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Who's we sucka?

Smith, Wesson and me.
Feb 5th, 2018 10:44 AM Edit Profile
Hope the link works.
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Jake
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Wait, what?
Feb 5th, 2018 11:46 AM Edit Profile
I'd say he is.

6L6
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Feb 5th, 2018 12:35 PM Edit Profile
Can't blame him.

And... I would respectfully disagree with his statement that his voice is still strong. Based on recent performances I've seen, his voice has given in to OMD. He's now just speaking many of the words rather than singing them.

But what a fantastic career he's had. His music will go on forever.

Enjoy your retirement, Paul!

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an acquired taste some may never acquire
Feb 5th, 2018 01:07 PM Edit Profile
He's earned it, I reckon.

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Feb 5th, 2018 01:28 PM Edit Profile
His lifetime dues are paid in full.

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Feb 5th, 2018 02:44 PM Edit Profile
I went to a Simon and Garfunkle Reunion Concert in Berkeley Calif years ago.

He needed to retire then,.. they both did.

And he thinks his voice is still good.. Not by my standards.
(This message was last edited by jefe46 at 05:44 PM, Feb 5th, 2018)

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an acquired taste some may never acquire
Feb 5th, 2018 02:59 PM Edit Profile
"He needed to retire than...they both did."

I include myself when I say that, for some of us, it's hard to admit that our day has passed and it's time we were off to the dog track.

Or, as Steppenwolf put it:

"You're out of touch and you try too much.

Yesterday's glory won't help us today.
You want to retire?
Get out of the way."

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Feb 5th, 2018 03:47 PM Edit Profile
I retired years ago (when Chrysler ruined our company) I knew "it" was over and I was over "it".

So, rather than be the same old hack.. I reinvented myself.

Would you care to hear me sing..
Didn't think so, neither do my kids.

I enjoyed S&G in the very early days when it was fresh. It's been stale for a long time.

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Feb 5th, 2018 07:04 PM Edit Profile
Simon says "...a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating, and something of a relief."

I retired last October and had the same exact feelings.

6L6 posted: "his voice has given in to OMD."

What is OMD? All Google returned was Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark, an 80s group.

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Feb 6th, 2018 05:12 AM Edit Profile
Old Man Drone ?

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Feb 6th, 2018 08:18 AM Edit Profile
I think what finally convinced him was his meeting with Julio down in the schoolyard, who reminded him ....

"In the naked light I saw
my sagging jowls
and dentured maw

In the halo of a street lamp
I saw my trousers and
Depends were damp

And the sign said the bathroom line
would continue through the night
my buns clamped tight.... etc etc

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Feb 6th, 2018 11:48 AM Edit Profile
"6L6 posted: "his voice has given in to OMD..."

OMD = "Old Man Disease". I got the term from the surgeon who is about to perform surgery on my torn rotator cuff. He said the torn rotator was due to my having "OMD".

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(This message was last edited by 6L6 at 01:48 PM, Feb 6th, 2018)

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Bogue Falaya River

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Feb 6th, 2018 11:57 AM Edit Profile
OK. OMD = TMB.

Too many birthdays. I learned about TMB from a friend last Sunday.

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Feb 6th, 2018 01:06 PM Edit Profile
Couldn't be soon enough. The guy is a bit*h.

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