Ok, first ebay.... the synth I bought on ebay only worked for a day then stopped for a week then suddenly started working again... then stopped. It works then doesn't work. That really sucks cause I really like it. I took it to Cosmo Music but they said they don't normally repair this kind of thing so I dont think they'll be able to do much. I have a couple of other possibilities though.
Anyway, I've always said ebay is one giant scam and this sure helps prove it. BEWARE!!!!
In other news, the Rush concert was saturday. Pretty stressful getting there since the guy who normally goes with me couldn't go right up until about 4pm, then while I was waiting for him at the ACC he didn't show up until close to 8pm. We walked in as the opening film was running. That REALLY sucks.
But otherwise, the show was fantastic. The sound was much much better than it has been since the very first time I saw them in 1984. Finally the place was vibrating from the bass pedals again and the drums were just hammering through your chest. Awesome! I got lots of great pictures too which of course are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotteh/ Alex had a strange problem during YYZ, a high pitched squeal. They fixed it near the intro of Limelight though so all was good for Camera Eye which is an awesome song live. Presto was great to hear too!
A friend sent me some CDs of old rush recordings from 1974, '78, and '80 and they really brought back the memories of why I loved rock music so much back then. They even inspired me to order and ElectroHarmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress flanger from Musicians Friend, something I've wanted for a loooooong long time!
The doors were installed on my kitchen cabinets last week too. They look really nice. I now have a new medicine cabinet in the bathroom as well. Still a bunch of still left to finish and this is taking a LOT longer than I'd hoped for, but at least it's getting done.
Did I mention the new diet last time? I've really cut back the amount I eat and try to do a little exercise every day. My weight is definitely slowly trending downward. Hopefully I can keep this up. Even if I only lose 1 pound every 2 weeks, that's still 25 pounds by this time next year. That would be incredible! I started at 220 now I am around 209 and it's only been 3 weeks so, so far so good!
That's about it I think. No interesting thunderstorms this year for some reason. Last night it started a bit around midnight but only a few flashes and that was it. We're just getting a lot of hot, humid weather.
Ok, That's it!