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[LuvTooGolf]

Morning, muchachos.

Afternoon, Page2Raz.

[razgueado]

Morning, muchachos.

Hola, Raz.

Morning, T.

[razgueado]

Morning, muchachos.

Afternoon, Page2Raz.

Morning, Dave.

[razgueado]

I could easily sleep for two more hours in the morning if I were working from home, and didn't have a family. Just some thoughts for any bachelors that may be lurking out there.

I also think about how well off I would be, financially.

Anyhoo, this is turning into a deep downward spiral, so let me think about some positive thoughts...

Looks like I'll be working from the cigar lounge tomorrow.

That's something to look forward to.

The lounge is awesome, but not as good as the one depicted in the photos ClemsonDave provided.

I haven't been able to do that in a while.  Since we adopted the puppy in May, we've been reluctant to leave him unsupervised for more than a couple of hours.  But I'm due for a day of working at Smokey Joe's.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Today's Birthdays

Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include:

Baseball Hall of Fame member Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis in 1866;
astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1889;
writer Nadine Gordimer in 1923;
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1925;
actor Kaye Ballard in 1925;
actor Estelle Parsons in 1927 (age 98);
writer Don DeLillo in 1936 (age 89);
musician/comedian Dick Smothers in 1938 (age 87);
former U.S. President Joe Biden in 1942 (age 83);
actor Veronica Hamel in 1943 (age 82);
musician Duane Allman (Allman Brothers) in 1946;
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill I in 1946 (age 79);
musician Joe Walsh (Eagles) in 1947 (age 78);
former national security adviser John Bolton in 1948 (age 77);
actor Richard Masur in 1948 (age 77);
actor/model Bo Derek in 1956 (age 69);
musician Jimmy Brown (UB40) in 1957 (age 68);
actor Sean Young in 1959 (age 66);
actor Ming-Na Wen in 1963 (age 62);
musician Mike D (Beastie Boys) in 1965 (age 60);
musician Sen Dog (Cypress Hill) in 1965 (age 60);
musician Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest) in 1970;
actor Joel McHale in 1971 (age 54);
musician Dierks Bentley in 1975 (age 50);
International Gymnastics/USA Gymnastics/USA Olympic Halls of Fame member Dominique Dawes in 1976 (age 49);
actor Andrea Riseborough in 1981 (age 44);
musician Future in 1983 (age 42);
actor/musician Jeremy Jordan in 1984 (age 41);
musician Jared Followill (Kings of Leon) in 1986 (age 39);
actor Jaina Lee Ortiz in 1986 (age 39);
actor Demetrius Shipp Jr. in 1988 (age 37);
musician Michael Clifford (5 Seconds of Summer) in 1995 (age 30).

Today's Over/Under is 12

Seven.

[razgueado]

Today's Over/Under is 12

How that man survived two decades of trying to destroy himself is a mystery.

I have a longtime friend in Michigan - Graydon Stuckey - who is a manufacturer of guitar amplifiers. He's become rather well known in the industry now, but I've got an amp he built for me back in the early oughts.  Graydon sold Joe a couple of his Guytron amps years ago, and fixed a couple of Joe's Vox AC-15 amps.  The shoddy build quality of those Voxes inspired Graydon's son Isaac - then 15 - to build his own copy.  Joe heard about it, and bought the amp.  So Isaac became a professional amp-builder at 15, and his first customer was Joe Walsh. That's not the good part of this story. 

The good part is that Joe is auctioning off a huge amount of his accumulated gear right now, and Graydon's two Guytron Amps are on the block - but not Isaac's AC-15.  ;-) Apparently, Joe likes that amp too much, and we've been giving Graydon hell about that all week.   

[A Friend of Charlie]

I could easily sleep for two more hours in the morning if I were working from home, and didn't have a family. Just some thoughts for any bachelors that may be lurking out there.

I also think about how well off I would be, financially.

Anyhoo, this is turning into a deep downward spiral, so let me think about some positive thoughts...

Looks like I'll be working from the cigar lounge tomorrow.

That's something to look forward to.

The lounge is awesome, but not as good as the one depicted in the photos ClemsonDave provided.

I haven't been able to do that in a while.  Since we adopted the puppy in May, we've been reluctant to leave him unsupervised for more than a couple of hours.  But I'm due for a day of working at Smokey Joe's.

I must have missed the puppy announcement. Pics please.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Today's Over/Under is 12

How that man survived two decades of trying to destroy himself is a mystery.

I have a longtime friend in Michigan - Graydon Stuckey - who is a manufacturer of guitar amplifiers. He's become rather well known in the industry now, but I've got an amp he built for me back in the early oughts.  Graydon sold Joe a couple of his Guytron amps years ago, and fixed a couple of Joe's Vox AC-15 amps.  The shoddy build quality of those Voxes inspired Graydon's son Isaac - then 15 - to build his own copy.  Joe heard about it, and bought the amp.  So Isaac became a professional amp-builder at 15, and his first customer was Joe Walsh. That's not the good part of this story. 

