took them home and found the following recipe. Best Cauliflower I ever ate. Roasting brought out a nutty/sweet taste, the capers were crisp and wonderful. Pic & recipe attached.

Brad

Back-Up Tracks Here On The BHO ?

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:04:07 CST

Okay I was surfing around the BHO month or so ago and I'm quite certain I ran across a forum here that had a lot of back-up sound tracks a person could click on and hear.

The songs were all in alphabetical order. Been searching this morning and I can not remember where exactly I had seen them. Can anyone help me locate them?

Thank you.

Butch B.

deer candy....

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:11:22 CST

Deer took out 12 arborvite evergreens. Nothing left of the trees. Deer candy? I guess so.

I am really not all that upset. Guess the trees needed thinning anyway. Now they are really thin. Dead even.

They only trimmed the ones out by the woodhouse shed to deer head height.

Deer don't acknowledge fences...clear them easy.

Looked out at them a few feet from my bedroom window. The deer just looked at me and gave me no never mind.

Will dig out roots of the trees when the ground is thawed and softer. So much for that.

I have to laugh at the hunters. They search for deer. Heck. I know where the deer are...here. Lots of deer.

Nancy

Tha presure ...iss...Treemendous....

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:02:25 CST

Every...day...n...EACH day..
Liz asks tha ..question.......

"What do You ...Want for dinner..?"

I mean....Why...do I....halftah make...ALL..tha impodent decisions...?

Cripes...it's ah burden...

I mean..just this moanin...i had tah thunk up.....Hanger steak..n..gorganzolah cheeze..whid black pepper corns...
In ah ......Whine..... Sauce..

I mean....really..! ..is it fair that I halfta use up ...ALL..My ...gray matter in this way...

Just once...i wish that I....would git......pampered....

Have a Zappa morning everyone!

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:47:56 CST

Happy Birthday Charles Dickens

eric@banjohangout.org — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:13:47 CST

February 12, 1812

Good Tuesday Morning

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 23:17:01 CST

Good morning from mild Sweden. The temperature has raised to +14°F.

Real Steel

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 21:52:49 CST

Just watched the movie Real Steel with Hugh Jackman. Its like Rocky 1 with robots. Wasnt expecting it to be good but it was excellent . 5 stars

cleaing out garage...hate this job!

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:14:02 CST

I admit it. I am a packrat. Save things. Many years ago I moved the big old metal file cabinet to the garage. It's sort of in the way and needs to find a home. Okay. I asked the daughter to come over and help load it tonight...on her way home, and take it to the Salvation Army. Sounds easy? Nah. I had to empty it! Old files and papers. Stacks of old stuff. Therefore spent the afternoon shredding papers and tossing stuff. It's big and metal and full of useless old papers. Should have been shredded a long time ago. I let it go....until today. Had to unload it for hauling. It weights a ton!! Found keys for all the drawers in the things and rafts of new boxes of folders, too. It should be a help to someone for sure. Probably exactly what someone is needing. Here it's really taking up space.

Then there's the shop vac. I have that thing still in the box. It will not work well for me, and can find a home somewhere. It's just not strong enough to do me a lot of good, so just takes up space. It goes with the file cabinet tonight...when she shows up here.

The kid is helping the Handsome Stranger put up a 6 foot fence today. Much to be done on that project. It's a pretty long fence. Wood, probably cedar...I didn't ask. Just guessed on the wood. He's a perfectionist. I wonder how that job is going.

I finally got the file cabinet empty....need a box for stuff that I can't throw away.

Project for tomorrow?

Yep. All winter I laid stuff on the garage floor, so it's a bottleneck. Cold out there now, so I am taking my time. Hope to find the floor out there eventually. Got to move out some things first.

Nancy

What a waste of two banjers

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:39:43 CST

I know it's nothing to joke about, but I assumed the banjos were the wife's till I got to the end of the story.

"I've been an officer for 30 years, and that's the first banjo killing I've seen."

If I collected autographs - - -

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:08:13 CST

I'd definitely want this one, and pasted to those old wires and wood.

Yea, yea, I know - - - It's not a banjo, but still - - - -

Piper To The End

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:53:09 CST

About 3 months ago when I started playing slide I tired Piper To The End ... for about 30 seconds ... it was one of those "yeah, in your dreams" moments.

The arrangement is a bit more rock than a ballad, because I couldn't find a good "ballady" sample in Band In A Box (BAIB). Anyway ... hope you like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iKAHA1yKwQ

Cheers,

Boog

An acquaintance of mine..

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:21:08 CST

Is ah retired guy livin on assisted livin.....

He showed me tha letter of his benahfit amounts...from tha state of ct taday...

$1.00...........total cost .38¢....just ta mail....it...fer tha stamp..

He's gonnah be ok though.....
Thay allow him as much as twice that amount fer food stamps...

French Toast

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 13:56:48 CST

My wife and I have always eaten French toast differently. In her family, they treated French toast like pancakes and poured maple syrup over them. My family always treated French toast like scrambled eggs and we put salt and pepper on ours. Well this morning I was in the mood for some French toast, but the only bread we had was raisin bread with cinnamon swirls, so I decided to give it a try with syrup. It's great! I can't believe I've lived for 67 years without trying this. I think I'm converted.

I don't think I'll try syrup on my scrambled eggs though.

The Rocket - This is Awesome!

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:48:25 CST

I'm getting too old to use the 'way-over-used' word, "Awesome"...

But is has good application concerning the product in this video...

Watch this...

https://mail.google.com/mail/?tab=wm#inbox/13551106327f85bd

last touchdown... weird?

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:19:19 CST

Is it just me, or was that last touchdown in the Superbowl a little weird. The runner acted like he want to be down at the goal line so they could run some more time off the clock, but then he just plopped over the line.

-matt

Band in a box. What package?

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:09:17 CST

I'm looking at getting biab. I need only bluegrass instruments. I see on their website that realband 11, 12 are rythm and lead. I also see #33 bluegrass says medium speed. I found that elderly has a package including solo set #5. What I don't know is does solo set 5 include the rhythm?
I need upright, banjo, fiddle, mando and flat top.

I'm thinking about using these tracks I make as accoumpiament for me in church.
Maybe even to help finish up a cd I've been working on for over a year.

Your advise and Suggestions needed and appreciated.

Weather check. How's your weather?

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:02:55 CST

Cold here. 15 degrees on porch this morning. Weather says freezing fog today. Just winter. No biggie.

How's your weather where you are?

Nancy

Ah trend..?

eric@banjohangout.org — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 06:26:34 CST

Went on ah short road trip on Sunday...
Ta go see heavy equipmeut ta buy..

Bout
10 hrs. Drivin....

While on route....fast food was tha only options...Hyway food...
Fergot ta pack stuff..

Mornin....McDooDoos....
Sauage egg mcmuffin...n..pahdaytah thingy..n..coffie...

Muffin was...really....stale....i mean noricebly....

Lunch....B King....Whopper jr....only...

Again.....truley....stale bread....

On tha way back..stopped at ...tgif...nother fast food place..
Again...completely stale bun.......
On my burger...

Any how...when I got home...i told Liz...my tale of stale woes......
Tha whole time praizin her ..extra fine cookin...

Turns out...that she mentioned that.....She had also stopped by
Dunkin Dawgnutz....got ah croissant...chickin salad...sanmmich..

That was...noticably......Stale...too..