"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Just got back from a 4 day, 1200 mile bike trip with my club (two days were spent wrenching...tech day) up to Etna and some of the most beautiful MC roads in the world. Little sore and tired, but had a great time. Carried my Erickson fixed blade I won in the contest and the SAK I have committed to carrying for the month. Both served me well.

CA up near the Oregon border is about as close to paradise as I have ever seen.
 
kamagong said:
I don't know what's wrong with me. I don't know if I'm content, or if I'm suffering from a severe case of the doldrums, but I haven't wanted to buy a new slipjoint in a while. I have a rotation of a dozen knives that I choose from. Those knives can handle anything the day may bring, and one day I guess I just realized that they're more than enough to last me for the rest of my life. Don't get me wrong, I still buy knives. I'm on Kerry's, Ken's, and Reese's lists and every so often I'll pick up a new slipjoint that catches my eye. But I no longer feel like I have to buy anything, and my wish list is empty. I'm almost embarrassed to call myself a knife nut.

- Christian
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Sounds like a good place to be. I've been feeling the same way lately. I think for me, it comes from the fact that even when I buy new knives, they don't seem to get much pocket time due to the fact that there are 2 or 3 knives that I already have that I just can't seem to not carry. At that point, buying the new ones is just a waste of money in my eyes. Now trading is a different story.
 
Only been there once, but mine would be "Rudy's" in Austin Texas. It's a gas station/ BBQ joint. Man was their food good. You ordered everything by the pound. They had all kinds of different ribs, briskets, pulled pork, sausages, chicken, ect. It all came on a piece of butcher's paper with a bunch of slices of white bread. On the picnic tables there was a ton of different kinds of sauces. I don't think I've ever eaten that much in my life, lol. I wasn't sure what to get, so I told them to give me a 1/4 lb. of everything. Mmmmmm...... BBQ.
 
mdsmith said:
Only been there once, but mine would be "Rudy's" in Austin Texas. It's a gas station/ BBQ joint. Man was their food good. You ordered everything by the pound. They had all kinds of different ribs, briskets, pulled pork, sausages, chicken, ect. It all came on a piece of butcher's paper with a bunch of slices of white bread. On the picnic tables there was a ton of different kinds of sauces. I don't think I've ever eaten that much in my life, lol. I wasn't sure what to get, so I told them to give me a 1/4 lb. of everything. Mmmmmm...... BBQ.
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1/4 lb of everything! Wow. I gotta try that next time I go to a bbq joint :D.

I picked up a copy of Lonesome Dove, the novel a couple weeks ago. Just found it last night, and I can't put it down. I've seen the mini series a hundred times, literally, and if Clint Eastwod and the Duke never hitched on gun belts, it would be the best western ever made. I haven't been able to put the book down since last night. The banter in the movie between Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall was great, but the book is even better. Still in Lonesome Dove, Deets hasn't gotten back yet, Dish just signed on, but you can tell Woodrow is just itching for some of the glory of the good old days. I think the Augustus of the book just might be more likeable than Robert Duvalls portrayal of him in the movie, which is saying a lot.
 
The book is WAY better than the miniseries (which was well done).

A fun thing to do is to read the four books in chronological order, which would put Lonesome Dove third. They're all good but Lonesome Dove is by far the best.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
1/4 lb of everything! Wow. I gotta try that next time I go to a bbq joint :D.
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Yup.... I got a little help from my coworkers, but it was still a lot. I just wish I could find a place around here that sell it like that. We have some good pit beef around here, but I haven't really found any great BBQ places.
 
mdsmith said:
Yup.... I got a little help from my coworkers, but it was still a lot. I just wish I could find a place around here that sell it like that. We have some good pit beef around here, but I haven't really found any great BBQ places.
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I met Carl at a place out west on 70, called Lisbontown Grille. http://www.lisbontowngrill.com/ordereze/default.aspx

I've had southern bbq before, I believe that they have that, but their Texas bbq is great. I am going to stop out there again before the summer is over.

Carl, before you know it, Lisbon Town will be filled with knife nuts ;).
 
Heck, we found the place by sheer accident.

We ( the inlaws) were out on a Sunday cruise on our Vespa's, and just wandering around on little back roads we'd never been on just to see where they went. Well, we were low on gas, and we came out to rt. 144, and pulled over at the Citco station to gas up. We pull in, cut the motors and then we get hit by the smell.

Cooking meat has a smell all it's own. Especially when your hungry. We look over, there's this big biker looking guy who should be named Bear, tending two big black cookers on wheels. We ask what he has, and he lifts up both lids so smoke bellows out, and we see brisket, ribs, chicken, pork, and corn. He says "Whadawant?"with a big grin.

Ends up we all get something different so we can pass our plates around to each other. Sister in law Diane got the chicken, Brother in law got the ribs, I got the brisket, and Karen got some pulled pork. It was a feast for a king. A meat eating king.

So these days, when the inlaws ride, we make plans to somehow end up around Lisbon Maryland at lunch time. We don't bother eating breakfast, so we're good and hungry when we get there.

Carl.
 
mnblade said:
Random, Makers Mark-fueled thought of the evening: How can you have a "weekend EDC?"

-- Mark
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I think "EDC" as a term has evolved, cause most of us knife nuts RARELY carry the same knife every day ;) so a "weekend EDC" is just a pocket dump for the weekend...but I can't even carry the same knife all weekend! I have a serious problem, but its a good thing most of us are in the same boat.
 
Moderators please move this topic if you feel that this is not the right place for it.

I posted a topic a while back about an Ulster Scout knife that belonged to a friend of mine's father. My friend's Father's name was Carroll. He passed away in January at the age of 97. A few weeks ago, Brian gave me his Dad's old Boy Scout knife.

I nearly had a mental breakdown trying to decide if I should carry the knife or not. I really like the knife and I'm honored to have one of Carroll's possesions so I finally decided that I would carry it.

I also decided that the knife deserves its own special place to rest when I am not carrying it.

Carroll was one of those guys that made the world a better place. I knew him for 42 of my 50 years on this planet and he always gave me the impression that he secretly knew the meaning of life. I had a great deal of respect for him.

I put together this display case for Carroll's knife to rest in while not in use and I am really happy with the way it turned out so I wanted to share my joy with you folks.

Please understand that, while comments are welcome, I do not seek praise. Just wanted to share something that means a lot to me.

Thanks for looking.

Rick T.

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That turned out really nice Rick! It's a good place to keep it safe and a wonderful tribute to someone who obviously meant a lot to you. Thanks for sharing it with us.
 
That is great! a very fitting tribute and as said thanks for sharing such a personal part of your life with us...it also gives me an idea for what to do with some of my grandfathers items I have from him.
 
wow, I'm so happy today
we finally finished some important work on the boat and we can enjoy the waters again! this pirate is mobile again...yeah! oh I will post a pic hopfully in the next few days

won't be able I suppose to connect a lot due to job interviews and such in the next couple days, you guys are always in my mind as are slippies
cheers from Venice
Maxx
 
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