in case you're not aware, The Beatles Live at the BBC is possibly the best musical value since Beethoven began rolling over. 70 songs & at least half are frantic covers of american rock and R&B songs, not the same Beatles stuff you've heard over & over for ever. Not that the same Beatles stuff isn't great too, of course it is. just sayin. Here's...
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CO was great as ever, the snow was good, weather warm. I cut the snowboarding short to visit the niece for a day after all, and I'm glad I did. I got to drive a tractor & do some real earth-type work for the first time in 20 years, only had time for two hours worth though. It's funny that we can be nostalgic for...
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guitargeek:
Did ya get pictures?
How often do you get back to visit Farmfuck, OH?
I remember when I had to come back to my dad's place after I got out of music school. I was stranded in Lubbock for several days until the ice melted a little, then I got stuck in Amarillo for a couple days, and when I finally rolled in to my dad's place in Oklahoma in the middle of the night, I found the power out because the power lines were down. I got into bed fully clothed, snuggled under the blankets with my cat.
Glad you made it back safe & sound!
How often do you get back to visit Farmfuck, OH?
I remember when I had to come back to my dad's place after I got out of music school. I was stranded in Lubbock for several days until the ice melted a little, then I got stuck in Amarillo for a couple days, and when I finally rolled in to my dad's place in Oklahoma in the middle of the night, I found the power out because the power lines were down. I got into bed fully clothed, snuggled under the blankets with my cat.
Glad you made it back safe & sound!
philipfry:
Good to hear CO was good times. Things are always better when you dont have to do them all the time. And besides electricity is overrated. 
I'm flying to Colorado in the morning. Right now I'm printing the flight itinerary & Oscar my cat is attacking the printer. He's never done that before. 
Snowboarding mostly. Some plans changed & I MAY get to see my niece briefly on the way to the airport on tuesday. I was hoping to spend a couple days with her 
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Snowboarding mostly. Some plans changed & I MAY get to see my niece briefly on the way to the airport on tuesday. I was hoping to spend a couple days with her
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guitargeek:
Dude! I got a little choked up when I read that! Thanks, I fucking love stories like that!
jtemperance:
Kg is the king of the catchy title. See how many rip-offs of "Concluding Unscientific Postscript" the 20th century produced.... I'm not on my a-game now, but wanted to say, glad to be internet pals.
first the personal news, then the car.
I briefly mentioned an eye thing a while back, basically the muscles that control where one eye points aren't working up to par, and looking up or off to either side I see double. Nothing more than a nuisance except when riding a motorcycle. See better on the zrx since I sit upright so that's what I've been...
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I briefly mentioned an eye thing a while back, basically the muscles that control where one eye points aren't working up to par, and looking up or off to either side I see double. Nothing more than a nuisance except when riding a motorcycle. See better on the zrx since I sit upright so that's what I've been...
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kenyon:
now i can never let my membership expire because my vanity prohibits your brilliant and blushworthy testimonial from going extinct. you are fun stuff. i knew this from go. will refine that sentiment before going public with it.
phoebe's cuteness is out of control. she needs to reign that shit in.
i love how you talk about your eye thing in such a mechanical way. they "just" cut and move the muscles. a brillant ploy to get twice your money's worth at strip clubs?? nope, that didn't work. anyway, here is some sincere healing vibe-age; accept or decline at your own discretion. i'm sending quite a lot, fyi.
phoebe's cuteness is out of control. she needs to reign that shit in.
i love how you talk about your eye thing in such a mechanical way. they "just" cut and move the muscles. a brillant ploy to get twice your money's worth at strip clubs?? nope, that didn't work. anyway, here is some sincere healing vibe-age; accept or decline at your own discretion. i'm sending quite a lot, fyi.
saraphine:
That is one cute picture!!
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p_funk_rocker:
That little brief description of the story has got me itching for a copy of my own.
kenyon:
well, that is sweet. except, please HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE TIL THE END. in spirit. poetry ettiquette 101! now go to one of your sis's readings and pay attention!
