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I can see green grass in a few spots... but the shovel won't go in further than a 1/2 inch... frozen (except where the deer pushed all the snow away to get to the acorns a few weeks ago), and the snow on top is just melting and pooling and creating puddles on top of ice.  We're expecting snow, just in time for spring!

I have to agree that finding Mexican food sitting alongside Chinese food is very strange.  It's becoming the "norm" up here in the Chinese Buffets though.  I feel your confusion there for sure NELA!

Hmmmmm,  I never managed to build any type of callouses up with the nylons,  it wasnt until I switched to steel and it wasn't for a lack of trying. I used to use Daddario Pro Arte lights.  Now that I have callouses, any old nylon works just fine.

Weird... this thread showed up in my "recent" list... and clearly it wasn't recent!  I didn't even pay any attention to the fact that the last post was in October.  Sorry! 

Yup, the Virgina Jam is here on my youtube page:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD8Oe-BBMOQ

I didn't do anything special except for turn the recorder on... and normalize the audio then cut and pasted a few different clips together.  I have the Zoom H2, found here:  http://www.zoom.co.jp/products/h2  It's a few years old, they have even fancier ones now of course.  Tascam makes some nice ones too.  If you look in this recording section, you'll find some other recommendations as well. 

How are you liking Mixcraft so far?  I keep dabbling with it, but haven't resigned to actually read through the manual while dabbling so I will be a bit longer before I actually mix anything worth listening to.  LOL!

I received Mixcraft as a gift over the holidays.  I've used Audacity.  I imagine every software has a learning curve.  You can do MOST of the same things in Audacity that you can do in Mixcraft, it's just not "as pretty" and in some ways not as easy, but in others even easier.  Frankly, I haven't played with it enough yet to feel comfy with everything it can do, but it sounds like it's a whole lot more than you need! 

If he's doing all the mixing, you certainly don't need Mixcraft on your end or any program for that matter.  All you need is a way to record your stuff and send it to him.  Unless you plan on doing a lot of mixing of your own stuff down the road, spend your money on a nice recording device instead because they come in handy for lots of uses!  I have a Zoom recorder.  It records wav files, can normalize files, and convert to mp3.  If you don't need to do any mixing yourself, then that's all you need! 

On another note... if you don't have something like a Zoom recorder, how do you plan to record yourself?  Using a standard Computer Mic with Mixcraft is likely not going to do the trick.  As an example, I've tried using my Zoom as a USB mic and go directly though Mixcraft to record on the computer, and I have issues (my computer sucks).  So, I generally record on my Zoom and then transfer the files to the computer to play around in the software.  Really, that's all your brother wants.  Send him recordings so he can mix.  You don't need any program for that, just a decent device to record with.    You can certainly try Audacity and whatever devices you have laying around that you can record on plugged into the computer.  You'll get the same quality as you would have if you'd done it through Mixcraft for the price of free.  I still swear by my Zoom though.  It's what I used to record the Virginia Chordie gathering out in the woods running on batteries.

I personally went after all mahogany specifically looking for that "boomy" sound.  It's more than "boomy" in my opinion though.  It's... well... from a woman's point of view, equal to chocolate and coffee.  LOL!  I've got K&K pickups and don't have issues, but I can see how mic'ing it could be an issue. 

Like NELA said, everyone has an opinion and a certain sound they're looking for.  I hope you find what you love, or rather, it finds you!

Here's a view across the lovely Oneida Lake

And what it looked like yesterday out and about (we needed to visit Petco to get a new lamp for the fish tank).  I consider this to be "normal" road conditions in February on a major road (there's a mall and every major store you could wish to find on this 4 lane road).  Before you go there... Yes Scott, the inside as well as the outside of my car needs a serious detailing!  BUT... I wash it one day and it's covered in sand and salt and 3 inches of snow the next.    We've got below zero temps and I'm just thankful to get the wheel wells cleared of rock hard frozen slush so my little red buggy doesn't shake so much on the highway. 

And last but not least, the view out my front porch and the shovel wide clearing I've got for the kids to get on and off the bus (it's over their heads).  This was taken last night... looks like I need to shovel again. 

Awe...... thanks for the compliments guys!  I'm just glad someone enjoys listening.  I hate to thow myself out there for people to just wrinkle their noses at and pass by.   

Oh btw... TIGLJK isn't too far from here too.  So if we do this... you better be here!

As it turns out, we've got a few weddings and a Family Reunion to go to out of town this summer.  Assuming someone decides to throw a funeral into the mix... it's likely we won't be planning a huge gathering this year.  If we plan this for next year, what are your thoughts, Zurf?  You want to be knee deep in fishermen, or just float about like DE?  Exactly what does your ideal Salmon River trip look like in your mind's eye?  If I can help make it happen, I'd love to!  It's so close to my home, I can rent a place a year in advance to ensure room during the busy season (um... kinda have to do it at least a year in advance if you want to be here during the running).  Or... I can find some campgrounds (NY has lots of really nice State Parks for camping), and of course if we want to be even lazier... we can always just hang in the back yard!  I've got plenty of space for tents.  Or, if you're feeling really peachy, we have some 17 acres of uninhabited wooded land and we could just call it a true outdoor experience.  Although... I personally prefer to have some running water and a toilet nearby myself. 

Lovely looking guitar, Zurf!  Have fun with it... and um... add a few beers and all will be well!