The good part is that Joe is auctioning off a huge amount of his accumulated gear right now, and Graydon's two Guytron Amps are on the block - but not Isaac's AC-15.  ;-) Apparently, Joe likes that amp too much, and we've been giving Graydon hell about that all week.   

I thought where you were going with this is that you bid on these items. Still an interesting story. What are your thoughts on Isaac's amps?

[LuvTooGolf]

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[razgueado]

I could easily sleep for two more hours in the morning if I were working from home, and didn't have a family. Just some thoughts for any bachelors that may be lurking out there.

I also think about how well off I would be, financially.

Anyhoo, this is turning into a deep downward spiral, so let me think about some positive thoughts...

Looks like I'll be working from the cigar lounge tomorrow.

That's something to look forward to.

The lounge is awesome, but not as good as the one depicted in the photos ClemsonDave provided.

I haven't been able to do that in a while.  Since we adopted the puppy in May, we've been reluctant to leave him unsupervised for more than a couple of hours.  But I'm due for a day of working at Smokey Joe's.

I must have missed the puppy announcement. Pics please.

Did I not mention it?  Sorry.

[razgueado]

Today's Over/Under is 12

How that man survived two decades of trying to destroy himself is a mystery.

I have a longtime friend in Michigan - Graydon Stuckey - who is a manufacturer of guitar amplifiers. He's become rather well known in the industry now, but I've got an amp he built for me back in the early oughts.  Graydon sold Joe a couple of his Guytron amps years ago, and fixed a couple of Joe's Vox AC-15 amps.  The shoddy build quality of those Voxes inspired Graydon's son Isaac - then 15 - to build his own copy.  Joe heard about it, and bought the amp.  So Isaac became a professional amp-builder at 15, and his first customer was Joe Walsh. That's not the good part of this story. 

The good part is that Joe is auctioning off a huge amount of his accumulated gear right now, and Graydon's two Guytron Amps are on the block - but not Isaac's AC-15.  ;-) Apparently, Joe likes that amp too much, and we've been giving Graydon hell about that all week.   

I thought where you were going with this is that you bid on these items. Still an interesting story. What are your thoughts on Isaac's amps?

I wouldn't bid on Joe's Guytron amps, even though it's for a good cause.  I know the guy who builds them, so I don't need to pay an inflated price because Joe Walsh sent electricity through them.     And Graydon has designs on a classic Digital Delay that I own, so I have a standing offer from him to trade one of his amps of my choice for that.  But I need another guitar amp like I need a third kidney.

I haven't heard or played Isaac's amps.  But given who taught him, I'm sure they are terrific.  I don't think Isaac's doing much amp building these days.  He's grown up now, married, and just bought a house he's renovating. 

[razgueado]

The Joe Walsh auction is fun to browse, however.

https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/life-s-been-good-joe-walsh

Joe is clearly a gear hound.  There are some very fine pieces of guitar gear listed, but also a lot of really average, consumer-grade gear there that would sell for bargain basement prices if it hadn't been owned by Joe Walsh.  I have to believe a lot of it was given to him by manufacturers.

Here are the links to the Guytron amps built by my friend Graydon:

https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/2103541/joe-walsh-stage-played-guytron-gt100-f-v-guitar-amplifier-head
https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/2103542/joe-walsh-guytron-gt20-1x12-guitar-combo-amplifier
https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/2103543/joe-walsh-stage-played-guytron-bigtone-55-2x12-guitar-speaker-cabinet

That speaker cabinet was actually built by Paul Swanson.  Paul builds absolutely killer speaker cabinets.  I had one years ago and foolishly sold it.  I really want to order another, but I don't need any more guitar cabinets either.

[LuvTooGolf]

They got me too. Thought what ended up being the blue category was the trap.

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[A Friend of Charlie]

I could easily sleep for two more hours in the morning if I were working from home, and didn't have a family. Just some thoughts for any bachelors that may be lurking out there.

I also think about how well off I would be, financially.

Anyhoo, this is turning into a deep downward spiral, so let me think about some positive thoughts...

Looks like I'll be working from the cigar lounge tomorrow.

That's something to look forward to.

The lounge is awesome, but not as good as the one depicted in the photos ClemsonDave provided.

I haven't been able to do that in a while.  Since we adopted the puppy in May, we've been reluctant to leave him unsupervised for more than a couple of hours.  But I'm due for a day of working at Smokey Joe's.

I must have missed the puppy announcement. Pics please.

Did I not mention it?  Sorry.

Very cute. What's his or her name?