Hi there, persons who never read this here blog stuff...
It is getting very near the end of 2007, and I sit here about 3:07 AM at work, no calls to send the Cops to, so I thought I would write a bit.
My band, Infusion, has 1 more gig for 2007. At a little bar in downtown Wichita on Friday the 21st. Party for LearJet employees and their friends and wives. Last year it was at the Old marple theatre, and it was a lot of fun. This year, at least our band sound good, and we have a lot of fun just playing for ourselves.
Bought another Leslie speaker last Friday, from my brother Dan. It is the one, model 147, that I bought new back in 1972 for $700.00 plus the preamp deal. Got it last week for $600.00, a real bargain as they are worth $2400.00 now. It was a mess, very dirty and had rust on all 4 motors. There were mouse droppings in the main enclosure, and I had to strip it down to the case and clean then rebuild all motors and bushings. Got it all back together Saturday night, it was 28 degrees in the garage then, had a small heater going on me.
Mary helped me get it in the house last night and I hooked it up to one of my keyboards and the thing would not work. Dan said it worked fine 2 weeks ago. Uh huh. Nope. The motors would not turn the speakers until I went throught them Saturday. So there is this little tube, RCA 12AU7A that had been pushed to the side, and the tines were bent, si i was straightening them up and the durn thing broke, the glass had been cracked. I got another one from the 142 in the other room and put it in and wallah! worked like a champ. Set the preamp on 4 and low volume on the keyboard output and the 147 was very loud and very clear tones, the Bass was very nice. Mary came in and told me to turn it down please.....LOL she was trying to watch tv.
So that works, I ordered 2 replacement 12AU7A tubes for the 142, and will have a spare. Then I ordered 4 recessed speaker handles, 2 smaller ones for the 142 and 2 large ones for the bigger 147. Each weigh about 160 pounds, and these will make it easier to move about. I figure I have spent about $4720.00 on music equipment in the last 3 years, and I made what, 400 total on all the gigs this last summer? Ok. But I never was in it for the money anyway. If I was, I would have gone to LA in 1973 and not have gotten married then, and played with my friends in the Carson Band in Burbank.
I am planning to take the Hammond and the 142 Leslie to Mary's mothers in Moran, as she plays Organ in 3 Churches, and would love to play one at home. Don't want to sell it, unless she give me at least 4K for it, might do that...
Need to go and call 10-17 on the Officers cause I don't know what they are up to, Donut shop opens in about 5 minutes so I know they will be there.
Talk at ya later, and please take care and git home safe tonight.
Boneheaddave
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Today, October 25th 2007
Here I sit, waiting for 7 AM so I can go home and go back to bed. Been really busy lately doing nothing but getting Bronchitis now like I do every year. De[puty Kevin is here wanting reports, so I better go do that. See ya later, BHD [boneheaddave]
Friday, June 1, 2007
From the "Ramblings of an Old Guy" Blog
Monday, December 25, 2006
It's Christmas Day
Hi all. No one reads this but me and poss the girlfriend.....
It is Christmas day 2006. I sit here at work making 2.5 times normal hourly wage. 10 bucks an hour. Or so. Wow. Law Enforcement. Don't do it for the money cause there isn't any.
26 years ago when I got in this line of work I was an Oilfield Engineer. I appled to the hays, kansas PD and was hired. Chief Younger told me that my continued employment with the Hays PD was contingent upon me completing and passing all of the psycological exams. I was making more money than he was then. He thought I was crazy. I told him I could be making $1,000,000.00 a year in the Oilfield and I would still be underpaid. Hated it, the long days and hours stuck out in nowhere boonies getting drilling rigs unstuck, bacteria controlled, or the PH up.
Well, I passed the MMPI and the tests. I was indeed sane and can prove it. Don't tell the ex's or the girlfriend, they still think I am a nut. LOL
So grilfriend and her daughter went to Mom's in Moran and I get off in an hour, so I will have the TV to meself for a time. Woo. There is a new kitty in the house to play with Mufasa, the stupid kittie. It is 8 months old but about 1/3 the size of Mufasa or a 13 pound cat. My friend at work said i could have one of her Maine Coon cats, so I might have to do that instead of the kitten. It is still a bit wild fresh off the farm.
So we will see. Until I get another minute between 9-1-1 calls; later!
Posted by Dave Dave Dave at 3:19 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Winter is here ...
December will be here in 1 day.
Winter Storm Watch posted for my area for today and tomorrow, freezing rain, thunderstorms, ice, snow. Great stuff. Glad I am on my days off. Plan to play at the Old Marple Thursday night with the band, might be hectic getting around to go if the roads ice up.
Boring here at work. They are all running 28's all night long. Like they have a reason to know who owns this or that. Very strange how they do things in this County. A lot different than I was used to in Western Kansas, where life is much more simple, and the Cops don't have "quota's". Unethical, I say. But what do i know. I am just a Conservative Republican type, not Liberal like some here seem to be.
Updated my Photobucket pics and uploaded several more. Now have 491 pics there.
All for now, keep checking back ....
