Indeed - great to hear from you again Mick!
I just have two questions:
- how goes the recovery from the big cyclone?
- how’s your snazzy new Triumph runnibg?
- what did you do with your beautiful black, white and gold ‘75?
OK, that was 3 questions, but what do I know about math?
Pete
Update, just passing through 6000 kilometers, been working like a demon so the miles are a tad slow. I am going to ride the bike to a project I am working on tomorrow, it’s 700 k’s each way so I am expecting a sore butt. Bike is running well, I’ve pissed off the catalytic converter, installed a “X-Pipe and it sounds sweet, nice note and not too loud, but when your up it, you can certainly hear the beast.
Pete, two questions answered
Cyclone: it’s work in progress, paid out by insurance company (250k)
Progress report above
My XS was sold and went to Perth, that’s all I know, if you see it come back here let me know....I do miss the bike, it was the 20 knot head wind that killed her off, calendar girl and all....
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I’ve updated this thread Pete
OMG , A new avatar !You are the man Dude! I'd love to hang out with you in that ultimate man cave shop of yours some day!
OMG , A new avatar !
I can't deal with this !
I'm looking forward to what you will be offering us for Kwanzaa..Hahaha! That's my holiday avatar. My old avatar will be back after Christmas!
Very nice Dude,Right now I'm in the winter workshop rebuilding the master cylinder on the '75 RD and listening to vinyl.
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In particular, the 1973 recording "On the Road To Freedom" by Ten Year's After's frontman Alvin Lee and Gospel Rock singer, Mylon Lefevre.
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Lee had gotten a bit disillusioned with being on the road doing heavy rock and making big bucks, so he invited LeFevre on vacation to Jamaica where they put together the songs for this LP. Back England to actually do the recording, he built a state-of-the-art studio at his 16th century mansion in south Oxfordshire.
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As has been recorded, "Among the many guest musicians, LeFevre met George Harrison at a pub in nearby Henley-on-Thames, after which Harrison became a regular visitor to Hook End Manor Studio and provided his sound engineer to help prepare the new recording facility. Other members of what became known as "the Thames Valley Gang" who also contributed to the album included Ron Wood, Tim Hinkley and Boz Burrell. Three members of the band Traffic – Stevie Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Reebop Kwaku Baah – were among the other participants, along with drummer Ian Wallace."
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Well, as you know well, you have a really fine turntable there. And its cool that you saved so many LP's.I have that same turntable, Phillips 312.
However I don't have it hooked up right now.
I still have ~300 or so albums but I don't spin them much any more since I went digital.
And Alvin Lee was an incredible, amazing musician.