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So, what happened today?

Kandi1977 said:
Nice one that. I have a Yamaha CP300 and an old Korg CX3, and I sadly never have time to use them. I kept them myself when I sold my sound hire company. The CX3 at least gets used quite a bit, as I often hire it out for concerts, as Hammonds B3 and Leslie are few and far between, and a pain in the ass to move around.
Still regret I didn't keep the Fender Rhodes! It was old, but in absolutely mint condition!
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I just love that sound of a Fender Rhodes. I have 1100 tones on my Roland and just don't find the right tone for all those songs that have a Rhodes Piano in them. I searched and searched for one for Riders on the Storm. In the end I compromised.

I'm only in year 2. Next step is to go midi and find these external tones and get them into my gigging armoury.
 
Muttley said:
I play in an Alanis tribute band in the south-east of the UK (Jagged Little Alanis). I also play in a pub band and a blues band. I dep for another 3 or 4 bands and am constantly sitting in house bands for open mics. Most of the songs go in as programs into the RD-2000 and I then have Mobile Sheets on the iPad to host all of the setlists. I have somewhere between 300 and 400 songs from different genres that I've performed at some stage in the last 18 months since I started.

It's a real mixed bag. If I'm doing something like Great Balls of Fire, then I just have the grand piano on and no program. If I'm doing Insomnia then I have 8 different tones all working together on different parts of the 8 octaves. Other cool programs are Cars and Are Friends Electric by Numan. The newest one for our pub band will be Blinding Lights by The Weeknd.

So do you play?
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Used to in a past life. Covers also.
 
Muttley said:
I just love that sound of a Fender Rhodes. I have 1100 tones on my Roland and just don't find the right tone for all those songs that have a Rhodes Piano in them. I searched and searched for one for Riders on the Storm. In the end I compromised.

I'm only in year 2. Next step is to go midi and find these external tones and get them into my gigging armoury.
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There's definitely something special about the Fender Rhodes. Lots have tried to copy the sound, but few, if any, manage reproduce it as the original.
 
Muttley said:
I just love that sound of a Fender Rhodes. I have 1100 tones on my Roland and just don't find the right tone for all those songs that have a Rhodes Piano in them. I searched and searched for one for Riders on the Storm. In the end I compromised.

I'm only in year 2. Next step is to go midi and find these external tones and get them into my gigging armoury.
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Arturia Stage 73 ...is a go-to for Rhodes reproduction.
 
Yessssss! We did it! After failing the 2 previous seasons, we finally did it! We are the champions! And what a way to do it! In the final game of the season, my local team needed a draw to to secure promotion. They played a team they've only beaten once in 5 games, and went out and totally demolished them! 10-0 win on the final day to secure a well deserved promotion! That's strong mentality! 13 wins in the last 13 games! Absolutely delighted!

And then Spurs of course made sure to dampen the mood.... Slightly at least.
 
Just on my way back from seeing Little Comets and band I’ve lived for years and only seen once before
Missed the spurs game but 2 and big hours of great music made up for it
Something about seeing a band that’s yours (no one else i know knows of them) in a small venue living their best life
They were one of Ugo Ehiogus first signings on his record label too
 
My daughter-in-law works as a care worker and had a 90 year old returned from hospital after they had a fall, the lady still had cannulas in both arms, the situation was made worse when after a few hours the hospital rang to say they had reviewed the xray of the woman and she had broken her hip, my d-I-l rang for ambulance and was told the patient did not meet criteria and should make they way to hospital on transport, a 90 year old woman with broken hip at night, after many calls eventually got ambulance after 4 hours. For every great person you have working in the NHS they have a complete arsehole hiding behind "the system".
 
Took the kids to Lapland UK
Never been a big fan of these things and they are bloody expensive but my sister in laws cousin (yep) is managing the show side so got us in on the test event for a much reduced costs.
It was exceptional. The kids loved it and the whole show and story telling and toys too is top notch
Not sure we would ever have gone at £600 for a family though
 
Had to put my 92 year old Dad into a home yesterday. Very emotional day.

He could not really walk and his speech is hard to understand - we had been looking after him at home up until a few weeks ago.

Long story short, he had a fall washing himself and cracked a vertebra. Hospital sorted out a few other conditions he was suffering with - -however they would only discharge him to a nursing home (which he has to pay for) as he is now bed bound.

He just wishes to die. Has done for a long time and this is exactly what he dreaded.

The care home were excellent yesterday, washing him and cutting his nails and hair, getting him comfy and moving his bed so he could see out the window and I value it greatly.

Some people rather tritely ask why I did not take him to Dignitas- but you have to be able to make your own way there and sort it out for yourself - you can’t do it on someone else’s behalf.

We need the laws on assisted dying to change. None of us would wish this for ourselves. It is a wicked wicked fate and one more of us will have to endure.
 
Daniel will be upset ...I think someone has surpassed him in the 'most impressive rebuild ' league :). Simply stunning.

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Inside the restored Notre Dame Cathedral – in pictures

First look at the Gothic building, which has been undergoing an extensive restoration since a devastating fire in 2019. The French president has praised the reconstruction effort during a visit to the cathedral just days before its official reopening
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ricky2tricky4city said:
Taking my Mum in for a hip replacement tomorrow.

Any hipsters here, or friends/relations of hipsters with any advice/what to expect.?
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Pretty brutal but very routine operation. She could be out in a couple of days or so like my Mum was or like my Dad be in physio for weeks and weeks.

Both went in after falls rather than being on a waiting list.

Hope it is the former and warm wishes to her.
 
ricky2tricky4city said:
Taking my Mum in for a hip replacement tomorrow.

Any hipsters here, or friends/relations of hipsters with any advice/what to expect.?
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The physios are taught to REALLY push the patient to get out of bed and get moving and put weight on it and ultimately go home and clear the bed for the next patient.
I remember when I was in hospital, some fat lad broke his femur kicking a football; clearly he was out of shape.
He had an operation and the next day the physio was pushing/bullying/coercing/forcing him to get out of bed and get moving; he was in a lot of pain, even though he was on pain medication, of course. He actually vomited from the effort. Great days.
 
Also, there was an old lady that had fallen and broken her leg or hip or something, after her operation they made her get up and get home to clear the bed.
She was moved back in a couple of days later, as she had fallen at home and bashed her head and broken her arm.
 
Bullet said:
The physios are taught to REALLY push the patient to get out of bed and get moving and put weight on it and ultimately go home and clear the bed for the next patient.
I remember when I was in hospital, some fat lad broke his femur kicking a football; clearly he was out of shape.
He had an operation and the next day the physio was pushing/bullying/coercing/forcing him to get out of bed and get moving; he was in a lot of pain, even though he was on pain medication, of course. He actually vomited from the effort. Great days.
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Yes, plenty indication of that.

Recovery, physio assessment, up and about....in one day out the next. We're in a nice facility though. Pretty much only do hips/knees etc.
 
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