Taking advantage of lockdown

[Red Shift]

I’ve finally started a restoration project that I’ve been tossing about in my brain for months.

 

Back in my prime, as a young musician, I bought a Fostex 250 Portastudio 4 Track, and proceeded to fill up nearly 30 C90 cassettes with demos of original music over the next 15 years, as well as demos of other bands/ artists I recorded.

 

About 25 yrs ago, the large silicon band that drives the playback/record motor, finally gave out and because the world went digital, a replacement was not possible due to the age of the machine. Sound Quality was good, because of built in Dolby C, and the fact that tape recording speed was twice normal (3 & 3/4 i.p.s.)

 

The goal is to playback all the material on a standard 2 track cassette player, at half speed ( track 3 and 4 playing backwards, because in the Fostex, the whole tape was used across the recording heads) while digitally recording it onto my DAW of choice, changing the pitch to get normal playback, backwards playing the track 3 & 4 data so it plays forwards (make sense?) and finally syncing and mastering roughly 20 odd hours of original music ideas that I’ve forgotten about.

 

i may fail spectacularly, but the journey is wondrous.

[easytoslip]

In unchartered territory, entering the 4th week of no ale, flat spotless, Doctor said I've not got Diabetes but I have Gout, another pill to take until my toes curl up, wiped out the word improvement from everyday vocabulary as it doesn't apply anymore, and put on weight due excessive dark chocolate kit kats. 

[VladimirIlyich]

Improving my knowledge of music theory and guitar playing to try and sound less like a cat scratching on a wooden floor.

[General Dryness]

11 hours ago, Josef Svejk said:

Such as (for a vegetarian)? Chips, obviously. And...?!

Corn on the cob comes out ace. Rub a bit of olive oil on and give it about ten minutes at 180c. Roll it in butter and black pepper and serve.

[Josef Svejk]

4 minutes ago, General Dryness said:

Corn on the cob comes out ace. Rub a bit of olive oil on and give it about ten minutes at 180c. Roll it in butter and black pepper and serve.

Sounds good...

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

Painted the exterior of my house (pebble dash too, it was a ball ache).

 

Spent more time with the kids.

 

Ate myself fat again.

 

Barely trained at all.

 

Worked from home longer hours than if I was in the office. Cunts.

[johnsusername]

The good:

I get to spend 13 hours a day with the kids.

 

The bad:

I get to spend 13 hours a day with the kids. 

[Davelfc]

Just had a parcel delivered that was a belated birthday gift from the grandkids, a lego kit of the millennium falcon. Should keep me busy and out of trouble for a while. 

[Red_or_Dead]

1 hour ago, davelfc said:

Just had a parcel delivered that was a belated birthday gift from the grandkids, a lego kit of the millennium falcon. Should keep me busy and out of trouble for a while. 

Generous grandkids!

 

[JohnnyH]

I'm living in a dystopian hell where my 2 year old and 1 year old have gone feral and now get up at 05:30 every morning and won't go to bed until around 22:00 each night. The 1 year old wakes up and shouts for a few minutes like clockwork at around 02:00 but will immediately go back to sleep if you give him a soother. Recently the 2 year old came into the room to inform me he had "hidden a poo" and as yet I've not found it.

 

During a work conference call the 2 year old came in to the room shouting "gee bag" at the top of his voice over and over again.  The Irish members of the forum will appreciate this is not a good thing. The women on the call know he got it from me and are disgusted. The men think it's hilarious.  

 

My wife and I are arguing about everything.  Yesterday we argued over whether or not the thing we were arguing over did, in fact, constitute an argument.

 

I'm drinking every night and eating crap so the weight has piled on.

 

All in all I want to die.

 

Other than that - all good.

[Captain Turdseye]

I’ve lost six or seven pounds and now I’m back under 11 stone.
 

Been using the exercise bike in little 20 minute bursts* as practice for doing 500 miles for charity once lockdown is over. Just need to buy a real bike and I’ll be good to go. 

