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CEDIA 2008 One week after the Democratic National Convention...
...I got to spend about a week in Denver attending the CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) trade show. To satisfy the loose requirement (and I do mean loose  ) that posts in this forum should be about MUSIC, part of my itinerary was attending a concert by the current incarnation of...
...The Doobie Brothers Just one less original member and they'd have to change their name to The Doobie Brother! This was a show sponsored by Monster Cable and Speaker Craft, two of the show's exhibitors. So that I don't go full bore techno-geek  , i'll just focus on 2 manufacturers.
My award for classiest exhibit goes to the makers of the legendary MC 275 stereo amplifier... 
...McIntosh (The meeting rooms on top are a nice touch) The right side of their exhibit was most interesting... 
...Notice the wood floor. The wall included some cool history... 
...from the Rock era. The "Out-of-the-box" award goes to Speaker Craft... 
...who incorporated a jungle vibe. They also featured periodic performances by a group called... 
...Vaudeville Cirque Another exhibit (seemingly out of place) featured finely framed music/movie/sports memorabelia... 
...Of course I had to read them the riot act (in a nice way of course) on the fact that Hendrix never played a Fender Squier and couldn't have personally signed one. It's not even strung properly. 
(Fender's Squier line of guitars weren't introduced until '82.) In closing, here's two mighty fine Denver restaurants: Gumbo's (Cajun/Creole) - Lo-Do District Welton St. Cafe/Mona's Wings & Tings (Soul Food) - Five Points District tA  Tribal Disorder
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 Wow, looks pretty Kool, as usual!!!!!
but, um, as for that Hendrix ehibit, 
.... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: ...
Wow, looks pretty Kool, as usual!!!!!
but, um, as for that Hendrix ehibit,
.... The coolest things were the restaurants and hanging out with my sister.
 Actually, really high on the "cool" scale was a place I can't discuss...
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theAudience said:
...Of course I had to read them the riot act (in a nice way of course) on the fact that Hendrix never played a Fender Squier and couldn't have personally signed one. It's not even strung properly.
(Fender's Squier line of guitars weren't introduced until '82.) tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 
and for the record, i've been wanting a McIntosh amplifier ever since i knew what a amplifier was. so, um, do you have the hookup up or what?  | |
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theAudience said: Actually, really high on the "cool" scale was a place I can't discuss...
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theAudience said: paligap said: ...
Wow, looks pretty Kool, as usual!!!!!
but, um, as for that Hendrix ehibit,
.... The coolest things were the restaurants and hanging out with my sister.
Actually, really high on the "cool" scale was a place I can't discuss...
tA Tribal Disorder
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Wow....looks like a great time!
I was going to ask if you got to see your sister and it looks like you did. I remembered you had family in Denver. You remember Amy? She lives in Denver now, too....you have met her at a couple of gigs with LWP. She is my little jazz aficionado
Glad you are back safe and sound.  "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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magnificentsynthesizer said: and for the record, i've been wanting a McIntosh amplifier ever since i knew what a amplifier was. so, um, do you have the hookup up or what?
Sure don't. But i've seen original MC275 amps in good condition... 
...going for between $3500 - $5000. tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: In closing, here's two mighty fine Denver restaurants:
Gumbo's (Cajun/Creole) - Lo-Do District Welton St. Cafe/Mona's Wings & Tings (Soul Food) - Five Points District  How could I forget...
...Biker Jim's Gourmet Hot Dogs 
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Man the Hendrix thing.. mna tou woulda had to calm me down... cus i woulda been scream "fraud.... fraud" LOL | |
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