OT: 'Off topic' thoughts

[Strangle]

I’m a 42yo man with 3 children who started collecting GI Joes again back in october

 

[BallardEra]

Damn. I truly forgot how amazing Castlevania III for the NES was.

 

[GoonieFace]

Damn. I truly forgot how amazing Castlevania III for the NES was.

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Here’s wishing I kept my mini nes/snes…

 

[GoonieFace]

I believe this was also a PC game (Maniac Mansion), but I loved it on the NES

 

[Metroid]

I've decided that I want this guitar. I don't want to spend the money right now but I will probably buy one at some point in this calendar year. I've never played one, my understanding is that they might be hard to get used to but I am determined to try very hard and even if I fail, I can just hang it on a wall and stare at it. The Firebird is IMO the sexiest guitar ever made, these Epiphone sunbursts come in for a fraction of the price of a Gibson and they are getting rave reviews from pretty much everyone. Lynyrd Skynyrd is my second favorite band of all time so it doesn't hurt that Allen Collins played one of these, not to mention Johnny Winter. I don't have a bucket list but if I did, owning a Firebird would be on it.

Does anyone have experience with one of these hotties?

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Thats a nice one! Never trier one of these.
I've always wanted to grab an explorer. I've played a flying V before, those were sorta awkward, just a doodle jam sorta thing .

 

[Evilhomer]

I’m a 42yo man with 3 children who started collecting GI Joes again back in october

I salute you (for the three kids thing, since I also have three). Everyone in that position needs to have a "thing", or you simply go crazy. Whether it's collecting, music, some kind of sport, whatever, but you need something to keep you sane amidst the chaos.

 

[MSZ]

I’m a 42yo man with 3 children who started collecting GI Joes again back in october

I'm a 42 yrs old man with 2 kids and I have a huge scale model car collection.

 

[Evilhomer]

I've decided that I want this guitar. I don't want to spend the money right now but I will probably buy one at some point in this calendar year. I've never played one, my understanding is that they might be hard to get used to but I am determined to try very hard and even if I fail, I can just hang it on a wall and stare at it. The Firebird is IMO the sexiest guitar ever made, these Epiphone sunbursts come in for a fraction of the price of a Gibson and they are getting rave reviews from pretty much everyone. Lynyrd Skynyrd is my second favorite band of all time so it doesn't hurt that Allen Collins played one of these, not to mention Johnny Winter. I don't have a bucket list but if I did, owning a Firebird would be on it.

Does anyone have experience with one of these hotties?

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You have to get a monster strap to play a Firebird because of how neck-heavy they are. My buddy has one, and while he can play it beautifully, I struggle with it whenever I pick it up. But damn they are nice looking guitars.

 

[MSZ]

Damn. I truly forgot how amazing Castlevania III for the NES was.

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The Famicom Disk version is even better with the enhanced BGM, thanks to the sound chip upgrade.

 

[BallardEra]

The Famicom Disk version is even better with the enhanced BGM, thanks to the sound chip upgrade.

I actually bought the game back in the day before the US version came out. Video Connections just outside the Eaton Centre.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

I do, yes. I guess you could say I'm a decent campfire guitarist, played acoustic for many years, self taught and decided to take up electric a few years back so I could jam with some friends every now and then.

Me too. Firebird should be fun.

 

[Evilhomer]

Me too. Firebird should be fun.

The latest bit of fun for me is a 12 string. Took a bit of getting used to, but it's a treat to play.

 

[Metroid]

I’m a 42yo man with 3 children who started collecting GI Joes again back in october

I salute you (for the three kids thing, since I also have three). Everyone in that position needs to have a "thing", or you simply go crazy. Whether it's collecting, music, some kind of sport, whatever, but you need something to keep you sane amidst the chaos.

I'm a 42 yrs old man with 2 kids and I have a huge scale model car collection.

40 year old man, 2 kids
my thing is my "punk" band and our rehearsal space down in South Etobicoke/mimico . Been doing this since being 18. Can't see myself ever stopping!

