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Post by leonski on Oct 21, 2024 1:57:00 GMT -5
I live N. County SD where 'acres' are either very $$$ or move elsewhere. Around here? Maybe 4 homes per acre.....Call 'em 10,000 square foot lots with room for infrastructure factored in.
If I were wealthy? Maybe up in Fallbrook? Or inland a little further......
The 'park' across the street is on 400 acres and features an upper AND lower lake. Lower is about 3/4mile around while the upper is difficult to get to except at ONE tiny point.......and is much
smaller.
Only ONCE have I seen something I didn't expect. I saw a very short animal with a long tail and a black ring or tip at the end disappear into the brush. I think it was a Ferret....an illegal animal
here in California.....
It MAY have been an escaped pet, in which case I give it short odds of lasting 6 months. Nothing else I know about 'fit' what I saw.
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Post by leonski on Oct 21, 2024 3:05:50 GMT -5
As usual, I'm late to the party.
Just saw a video of the capture of a 12 foot PYTHON in Houma LA.......
So while I thought 10 years for sure? More like 10 minutes.
Sorry, Boom......another nasty to worry about......especially IF you have outdoor pets...
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Post by klinemj on Oct 21, 2024 6:34:14 GMT -5
Quick update...I'd not heard the coyotes much lately, but this morning I heard them very close to the house. It sounded like they were in the woods next door with a couple hundred feet. By the sounds of it, they were attacking another animal...sounded like a dog wailing. Very different than coyotes! The cats are not going outside today! Also - leonski - we hit the jackpot on our land. We paid $49,500 for it (in ~1997) and got just over 6 acres. 1 year later, the same parcel would cost ~$100K! We're rural, but it only takes us ~30 minutes to be in downtown Cincinnati and 20-30 minutes to be in many key parts of town. My son lives in San Diego, and the pricing there is crazy! Luckily, he gets a housing allowance from the Navy that's quite generous. Mark |
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Post by tropicallutefisk on Oct 21, 2024 9:38:36 GMT -5
I live in a small coastal town in Florida. In the last few years I've seen coyotes in our area and we are not country. They seem to have adapted very well to small town life.
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Post by Boomzilla on Oct 21, 2024 13:46:25 GMT -5
So far this month, I've undertaken the (monumental) chore of culling my music library. What I've discovered:
Back in the day, my daughter (and, apparently, her friends) used my library as the repository of their pirated tracks. I've been culling those wholesale.
An audio amigo who labors under the misconception that he can resample a CD to a zillion samples per second and a zillion bit depths and come out with "better" sound has given me multiple discs of his work. I've found that in almost every case, my ears are telling me "no difference." So, I've been decimating that lot as well.
Over time, I've accumulated the same classical piece (Beethoven's sixth symphony, for example) by a half-dozen different orchestras led by a dozen or more different conductors. I've been keeping only my favorites, unless there's no particular favorite - in which case I keep the best recorded performance.
Since the majority of "my" discs came from garage sales, I'm finding that many of the artists I don't care for at all, and from many of the discs I'm finding only one or two tracks worth keeping.
The most vexing discs in the library are compilations ("Dance Music, 2000" or "Hits of the '80s" etc.). These frequently create duplicates of songs I already have in discs by the original artists. Another problem is that recording quality can be spotty ("Ronco - made for TV") on one end to "Rhino" on the other.
This has taken DAYS to go through (and I STILL have an equal amount of time yet to go). But my original library was about 7Tb, and now I'm down to about 4Tb without loss of anything that I'll ever care to hear again. But as a byproduct of this sort, I've encountered a LOT of "new" music I didn't even know I had and that is absolutely excellent!
When I (finally) reach the end of this sorting, I may post a list of surprise music that fell out of the library and (pleasantly) surprised me? Let me know if you'd care to see the list?
Glenn
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Post by tropicallutefisk on Oct 21, 2024 14:14:23 GMT -5
"When I (finally) reach the end of this sorting, I may post a list of surprise music that fell out of the library and (pleasantly) surprised me? Let me know if you'd care to see the list?"
Go for it. Maybe I'll find something new too.
