From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #452 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, January 13 2008 Volume 16 : Number 452 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [OT] tiny tube amps ["Bri N" ] World's smallest tube amp ["Bri N" ] Re: misread news of the day [Rex ] Even more reap ["Terrence Marks" ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 [grutness@slingshot.co.nz] RE:OT] tiny tube amps [Brian Hoare ] Re: astronomy picture of the day [lep ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 [Capuchin ] not in the States anymore, either (I think) [Jill Brand ] Re: OT] tiny tube amps ["Stewart C. Russell" ] NEW on DIME: Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 5 with Morris Windsor - Bristol January 26 2006 [gaseous clay <] Re: Even more reap [Rex ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 [Rex ] Re: OT] tiny tube amps [Rex ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 [Capuchin ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 [2fs ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:37:44 -0800 From: "Bri N" Subject: RE: [OT] tiny tube amps Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:19:32 -0500 From: "Stewart Russell" Subject: [OT] tiny tube amps If you had a choice for guitar amps between the Epiphone Valve Junior or the Fender Champion 600, which would you choose? Cheers, Stewart - - -- http://scruss.com/blog/ - ------------------------------ Depends what type of guitar you are going to play through it. I have both a Fender Pro Junior and a 1963 Epiphone Skylark which are somewhat similar to the amps you mention. I love the no-frills types of amps without all the extra doodads. If you want reverb -get a pedal. It does not need to be on the amp. I used to love playing my Casino hollow body through the Fender Pro Junior, but it cannot compare to the crisp and smooth jazzy sounds I can get out of the Epiphone Skylark. For the Casino guitar it's always the Skylark for me (at least lately). But if I were going to play a tele or a strat I might reach for my pro junior. If I had to choose 1 all purpose amp and had just the Champion 600 and the Valve Junior to choose from, I'd probably go for the Fender. But if I knew I was going to just play my Casino through it, I'd most likely go with the Epiphone. - -Nuppy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:39:48 -0800 From: "Bri N" Subject: World's smallest tube amp Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:19:32 -0500 From: "Stewart Russell" Subject: [OT] tiny tube amps If you had a choice for guitar amps between the Epiphone Valve Junior or the Fender Champion 600, which would you choose? Cheers, Stewart - - -- http://scruss.com/blog/ - ------------------------------ Or go with one of these! http://zvexamps.com/amp_view.html - -Nuppy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:45:57 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: misread news of the day On Jan 11, 2008 10:51 PM, Capuchin wrote: > On Sat, 12 Jan 2008, lep wrote: > > however, my finely-honed reading skills prevailed and it seems that they > > weren't conjoined, they were just regular twins who were adopted by > > different families: > > http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSEIC17037920080111 > > -or- > > http://tinyurl.com/2equ6l > > This simply can't be true. I mean, do they not require blood tests for > marriage certification in England? And isn't this exactly what that's > for? > In the US, only certain states require blood tests, and the only reason they do, actually, is to check for STD's... and only a few of those, really, usually syphillis. I don't actually know what the state does if one or the other partner is found to have the STD... that, too, probably varies from state to state. I've gotten married in two states. California doesn't require blood tests. West Virginia does, and as a separate part of the process asks if the couple is blood-related in any way. And again, I don't know what they do if you say you are. - -Rex - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:38:54 -0800 From: "Terrence Marks" Subject: Even more reap Very sad that Nat is gone. The list won't be the same without her. Reap - Mort Garson, the Wozard of Iz. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-garson11jan11,1,3450754.story The sun sets at four o'clock. I'll definitely have time today to listen to something in the dark. Terrence Marks ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:52:14 +1300 From: grutness@slingshot.co.nz Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 >On Sat, 12 Jan 2008, lep wrote: > > however, my finely-honed reading skills prevailed and it seems that they > > weren't conjoined, they were just regular twins who were adopted by > > different families: > > http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSEIC17037920080111 > > -or- > > http://tinyurl.com/2equ6l > >This simply can't be true. I mean, do they not require blood tests for >marriage certification in England? And isn't this exactly what that's >for? Is *that* what they're for? I often wondered why the US did that - always seemed so weird. Nowhere else does, AFAIK. James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:13:33 +0000 From: Brian Hoare Subject: RE:OT] tiny tube amps > From: craigie* > Subject: Re: [OT] tiny tube amps > > Which one goes to 11? The Fender Champion goes to 12, I believe. RH was on Loose Ends just now singing Trams of Old London. Bodes well for the QEH show. Brian _________________________________________________________________ Free games, great prizes - get gaming at Gamesbox. http://www.searchgamesbox.