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Post by Brick Wall on Mar 4, 2018 14:43:00 GMT
Admittance for Darkies and mullets permitted.
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Post by sₚⲁᵣₖydₒg on Mar 4, 2018 15:41:19 GMT
I was lucky enough to visit Memphis in 1986 with my friend musicologist Diana Reid Haig. She knew how to find everything there; the best dives to eat in, the best jazz and blues clubs, Carl Perkins home town (just a bit away), the Sun Records building (before it was built in to a tourist attraction) and of course, Stax.
On a sunny morning we ventured "across the tracks" (as they say) to try and find the old Stax building. We drove around the black section of town for a while until we found the Stax theatre, soon to be torn down, but on that day looking just like we thought it would look. We did not get hassled, we only got encouraging looks from the locals who pointed us in the right direction. It may have helped that we were driving her minty 1957 metallic silver Chevy....At any rate, we hung out at the Stax theatre for a while, drinking in the ambiance. Right next door was the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. A very sad place. I have to say we were the only white people within miles but I think the locals got a kick out of us; we looked like music people I guess. One guy asked us if we had eaten lunch. Diana, with her great Southern accent said "No sir, we have not". He pointed out a great BBQ place two blocks up and I have to say it was yummy. The lady in the brick BBQ shack (for that is all it was) looked out at Diana and then looked at me and asked: "Your man like it hot?" Diana said "Yes, M'am!" For something like two bucks we got two GIANT BBQ rib sandwiches (which consisted of ribs on two pieces of wonder bread) and some sweet potato pie. That Strawberry soda that they all drink in Memphis (forgot the name) washed it down.
He seems to be repeating himself, but then, he knows what they all like to eat and drink:
Dr. STeVE said:
Ray Charles "man" (when I was working with Ray) had been with Marvin first until his death. One night in 1991 (while we were eating a spicy hot BB-Q pork sandwich on Wonder Bread with Strawberry soda at Ray's RPM studio) he opened up about Marvin, what he was like, how he had changed over the last months and what happened at the end. I've never told another living soul about what he told me that night (and never will) but it was sure an interesting study in the human mind and what can (and sometimes does) go wrong..
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Post by Wanklein on Mar 4, 2018 15:59:32 GMT
I glad he did the trip in a minty 1957 metallic silver Chevy.
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Post by Felonious Spunk on Mar 4, 2018 16:03:15 GMT
RE: Oxys, he had to hear about their addictiveness from a poat on his vanity forum??? I tend to avoid the news and even I know oxy addition is a BFD right now. What kind of Dr. Nick is he going to that would prescribe something like that without discussing the risks associated with the meds? I know we were joking about people taking medical advise from SHtv, but yikes.
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Post by Wanklein on Mar 4, 2018 16:16:49 GMT
I was not quite sure where to put this but here seems as good as place as any. In the thread Just had a heart attack and had two stents put in our good friend DeVo tells how he had an heart attack (too much giving it to Viccie up the wrong hole?). On page 7 he poats: STeVe liked this - STeVe likes drug talk because STeVe is addicted to prescription drugs and has a safe full of vintage, minty opiates (and guns). He then said: Hoofer knows the importance of nutrition while addicted to Vicodins.
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Post by screendump on Mar 4, 2018 18:40:32 GMT
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Mar 4, 2018 20:46:15 GMT
Here's yet another one of STeVE's amazingly awesome anecdotes that tick all five of the "perfect poat" boxes listed in the OP. Hell, we even get a "minty" thrown in for good measure! But, what sets this one apart from his others is...well.... OK, no amount of set-up can prepare you for this one. It's truly bad, even by Daddy standards. I was lucky enough to visit Memphis in 1986 with my friend musicologist Diana Reid Haig. She knew how to find everything there; the best dives to eat in, the best jazz and blues clubs, Carl Perkins home town (just a bit away), the Sun Records building (before it was built in to a tourist attraction) and of course, Stax. On a sunny morning we ventured "across the tracks" (as they say) to try and find the old Stax building. We drove around the black section of town for a while until we found the Stax theatre, soon to be torn down, but on that day looking just like we thought it would look. We did not get hassled, we only got encouraging looks from the locals who pointed us in the right direction. It may have helped that we were driving her minty 1957 metallic silver Chevy....At any rate, we hung out at the Stax theatre for a while, drinking in the ambiance. Right next door was the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. A very sad place. I have to say we were the only white people within miles but I think the locals got a kick out of us; we looked like music people I guess. One guy asked us if we had eaten lunch. Diana, with her great Southern accent said "No sir, we have not". He pointed out a great BBQ place two blocks up and I have to say it was yummy. The lady in the brick BBQ shack (for that is all it was) looked out at Diana and then looked at me and asked: "Your man like it hot?" Diana said "Yes, M'am!" For something like two bucks we got two GIANT BBQ rib sandwiches (which consisted of ribs on two pieces of wonder bread) and some sweet potato pie. That Strawberry soda that they all drink in Memphis (forgot the name) washed it down. Then we went back over the track to the Peabody Hotel and watched the ducks parade through the lobby. It was a great trip and I'm glad I got to see the Stax building before they got rid of it. When Diana and I got back to Nashville we played Diana's original 45 (Satellite 107) of "Last Night" about 100 times in a row, before starting in on a stack of Sun 45's.