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Post by Boomzilla on Oct 21, 2024 17:22:49 GMT -5
I would bet you’ll find something new! I’ve enjoyed exploring music my whole life, and stumbled into a LOT of surprises. I’ll try to find them on YouTube so you can hear them without having to scrounge for them, but some may be REALLY obscure…
I also intend finishing the pruning of my library before I go diving back in to find the jewels, so another two or three weeks (at least). When the time comes for the “big revelation,” should I post in this thread, in the “currently listening” thread, or start a fresh thread?
Cheers!
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Post by leonski on Oct 21, 2024 17:41:43 GMT -5
I would bet you’ll find something new! I’ve enjoyed exploring music my whole life, and stumbled into a LOT of surprises. I’ll try to find them on YouTube so you can hear them without having to scrounge for them, but some may be REALLY obscure… I also intend finishing the pruning of my library before I go diving back in to find the jewels, so another two or three weeks (at least). When the time comes for the “big revelation,” should I post in this thread, in the “currently listening” thread, or start a fresh thread? Cheers! I wouldn't be surpised if a visit to the local pre-owned CD store would have a few surpises, as well. I'm certain that in your gigantic collection you've got some real excellent tunes...... |
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Post by Boomzilla on Oct 21, 2024 20:29:41 GMT -5
They surprised the heck out of ME, for sure - and had I not gone through, listening to (at least) samples of every cut, I would never have discovered them at all!
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Post by novisnick on Oct 21, 2024 22:47:56 GMT -5
So far this month, I've undertaken the (monumental) chore of culling my music library. What I've discovered: Back in the day, my daughter (and, apparently, her friends) used my library as the repository of their pirated tracks. I've been culling those wholesale. An audio amigo who labors under the misconception that he can resample a CD to a zillion samples per second and a zillion bit depths and come out with "better" sound has given me multiple discs of his work. I've found that in almost every case, my ears are telling me "no difference." So, I've been decimating that lot as well. Over time, I've accumulated the same classical piece (Beethoven's sixth symphony, for example) by a half-dozen different orchestras led by a dozen or more different conductors. I've been keeping only my favorites, unless there's no particular favorite - in which case I keep the best recorded performance. Since the majority of "my" discs came from garage sales, I'm finding that many of the artists I don't care for at all, and from many of the discs I'm finding only one or two tracks worth keeping. The most vexing discs in the library are compilations ("Dance Music, 2000" or "Hits of the '80s" etc.). These frequently create duplicates of songs I already have in discs by the original artists. Another problem is that recording quality can be spotty ("Ronco - made for TV") on one end to "Rhino" on the other. This has taken DAYS to go through (and I STILL have an equal amount of time yet to go). But my original library was about 7Tb, and now I'm down to about 4Tb without loss of anything that I'll ever care to hear again. But as a byproduct of this sort, I've encountered a LOT of "new" music I didn't even know I had and that is absolutely excellent! When I (finally) reach the end of this sorting, I may post a list of surprise music that fell out of the library and (pleasantly) surprised me? Let me know if you'd care to see the list? Glenn I would most definitely like to view the list sir. |
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Post by Boomzilla on Oct 22, 2024 0:00:23 GMT -5
I would most definitely like to view the list sir. LOL - novisnick and I often have “schizophrenic overlap” in our musical tastes. While Nick appreciates my quirky side (“One Night in Rio” for example) he rolls his eyes at my “electronica pop dance” predilections (“All around the world,” for example). |
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Post by leonski on Oct 22, 2024 0:42:43 GMT -5
They surprised the heck out of ME, for sure - and had I not gone through, listening to (at least) samples of every cut, I would never have discovered them at all! Only in Retirement can anyone take the kind of time required to cull such an immense list......And with a small sample of each tune? Get up early, make a pot of 90proof Coffee and get to it. Take an hour break for The Price Is Right than back to it. An hour lunch maybe 2 or 3 hours later....in silence, out on the back patio than another 2 or 3 hours....... This is starting to sound like a project..... Do either you OR novisnik like Weird Al? |
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Post by Boomzilla on Oct 22, 2024 10:29:16 GMT -5
Yes - This IS a project. Yes - I AM retired (otherwise this WOULD be impossible). And, although incredibly tedious, I am finding it productive and rewarding.
I'm encountering great music I like that I'd forgotten that I had and meeting new music that I quite like.
That said, I feel that I've been burning my candle at all five ends (or 21 ends, depending on how you count) for the past month.
