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So, if u mix skim milk & half-n-half, do you get whole milk? Just askin'...

Beautiful Day in Nashville today!

Woke up, went for a walk with the dog, went for a swim, went for short motorcycle ride. Now back to work for final prep for tomorrow nights show.

Yeah! Back in Nashville!

Yeah! Back in Nashville!

2011 Ft. Lauderdale Irish Festival - Night Show

2011 Ft. Lauderdale Irish Festival  - Night Show

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Goodbye Sunny South Carolina!

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Greenviile's a nice city and we had a great time playing at the Handlebar last night!

West Palm Beach... My old stomping grounds!

We're in Florida!!!

Can I Pay Now?

I love visiting my local bookstore. It's usually a quiet retreat where I can go to enjoy a latte and skim some magazines.

But the peace ends at the cash register. That's where I first discovered I am considered a "guest" of the bookstore. While waiting on line the cashier shouted out "next guest online please."

When I approached the cash register I was assaulted with a barrage of questions...

"Did you find everything you need?" Okay that's a fair question. "Is there anything else we can get for you today?" No, I just told you that I found everything I needed.

"Did you know that we can offer you a big discount today on blah, blah, blah?" "Do you have our latest rewards card?" "Would you like to donate a build-an-animal to our favorite charity?" "Can I offer you this postcard with information on how you can donate to our favorite charity online?" "Oh wait you already have our rewards card. Did you know that you can upgrade your rewards card for just an additional $30 and you'll get 10% back on all your purchases today?"

You know what would be nice? Next time this "guest" is ready to pay, maybe the cashier can first ask "Would you mind if I ask you 30 questions before I let you leave with your purchase?"

UZoo - The Ultimate U2 Tribute Band Experience - Until The End Of The World Video

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Here's a video of my U2 tribute band, UZoo playing Until The End Of The World.

This video is from our very first show. It was recorded at the Tin Roof 2 in Franklin, TN on May 11, 2010

www.u2act.com

The show was recorded using a Flip Ultra HD. The audio is pretty good. If you're on a laptop or using inexpensive speakers, put on some good headphones to really hear the bass guitar.

Cool Site - http://www.tutorial-index.com/

I found this really cool tutorial site...
http://www.tutorial-index.com/

How to Change Apache's www root folder and then restart

I just learned how to change the location of Apache's www root folder and then restart apache...

1. Edit /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
2. Change the "DocumentRoot" value from "/var/www' to the new root folder (i.e. "/var/www/joomla15")
3. Save the changes.
4. Restart Apache from the Ubuntu command line...
   > sudo /usr/sbin/apache2ctl -k graceful

New exhaust for my Yamaha

I have 1983 Yamaha Midnight Virago (XV920) that I found on the Internet in 2000. It was a basket case - in boxes - that I got for free. The previous owner was going through a divorce and his wife told him to get rid of it before she did.

It sat in my garage for about a year. Eventually I rebuilt the top half and got it running. It had 21k miles on it when I got it. Now it has 34k.

Well, the exhaust collector finally rotted out and now it's time for a new exhaust. I could only find a couple manufacturers that create an exhaust for it and they're pretty ugly. I guess I'll build my own. I took a welding class this past fall, so I might as well put what I learned to good use.

Also, since the seat covering is shot, I picked up some new material to recover it. I'll post my progress with pictures for those interested.

Resolved: Missing Resolutions in Ubuntu 7.xx

My Ubuntu machine is attached to my 32" LCD TV (a Westinghouse LTV-32w3). For the longest time my Ubuntu install would only show two resolutions - 640x480 and 800x600. I finally found a couple of good posts that helped me solve my problem.

If by chance you have the same TV with a similar problem, just add the following two lines to the "Monitor" section of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf...

HorizSync 50-75
VertRefresh 60-75

It should look something like this when you're done...

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "LTV-27w6/32w"
Option "DPMS"
HorizSync 50-75
VertRefresh 60-75
EndSection

Here are the links...

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FixVideoResolutionHowto
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/3731
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/88131

pcHDTV 5500 and Ubuntu

• To get the card to work I had to...
• sudo modprobe cx88_dvb
  
  
• To change HDTV channels:
• dtvsignal -q 79.4
• To pipe to an mpg file
• getatsc -q 79.4 > /tmp/test.mpg
• To view the test drag the mpg file to xine
• 
  

Not much going on right now...

My son has pneumonia and we've been in the pediatric hospital since Wednesday. He's doing much better now after surgery to drain the fluids. We'll be here a few more days.

My DIY eDrums

I'll begin posting the step-by-step development of my DIY eDrums along with photos soon.

So far I've picked up micro-mesh screening for the heads, piezo transducers, hoops, lugs, tension rods and a 40" long piece of 12" diameter PVC drainage pipe that I'm cutting down to 4" shells.

Welcome to SimSpace

Welcome to my new blog. There's not much here for now, but stay tuned!

Chris