Did Frank Zappa give you permission to post those?

Whoa. Was just talking to my boss about these and he asked who the Frank Zappa looking dude was. I'd not once ever made that connection.

I was Alex Lifeson or Rick Emmit or Alvin Lee
Dave was Neil Peart or, I guess, Frank Zappa
Brian was the bastard child of Sly Stone and Bonnie Franklin.

Was thinking the same thing.

Trilogy?

What kind of guitar is that?

Ibanez Musician MC300. 5 piece laminate neck through. Mini-switches to split the pups and/or put them out of phase. Was a clear nod to Alembic.

MC300 - Ibanez was wiping the floor with Gibson and Fender back then.

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwM...W~93c/$_86.JPG

Alembic. Amazing guitars but no-one could afford them.

http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/112472.jpg

I was thinking the bassist from This Is Spinal Tap.

Grrr... it's dark so you can't see us too well but a picture of me and MICHAEL FUCKING ELGIN!

http://rs1320.pbsrc.com/albums/u536/...h=480&fit=clip

yooooooooooooooooooooooooo wtf. who’d you see him fight? im still sad over that ROH title run. he’s a ****in’ monster in the ring and deserved a Samoa Joe caliber build up imo.

Opening a festival a few months ago

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...75&oe=5AAE2DCB

He was at a local show wrestling this guy called Hype Gotti (we call him dyke Gotti, and he sucks ass). He definitely deserved so much better than what he was given in ROH most of the time. Frankly, ROH sucks a lot of the time and can't book for ****. I like Cody Rhodes but he's kind of boring in the ring but he's their big main event!

i love Cody. think he’s a great hybrid of old school and new. i haven’t been watching any wrestling lately though, got a little burned out at the end of last year.

What were you bummed about?

nothing really, just started losing interest. even now i can watch one of the NJPW matches and think “damn this is great” but i don’t get the urge to keep watching. i’m sure i’ll come back to it eventually but i just haven’t found myself enjoying it.

Oh. I've been there. I get you.

Was that taken from your audition for the part of Holly on Red Dwarf?

I didn't get the part.

I also tried out for Max Headroom's replacement. No call back.

https://i.imgur.com/LioaYhi.jpg?1

Been a while since you guys looked at me. Very early Christmas party. That's a white russian.

Dude

That's... that's definitely a sweater.

https://i.imgur.com/DqMn5X7.jpg

i fucking did it!

26 ****ing miles?

26.2 in 4 hours 31 minutes. Considering the lack of training and the fact that i quit smoking and started again two weeks ago. I'd say i fucking killed it.

I could do that with a Segway. I don't see why you're so special.

Dude.....

Congratulations Bob.

Congratulations! Where was that?

I remember doing crazy things when I was young, like taking up smoking and then running 26.2 miles. lol

Way to go bob.!

Thanks everyone!

It was the California International Marathon in Sacramento. We actually started at Folsom Prison.

Or at least that's where you started.

I don't know how you run like this. I climbed a fence the other day and had to basically decide if I should go to the hospital.

I should quit. Way to go Bob.

I learned my lesson man. Miles 1-6 were great. i passed the pace team and maintained a great mental attitude. 7-13 i slowed a little but was starting to see myself crossing the finish. 19 i had to stop and use the rest room, this is when i started to realize that my lungs actually hurt. I also completely freaked out on this spectator who was in line to use the "runners" portable....starting the run again was one of the hardest things i have ever done. At mile 20 it became completely mental....my lungs were burning and my feet felt like they were on fire and my legs had given up and were numb. I literally ran the last 6 miles thinking 1 mile at a time. The last 3 miles were the worst....i think knowing where i was made it worst, but i have to say when passing some spots we hung out at i thought of you man :). The last 1/2 mile i killed it and finished strong and without vomiting. I went directly to the beer tent!

This is where you truly made Music Banter proud. :beer:

That was a good day. You see any loud female donkeys looking for two guys to do most of the peddling on those mobile drinking carts?

https://i.imgur.com/oK9UGPq.jpg
^it took me over a minute to get up there and i needed help!

This may be the only time i stumbled into a beer tent and the bouncer believed me when i told him i had not had a single drink

I didn't seer the bike bar people on the race day...but the first day we were there at the convention center we parked right next to them....i started laughing and had to tell Hanna the story!

Thanks everyone....this was a huge thing for me. Next Marathon i have planned is the Santa Rosa Marathon then this one again. I had a blast and know i can do better if i get a full training period and fucking quit smoking

In all seriousness, how long does it take to recover? I've read about severe foot blisters, spine and back flare-ups, and just plain "hit by a bus" pains all over.

PS: I have a guaranteed quit smoking method if you're interested.

Quit cold turkey the day my daughter moved out 17 years ago.

PM me :)

I have to admit that i'm a little surprised with how i feel right now. I took the day off work to relax. Mainly i'm beyond hungry and my knees are very sore so stairs are my enemy right now. I rolled out my legs and even went for a slow mile run this morning, which was painful but beneficiary. My feet are feeling good, there was a large blood blister on my right heel yesterday that has already started to heal. I slept on the couch last night just due to exhaustion

bob. has the friendliest grimace I've ever seen.

Gonna put it out there in case anyone else is interested.

1. Smoke like nuts and pack up an ashtray with the ash and butts.

2. Get a large glass jar and fill it halfway with water.

3. Throw away the butts and empty just the ash into the jar. Seal the lid.

4. Buy a bunch of these:

https://content.pattersondental.com/...ages/23234.jpg

5. Keep a lighter close by.

6. QUIT.

OK. Now every time you have the urge, grab the jar, unscrew the lid, and take a huge whiff of the fermented excrement.

Then grab one of those stimudent toothpicks, feign lighting it, then "smoke" it. (and clean your teeth in the process. they taste great!)

Part of the addiction is mechanical. This satisfies that aspect. The other part is the nicotine. In all seriousness, if you can inhale a cigarette after smelling that jar of crap - you are hopeless.

I struggled for the first few days because of the nicotine part, then by day 3-4 it started getting a lot easier. After a week, I was 100% cured.

Keep the jar handy. :nono:

I'll need to work on not hating myself first but that seems like a nice method.