As I said a couple months ago, taste in music is personal. I was criticized as a grumpy old man. While it's not quite political, you either like it or you don't.
Many of us remember the Beatles and our parents hated it. Elvis was controversial when he first came on to the scene. Whatever followed Beethoven and Mozart was probably hated by parents.
I may have posted a music video if it made a humorous point. No one cares what music I like so my posting what I think is hot on Youtube is presumptuous. Do you want to see what raw seafood I had tonight. Probably not. You are a fan or you are not.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
To be honest with you kids. Most of the last two days of Music posted here has been horse pucky to my ears.
Led Zeppelin was brought up a little bit ago. A billion people can't be wrong.
I have quite a library of music. That library is not missing any one of Led Zeppelin's classic albums and more. I cannot pick a favorite Led Zeppelin song. There isn't any that I don't like. Just a few I don't love. "Bring it on Home" could be ranked up there
I do have a favorite album of theirs.
Had the last two days of music been equivalent to this category. I wouldn't have needed so much Excedrin for my ear aches and headaches
Track fiddlerTo be honest with you kids. Most of the last two days of Music posted here has been horse pucky to my ears.
So why bother to post any of it?
Track fiddler I wouldn't have needed so much Excedrin for my ear aches and headaches
I think that's where the name "Head Banging Music" comes from.
I love music.
I love food.
I wouldn't presume that another person would have the same taste in music OR food that I have so I don't try to persuade someone to consume it through their ears or their mouth.
Just sayin'
Here's another Model Railroad photo...
Cabin_x2_sm by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers! Ed
gmpullmanSo why bother to post any of it?
I didn't acutally say that did I?
Ed you have great detail.
My wife's niece showed up. An absolutely stunning young woman with a nose ring and a boyfriend who wears Viking shoulder armor.
That's not him, he's not that good looking. As bad as Baltimore has become, it's probably been a couple hundred years before anyone was attacked by a sword.
BigDaddyI didn't acutally say that did I?
You did note that I was quoting Track Fiddler, yes?
BigDaddyEd you have great detail.
Thanks I try...
Regards, Ed
Good call Ed. I like the photo. I won't be needing any eye drops here
Well I have finally decided on track after nearly two years of controversy and weighing out all the pros and cons of all the brands. I am getting ready to order it from MTS.
My choice would have been Micro Engineering code 70(N scale) but being that they're limited to only a number 6 turnout, my choice is atlas code 55.
I would really appreciate feedback if anyone has this track or is familiar with it.
Whether good or bad to say about it, that's fine. I would just like to know if I'm missing anything here before I order it next week.
Thanks TF
Eveing Diners
Flo, get the gang and I a please.
Nothing really post about tonight.
Far as Music dad brought me up on Frank, Dean and Sammy. Plus big band and show tunes.
Then I went the way of the Railroad. Grand Funk Railroad that is.
Later Ken
I hate Rust
Your video wouldn't play Ken. There was an error. The music fits my category as some Grand Funk Railroad is in my library.
Worked for me. I saw them in Gainesville in 1970 along with Sly and Family Stoned. I guess I was part of the family, don't remember much.
Anyone heard the saying "live and let live", apply that to this situation about music.
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
Or you could go with Paul McCarthy's Live and Let Die
Good one TF!
Couldn't resist that one Steven. For some reason that GFR video wouldn't work for me Ken. I found it on YouTube. I also watched I'm Your Captain and Mean Mistreater while I was there. Good stuff.
I'm looking forward to getting my track next week. I finally have enough bridges built to do a twice around with exception of one area where I'll just put in a temp.
I have all these locomotives and rolling stock bought at train shows and online. I have never seen them run, with exception of back and forth only..... should be fun
Well I met with Annalise, talked with her and her mother, then practiced our duet, it went well.
I'm planning to ask her out still, just gotta get up the gumption to do so.
I'll be around.
Steven OtteEdit: Hm, the video won't embed. Probably because it's the official version. Anyway, the one I'm talking about is Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song."
That's my FAVORITE Led Zepplin song ! ( You have "Good Taste !" )
Rust...... It's a good thing !
NeO6874 Garry, been using DDG for a while, and I like them. Though sometimes Google finds things they don't.
Garry, been using DDG for a while, and I like them. Though sometimes Google finds things they don't.
Dan ... Thanks for replying about my comment regaring DDG..... It works well for me.
Lion .... Good to see your old photo of cats.
Ed ... I like your picture of Wilson and also your MRR photo.
Ken .... If I recall correctly, the Grand Funk Railroad got started in Flint, MI where the Grand Trunk Railroad operated.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hi Diners,
just a quick note before bed.
it's hard to pick a song that's "perfected."
We used to think that the Beatles couldn't be improved on. Well, Sergio Mendes and Earth Wind and Fire disproved that.
Zeps "Bringing it Home", I turned off to Zep for a lot of years because the first part of the song is a note for note copy of Sonny Boy Williamsons version, even to the texture of Plant's vocals. Not fully understanding song copyrights at the time, I thought they had ripped Williamson off and took songwriting credits for themselves. You know, ya grow. Now I know that Zep was a very good band. However, I'll go with "the Rain Song" or "Black Dog."
My two cents: I for one think that the newer music is musically not as good as the older stuff. I believe its prove able. The newer stuff is too formulated.