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Post by Boomzilla on Oct 22, 2024 22:23:37 GMT -5
Music-sorting Madness update: As of this evening (Tuesday, October 22), I've sorted all music starting with L through Z. Tomorrow, I'll begin the A-K bunch. I've also made a list for an audio amigo who loves jazz of titles he might consider that (mostly) don't identify as jazz in the titles, but actually DO have some great jazz. The "Hidden-Jazz" list:
Wild, Cool, & Swingin’
Warren Chaisson
Vince Guaraldi
Victor Wooten
Verve Remixed 4
Us3
Ultra Lounge
U.S. Air Force Academy Band
Two Cellos
Trombone Tribe
Trombone Shorty
Tribal Jazz
Toots Thielmans
Tony Bennett
Tommy Turentine
Tommy Guilliot
The Cruel Sea
Ted Heath & His Music Fever
Swing This, Baby
Super Session
Super Selections of Contemporary Jazz
Steve Million
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Clarke
Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Spyro-Gyra
Spirit
Spies – Music of Espionage
Special Efx
Spandau Ballet
Soweto String Quartet
Sounds Orchestral
Sounds of New Orleans
Sophisticated Swing
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Clark Trio
Sonia Gaia Collection
Smooth Jazz For Lovers
Smooth Grooves
SKA Bonanza
Simply Latin
Simon Shaheen & Qantara
Shorty Rogers & Bud Shank *
Sheffield
Shawn “Thunder” Wallace
Sergio Mendez
Satch Plays Fats
San Francisco Sampler – 1999
SMV
Runnin’ Wild
Ruben Romeo
Royal Crown Revue
Roland Guerin
Axes & Saxes
Ripingtons
Richard Maltby
Regina Carter
Red Rose Dance Collection
Ramsey Lewis
Quincy Jones
Quarterflash
Pure Swing
The Pat Methaney Group
Pottery Barn
Pancho Sanchez
Pink Martini
Pier One
Peter Apfelbaum
Pete Verbois
Pete Fountain
Parov Stelar (few cuts)
Offbeat Festival (multiple)
Nu-Jazz
Nicholas Krolak
Next Generation Swing
New Orleans
New Leviathan Foxtrot Orchestra
Nelson Riddle
Ned Fusilo
Music Ready-4-Ears
Miles Davis
Mike Stern
Michael Camilo
Michael Maxwell
MFSB
The Meters
Masters of Modern Jazz
Mary Lou Williams
Martin Denny
Mark Lindsay
Mario Bauza
Lyle Lovett (It’s not big, it’s large)
Los Hombres Calientes
Living Stereo Collection
Lionel Hampton
Lincoln Mayorga
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Lavay Smith
Laurenda Almeda
Larry Coryell's 11th House
Larry Carlton
NOTE: I typed these by hand rather than using copy & paste so take all spellings with a grain of salt!
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Post by leonski on Oct 23, 2024 3:22:44 GMT -5
Laurindo Almeida was a member of the L.A. Four for its entire run of maybe 8 years.
They recorded for East Wind and Concord Jazz. Concord is still going but I don't know what happened to East Wind......
Both are 'high end' labels.....
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Post by novisnick on Oct 23, 2024 23:03:09 GMT -5
Boomzilla I am very familiar with most of the jazz artists you mentioned BUT! The one that intrigues me the most is the Squirrel Nut Zippers! Hands down,mneed to hear what they offer. 🎶😳🎉 Love this! Nice Boom!
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Post by leonski on Oct 24, 2024 14:19:08 GMT -5
Anything by The Holy Modal Rounders?
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Post by Boomzilla on Oct 24, 2024 14:38:34 GMT -5
Not yet - but I haven’t gotten to the “H”s yet…
I am also going to need to take more recovery time from music editing - my carpal-tunnel is getting riled up from so much time on the keyboard.
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Post by leonski on Oct 24, 2024 17:52:45 GMT -5
I think I'd be OK but after a couple days, I'm sure to have a brain cell explode.
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Post by Boomzilla on Oct 25, 2024 11:10:17 GMT -5
No problem for me - I got dain bramage to start with! LOL Yeah - the carpal tunnel pain (and, for me, elbow, shoulder, and neck pain too) calm themselves down after a couple of days' rest. But to my knowledge, there are no voice-controlled directory editing tools for Mac...
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