Sunday, November 8, 2015

Nothing Works Like Chicken Broth and a Boss RC-50 Looper

Food has been a bit of a problem but chicken broth never is and Campbell's Chicken & Mini Round Noodles is good for broth because there's nothing else discernible in it.  The Texas Tallboy (no longer a boy) brought the soup to the rescue last night and it definitely did that ... but ... if you're wanting chicken noodle soup, Progresso makes the best I ever found in a can.


Yesterday there was a report from the cardiac stress test and I got a letter to advise me of what was in it.  There's no possible chance a layman would understand it so unclear what that is supposed to say.  Yes, I will call to get a translation.


The biggest problem is I've got the el cheapo monk outfit and el cheapo is definitely it but what would you expect for reduced from ten dollars.  The quality is good enough (i.e. about like a non-Hanes t-shirt) to shoot the video so then it gets logistical.  I can't lift the smoke machine anymore and there's no point in considering it.  Therefore, I need a Plan B and that's when it gets logistical.

Note:  this sounds deadly serious but Yevette and I were laughing about it last night.    If this turned into a sob story, I wouldn't want to write it and you wouldn't want to read it anyway.

So, there were some other people over and I probably could have prevailed on someone's good nature to lug it out there but then the logistical problem is getting it back inside after.  I'm thinking maybe there's some kind of cheap wheelie thing which could be used and then I only have to push it.


As to why bother, the monk is out on the porch and he will beckon to the terrified masses to bring them into the 'musical Sanctuary' and it's all very well for him to be standing there and looking all monkish ... but it ain't so photogenic.

(Ed:  why the Raybans?)

Hey there, matey, it's ok for monks to get drunk but not ok to smoke the ganja?  God made the ganja and flesh makes alcohol so ... ha!

(Ed:  I thought you had no ganja?)

I don't but it will appear when it will.  It's not the reefer which dreams up this idea, it only makes me think my ideas are clever (larfs).


There are some wearable LEDs which are ultra-cheap so, like the monkish robe, they won't last but will hopefully look cool for this ... or something else ... unknown as yet.  (I don't think it's even possible to change out the little batteries in them)

Lasers on the fingers could be good and some of those still work so that has potential as what's more monkish than shooting lasers out of your fingers.  If'n y'all want some fire and brimstone, this bitch can do it.  Creflo Dollar is so candy ass and this Sanctuary monk will show him some theater.


(Ed:  if you don't get on with it, you'll croak out of the game and this will all be just talk ... i.e. just another politician)

Yah, I'm keenly aware of it but must not let panic bring a second-rate product to substitute (i.e. the political solution).  It must be done right or it shouldn't be done.  I'm not planning on croaking any time soon and if'n that means chicken broth then eat the fookin' broth.


As with just about anything, the vision is always clear but the execution is a wee bit more difficult.  That's ok as that's what makes it a good trick.


As to the death of the Boss RC-50 looper, I did not have the heart to try the extraction of my loops from it yesterday ... but ... the Plan B came to me as the worst is if I start it and the LED just flat doesn't work then I'm fairly sure I can operate the device by counting button pushes to get to a particular place in its menu to make the connection to the computer.  That will put it on the Desktop and then I can do whatever I like.  I'm about 90% sure that's possible.

(Ed:  why did you not do this previously?)

Things are always obvious in retrospect (shrug).

Even if the RC-50 explodes, I can still do loops with the guitar but with a much less-sophisticated looper.  For some things, sophistication of that nature isn't necessary and "Hey Baby" is a favorite which uses only the looper on the Boss GT-100 (multi-effects for guitar).  This is my backup plan for the Sanctuary song as what difference does it make whom else the Sanctuary saves if Hey Baby is not there.

Yah, of course I know Hendrix didn't use one but I think we're all clear I am not Hendrix, I mean only to show respect and to carry his message forward.

I've heard others say this or that other hardware supplier is better than Boss ... yah, I've heard the words ... I've never heard the music to back it.  If someone uses effects for an acoustic-style guitar is that supposed to be John Denver doing Hendrix??  Not interested.  I want every harmonic that guitar can possibly crank.

Rock is easy when you're a kid and I'm damn sure not going to puss out and get unplugged now.  I want it all or the next choice is the used book store and that's no punishment because I yearn to have some books about.

It may not seem it but it is all good.  Health sucks but music never does.

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