OT: 'Off topic' thoughts

[TheGreenTBer]

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

As long as it doesn't taste like Harold Ballard's accountant

 

[Arthur Morgan]

kinda wish we kept Schenn and gave him what he got in NSH over going after Kling. hell Id rather have given Schenn 3m over what we got. Schenn was really what we were missing.

 

[Mess]

Humorous anecdotes

A man suspects his wife is having an affair and he wants to catch her in the act. While en route home, he asks the cabbie if he would be a witness. For $100 tip, in addition to the cab fare from the Toronto airport, the cabbie agrees.

Quietly arriving home, the husband and cabbie tiptoe into the bedroom. The husband switches on the lights, yanks the blanket back and there is his wife in bed with another man! The husband puts a gun to the naked man's head.

The wife shouts, 'Don't do it! I lied when I told you I inherited money.

HE paid for the Corvette I gave you.

HE paid for our new Mercedes Benz convertible.

HE paid for your Maple Leafs season tickets.

HE paid for your Argo season tickets.

HE paid for our cottage in the Muskoka’s.

HE paid for our speed boat.

HE paid for your country club membership and HE even pays for your monthly dues!'

Shaking his head from side-to-side, the husband lowers the gun. He looks over at the cabbie and says, 'What would you do?'

The cabbie replies, “I’d cover his bare ass with a blanket before he catches a cold, and give him back the Leafs tickets!”

 

[Mr_Fun]

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 will only add that if you do pull the trigger on that baby, make sure you have a decent amp to compliment it with.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

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.

Good for you guys! Never lose your inner child.

 

[Mr_Fun]

For any of our guitarists, here's an article I wrote for BC Musician Magazine a few years ago (page 25). It's basically a starting point for learning how to improvise. It says it's for jazz, but at this stage, I think the concepts would work for any style of music...

http://www.ambresong.com/pdf/BCMusicianWEB08.08.pdf

 

[ACC1224]

I tend to make a lot of soup this time of year, mostly from scratch with no recipe.

Tonight I am using a recipe, my daughters favourite, thought I'd share.
It's really good winter soup and really easy to make.

Recipes and Global Dishes | Food Network UK

Recipes

www.foodnetwork.com

 

[Metroid]

Anyone here hitting up NOFX last tour Aug 17/18 at Downsview? It's a beer fest/punk fest combo.
12-3pm free samples and drinks, then music until 10? I think not sure about that part. Should be fun.

 

[BallardEra]

Anyone here hitting up NOFX last tour Aug 17/18 at Downsview? It's a beer fest/punk fest combo.
12-3pm free samples and drinks, then music until 10? I think not sure about that part. Should be fun.

My buddy was just mentioning this tonight at the pub. Says he's going to it with an other buddy. Tickets were around $80+ from what he said.

 

[Metroid]

My buddy was just mentioning this tonight at the pub. Says he's going to it with an other buddy. Tickets were around $80+ from what he said.

Yup , for a whole days worth of beer and music ! For first time, then vip and stage seats start getting rediculous

 

[BallardEra]

Posted up at The Only Cafe this morning on the Danforth to work from there.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Posted up at The Only Cafe this morning on the Danforth to work from there.

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I originally read this as "The OnlyFans Cafe" and I am sorely disappointed

 

[the squared circle]

Checked to see if tickets were available for the Black Crowes playing Massey Hall in April - they went on sale this morning at 10 - tickets were available but were $175 each for third balcony. C'mon man this is ridiculous. I know, I know, people will pay....

 

[Canadian Finn]

ticket prices these days can be hard to handle.

 

[rumman]

Checked to see if tickets were available for the Black Crowes playing Massey Hall in April - they went on sale this morning at 10 - tickets were available but were $175 each for third balcony. C'mon man this is ridiculous. I know, I know, people will pay....

