Dad3353

A thousand results from a LeBonCoin search (100km radius from here, in France...). More than half are not basses (either amps, guitars, hard cases, ceramic vases and more...). Of the several hundred left, most are 'beginner' or 'budget' basses; there are few that would attract attention, still less warrant going to see. The one or two that might (I say 'might'; depends on one's taste..?) interest some here, the prices seem to be... err... 'optimistic'..? A 19c Jaquet contre-bass at 15000€..? S'gonna be hard to shift, I'd have thought. Fender Telecaster bass, 1968..? 5600€. '71 Ricki 4001, at 4000€ and a '67 Guild Starfire XII, with original US case, for 2750€ seem almost reasonable nestled amongst the dozens of accordions offered for several thousand euros each. If it's squeeze-boxes you're after, here's the place.

But do they count as an 'organisation' at all..?

I doubt that there's much, if any, difference for FOH over a couple (or even just one...) overhead. Still, what do I know..?

Is this still a 'thing'..? S'been a very long time since I 'needed' a mic for each piece; a bass drum, snare and a pair of overheads was easily enough for even enormous stages. All moot now, with e-drums, where a simple stereo feed does the job, whatever the venue. If he really is married to acoustic drums, it's cheaper and easier to fit a set of triggers and go digital, instead of all those mics, stands, cables, kerfuffle etc... Just sayin'.

Look, you want to buy second-hand stuff or not..? ... (And 300km in my EV costs 3€, total distance for both items was <100km. ...)

My most recent purchase from LeBonCoin (GumTree equivalent in France...) was a table-top freezer, this week, listed at 50€. I drove to collect it, and handed over a 50€ note, job done. My most recent before that was an electric lawnmower, for a friend, listed at 20€. I drove to collect it, and handed over a 20€ note. Job done. Just sayin'.

Firstly define 'intelligence'.

Yes, a 'Report' (three little dots, top right of every post...) brings it very quickly to the attention of the Mods and Admin. Often enough, they are already on the job, though, especially when it's a 'storm' like today.

I'm not sure, but I think I read somewhere that advertising revenue only kicks in once a video has been viewed for 'x' minutes, so folk clicking, then closing, would earn nothing. I may be wrong, but that would explain why the videos have to keep viewers interested, at least for 'x' minutes.

Just a quick 'Thumb's Up' and 'Hat's Off' to the Mod and Admin team for their too-often thankless and never-ending 'swatting' of all the Spam shït stuff that gets thrown at the BC wall, all too often. Good Job, folk. We (the BC Hive...) are grateful.

Ooo look..! A bee..!

An option, certainly, for either limited storage, or 10€/month. Hmm... Not sure that I'll bite.

Yes, it does.

I'm in France, so not really concerned by the UK blockage, myself. However, as I post mostly on BC, and most BC members are in the UK, there was no point in my continuing to post Imgur pictures; indeed, all the Imgur pictures I've posted over the decades are now not visible any more (thanks, Imgur...). I can't assume that BC members will use a VPN, even less so if it's just to see my, or other, Imgur pictures, so I've got shot of it all, and now post directly into my BC picture allocation. Not ideal, as I wanted to not load the BC resources, but I have found no reasonable hosting alternative for now. If I do, I'll adopt it. I post far fewer pictures than in the past, though, so it's not a big deal. Still, all the past Modelling Build logs, Gardening photos, even my Smilies, are gone for ever. Up until recently, I'd recommended Imgur as being a Good Hosting Environment. No more, alas; no more. I now curse them roundly.

It won't show up on screens in the UK, as Imgur have decided not to comply with certain recent UK laws about child protection. The answer, for me, was to scrub Imgur completely and post directly into BC, like this (your photo, naturally...)... Not ideal, but d'ems de breaks.

Traditionally, Woking, I believe

'After Bathing At Baxters'..? ...

An excellent, well-filmed and apparently honest documentary; thanks for sharing.

Fixed. ...

I shall do, following this enthusiastic recommendation. Much music is, I believe, of its time, by which I mean the time of the listener. Stuff heard and enjoyed in one's formative (y...)ears has a much more lasting effect; hearing the same music later has a quite different impact on the listener. Memories, souvenirs, experiences have been formed, of which the music played a part. There is music for the occasion, too; styles one may not usually choose to listen to could be very suitable in different circumstances. In general, I would say that I have quite wide tastes, but, still in general, I usually need to make some 'sense' of what I'm hearing (not to be confused nor conflated with 'understanding'...). I get auditively bored with much hyper-repetitive 'funk' (I'm not a dancer, so that aspect escapes me...), and, as a drummer, the Big Beat 'Disco' 'One-One-One-One' lasts barely a few seconds before the Off-switch is thrown. I'm not phased, either by novelty for novelty's sake; something 'new' has no particular advantage over past offerings per se (but are not excluded either, if I find merit...). Gimmicks, gadgets, hooks... have their place, but need to be pretty darned solid to gain a repeat audition. OK, enough... I'll dive into the Fossil Fuel (topical, being an old Fossil myself..!) and put it down to experience if I come to regret it. Back later... (But that Roads thing was quite far 'out there', musically, and reading through the badly-'sung' lyrics did nothing to endear it to me ...) Edit : OK, to be kind, I'll just say 'Unimpressed', and leave it there.

Better; much better. The sort of composition that makes sense to me; no idea concerning lyrics, though, as I'd have to follow along with the sleeve notes. I listened to the end, and will listen again with the lyrics. I hope that they're worth it. Edit : Acceptable, in context. Shades of 'Sting'.

Will-power. Lots and lots of will-power. I regret it now; I won't ever get those four minutes back.

I don't know (of the ...) bloke, but it would appear that the issue is not so much his playing of other folk's stuff, as not giving credit to them, claiming it as his own. I play stuff by others often enough, but, if asked (would that there was anyone to ask, of course ...), I'd certainly say where the line or tune came from ('it's a lick I've adapted from Jack Casady', or 'It's my version of 'Dark Star'...). Copying is not a problem in itself; it's when one claims the originality for oneself that it becomes reprehensible.

Well, I gave it four minutes.