 

[Gary Nylund]

The latest bit of fun for me is a 12 string. Took a bit of getting used to, but it's a treat to play.

I've neve tried one, don't know enough about guitars to even understand what the point is TBH, a fuller sound I guess? Just the thought of tuning one makes me a bit crazy though I suppose it's a lot easier now than in the old days when we used a tuning fork LOL.

 

[Metroid]

I've neve tried one, don't know enough about guitars to even understand what the point is TBH, a fuller sound I guess? Just the thought of tuning one makes me a bit crazy though I suppose it's a lot easier now than in the old days when we used a tuning fork LOL.

Fuller sound and essential creates a "chorus" sound as each string EADGBe has a higher octave next to it. So each set has a high and low octave. Pretty fun to play with.

 

[rumman]

I've decided that I want this guitar. I don't want to spend the money right now but I will probably buy one at some point in this calendar year. I've never played one, my understanding is that they might be hard to get used to but I am determined to try very hard and even if I fail, I can just hang it on a wall and stare at it. The Firebird is IMO the sexiest guitar ever made, these Epiphone sunbursts come in for a fraction of the price of a Gibson and they are getting rave reviews from pretty much everyone. Lynyrd Skynyrd is my second favorite band of all time so it doesn't hurt that Allen Collins played one of these, not to mention Johnny Winter. I don't have a bucket list but if I did, owning a Firebird would be on it.

Does anyone have experience with one of these hotties?

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Johnny Winter says hi……….

 

[TheGreenTBer]

I've decided that I want this guitar. I don't want to spend the money right now but I will probably buy one at some point in this calendar year. I've never played one, my understanding is that they might be hard to get used to but I am determined to try very hard and even if I fail, I can just hang it on a wall and stare at it. The Firebird is IMO the sexiest guitar ever made, these Epiphone sunbursts come in for a fraction of the price of a Gibson and they are getting rave reviews from pretty much everyone. Lynyrd Skynyrd is my second favorite band of all time so it doesn't hurt that Allen Collins played one of these, not to mention Johnny Winter. I don't have a bucket list but if I did, owning a Firebird would be on it.

Does anyone have experience with one of these hotties?

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I'm learning now. I suck at it but it's fun.

Damn. I truly forgot how amazing Castlevania III for the NES was.

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It's hard as shit. Japanese version is much easier and has an even better soundtrack that couldn't be emulated with NES hardware.Great game though.

Edit: Japanese soundtrack here

 

[WTFMAN99]

Doing popcorn removal with the assistance of father and father in law because electrical is definitely not my forte.

It's not hard and sure I made some marks in the ceiling in the early going but it doesn't take a ton of skill but holy f*** is it messy. It's killing my OCD to see the mess.

 

[BallardEra]

It's hard as shit. Japanese version is much easier and has an even better soundtrack that couldn't be emulated with NES hardware.

Very true. The Japanese version was much easier than the N.American version.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Very true. The Japanese version was much easier than the N.American version.

Granted, I was never a gamer of great skill (my only real gaming accomplishment that i can think of is beating Super C on the NES without taking a hit or getting a powerup, but that is not a hard game) but I've beaten the original Castlevania yet I struggle with III. Not that I have time to game anymore anyways.

Not to get moral or anything, but I kind of liked that the games were hard when I was a kid. It taught you perseverance at a time when the Interwebs was not widely accessible. Imagine picking up a copy of Little Nemo: Dream Master from Santa Claus back in the day and finding out that despite its childish charm it will f***ing bust your not-fully-yet-dropped balls. It was a cool time.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Johnny Winter says hi……….

I did mention him in my post.

 

[Gary Nylund]

delete

 

[TheGreenTBer]

A conversation with my daughter:

Her: "What flag is that, daddy?"

Me: "Canada."

Her: "OH OH IS THAT WHERE 'CANADY CANES' ARE MADE? YOU LOVE THOSE!"

Me:

 

[BallardEra]

Saw this at the beer store last night:

 

[GoonieFace]

Saw this at the beer store last night:

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I wonder if it tastes like jock strap after a gruelling OT game