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Re: RIP: Phil Spector - Yesterday

QuoteSteve G. "After his first marriage, to Annette Merar, broke up, Ronettes leader singer Ronnie Bennett became his girlfriend and muse. He married her in 1968 and they adopted three children. But she divorced him after six years, claiming in a memoir that he held her prisoner in their mansion, where she said he kept a gold coffin in the basement and told her he would kill her and put her

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Re: MR Forum Confessions - 2 days ago

I was supposed to get back on my diet on January 1st. I uh, haven’t gotten around to it yet.

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Re: New Jersey, BAGEL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD - 3 days ago

QuoteBuzz "Which of the five boroughs don't?" Newark, Westbury, Montauk, Dix Hills, and Bethpage. == Touché!

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Re: New Jersey, BAGEL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD - 3 days ago

QuoteRobert M JoeH, I didn't miss your point. I ignored it because, much like many things these days, what Brooklynites think has no bearing on reality. Robert Robert, Joe H hasn’t weighed in on this thread yet. And Brooklynites thoughts have never bordered on reality.

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Re: Forum Nikon Z6 or Z7 series owners, how are you feeling about the camera? - 3 days ago

QuotepRICE cUBE QuoteJoeM Are most folks here nixing Sony mirrorless because of pre existing Canon or Nikon lens collections or a dislike for the Sony menus? I’m still shooting with a Sony a6000, which I like, but I think I’ve finally learned enough to justify the expense of going to a full frame at some point in the future since I like to shoot without flash indoors with my grand kids.

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Re: New Jersey, BAGEL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD - 3 days ago

QuoteRobert M Joe, Nope. Brooklyn is a borough of NYC. Robert You missed my point. Don't tell that to Brooklyn. They think they are their own country.

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Re: New Jersey, BAGEL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD - 3 days ago

QuoteRobert M ... NYC is the bagel capital of New York. Robert Robert, I think Brooklyn might take issue with this.

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Re: Forum Nikon Z6 or Z7 series owners, how are you feeling about the camera? - 3 days ago

Quotevision63 QuoteJoeM Are most folks here nixing Sony mirrorless because of pre existing Canon or Nikon lens collections or a dislike for the Sony menus? I’m still shooting with a Sony a6000, which I like, but I think I’ve finally learned enough to justify the expense of going to a full frame at some point in the future since I like to shoot without flash indoors with my grand kids. The

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Re: Forum Nikon Z6 or Z7 series owners, how are you feeling about the camera? - 3 days ago

Are most folks here nixing Sony mirrorless because of pre existing Canon or Nikon lens collections or a dislike for the Sony menus? I’m still shooting with a Sony a6000, which I like, but I think I’ve finally learned enough to justify the expense of going to a full frame at some point in the future since I like to shoot without flash indoors with my grand kids.

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Re: Drone photo: 3 bobcats on a log... - 5 days ago

Amazing! Thanks for posting!

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Re: The Reports of My Death (Dazed & Confused) Have Been Greatly Exaggerated - 6 days ago

Glad you are alive and kicking. In the words of QS: Have another hit ... of fresh air!

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Re: Wifes iPad has almost 16 gig of "OTHER" - 8 days ago

You can go to settings>general>iPad storage and see what’s taking up all that space, which I think you might have done. Then look at how much space yours apps data are using. FaceBook and others leave a lot of garbage in their caches so you can delete those apps doing that and reinstall them to get back space. I use an app called MagicCleaner to get rid of junk as well.

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Re: New Music? - 8 days ago

Quotehal QuoteJoeM Quotehal QuoteJoeM I really like Black Pumas, especially this live version of Confines they recently did on CBS Saturday Morning. (30 sec commercial at the head) That was a nice track - a nicely composed song. Do you know what that fender the lead guitarist was playing? Never seen that. It’s a Fender thinline 72 with humbuckers and Bigsby. Looks like a roasted neck on

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Re: Anyone insuring their new iPhones? - 8 days ago

QuoteC(-)ris I've done Applecare+ and Squaretrade. Both have done replacements. Squaretrade was a little bit more difficult than Applecare since I had to get quotes and email them in vs just going to an apple store or doing a mail in repair. I didn't know about SquareTrade needing quotes. Thanks!