In my humble opinion the two brothers aren’t the Black Crows, I had tickets to see them when Covid hit and am glad I got my refund.………

 

[the squared circle]

In my humble opinion the two brothers aren’t the Black Crows, I had tickets to see them when Covid hit and am glad I got my refund.………

Interesting. I haven't followed them at all. Just love their first two, maybe three albums. "Sometimes Salvation" and "Remedy" bringing back good memories.
Saw them opening for Robert Plant in 1990 at Maple Leaf Gardens. I was in grade 13. And speaking of 'Hard to Handle', on the drive to MLG, the BC's were being interviewed on Q107, and then they played their new single, Hard to Handle. When that unique chorus came on, we all burst out howling, wondering what the heck he was singing. It's funny the things you remember.....that howling in the car.....BC's being presented with a gold album on stage.....Robert Plant's long intro to one of my favourite songs ever, "in the Mood"....only 3 zep songs played.....and my friend Jason buying acid off some homeless-looking man on the street infront of MLG. GOOD TIMES

 

[rumman]

Interesting. I haven't followed them at all. Just love their first two, maybe three albums. "Sometimes Salvation" and "Remedy" bringing back good memories.
Saw them opening for Robert Plant in 1990 at Maple Leaf Gardens. I was in grade 13. And speaking of 'Hard to Handle', on the drive to MLG, the BC's were being interviewed on Q107, and then they played their new single, Hard to Handle. When that unique chorus came on, we all burst out howling, wondering what the heck he was singing. It's funny the things you remember.....that howling in the car.....BC's being presented with a gold album on stage.....Robert Plant's long intro to one of my favourite songs ever, "in the Mood"....only 3 zep songs played.....and my friend Jason buying acid off some homeless-looking man on the street infront of MLG. GOOD TIMES

Black Crows were a great band live, just not the same without the other members imo, if you want to see a good southern rock band that's still killing it check out Blackberry Smoke. BTW, I had my own acid meltdown watching Yes once at MLG concert in the round, had to be mid 70's last time I indulged in psychedelics, a man's gotta know his limitations.........

 

[TheGreenTBer]

I'm sick and my head kills so logically my daughter picks NOW to practice her 'drums' on metal pots and pans BECAUSE OF COURSE SHE DOES

 

[Warden of the North]

This winter is killing my ice fishing. Bleh.

 

[nsleaf]

Just got tickets to see City and Colour and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats , Feb 27 in Halifax.
$88.00 each, not too bad

 

[ACC1224]

Just got tickets to see City and Colour and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats , Feb 27 in Halifax.
$88.00 each, not too bad

Was thinking of getting tickets as well but the date/venue didn't work out. Should be a good show.
Was also going to grab Black Crowes tickets but not at that price. I paid pretty much that for Eagles tickets in March.

 

[therealkoho]

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Those who know will know…..

Those who don’t know will learn…… or they will remain in the golf cart at the bottom of the lake……

Don't know how he won, when it was obviously his fault she drove it in because he distracted her with mindless competitiveness

Those who know will really know

 

[Jojalu]

In my humble opinion the two brothers aren’t the Black Crows, I had tickets to see them when Covid hit and am glad I got my refund.………

Agreed.

Glad I saw them at the Further Festival years ago.

 

[therealkoho]

Too much gaming talk, back to important stuff. I was looking for something at the LCBO yesterday and happened to see this on the shelf. I'd never tried the cask strength stuff but I've read about it lately, I like Laphroaig so on an impulse, I bought a bottle even though it was damn pricey. I tried some last night, holy smokes what a peat bomb. I'm honestly not ever sure I like it, perhaps my palate isn't sophisticated enough or maybe it's just too peaty but I guess I'll have to try it a couple more times to decide for sure. I don't normally add water to scotch but for this stuff it's a must, completely changes the taste and opens it up. This is batch 16, in batch 15 there are apparently instructions on the package to add double the amount of water to the scotch, but for this batch is says to add just a little bit. An interesting experiment anyway, next time I try it I will probably add more water than I did. If I had to say right now, I'd say I won't be buying any more of Laphroaig Cask Strength as I'd rather just by Lagavulin (8 or 16) but who knows. It's different anyway from any scotch I've tried before, VERY different!!


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Ahhh ambrosia, the more smoke the better I say

Pity I don't drink anymore, but please do enjoy, I'll have to do so vicariously!

 

[BertCorbeau]

Posted up at The Only Cafe this morning on the Danforth to work from there.

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Need to invest in a wireless mouse! That thing looks old school!