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“Here’s my secondary gaming computer, it’s modded with lights”

zachnorton — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:26:19 +0000

Dude, check out this kid’s setup.

How to sell a guitar

zachnorton — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:25:22 +0000

You know, craigslist hasn’t been that funny lately. Then I found a great guitar ad. It’s really a classic.

The make and model are pretty irrelevant. But the closing line is awesome (as usual, read aloud in your best tough guy voice): “This guitar rips.. you wanna shred like the big boys?- this is your new axe..”

Really, this thing rips. It absolutely shreds. And the elite group of shredders known only as “the big boys” plays this model. Some might even go so far as to refer to it as a fierce medieval weapon, or a tool used to cut down towering redwoods. Just thinking about its monstrous tone and enedless sustain might make you throw out all punctuation rules. If you’ve got the balls to take it to the next level, make this guy a reasonable offer. Trades are for fucking wimps.

What time is it?

zachnorton — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:04:07 +0000

Looks like Gun:30.

Small Brown Bike is back together?

zachnorton — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:57:39 +0000

How come nobody told me? It’s been almost a year.

http://www.smallbrownbike.com/

You guys know Yngwie?

zachnorton — Sun, 02 May 2010 05:26:01 +0000

Yngwie Malmsteen is some cheese-metal shredder dude.

His website is amazing for two reasons.

1. It looks like a myspace page, but is not a myspace page

2. It features the artwork for his latest album (which apparently was designed by a 12 year old in 1986).

That’s all.

Way to go Livonia

zachnorton — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:11:06 +0000

From the NY Times:

“Livonia, Mich., recorded the highest rate (of participation in the 2010 Census), 85 percent, among places with 50,000 or more people.”

That’s pretty exciting!

You know how I love Craigslist?

zachnorton — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:13:03 +0000

Well, my buddy Greg just linked to this site by a guy who spends his free time messing with people on Craigslist.

This one is hilarious.

Some of them are less funny. Maybe I should’ve linked to those first, then that one. Oh, well.

Drummer from the Sword offering drum lessons

zachnorton — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:29:06 +0000

I think this might be a joke, but I can’t tell. Maybe it’s an outward expression of an inside joke.

Drummer from the Sword posted this:

I’ve totally lost my mind and decided to offer drum lessons here in Austin.
My rates are very economical starting at $40/hr.

I am only interested in SERIOUS students who want to WORK and learn how to really destroy on both the mental and physical planes.

Here’s my email:

wingoschool@gmail.com

DO NOT:
1.) REPLY TO THIS POST.
2.) ABUSE THIS EMAIL ADDRESS - ONLY THOSE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN INSTRUCTION SHOULD CONTACT ME - THIS IS NOT FOR FAN TRIVIA.

Best Regards,
Trivett Wingo

Shawn Knight’s Beard on Ebay

zachnorton — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:46:41 +0000

Happy Bidding!

Come to the Lager House Saturday, and see if a local bidder wins it.

Ted Weber

zachnorton — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:01:14 +0000

You probably haven’t heard, but Ted Weber passed away last Friday.

He was a speaker builder, the founder of Weber Speakers, and quite an innovator when it came to guitar tone. I’ve got 3 of his California Series speakers in various speaker cabs. They sound great.

Here’s a link to is obituary.

The best part is that he was a hobbyist. Unlike Seymour Duncan or Bill Lawrence who were better known for their playing, before they started designing gear, Ted Weber worked at GM most of his life. He built a few guitar speakers for friends, and then things took off.

Coincidentally, Weber Speakers is in the midst of a 10% off sale.