Happy America day, Americans. Whats on your schedule for USA day?
Lunch today was a simple favourite of mine, a salami and cheese sandwich.
I got my first call back for a job just now (!), interview first thing in the morning at a time I haven’t been up at for a while now... Beard is trimmed and my nice shirt is clean. It sounds like a good one, in the medical industry.
G&L Custom order regrets
Do you have any? I have several. I wish that the SC2 I recently bought was a different colour. Almost any other colour. And I wish I went for a plain, not painted headstock. No regrets on my Bluesboy though.
Richard Thompson
The other guitarist in the band introduced me to Richard Thompson. He’s kind of like a British version of Ry Cooder – delving into folk music in a very tasteful way and a killer guitarist. He did the exceptional music for the excellent Werner Herzog documentary (there's another director that rarely does anything bad) "Grizzly Man". Well worth watching for the music alone.
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Motorbikes
The focus of my desire has shifted of late from guitars, of which I have many, to motorbikes, of which I have none. The particular focus is on the Triumph Bonneville. I could just about buy one with the money I've spent on guitars in the last couple of years
One day soon, the GF and I want to move out of the city and surrounding suburbs and live just beyond the urban fringe - probably in the area yesterdays photo was taken. She works from home as a writer, but will make it difficult for me to get to work, and I don’t want to be spending $100+ a week on fuel plus parking and tolls to drive the Volvo in, so a motorbike is the only practical option. Anyone ride a motorbike regularly? What are you riding?
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I come from a motorcycle riding family, and was a longtime rider myself, but ended up selling my last bike because it needed repairs I couldn't afford at the time, and I had moved to an apartment without proper (indoor) storage space. Now I live in an apartment, where I have indoor parking available to me, but my finances are iffy for a cycle (not sure I want to add to my debt load by financing one). If I do break down, and get another cycle, it'll be something sporty (never been a cruiser fan), but not necessarily a race rep. I want great handling in the twisties, not "born to be wild" cruiser/custom coolness, or "it goes fast in a straight line, but is only so-so in the handling department" (I've been up to 125 mph once, when I topped out an old boyfriend's Yamaha Seca 750 back in college in the 80s, and while it was cool, all I could think about, was that if I fell off, I was a goner, or if a cop saw me, I could kiss my license goodbye). Oh yeah, and despite it being an oxymoron, sportyness-wise, I'd like shaft drive. I'm sick of screwing with chain adjustment.
(I solve problems)
though I did see a good Comanche in gold flake on the G&L Facebook page a while back 
. In the 60 a friend of mine bought a Triumph and back then we did spend time wrenching on it. We had to work on all of them. I am not a Harley basher and really think that they are a beautiful rig to look at. I have replaced tires, waterpumps, alternators, several batteries, brakes, timing belts and fork seals during that time. I do all my own work and it has been in most states other than the west and east coast states. Ginny has had her own motorcycle for years so my passenger is a large subwoofer system that I built. You can't beat good tunes when riding. You will love one and it sounds like you have weather for riding many months of the year.-- Darwin