Axpona 2019 Schaumburg IL

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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,902
    ode to skip.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDfLCO27Lsg
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    kharp1 wrote: »
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Shut up John.....

    How'd you end up on everyone's dump on list? Maybe I'm a bad judge of character. I thought you were a pretty good guy. Except for driving a bucket truck to go bar hopping. Has that been a big hit with the chicks?

    Hey! Did you go to Axpona? If so, you drove right past me. I'm in Seymour Indiana.
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    Great tribute to Skip's room. That room alone was worth the trip to AXPONA.
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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    Clipdat wrote: »
    BlueFox wrote: »
    There is no need for a moderator.

    Thank you for your thoughts on the situation. However, I politely disagree.

    At the very least, a moderator is needed to remove spam posts. And also, ideally, to enforce egregious and obvious violations of the forum's rules and guidelines.

    Forum moderators can also serve to prevent rules violations before they occur, and also defuse tense situations or arguments.

    I've been posting on forums for over 20 years and in my experience, good moderators are a positive thing.

    Yeah like the accidentally wishing death on people. That should be moderated. LOL
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    Skip's room via video STILL sounds fantastic! Looks like an awesome time all around and now I got a leg up on you folks. I know what you all look like and I am still a faceless typer. >:)

    Just don't ask Bruce, he has met me before...I mean NO ONE KNOWS WHO I REALLY AM! BWAHAHAHAHA!
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

    "Temptation is the manifestation of desire which equals necessity." - Mikey081057
    " I have always had a champange taste with a beer budget" - Rick88
    "Just because the thread is getting views don't mean much .. I like a good train wreck doesn't mean i want to be in one..." - pitdogg2
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    "Audiophiles are the male equivalent of cat ladies." - Audiokarma Member
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,271
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    edited April 2019
    So... FWIW, and realizing that this might not be the best idea I've had all day*, there's a thread not unlike this one over at https://hifihaven.org/index.php?threads/axpona-chicago-april-12-14-2019.4224/
    (the show action starts ca. p.4)

    Offered strictly as-is and FWIW, for entertainment purposes only :)

    I will likewise post a link to this thread there. :|

    _______
    * And considering one of my other ideas involved relocating a starling that had become trapped in our fireplace and resulted in the dispersal of a not insignificant amount of fine ash in and around said fireplace -- that's saying something B)

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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,116
    edited April 2019
    Great share here Marvin. That was a cool little video. Nice job, Skip.
    marvda1 wrote: »
    ode to Skip.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,116
    Hey, is that the guy from Preacher on the right?!?
    verb wrote: »
    The Mrs took this pic of Joe, Drew, and I at the show. She hung out mostly at the VIP lounge while we ran around like kids at Halloween! :smile:
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
    lightman1 wrote: »
    kharp1 wrote: »
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Shut up John.....

    How'd you end up on everyone's dump on list? Maybe I'm a bad judge of character. I thought you were a pretty good guy. Except for driving a bucket truck to go bar hopping. Has that been a big hit with the chicks?

    Hey! Did you go to Axpona? If so, you drove right past me. I'm in Seymour Indiana.

    No, I couldn't make it this year. Sounds like we missed a good one. Thanks to Drew and the others that posted the great pics. Hearing lots of great reviews on Skips setup. Skip, sounds like you finally got the Acoustimas cubes dialed in. Congrats, bud.
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    msg wrote: »
    Hey, is that the guy from Preacher on the right?!?
    verb wrote: »
    The Mrs took this pic of Joe, Drew, and I at the show. She hung out mostly at the VIP lounge while we ran around like kids at Halloween! :smile:
    7lakdpjeh0bp.png

    Had to look it up. Yes he’s a handsome devil! :smile:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    I must say Verb, your the only guy I know that spit shines his gym shoes. :D
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    marvda1 wrote: »
    ode to skip.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDfLCO27Lsg

    FWIW, that's Ron from NewRecordDay on YouTube (he likes to speak about himself in the 3rd person). Ron is a professional audio reviewer like Sean at Zero FIdelity and Steve Guttenberg at CNet.
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,902
    Getting cool in Dallas today, 70 degrees B)
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    @malfonso Mario joined up!
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    He said he is gonna change it lol.
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  • malfonso
    malfonso Posts: 5
    First timer! nothing like popping your Cherrie.....Anyone have a smoke? Tony stop Flipping me off!!
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    Good he can tell us about that Elac Phono Pre he got.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    Mario! Sad that I missed you this year at AXPONA.....
    Welcome aboard.
    Has anybody told him about the entrance fees for signing up here? I'm the treasurer.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,444
    malfonso wrote: »
    First timer! nothing like popping your Cherrie.....Anyone have a smoke? Tony stop Flipping me off!!

    Tony isn't flipping you off, after his troubles with the "family" the middle fingers are all he has left...
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Sounds like you all had a blast!
    thanks for all the Pics Drew!!
    and for all of your posts!
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  • malfonso
    malfonso Posts: 5
    Sad to Bro.. I was looking forward to seeing ya.
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  • malfonso
    malfonso Posts: 5
    at least they had some dignity and left his middle finger.
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    Mario-good to see you have arrived here.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    edited April 2019
    malfonso wrote: »
    First timer! nothing like popping your Cherrie.....Anyone have a smoke? Tony stop Flipping me off!!

    welcome aboard Mario, and don't worry about Tony flipping you off because it's the new "shoes" you need to worry about wink wink
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,902
    mario, stop trying to fight texans :D
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    edited April 2019
    marvda1 wrote: »
    mario, stop trying to fight texans :D

    he thought you were Sicilian Marv....
    :D:D:D
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,902
    it wasn't me but a stranger
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    @pitdogg2 @malfonso vinyl is dead.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,553
    edited April 2019
    erniejade wrote: »
    @malfonso vinyl is dead.

    Well that didn't last long.
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