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Re: Anyone insuring their new iPhones? - 9 days ago

Quotebhaveshp I had never gotten iPhone insurance and had never broken an iPhone since the first model came out. Of course this year, I dropped my 3 week old iPhone 12 Pro and cracked the screen. Thankfully, Apple lets you add-on AppleCare for up to a month after purchase. So I got it and paid the $29 fee for glass replacement. It was bound to happen sometime. Wow! That’s a lucky break, li

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Re: Anyone insuring their new iPhones? - 9 days ago

QuoteMichael QuoteJoeM My wife’s is similar. I like the feel of these but couldn’t find one with a belt clip. This was I bought, I also had it for the duration of my 6S. Encased DuraClip Series Designed for iPhone 12 Pro Belt Clip Case - Slim Fit Cover with Holster (Black) by Encased I have an Otterbox Defender but it's very bulky and several times it has not clipped in precisely. The

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Re: Anyone insuring their new iPhones? - 9 days ago

Quotegraylocks I used to do SquareTrade coverage but their prices have gone up considerably. Last time I looked Applecare was actually a better deal. that being said, i haven't bothered in many years except for my Apple Watch's Applecare. I checked on both. AppleCare is now $200, $270 with theft. SquareTrade is now $149 for two years but no theft. Here’s a CR article about AppleCare co

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Re: Anyone insuring their new iPhones? - 9 days ago

Quotejdc Not the prettiest, but someone mentioned this grippy case... I have one in my cart... but fine with my $12 spigen right now... if I ever get the itch for a new one, might give it a try. My wife’s is similar. I like the feel of these but couldn’t find one with a belt clip. This was I bought, I also had it for the duration of my 6S. Encased DuraClip Series Designed for iPhone

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Re: Anyone insuring their new iPhones? - 9 days ago

Quotejdc Not sure it really answers the question, but no. Check the fine print. I think AC offered more options? Might depend on how hard you are on them... or whether or not you use a case? Oldest broke her Xr screen, the only time she ever took the case off... its 100% forbidden on her 12. =) Not some giant ugly otterbox, just a simple $12 TPu case. Also got a glass screen protector.

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Anyone insuring their new iPhones? - 9 days ago

Just got an IPhone 12Pro and saw that Yahoo is now offering cellphone insurance which led me to wonder if getting insurance for it is a good idea. I think I had Squaretrade back when I first got my 6S and I kept it for a year or so as it was quite a bit cheaper than AppleCare. Anybody insuring their phones?

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Re: New Music? - 10 days ago

Quotehal QuoteJoeM I really like Black Pumas, especially this live version of Confines they recently did on CBS Saturday Morning. (30 sec commercial at the head) That was a nice track - a nicely composed song. Do you know what that fender the lead guitarist was playing? Never seen that. It’s a Fender thinline 72 with humbuckers and Bigsby. Looks like a roasted neck on it.

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Re: New Music? - 10 days ago

I really like Black Pumas, especially this live version of Confines they recently did on CBS Saturday Morning. (30 sec commercial at the head)

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Re: Microphone XLR to 3.5mm Line Level - 10 days ago

The odd thing about that unit’s manual is that there is really no info on what’s being passed to the XLR out. That’s why I suggested the 1/4” mix out >USB I/O>USB IN on the mini. That XLR could be line level, balanced out (mix out or not) or mic level out but they provide no info that I saw.

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Re: Neil Peart's final years - Rolling Stone article - 11 days ago

Great article, thanks for posting!

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Re: New music sucks - 11 days ago

There’s plenty of good new music out there. Because of technology there’s more music available now than ever before so obviously they’ll be more mediocre music available. Trends influence business and business influences trends so that has an impact on what is commercially available. But the great thing about today’s music is that there’s pretty much something for everyone available. Yo

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Re: New music sucks - 11 days ago

I wonder how many new additions to the world will be conceived in late night, impassioned expressions of love while listening to this one.

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Re: After sixteen years... Am I done? - 11 days ago

One in a dark storm might be cool.

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Re: Too Much Time.... - 11 days ago

Very cool! Looks like original bassist Chuck Panozzo is also in the video.

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Re: Microphone XLR to 3.5mm Line Level - 12 days ago

Just looked, you have no audio inputs on that mini, only audio outs. So I think you’d need at least a USB I/O to get audio in.

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Re: Microphone XLR to 3.5mm Line Level - 12 days ago

I would think you don’t need the XLR out to connect to your mini. You’d use the 1/4” out and either use an 3.5mm adapter or a cable with the different connectors on each end. I didn’t see if that 1/4” out is stereo or mono out. Same with what the XLR is.

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