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  • I Ivorythumper
    24 Jan 2022, 21:16

    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

    Elton John doing an early run through Tiny Dancer.

    Is it my bad hearing or is that piano way out of tune?

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    Copper
    wrote on 24 Jan 2022, 21:34 last edited by
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    @ivorythumper said in Mildly interesting:

    Is it my bad hearing or is that piano way out of tune?

    Just a wild guess, it could be the equipment, assuming it was magnetic tape, the record and play (or convert to digital) speeds could be slightly off

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 24 Jan 2022, 22:37 last edited by
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      It’s out of tune with itself so it’s not just a recording artifact.

      Only non-witches get due process.

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        Copper
        wrote on 24 Jan 2022, 23:33 last edited by
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        Shoot the piano player

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          24 Jan 2022, 23:33

          Shoot the piano player

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          Ivorythumper
          wrote on 25 Jan 2022, 00:27 last edited by
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          @copper said in Mildly interesting:

          Shoot the piano player

          😄

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          • J jon-nyc
            10 Dec 2021, 08:17

            A “petroglyph” (new word to me) from 8000BC.

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            Catseye3
            wrote on 25 Jan 2022, 16:45 last edited by
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            @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

            A “petroglyph” (new word to me) from 8000BC.

            Wow . . . I'd say that was more than mildly interesting, wouldn't you?

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            • J jon-nyc
              24 Jan 2022, 16:42

              Broadway Tower, England.

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              Catseye3
              wrote on 25 Jan 2022, 16:51 last edited by
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              @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

              Broadway Tower, England.

              Looks replica-ish to me.

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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              • C Catseye3
                25 Jan 2022, 16:51

                @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                Broadway Tower, England.

                Looks replica-ish to me.

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                Ivorythumper
                wrote on 25 Jan 2022, 18:25 last edited by
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                @catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:

                @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                Broadway Tower, England.

                Looks replica-ish to me.

                Yes, it looks like an 18th or 19th century neo-Gothic folly.

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                • J jon-nyc
                  10 Dec 2021, 08:17

                  A “petroglyph” (new word to me) from 8000BC.

                  8419FFFF-4166-41FE-8F5C-A7A0EDAA9E04.jpeg

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                  Ivorythumper
                  wrote on 25 Jan 2022, 18:40 last edited by
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                  @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                  A “petroglyph” (new word to me) from 8000BC.

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                  As interesting, if not more, is Göbekli Tepe, which has archeologists stumped.

                  It is a fully formed neolithic temple, which somewhat predates any stone founded city, and has no indication of the sort of human habitation needed to organize, build, and service a temple cultus. It seems to have been built by hunter-gathers (pre village, pre agrarian), who yet had 3 dimensional plastic art form of animals carved out of stone, rather than petroglyphs which were carved into stone.

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                  10,000 year old art -- for reference these are more than twice as old as the Pyramids at Giza.

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 26 Jan 2022, 19:19 last edited by
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                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                      George K
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                      Speaking of VW's. My family had a 1957 (or '58) VW. It had no fuel gauge, rather an auxiliary tank. You had to keep track of how far you had driven since the last fill up to know when to gas up.

                      You did have an auxiliary fuel tank, with a gallon's capacity.

                      That changed in 1962 with a real gas gauge.

                      https://www.thegoldenbug.com/en/air-cooled_vw_history/d3/beetle_changes

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                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        Copper
                        wrote on 26 Jan 2022, 20:30 last edited by
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                        $3.58 well spent

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 2 Feb 2022, 14:57 last edited by
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                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 6 Feb 2022, 12:38 last edited by
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                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                6 Feb 2022, 12:38

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                                Ivorythumper
                                wrote on 6 Feb 2022, 19:28 last edited by
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                                @jon-nyc Did you see the movie about this?

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                                • I Ivorythumper
                                  6 Feb 2022, 19:28

                                  @jon-nyc Did you see the movie about this?

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 6 Feb 2022, 22:43 last edited by
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                                  @ivorythumper that was a fun film.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 02:14 last edited by
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                                    I’ve not seen that IT but I’m intrigued.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    • J jon-nyc
                                      7 Feb 2022, 02:14

                                      I’ve not seen that IT but I’m intrigued.

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                                      Aqua Letifer
                                      wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 03:36 last edited by
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                                      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                      I’ve not seen that IT but I’m intrigued.

                                      Movie was average. The story behind Sutton Hoo is nucking futs on a number of levels.

                                      Please love yourself.

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 13:18 last edited by
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                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        • A Aqua Letifer
                                          7 Feb 2022, 03:36

                                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                          I’ve not seen that IT but I’m intrigued.

                                          Movie was average. The story behind Sutton Hoo is nucking futs on a number of levels.

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                                          Ivorythumper
                                          wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 16:19 last edited by
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                                          @aqua-letifer I agree-- both the leads just looked old and dowdy. not a particularly interesting story line, but an interesting subject matter.

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