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pease said:
Last day carrying this DEK2 for a week heading out on a trip flying to Florida for work. Just walk out of the granddaughters volley ball game. Not my car. View attachment 2355766
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That is funny - I didn't realize it was you at first that posted the pic and I was thinking, "What are the chances that someone would have the same badge and color as my car? Wait a minute, that IS my car!". My daughter was there for volleyball too - she wasn't playing that day but she was helping ref the games.
 
Pàdruig said:
That is funny - I didn't realize it was you at first that posted the pic and I was thinking, "What are the chances that someone would have the same badge and color as my car? Wait a minute, that IS my car!". My daughter was there for volleyball too - she wasn't playing that day but she was helping ref the games.
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But you're not going to tell me where I can buy that Subaru badge for my little turbo Forester?
 
DocJekl said:
But you're not going to tell me where I can buy that Subaru badge for my little turbo Forester?
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I’ll have to find out from my wife and get back to you on that. If memory serves, the outfit that does these has different colors to choose from and they send you a couple of sets that do the front, back, and steering wheel.
We chose a color that matched the Wilderness trim accents.
 
Pàdruig said:
That is funny - I didn't realize it was you at first that posted the pic and I was thinking, "What are the chances that someone would have the same badge and color as my car? Wait a minute, that IS my car!". My daughter was there for volleyball too - she wasn't playing that day but she was helping ref the games.
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I walked back into the gym and looked for you.
 
Why doesn't the emergency whistle come with earplugs or hearing protection?

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No idea why this popped into my head, but I was reminded of an article from years past that was a response by Pat Metheny regarding his thoughts on Kenny G’s overdubbing of his own performance on top of the legendary Louis Armstrong recording “What a Wonderful World”.

I think his reply could be applied to many other arenas and individuals. The intensity and passion of his caustic, unadulterated disdain is a palpable, physical presence. You can read the whole thing HERE, and I’d urge everyone to do just that, but here’s a quick excerpt that captures the spirit of it:

But when Kenny G decided that it was appropriate for him to defile the music of the man who is probably the greatest jazz musician that has ever lived by spewing his lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy, out-of-tune, noodling, wimped out, fucked up playing all over one of the great Louis's tracks (even one of his lesser ones), he did something that I would not have imagined possible. He, in one move, through his unbelievably pretentious and calloused musical decision to embark on this most cynical of musical paths, shit all over the graves of all the musicians past and present who have risked their lives by going out there on the road for years and years developing their own music inspired by the standards of grace that Louis Armstrong brought to every single note he played over an amazing lifetime as a musician. By disrespecting Louis, his legacy and by default, everyone who has ever tried to do something positive with improvised music and what it can be, Kenny G has created a new low point in modern culture - something that we all should be totally embarrassed about - and afraid of. We ignore this, "let it slide", at our own peril.
 
Matthew Gregory said:
No idea why this popped into my head, but I was reminded of an article from years past that was a response by Pat Metheny regarding his thoughts on Kenny G’s overdubbing of his own performance on top of the legendary Louis Armstrong recording “What a Wonderful World”.

I think his reply could be applied to many other arenas and individuals. The intensity and passion of his caustic, unadulterated disdain is a palpable, physical presence. You can read the whole thing HERE, and I’d urge everyone to do just that, but here’s a quick excerpt that captures the spirit of it:

But when Kenny G decided that it was appropriate for him to defile the music of the man who is probably the greatest jazz musician that has ever lived by spewing his lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy, out-of-tune, noodling, wimped out, fucked up playing all over one of the great Louis's tracks (even one of his lesser ones), he did something that I would not have imagined possible. He, in one move, through his unbelievably pretentious and calloused musical decision to embark on this most cynical of musical paths, shit all over the graves of all the musicians past and present who have risked their lives by going out there on the road for years and years developing their own music inspired by the standards of grace that Louis Armstrong brought to every single note he played over an amazing lifetime as a musician. By disrespecting Louis, his legacy and by default, everyone who has ever tried to do something positive with improvised music and what it can be, Kenny G has created a new low point in modern culture - something that we all should be totally embarrassed about - and afraid of. We ignore this, "let it slide", at our own peril.
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I am not a jazz fan to begin with but anything I've heard from Kenny G has been like nails on a chalkboard. I enjoyed reading that essay.
 
Pàdruig said:
I am not a jazz fan to begin with but anything I've heard from Kenny G has been like nails on a chalkboard. I enjoyed reading that essay.
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I'm a huge jazz (and blues) aficionado, and I couldn't agree more with the sentiment expressed by Metheny. I've been fortunate enough to see some of the greats.
 
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