 

*That bit is true

[Bobby Hundreds]

While I lie in the garden with a beer and my switch my missus is in the office working, she was livid when she popped out and I was on a lounger with a beer in one hand and a cornetto in the other. You got to take these small wins in such troubling times.

[Champ]

7 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

While I lie in the garden with a beer and my switch my missus is in the office working, she was livid when she popped out and I was on a lounger with a beer in one hand and a cornetto in the other. You got to take these small wins in such troubling times.

Where do you live?

I’ve just been out for my daily exercise and wore my big coat and a scarf. I was pleased that I didn’t actually need to put  my gloves on although I did take them with me

[stringvest]

I managed to get a 45 minute run in at lunchtime, as we've mandated a 90 minute break in the day to force people away from their laptops.  The run was great, the two floured baps and five chocolate digestives with a glass of milk not so.  My wedding suit still with the tailors - thank fuck, as I'm going to have to get it let out a bit.

[Bjornebye]

I had a second stage interview at 1 following on from a Skype interview last week. Sat in-front of my Macbook with a shirt and tie on and pyjama bottoms. The fella rang my phone. It was a phone interview not Skype. Went well and I guess laughing at me broke the ice. 

[easytoslip]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

I had a second stage interview at 1 following on from a Skype interview last week. Sat in-front of my Macbook with a shirt and tie on and pyjama bottoms. The fella rang my phone. It was a phone interview not Skype. Went well and I guess laughing at me broke the ice. 

Haha

[Dr Nowt]

Created a growing range of highly popular Star Wars mugs.

 

Once the Admiral Snackbar, Hoth cross buns, Chocolate Chip Wookies and Kit kAT-ATs crossover range hits the market, should have my pension fund sorted for life.

 

I’m confident there will be no issues with legal.

 

 

[Dr Nowt]

Not to mention Yoda bread, Salacious bread crumbs, Potato wedge Antilles, Lando Casserolian and Jaffa the Hutt.

[sir roger]

Didn't even know Shirley Williams was in Star Wars , then again I have only ever seen one in my life , years ago, it had teddy bears fighting in it.

[easytoslip]

I cleaned the pedal bin in the kitchen, I completely forgot about it. 

[Josef Svejk]

On 10/04/2020 at 22:11, General Dryness said:

Corn on the cob comes out ace. Rub a bit of olive oil on and give it about ten minutes at 180c. Roll it in butter and black pepper and serve.

That worked a treat. Thanks.

 

My chips have been excellent. The kids prefer their fish fingers from the air fryer, too.

[Josef Svejk]

On 16/04/2020 at 14:43, JohnnyH said:

I'm living in a dystopian hell where my 2 year old and 1 year old have gone feral and now get up at 05:30 every morning and won't go to bed until around 22:00 each night. The 1 year old wakes up and shouts for a few minutes like clockwork at around 02:00 but will immediately go back to sleep if you give him a soother. Recently the 2 year old came into the room to inform me he had "hidden a poo" and as yet I've not found it.

 

During a work conference call the 2 year old came in to the room shouting "gee bag" at the top of his voice over and over again.  The Irish members of the forum will appreciate this is not a good thing. The women on the call know he got it from me and are disgusted. The men think it's hilarious.  

 

My wife and I are arguing about everything.  Yesterday we argued over whether or not the thing we were arguing over did, in fact, constitute an argument.

 

I'm drinking every night and eating crap so the weight has piled on.

 

All in all I want to die.

 

Other than that - all good.

Holy fuck! Haven't heard gee bag in years!

 

I struggle with 5 and 3 year olds. And the other half. It's pretty shitty. But the booze eases the pain...

[AngryOfTuebrook]

It's going to be weird going back into civilised society and not being able to fart as and when I feel like. 

[Mook]

Getting stuff delivered is brilliant, I've bought some clothes & CDs the last 3 months that the missus has no idea about. 

 

I know what time the postie comes, got it down to a fine art.

[Tony Moanero]

5 minutes ago, Mook said:

Getting stuff delivered is brilliant, I've bought some clothes & CDs the last 3 months that the missus has no idea about. 

 

I know what time the postie comes, got it down to a fine art.

What clothes did you buy?