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:57:27 -0500 From: lep Subject: Re: astronomy picture of the day tc says: > On Jan 8, 2008, at 9:33 AM, lep wrote: > > > if anyone wants some onlist small talk, please tell what calendars you > > have for 2008. > > For the past two years I've chosen to support a somewhat local and > somewhat obscure internet celebrity, Rob Cockerham. I always get a > kick out of his pranks and "scientific" studies: > http://www.cockeyed.com oh this poor boy -- mythbusters should just take pity and let him on the team. BTW, i love mr. cockerham's ode to the sharpie. the sharpie, like wd-40, is one of the very few fine products that one can really count on. http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/sharpie/sharpie1.html as an aside, i find mr. cockerham's humour sort of indicative of one the big cultural different re: east coast vs. west coast. west coast (or at least the bay area) has a much more silly bent; east coast is with a straight face, darker and perhaps a bit mean (at least to the west coast.) also, the bay area folks look so pretty as they giggle and goof off. it's almost as if they think life is fun (wf.) xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:32:36 -0600 (CST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 On Sun, 13 Jan 2008, grutness@slingshot.co.nz wrote: >> I mean, do they not require blood tests for marriage certification in >> England? And isn't this exactly what that's for? > > Is *that* what they're for? I often wondered why the US did that - > always seemed so weird. Nowhere else does, AFAIK. Rex says it's for STDs, but I don't think that's true. The US is the only first world nation in which it is illegal to marry your first cousin and that's only true in 24 states. So I'm still under the impression that the blood test is to check for cousin-ness or similar. California allows cousin marriage and West Virginia does not. So Rex's experience is consistent with my theory that this is the purpose of blood teseting. Someone should have told George Michael and Maeby. J. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:09:17 -0500 (EST) From: Jill Brand Subject: not in the States anymore, either (I think) Capuchin wrote: > > This simply can't be true. I mean, do they not require blood tests for > marriage certification in England? I don't think you have to in many states in the US, either. Jill ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:55:11 -0500 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: OT] tiny tube amps Brian Hoare wrote: > > The Fender Champion goes to 12, I believe. Yes, yes it does. I like it. It has a little AC hum at all volumes, but considering what's in it, it's good. Anyone want a Roland Cube 20X? ;-) cheers, Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:59:20 -0500 From: gaseous clay Subject: NEW on DIME: Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 5 with Morris Windsor - Bristol January 26 2006 http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=178969&hit=1 - ----- Forwarded message from DIME ----- A new torrent has been uploaded to DIME. Torrent: 178969 Title: Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 5 with Morris Windsor - Bristol January 26 2006 Size: 600.87 MB Category: Rock Uploaded by: ocelot Info hash: 2a045c8bc7ab4381b90bf4570a87a1f330c6a6e7 Description - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robyn Hitchcock & Minus 5 with Morris Windsor. Concert appearance: Thursday 26th January 2006. Fleece and Firkin. Bristol, England, UK. Lineage: Stereo audience recording by ocelot MD Masters>Wavelab>Flac8 If You Were A Priest Acid Bird When I Was A Kid Ole Tarantula Adventure Rocket Ship Birdshead Flesh Number One (Beatle Dennis) A Man's Got To Know His Limitations, Briggs Chinese Bones Somewhere Apart Sally Was A Legend Creeped Out Television Madonna Of The Wasps Driving Aloud (Radio Storm) Beautiful Queen Encore: Cigarettes, Coffee and Booze (Minus 5) Scott vocals Aw Shit Man (Minus 5) Scott vocals Eight Miles High (Byrds) Queen Of Eyes I Wanna Destroy You Give It To The Soft Boys ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:20:15 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Even more reap On Jan 12, 2008 9:38 AM, Terrence Marks wrote: > Very sad that Nat is gone. The list won't be the same without her. > > Reap - Mort Garson, the Wozard of Iz. > > > http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-garson11jan11,1,3450754.story > Wow... two years ago I wouldn't have known who that was. Also largely responsible for that groovy Zodiac album... