Thanks. I can only imagine what my mom must be going through now, since they were together a hell of a lot longer than I've been around. In fact, they were married since 1953, and I don't know how long they knew each other before that, so that was a long time. Unfortunately, her health has deteriorated like his did, and she was in the same care facilities as he was, and was with him when he passed, so I don't know if she's going to make it, either. She's a hard headed Russian woman, so who knows, she might be stubborn enough in the end, but I do have to prepare for that, as well.

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I hope that doesn't happen anytime soon, Paul. My grandparents were together forever too and they passed within 3 months of each other. My belief is that when people pass away they don't die only their physical body does. They go through a transition from one life to the next. For every death there is a birth and for every birth there is a death. I won't go into more detail of my personal beliefs but I hope you find comfort and peace in your loss. Blessings, brother.

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Marky

Remember the music is not in the guitar

Looking at the "Ugly Sweater" guitar strap and other accessories above.

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

I was looking at that stuff too.

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Marky

Remember the music is not in the guitar

My girlfriend and I are preparing for a music video that I'm going to shoot tomorrow that she'll be in. It's going to be for a single for a new EP to be released in the new year. I played bass on the track, as well.

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Thanks. I actually have a similar belief about that. Reincarnation, I suppose you'd call it. I guess we'll all find out some day for sure, hopefully not too soon, though.

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That's great, Paul. I can't wait to hear/see it!

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Marky

Remember the music is not in the guitar

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Today I delivered some gift baskets that Mrs. FSB made with a little help for the first time to cheer up some mourning cousins and the family.

Hope your day was better, Paul and that things are on the mend, Marky.

I know what you have with the home care, Paul having lost the motherin-law at a care home, and now my mom a 95 year old is in assisted care, and in this house my wife lost her father and grandmother both of which,until later in life, they lived together here and passed within 3 days of each other. That took the family by storm. But, fair weather eventually showed up, and will for all on that rolling wave.

And I’m gonna help you reconsider your suggested mom’s Russian stubbornness. My Canadian wife is part German, Russian, and Irish. Now that IS stubborn. Yikes! There now. You should feel better, Paul and I hope your mom is too.
FSB

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Hello, big guitar. Meet my little fingers.

Thanks. The strange thing has been I've been remember all kinds of random stuff, usually from when I was a kid, up into my teens and 20's, when my parents had their old house in St. Petersburg, FL, where I pretty much grew up. I wasn't born there, but I did spend a large part of my life there, at least in my formative years. I guess that's part of the process.

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Those memories will do that to you, Paul. Your youth is kind of an exploration unlike in latter years (although the exploration never stops, it may slow down or become refined) YMMV.

My youth was all over the place having moved and travelled every few years. At times it was fun, and at times it was difficult. It was always an adventure, and that made me what I am today, and just like an individual growing up in one place there is a distinct identity with life. To share being a country kid or city kid or a kid who lives on water versus one who lives on shore or any one of many scenarios is quite different. I am fortunate to have experienced a variety of those homes, and left on my own at 18. Sad to say my kid brother was 12 at the time so I missed his growing up. My growing up came early, and got I married at 23.

Because of my jumbling of home turf I used to have pretty good recall of matching songs with years because I know where and when it occurred to me. We used to play that game in the control rooms with down time. My recall is not so good today. but better than many.

The same thing with remembering family matters. Like having to take my little brother back hone after discovering he followed me a long distance up the country highway to go fishing. Or my dad coming home where I waited dockside as he returned from a few months away in and out of Hong Kong bearing hugs and gifts as was his custom. Or my mom with just us two boys where I was the head (or at least I thought I was) of the family while Dad was away.

I wish you fond personal memories for some time to come, and random they will be as you say, and for new ones to share which I know you will make and gather, Paul.

Cheers!
FSB

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Hello, big guitar. Meet my little fingers.

