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He was a monster on stage. Very much larger-than-life, loud, and unapologetic. In reality he was barely 5 1/2 feet tall and very soft-spoken. I wish I had known him better. Just look at the smile on Tommy Shannon's face. When your Bass player is happy and smiling, you're doing something right.

He was loud on stage, but very soft-spoken in person. You have to cook those old tube amps to get the best outta them. He did that. The hearing loss I have is from liberals and feminists whining and crying about my "toxic masculinity". ETA: Which are you?

Shots of Crown Royal at the time. He didn't screw around in any way. All in, all the time. The first time I saw him was at the Red Creek in Rochester. Probably 1983. There weren't 30 people in the place because it was snowing outside. He came to the bar after the set and sat next to me and I asked the bartender for a Crown straight. And bought him one as well. He was clean and sober for about a year before he died. His last album was "Family Style" with his brother Jimmy. They were both clean and sober at the time. It's good music.

I was used to swinging a 22 oz framing hammer and he made me wince a little bit. ;-] One of the nicest people I've ever met though.

I was at the last show the night that SRV died in the helicopter crash in Alpine Valley Wisconsin. He opened for Eric Clapton. Buddy guy was there , Robert Cray was there (detuned due to vocal issues), SRV"s brother Jimmy was there from The Fabulous Thunderbirds. It was an amazing show. I was sitting in traffic leaving the festival when his helicopter went down. Didn't even learn about it until several hours later back in Buffalo. I had seen him 5 or 6 times that summer around NYS, and my Architecture boss, through his sister, hooked me up with the tickets. I think God might have said something like, "you're too close son." He was amazing.

I'll try to to keep up with this. It's just damned good music. I'll try to post something at least once a week or so. I saw him live a couple of dozen times, met and drank with him three times. He was a humble and amazing man and had a handshake like a gorilla. ;-]

Your b&w photo of Dalo is now my screen saver. It's just an absolutely amazing photo. You're way better than you give yourself credit for my friend.

People look at the NRA like it's this gigantic institution with unlimited funding and power. It's not. That it can't move the world on it's own shouldn't be a surprise. I'd have to check the numbers, but I think "Media Matters" , "CPA" (Communist party of America), and "'Antifa" each have more members than the NRA. It's a matter of perspective. A group with five million members is not going to change the world overnight. I pay my dues and I work hard for the NRA when I can, but I don't have unrealistic expectations.

Canadians are generally overly nice, until you try to explain to them how screwed up their Socialist government is. Then they just get mean. Like rabid rabbits. Grab 'em by the ears and toss 'em out of their cage.

Thank you to Fasteddie and the crew! You folks tend to keep it pretty sanitized around here.. I mentioned before that one of the bigger sites I'm on has a requirement that every new user post in an introductory forum before being allowed to post in the general forums (fora). It doesn't keep the spam away, but it keeps it contained. And it's also a welcoming section for newcomers.

I'm just remembering Joyce!!! She kept a Colt Woodsman under the seat of her El Camino! She was a lot of fun.

I found a girlfriend in the woods down around Alfred back in the 1980's. She was very cool. Hi, Joyce.

I never really got into that, Airedale. I did some checkering and built some TC Contender stocks/grips. Doing custom slabs is something I really should look into. I'm not very mobile these days, but I think I could could still stand at the table saw and slice and sand a few pieces of wood every week or so. and the checkering is all done sitting down. ;-] You've inspired me Airedale!! Thanks!! If I jump in, you'll be getting a present in the mail!

Goodnight Wooly. Goodnight sergeant.

I posted your b&w pic on arboritsite .com just to see the comments. Overwhelmingly positive, BTW. Hope you don't mind, and I apologize for not asking first.

I appreciate your effort on this, but I also appreciate the patina of a well-used gun. Nicely done stock slabs, BTW, where are they from?

I wish you and sis all the best. Knock another one down and take some nice pics!!

I know several people at the Cornell AG station, and they're straight up and knowledgeable about what they do. I generally disagree with their politics, but they know their stuff. They're one of the preeminent sources for AG research in the country with regard to fruit trees and such. And they will come right to your house in NYS to show you how to do things the right way. I steer people toward them always.

I cook on a propane campstove. Whether it's in the kitchen or the living room doesn't really matter to me. I have none of the afflictions of the younger folks in this regard.

They can be resurrected, and then preserved. Aliens will find them in a few thousand years and will know what they were for.

I'm not really sure if the guy is stupid, basically ignorant, or just being a Democrat. I really want one of those AR-15's that can fire 150 rounds in 15 seconds. Does it come with a bionic trigger finger?

I'm not a food plot guy but I miss Growie's expertise and intrepid experimentation in this area. She knows her stuff, and whoever got under her skin and made her leave shouldn't be too proud of themselves. I don't know what happened but we've apparently lost a valuable asset to the community. I'll leave it at that, and I hope she comes back.

I have three of my Grandmother's CI skillets in 2 different sizes. I simply can't imagine the number of meals she cooked with them for the kids on the farm. They're grungy-looking on the outside but completely non-stick on the inside. She would wipe them out while still hot, and grease them with a cow or pig tail (a** fat) she had hanging next to the stove before the next use. She died almost thirty years ago at the age of 90, and I believe at least one of those pans was given to her by her mother. Take care of that pan, treat it right, and whoever gets it next will thank you for it.

It's just a completely different mindset. At a distance from reality.