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:27:36 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 On Jan 12, 2008 1:32 PM, Capuchin wrote: > > Rex says it's for STDs, but I don't think that's true. > > The US is the only first world nation in which it is illegal to marry your > first cousin and that's only true in 24 states. So I'm still under the > impression that the blood test is to check for cousin-ness or similar. > > California allows cousin marriage and West Virginia does not. So Rex's > experience is consistent with my theory that this is the purpose of blood > teseting. No, the question about blood relationships was a separate part of the wedding license process. I also didn't claim that I knew if cousin-marriage was *allowed* in either state-- it's just that WV asked as part of the process, and CA didn't. Everyone I've ever encountered who claimed to know the purpose of the blood tests has cited STD's, and arcanely particular ones at that. Seems weird, but there it is... I'm sure the answer can be googled up easily enough. - -Rex, who's gotten married more frequently than your average feg, with props to Dolph ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:30:48 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: OT] tiny tube amps On Jan 12, 2008 3:55 PM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > Brian Hoare wrote: > > > > The Fender Champion goes to 12, I believe. > > Yes, yes it does. I like it. It has a little AC hum at all volumes, but > considering what's in it, it's good. > > Anyone want a Roland Cube 20X? ;-) > Maybe! All my practice-sized amps have eaten it recently. It seems lame to shell out to replace them, particularly when the big guns still work just fine, but they kill bandmates in tight spaces... All practice amps go to 12, don't they? Something about overcompensation? - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:18:16 -0600 (CST) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 On Sat, 12 Jan 2008, Rex wrote: > On Jan 12, 2008 1:32 PM, Capuchin wrote: >> The US is the only first world nation in which it is illegal to marry your >> first cousin and that's only true in 24 states. So I'm still under the >> impression that the blood test is to check for cousin-ness or similar. >> >> California allows cousin marriage and West Virginia does not. So Rex's >> experience is consistent with my theory that this is the purpose of blood >> teseting. > > No, the question about blood relationships was a separate part of the > wedding license process. I also didn't claim that I knew if > cousin-marriage was *allowed* in either state-- it's just that WV asked > as part of the process, and CA didn't. I didn't think you made any kind of claim about the legality of cousin-marriage at all. And I think it's perfectly reasonable that the application would ask and then also check your blood. Is it merely coincidence that Oregon and West Virginia require blood tests and disallow cousin marriage while California does not require blood and allows cousin marriage? I can't find anything conclusive online about the blood test (not looking terribly hard), but I easily found the list of states where the various familial unions are allowed (some under certain conditions, interestingly enough -- like sterility) and that is what I synced with your comment on blood test requirements. > Everyone I've ever encountered who claimed to know the purpose of the > blood tests has cited STD's, and arcanely particular ones at that. > Seems weird, but there it is... I'm sure the answer can be googled up > easily enough. Again, I didn't find anything. But I'd be surprised if it were STDs. Presumably, your partner's pretty much got whatever you've got or knows about it by the time you're that far into the process of coupling. J. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:28:00 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #451 On 1/13/08, Capuchin wrote: > > > > Everyone I've ever encountered who claimed to know the purpose of the > > blood tests has cited STD's, and arcanely particular ones at that. > > Seems weird, but there it is... I'm sure the answer can be googled up > > easily enough. > > Again, I didn't find anything. But I'd be surprised if it were STDs. > Presumably, your partner's pretty much got whatever you've got or knows > about it by the time you're that far into the process of coupling. You're forgetting that US laws were made under the absurd assumption that the engaged couple would both be virgins. And that any attempt to change the laws, on grounds that such an assumption is absurd and counterfactual in most cases, would be strenuously objected to by the usual fundamentalist wackos and other reality-deniers and wishful thinkers. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #452 ********************************