Boneheaddave
Posted by Dave Dave Dave at 2:22 AM 0 comments
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Keeping this post open for someday the wife unit will post something
Posted by Dave Dave Dave at 9:57 PM 0 comments
It's Christmas Day
Hi all. No one reads this but me and poss the girlfriend.....
It is Christmas day 2006. I sit here at work making 2.5 times normal hourly wage. 10 bucks an hour. Or so. Wow. Law Enforcement. Don't do it for the money cause there isn't any.
26 years ago when I got in this line of work I was an Oilfield Engineer. I appled to the hays, kansas PD and was hired. Chief Younger told me that my continued employment with the Hays PD was contingent upon me completing and passing all of the psycological exams. I was making more money than he was then. He thought I was crazy. I told him I could be making $1,000,000.00 a year in the Oilfield and I would still be underpaid. Hated it, the long days and hours stuck out in nowhere boonies getting drilling rigs unstuck, bacteria controlled, or the PH up.
Well, I passed the MMPI and the tests. I was indeed sane and can prove it. Don't tell the ex's or the girlfriend, they still think I am a nut. LOL
So grilfriend and her daughter went to Mom's in Moran and I get off in an hour, so I will have the TV to meself for a time. Woo. There is a new kitty in the house to play with Mufasa, the stupid kittie. It is 8 months old but about 1/3 the size of Mufasa or a 13 pound cat. My friend at work said i could have one of her Maine Coon cats, so I might have to do that instead of the kitten. It is still a bit wild fresh off the farm.
So we will see. Until I get another minute between 9-1-1 calls; later!
Posted by Dave Dave Dave at 3:19 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Winter is here ...
December will be here in 1 day.
Winter Storm Watch posted for my area for today and tomorrow, freezing rain, thunderstorms, ice, snow. Great stuff. Glad I am on my days off. Plan to play at the Old Marple Thursday night with the band, might be hectic getting around to go if the roads ice up.
Boring here at work. They are all running 28's all night long. Like they have a reason to know who owns this or that. Very strange how they do things in this County. A lot different than I was used to in Western Kansas, where life is much more simple, and the Cops don't have "quota's". Unethical, I say. But what do i know. I am just a Conservative Republican type, not Liberal like some here seem to be.
Updated my Photobucket pics and uploaded several more. Now have 491 pics there.
All for now, keep checking back ....
Boneheaddave
Posted by Dave Dave Dave at 2:22 AM 0 comments
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Keeping this post open for someday the wife unit will post something
Posted by Dave Dave Dave at 9:57 PM 0 comments
Friday, March 9, 2007
Traveler, or, what to do on my days off ....
Just about every 2 weeks, Mary and I go on a Walk-A-Bout in a different direction from the smack dab middle of the United States Kansas for 2 or 3 days.
The trip will go in one direction about 1/2 of the time off, get a Motel room, something around 33 bucks a night. You know, the India Indians own them and you don't want to step on the carpet in your bare feet? Might get stuck there, you know.
And the desk guy says to you in some foreign language to go and head over to the Holiday Inn next door and use their pool? Yeah. Sure.
So we are to head out tomorrow, Friday March 9th headed toward San Antonio, Texas for the weekend. 647 miles from here. We will go get the step-daughter, Kg, 17 years old, in Danville and head South. Might get into some storms, do a bit of Tornado chasing, no Scuba Diving yet as it is still to early in the season, and don't ride the Harley as it will surely rain, and just go eat and have fun taking pics of the day.
We will stop in Hennessey Oklahoma to eat at an authentic Mexican food place as they have the best Tamales in the State. Go see the Alamo as Kage has not been there....
So, I have 2 other blogs that I don't update much,
http://boneheaddave.blogspot.com
http://summersnsun.blogspot.com
http://scuba-babe.blogspot.com
which is Mary's, but I think I will take the ramblings of a old guy down or copy them to another blog.....
I gotta go, page an Ambulance or something, send big red truck across town to a fall victim....
Later, Dudes
Dave
The trip will go in one direction about 1/2 of the time off, get a Motel room, something around 33 bucks a night. You know, the India Indians own them and you don't want to step on the carpet in your bare feet? Might get stuck there, you know.
And the desk guy says to you in some foreign language to go and head over to the Holiday Inn next door and use their pool? Yeah. Sure.
So we are to head out tomorrow, Friday March 9th headed toward San Antonio, Texas for the weekend. 647 miles from here. We will go get the step-daughter, Kg, 17 years old, in Danville and head South. Might get into some storms, do a bit of Tornado chasing, no Scuba Diving yet as it is still to early in the season, and don't ride the Harley as it will surely rain, and just go eat and have fun taking pics of the day.
We will stop in Hennessey Oklahoma to eat at an authentic Mexican food place as they have the best Tamales in the State. Go see the Alamo as Kage has not been there....
So, I have 2 other blogs that I don't update much,
http://boneheaddave.blogspot.com
http://summersnsun.blogspot.com
http://scuba-babe.blogspot.com
which is Mary's, but I think I will take the ramblings of a old guy down or copy them to another blog.....
I gotta go, page an Ambulance or something, send big red truck across town to a fall victim....
Later, Dudes
Dave
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