Bacchus wrote: Fri Apr 25, 2025 8:46 am I was going to ask about the batteries you used, but it seems the Minolta is pretty unfussy about this?

Off the shelf energizer 303/357 watch/hearing aid batteries. It took them with no issues.

The first big present I bought for SJ when we were dating was a used Pentax SLR.


Nice. That's awesome.

My wife's first big present for me when we were dating was a used digital SLR, and I beat the hell out of it for several years. I could've offered it to her, but seemed pretty clear in ...

My wife got a few disposable 35mm cameras about a year ago and loved them. A few weeks back, she mentioned she’d love a 35mm SLR to shoot with. I love her and want to encourage it, so of course I said yes. With Mother’s Day coming up, it felt like the perfect time.

Her grandfather was a ...

That's awesome, you should be proud.

NickS wrote: Fri Apr 04, 2025 11:11 am Not sure why so many of the links at the end of this one are broken for me?
http://elrobrex.substack.com/p/what-hap ... ier-breaks

Fixed. The only thing I can think of is a copy/paste fail from office, and toddler-dad life means I'm half asleep half of the day.

http://elrobrex.substack.com/p/freedom-on-wheels-how-a-chicken-bureaucrats
Brilliant. I love it.


Thank you!


Not sure why so many of the links at the end of this one are broken for me?
http://elrobrex.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-the-signifier-breaks


Yikes! Thanks for letting me know ...

Most days start the same. I wake up, check the job boards, and send out a few applications. Then I shift gears and think about what I want to write. That whole loop usually repeats once or twice later in the day.

In between, I’m doing house stuff. I take my kid to school. Pick him up later. Run ...

Last month I started writing on Substack. After my 2023 layoff and the emotional shitshow that followed, I knew I couldn’t let it happen again.

I needed the outlet. For my sanity, and for my family’s sake.

It started with old notes. Ideas I’d scribbled down years ago. Half-cooked thoughts that ...

Am I the only person who thinks this is absolutely sick? I want it.

http://reverb.com/item/75027404-peavey ... 90s-purple

IG post say they'll be on Amazon in December. I might get it for a fun project.

I'd have one of these with a subsonic neck and enjoy me some baritone chugs for days.

dots wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:31 pm if i bought a new VW and had to inflate the tires and reseal all the gaskets, i'd be pretty pissed.

You just described VW ownership.

Also replacing the windshield because the fucking thing delaminated before delivery.

I.. kinda love it.

http://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/search?view=shop&q=Pacific+Peach

http://i.imgur.com/8mYEjQs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eOp4eWC.jpg

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0343/4368/2183/products/fender-electric-guitars-solid-body-fender-player-jazzmaster-pacific-peach-w-matching ...

rahbro wrote: Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:11 am Birthday is coming quick

Happy Rooberday old bastard.

Daphne Blue CV 70s Jag, $70 off - $399

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Squier/Cla ... 0296728.gc

Not the cheapest it's been, but it's over $100 less than normal.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars ... ric-guitar

http://www.musicradar.com/news/fender- ... telecaster

I fucking love this thing.

Update.

The hole has been filled in with scrap wood, but purposely not blended in. For now.

Techs in Miami - like everything in Miami - are expensive. Once we move to our new city, I’ll find someone locally to blend it or put in a more well matched piece of wood.

http://i.imgur.com ...