Hello to everyone, and I hope everyone is OK, safe, and warm.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
BATMANThe Southern hemisphere makes me think I'm escaping the lunacy of the North.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Mornin' guys!
Just some coffee for me this morning.
Steven Otte Edit: Hm, the video won't embed. Probably because it's the official version. Anyway, the one I'm talking about is Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song."
Edit: Hm, the video won't embed. Probably because it's the official version. Anyway, the one I'm talking about is Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song."
That's a good one; though I lean a little more towards Kashmir myself.
Tried getting my little 32-LED lighting program working last night. It's acting up pretty bad right now, but I think it's because I'm trying to work with the 32 LEDs as 32 bits directly, rather than 2*16 bits.
Or the breadboard is just really bad :).
Gonna try a few things today / this weekend before I get the prototype boards from China.
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
I get the whole Zepplin thing as to why people like them, but they did rip off a lot of their music, blues guys, note for note. Willie Dixon was sucessful in sueing them.
Not much going on here in the world of MLC . Chugging along. I have had 2 co-workers loose their brothers in the past few weeks. One had a stroke during surgery and the other from bile duct cancer they had found in July.
Good Friday Morning...
A while back we were talking about Cadillacs. Here's a little 1946 number ready for a rail-cruise
Keokuk_Jct_Cadillac by Edmund, on Flickr
Enjoy the day —
Good morning ... I'll have coffee and an apple turnover, please.
Ed .... The '46 Caddy looks great .... Thanks for sharing the photo.
MLC .... Sad to hear about your co-workers losing their brothers. Being an electonics guru, you may be interested in the LED project Dan is discussing here in the Diner recent days.
Dan .... Your LED project sounds challenging to me.
Everybody ....... Have a good day.
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Good Afternoon,
Track Fiddler, When I was planning my N scale layout I decided on Code 55 but then had to chose the make. I bought samples of track and turnouts of Atlas, ME and Kato Unitrack. I went with ME largely because I liked the stiffness of the flex track that really stays where you bend it. I also liked the turnouts as they are spring loaded so you don't need ground throws. I also think they look better than the Atlas ones. I used the ME #6 on the mainline and Atlas #5 in the yard areas.
Are you planning on DC or DCC? I went with DCC and if I had to do it over I think I would just stick with DC. I find that with DCC the locos are very sensitive to dirty track and stall very easily compared to HO. If you are DC do you want power routing for your turnouts? ME turnouts can be easily converted to power routing.
I chose the pre-weathered track and while it looks good, the turnouts have to be weathered using a solution. I also found it more difficult to get good electrical connections as you have to remove the weathering for any connections and it doesn't come off easily. I wouldn't go with pre-weathered if I had to do it over.
I didn't look at Peco track because it is quite expensive but probably should have done so as it has a great reliability rating and also the turnouts are spring loaded so they don't need ground throws for manual use. They also have a better turnout selection than ME.
Hope this helps.
CN Charlie
Flo, get the gang and I a and leave a stein outside for Ulrich.
Another nothing really to talk about day. Did a little running while Sue was in rehab form having her knee replaced and she is doing better. Main thing I worried about when I go back to work Monday she still will not try to walk Sparkie. I do feel bad for the little guy, he does not want to go potty in the house.
Gary You are right and in fact they named the band after The Grand Trunk Railroad. No idea why.
Feeling Froggy tonight. Running two trains on the main line and threw in a RDC into the mix. Guess it was because of watching a Rapido viedo on RDC today. Thank You Ed First run in a few months but I am enjoying it.
Later, Ken
Ok well, uh, I can't ask Annalise out, why? Well I found out she is FOURTEEN!!! I coulda swore she was at least 16-17 (leaning more towards 17, if ya know what I mean) but no she is FOURTEEN!!!
Well it's not meant to be.
Another May December romance. Yeah that would be wierd. There is someone out there for you.
Yeah, well I'm still going to be nice, and we can be friends, theres someone out there.
I'm just trying to get out there ya know.
Garry - eh, it's not really "that" difficult, easier than diode matrixes :).
The programming is all safely locked up in the microcontroller - all one would need to do with one of the boards is hook up the LEDs the right way 'round (with an inline resistor), and 12-24v (ac or dc).
Posted a write-up and schematic over in electronics a few hours ago.
Evening folks,
Terry thanks for the reefers, I will put them to good use.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the whole thing.
Weird thing was she asked Ms. Nancy (our music teacher) to ask me if I wanted to do a duet, I didn't even know her prior to this whole duet thing.
And our moms were talking and her mom said that her singing big band music is a new thing, she was singing top 40 new music.
Does she look 14 to you?!
Well I can be her friend still.
The whole thing with dating is I'm not looking for true love, I'm just trying to get out there, learn, and gain experience.
This is how the conversation would've gone down.
Me: hey, you wanna go out with me?
Her: yeah thanks but I'm 14...
Me:
Play the video for the full effect.
Well oh well.
As the song goes Everybody Lost Somebody, in this case I'm lucky, I didn't expend any effort that I'd regret.
Well tomorrow and Sunday is the MSMRC Halloween Open House (I'm not advertising!!!) I'm in charge of the "trick or treat" train, which is also going to be carrying a mini boombox with Halloween music playing.
How's this look.