Hoofy came along for the ride, but all he got was Dianas midrange.
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Post by hoffa_nagila on Mar 4, 2018 23:22:58 GMT
The black section of town, huh? He remastered Ray Charles, so he gets honorary admittance.
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Post by Boozin' Susan on Mar 5, 2018 0:10:12 GMT
Of course, in some retellings of the tale, STeVE has the lady in the brick BBQ shack busting into an impromptu rendition of "Think"...
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Post by Felonious Spunk on Mar 5, 2018 0:11:18 GMT
Here’s what Stax looked like around the time of STeVE’s visit: Lotta ambience to be soaked up, I’m sure. I’ll bet the locals were licking their lips over the prostpect of leading two honkeys in a flashy car to a neighborhood eyesore to gawk.
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Post by Sanjay Gupton on Mar 5, 2018 13:12:16 GMT
He seems to be repeating himself, but then, he knows what they all like to eat and drink: Dr. STeVE said: Ray Charles "man" (when I was working with Ray) had been with Marvin first until his death. One night in 1991 (while we were eating a spicy hot BB-Q pork sandwich on Wonder Bread with Strawberry soda at Ray's RPM studio) he opened up about Marvin, what he was like, how he had changed over the last months and what happened at the end. I've never told another living soul about what he told me that night (and never will) but it was sure an interesting study in the human mind and what can (and sometimes does) go wrong.. That's a great story, too. He'll never tell that story, just like he's never going to tell what his new project is. It's too important, and Our Host has too much integrity. That's how he keeps us checking in every waking hour.
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Post by Brick Wall on Mar 5, 2018 17:16:52 GMT
Here’s what Stax looked like around the time of STeVE’s visit: Lotta ambience to be soaked up, I’m sure. I’ll bet the locals were licking their lips over the prostpect of leading two honkeys in a flashy car to a neighborhood eyesore to gawk. Brilliant!
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Post by aggressivebeta on Mar 26, 2018 20:32:03 GMT
The Patty Hearst story is a prime example of how the drugs cause him to mix up fact and fiction, but this sentence is 100% true. STeVE definitely has a big ol’ file for being raided by the FBI and found to be in possession of tapes that he shouldn’t have.
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Post by Boozin' Susan on Mar 28, 2018 20:19:56 GMT
Came across this one a few minutes ago. In addition to the typical Hoffman tropes (perfect recall, getting free stuff because he's STeVE, childish expressions, etc.), notice how Guff reads a version of the site with the gorfed poats still intact. How else would he know shit was removed if he was still able to read it? Just catching up on this thread, reading some newer posts. My goodness, I can see the posts that were removed by the moderators. Yikes, one guy really lost his cool over this topic. The mods took care of that. First "deluxe" power cord I ever saw I guess was when I first wandered into ACOUSTIC IMAGE in the early 1990s. My old gear had attached power cords, nothing to do about that (McIntosh MC30s MX-110, etc.) but the new stuff had a spot where you could attach a cord. The store gave me a few to try and I did, never compared, I just like the way they looked over my wimp cords. What I didn't like about some of them is that they were impossible to bend or work into a position where they would be out of the way instead of just dominating. Starting in the late 1980s, I was floating (AC pun) in upscale power cords thanks to kind people, so I've never been without. I use the basic cords (furnished with most new gear) for situations that I can't use a heavier cord but other than that, I use good cords. Actually thinking about it, the power cord brand I mentioned at the beginning of this thread is one that my buddy [USER=47011]@warren Jarrett[/USER] can't stand, and I trust his ears but I still use the cords in most places. They sound fine to me but then I've never really gone crazy with power cords like most audiophiles do. That's because I get them from the makers for demo'ing and therefore have no monetary attachment to any one brand. Every audio show I've ever been to and every audiophile house I've been to uses upgraded power cords. Also, people I know and trust in the industry (Kevin Hayes of VAC and many others) feel good power cords is essential in getting the most out of their gear, and most say so right in the instruction manuals. They assume you will switch out the cords immediately, just like you would switch out those cheap Asian batteries that they include with their remote controls. So, carry on, but please, don't make our moderators work overtime.. STeVE, why not make the gorfs' lives easier by changing thread titles that offend your senses yourself? You're the one who's always bitching about shit you could immediately fix, being the amiable host and all. I'll let you guys comment on STeVE's bullshit in the paragraph about comparing power cords to cheap batteries. BTW, notice how he name-drops a few stores and sellers of audiophool equipment. He must be angling for a new handout... Finally, take note at how this glad-handing will likely increase now that STeVE's EQ consulting career looks to be 100% kaput.
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Post by AnalogRearEnd on Mar 28, 2018 20:54:14 GMT
"Cheap asian batteries that they include with their remote controls"? What in the actual fuck? And these are supposedly switched out immediately, just like fucking powercords? Who the fuck does that?
That has to be the most nonsensical analogy in recorded history. What a fucking loon.
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