Finally caught up. Damn that was a lot to read. There was too much I wanted to respond to that happened months back so let's just get down to the recent posts.
new05002 wrote:DR201.
I think you mean Iron Pile 200. Still very happy with that amp and am glad I had you build it for me. Gonna plug my Chessie into it tonight and crank some riffs out.
whiskey_face wrote:ugh my plant is haunted like a motherfucker. it will go months with out any issues then one a 2 nights in a row will be fucking intense.
Tell some stories, Whiskey, do it. I still remember your haunted honeymoon story from the old HCFX thread years back.
D-Day wrote:If you give Kyuss a try you may find yourself enjoying a groove laid down by Josh H or one of the other talented members. Enjoy that while it lasts because all that happens next is that wretched fucking singer comes in and louses it all up to fucking hell. My advice for dealing with this? Don't listen to Kyuss.
This and the story about the dude coming up to you are just perfect. I can really only dig on Sky Valley these days, but can we at least say that Desert Sessions are tits and Queens got some sweet shit?
christianatl wrote:I've been sober for 11 years.
A lot of people who get sober do so to hide in AA, which is not the suggested way to go about things. It actually says that sobriety is meant to be an avocation in plain English in the book. Sobriety allows someone who has gone though it to live their life. It's not intended to be a person's life. It's just a tool. If I wanted to isolate myself from the rest of the world, I would still be getting fucked up.
Anyone who has legit sobriety knows that every person has their own deal. Most sober people are not against any sort of imbibing. It's just not for us.
It's like, say you are allergic to strawberries. Do you think no one should eat strawberries? Of course not.
christianatl wrote:dazedbyday wrote:I offered Christian a beer when he played Union pool a few years ago.
What I don't like about AA is the part about giving in to a bigger power. It takes away from the work that the person does to help themselves and the people around them that give their help.
Aw man, that was you just being a gentleman.
I just think of that in a very vague sense. Like, the universe. Spiritual principles. I don't believe in any sort of deity. And yet, I'm still sober.
Ego deflation is really important in sobriety, and I feel like most people would benefit from knowing that they are not the center of the known universe, you know?
It really boils down to service to my fellow man for me. I'm not the best at it, but I'm happiest when I remember to put others needs and wants before my own. And in a funny twist, when I remember to do that, Im as happy as possible in addition to having all of my needs and wants met.
It's pretty remarkable.
Both my parents were functioning (not really better at all) alcoholics. My mom got sober many years back and my pops never sobered up, he drank pretty much till the day he died. I drink and don't have a problem with alcohol. No hard drugs but I think that's because my parents were honest with me and my siblings very early on about our chances of having an addictive personality and to be aware of that when making our own life decisions. I drink beer and some whiskey now and again and have done hallucinogens but that's about it. Never smoked weed, no coke/speed/heroin. The weed I just kinda missed the boat on in highschool and said fuck it - I might like it a little too much and I don't really wanna waste time on it personally. I never even consider anything harder because it'd probably be the end of the way I'm living life now. I know that already with the depressive states I can get into that heroin or downers is where I'd end up and at the end of the day if you can't love yourself, you're not gonna care about yourself let alone those around you and how you might make them feel. Self-destruction is a son of a bitch.
I think AA is really interesting in how it helps people and I mean that in a good way, not a judgmental way. The higher power thing seems to be used by a lot of people to avoid AA but it really is best laid out like Beaslyboy and Christian said. Ego death from hallucinogens can have a similar effect of making you realize that there is much more to the universe than you. Bit of a ramble I know but it just came to mind. I recently finished rereading Infinite Jest and you can really tell that Wallace truly admired the program on a level but couldn't quite figure it out. The character Don Gately seems to based of Wallace in part. He follows the advice of the old timers of the program - show up and go from there. Don't ask how it works but if you show up and do it, it most likely will. Just admitting to yourself that it might work for you I think is a very important starting point. That acknowledgement is huge. I dunno, I guess I'm just rambling at this point. Good on ya dudes who took an important step towards bettering their lives, however that may have been. Good on ya other dudes who are here to talk to me about amps and sheeeeeit. Good to be back.
D-Day wrote:People have changed names without me knowing and I was all like "WTF I never 'liked' Paul's Pickles and Penis Pumps!"
"Well Julian may have more book learnin than me but it doesn't take a rocket appliance to figure this out."
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Gear
Dunwich Iron Pile Custom 200
Harry Joyce Custom 100
70's Ampeg VT40 X2
70's Orange 4x12
Dietz 2x15
EGC Chessie - Sea Foam Green
Mercury Guitar - sweet/rare offset guitar
Boomerang+ Phrase Sampler
Drasp DL4
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