I'm sealing a concrete wall in my basement with a product called RadonSeal. I have (hopefully had) one wall down there that weeps just a little during the spring runoff so I've decided to do the whole basement. The product is supposed to enter the pores of the concrete and expand to fill them and therefore harden the concrete as it seals it. It sounds to me like it's similar to wood stabilizer like what Ye Olde Yankee Workshop would use. I've done 2 small walls already but I can't do it all at once because I've got way too much junk down there so I'm shuffling stuff around and doing it in sections. The sealer has to cure for 10 days. After the 10 days was up I painted the two sealed walls, they had been previously unpainted, and it went on well with no bleed-out. It's been over a week since I painted those two walls and there is no sign of watermark coming through. I think I'm giving this RadonSeal stuff a two-thumbs-up rating.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

That's great, Matt. I can totally relate. Some years ago I and my wife inherited a home; but. we also inherited a basement family/music room corner and a couple of walls with some pretty good size cracks from living in an area where houses shift more that I was used to. It's a Manitoba clay thing.
Finding the problem wasn't easy, and you know how hard it can be to move things around. Well, after a wet wall to wall rug and no wet walls to see, I finally had to remove wall panels which meant tearing off upper moulding and bending the several panels under and out (reverse to replace them) from the top because the soft ceiling tiles were fixed and irreplaceable. Then out came the fibreglass insulation some of which was damp.

My nephew is an engineer and is a partner of a firm that specializes in commercial foundations. His buddy owed him a favour that was passed on to me, and the first discovery was repaired professionally with injecting polyurethane. I learned of the difference between workable cracks versus dangerous ones. Good thing. That came into use later. While that first fix worked upon testing, we had a dry spell and, only later after putting everything back, I found another minor leak further down the wall, and a long crack starting at floor level progressed up and behind the next couple of panels which had been removed after taping poly drop sheeting from ceiling to floor, and making a room to isolate debris. With a painters' suit/hood, googles and a mask I looked like a HAZMAT groupie. Not fun!

I did a survey of the walls about the house inside and outside. Found out where to get the commercial injection material which at the time was only sold wholesale to dealers and professionals. Got lucky with a reference, an okay outside foundation, and I proceeded to prep and inject the walls (found more in the laundry room). Cleaned it up and finished off with elastomeric paint outside and in. Overkill (especially behind panels) but not only are the amp and gear protected, but so are the vintage drums on the carpet. None of the answers are cheap, but cheaper works for me. I found I needed to add to the kit I bought and it is now available at Home Depot. For extremes it works as I have witnessed in downpours for years, and the big guys use it so it is only as good as applied if needed.

I know the product you are using, Matt. It should do you fine, bro'. If you need to go a next step I'll add this to your arsenal. Failing that, an outside resolution is needed which is rare but more definite, (water pressure has some bearing too) and sometimes it's the only answer (same with RV's).

This, hopefully will never apply but, perhaps, for another FYI:



Best,
FSB

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Hello, big guitar. Meet my little fingers.

Thanks for the link.
I'll bear that in mind.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

My pleasure, Matt.

We’re pretty lucky to have some of these solutions available where both professionally and for home repair the only solution was either ubër expensive or none at all. I think what you began here was a good thing as many aren’t aware that these things are available to at least try a solution. At least with my problem that was the case expecting a costly rubber like blanket repair below ground on the outside foundation even if it were the fix. Being able to repair the job gave us peace of mind after some frustration of not getting it all the first time. The foam will, like water, find the path of least resistance and plug it from the inside to the outside where I later located one or two minor seepages. With your hard work, I know you’ll feel good when it’s over too.

As for Radon, that’s an interesting matter. I don’t know if that’s much concern where you live. Here in the Canadian Shield it’s all around us; but, little attention is paid to it. Perhaps, it should be. I don’t know. I do know that older generations have made it through in this house, and nothing glows at night so I guess we’re good to go. We’re full of wireless anyhow.
FSB

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Hello, big guitar. Meet my little fingers.

I usually go for a long walk on Sunday, but I decided to stay in and catch up on some movies I have recorded, and just play bass, as well.

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