taunton-hobbit

From years of experience with pubs....some good, most not.....idiot landlords usually land up in the street proclaiming 'I've got the Brewery right where I want them' - usually about a month before they get evicted - it's just a matter of time.

The Gaming Commission has zero sense of humour - I know, I used to deal with them in a previous life. Just sayin'...........

If 5 watts (that's real watts) is going to do it...Jeff had a few of these at 359.00 ....got to be worth a thought............

Far be it from me....but I'd leave the drivers in to act as an 'anti-warp' brace while the thing dries out?

The old adage - 'dry it and try it' comes into play here - I've had 15" G18c speakers with S3 Vitavox horns chucked in a brook ( some audiences are very hard work), and they were fine. I'd leave absolutely alone in a warm(ish) dry space and wait a week or two, then assess the true situation.

Back in the day, all my gear (including a couple of Ormats) lived in the back of an aluminium box truck with a fibreglass roof. The 'delicate' stuff had a heavy cloth (old cinema curtain) slung over it. I hate to say this, but I never had a moments problem.....I'd suggest that the OP goes to Jewsons and buys a large, cheap tarpaulin.....

Cash Converters used to be the first place plod looked for nicked gear - I presume they've cleaned their act up since.

I'm reminded of when I phoned around for builders to do some paving, and a couple turned up without tapes or notebooks...........

Something like this?

Yup That's how it's worked with every stereo jack that I've been involved with.

Another one gone.....it's been a rough few weeks.....rest in peace darling.

I'm in South Devon......we lost Broadband totally on Christmas Eve for about four hours - called BT helpline & the nice gentlemen explained in a perfect Indian/English voice that 'they' had major problems down here...seems to be ok now, but I'm leaving the business card acceptor on 'dial-up' for the time being....bb has been odd for a few weeks now (slow, not connecting, not there..). So it's not just Cornwall.......

Thanks ped - I wondered if it was linked to the BBC problem (which is still not fully sorted) - someone 'out there' means business..........

The harsh reality is that as we grow older, so do our peers and our heroes, it's the 'letting go' that is so hard sometimes - I used Free Nelson Mandela as a juke box/sound system test track for years..........

Strange, If I'd been Warwick & seen this on a bass thread, my response would have been jet-propelled....nice to be so big that you can simply shrug and ignore this type of publicity............

I do get the feeling (post 94) that Dad may be suggesting that this thread might be wearing out it's welcome?

Stax every time - it had far more oomph - Motown was the Beatles, Stax was the Stones, as far as I was concerned (and I grew up in that era).

Just to refocus - Chris Squire, who I knew personally, came from a fairly ordinary family & lived in a semi as a child, dad drove a London cab & mum kept house (& made a nifty line in kipper ties for a while). Jon Anderson grew up in Accrington and started his working life in a series of menial jobs..........

Without wishing to diss anyone, but Phil Collins was born in Hounslow, an area not renowned for 'pit' activity............. Also did drama school ....ditto........

I recall the 'birth' of Punk, and some band (I forget who) was presented on tv as a bunch of kids who had just got together..... ....complete with a full/new Marshall backline? Someone was trying it on.... The working class thing is largely a myth to hype the band to the 'majority' - It never did TwoTone bands any harm...........

I found a way of keeping my missus extremely happy - I left.........

Wonky - it's the week before Christmas, it's raining, and we're bored - be fair, we need the entertainment......

£I stuck to the head ?- wow - that's really upmarket.......

These look very much the same as used by Barefaced on their Dubster..ask Alex?

.....and a 50p piece stuck over the headshell with blu-tak? During a very hectic season back in the day, a somewhat shy bloke from the band that had just finished came over and said ' excuse me, but are you professional?' I answered yes, and he responded with 'I thought so, most of your plugs seem to be held together with tape' - I grinned as he stammered on 'only real guys use their gear that much'...........