Well, the motor and trans are in but my camera gave finally up the ghost. I had been persuading it to work by turning it on, then quickly striking it on the table before it could turn itself back off. I do have a couple other photos of the motor painted up all pretty, I'll add them here later. There's still a lot to do...
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guitargeek:
Well that sucks. Time for a new camera, I guess?
philipfry:
Yay! for the motor but Boo! for the dead camera. Im having some issues with my project car too. I should just buy a new transaxle for it and be done with it.
More progress on the motor. Had a brief set-back on the timing chain set-up. I had a new, unused set up that was supposed to be the "early style" but the fuel pump eccentric wouldn't clear the front cover. There's like 4 different front covers & I have one of each type, it wouldn't work with any of them so it must be a later...
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guitargeek:
It's 28 degrees here right now, but this time next week it's supposed to be 75! I desperately need to get outside and move around, go for a ride.
The study goes for another few months, and I could drop out at any time, but I want to be a good guinea pig and do my part for science. These people are giving me free medical attention, after all. The potency is set at the beginning of the study, goes by weight (I'm apparently getting 1 gram of the stuff since the prednisone has me up to 260 lbs now). The study drug, abatacept, appears to be having a cumulative effect: My joints aren't swollen like they were a year ago (though that may be the prednisone, too). The bone erosion is still there, I just hope the connective tissue starts growing back.
Hey, got that Frod running yet?
The study goes for another few months, and I could drop out at any time, but I want to be a good guinea pig and do my part for science. These people are giving me free medical attention, after all. The potency is set at the beginning of the study, goes by weight (I'm apparently getting 1 gram of the stuff since the prednisone has me up to 260 lbs now). The study drug, abatacept, appears to be having a cumulative effect: My joints aren't swollen like they were a year ago (though that may be the prednisone, too). The bone erosion is still there, I just hope the connective tissue starts growing back.
Hey, got that Frod running yet?
kenyon:
omg, cuppycake.com. my favorite part is when she sums it all up with, "now i'm done!" little kids just take care of business and move on. good for them.
Alright, back to the business at hand. After cleaning the block more than I would have guessed sufficient (and drying it thoroughly), white paper towel on the bores still picked up brown, so I repeated the whole procedure a couple days later. First bit of assembly is the plugs. Big "freeze" plugs (which have nothing to do with protecting the motor from freezing, they're there...
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guitargeek:
Oh! Sorry man, totally spaced your other questions.
Yes, the oil cooler is from a ZX6-R, and apparently attaches to the head on that bike. On my KZ750 there's an oil port on the right side below the ignition cover, and another port at the back of the oil pan. The one on the side uses a banjo bolt, but the one on the back takes a special fitting:
It has to plug one passage and open another one.
I'd really rather use an oil pan from a GPz750, which came stock with an oil cooler. I could lengthen these lines and it'd bolt right up.
Yes, the oil cooler is from a ZX6-R, and apparently attaches to the head on that bike. On my KZ750 there's an oil port on the right side below the ignition cover, and another port at the back of the oil pan. The one on the side uses a banjo bolt, but the one on the back takes a special fitting:
It has to plug one passage and open another one.
I'd really rather use an oil pan from a GPz750, which came stock with an oil cooler. I could lengthen these lines and it'd bolt right up.
kenyon:
finally, some support and understanding! i'm working a program of my own here, biotches - it's called survival! 
um, anyway, i WILL watch that shit when the time is right. not that i trust you not to fuck with me. that's not the point. 
um, anyway, i WILL watch that shit when the time is right. not that i trust you not to fuck with me. that's not the point. Ok, just a few moments left on the engine assembly intermission. For now enjoy this week's favorite band, Gauchos. If this is any indication, kids in Argentina are mucho cool.
still wanting to find out how to make all of your most recent journal entries show up on my page. If you know how this occasional occurance happens, or how I can make it permanant,...
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heterochromia:
I don't know which I like best - the hair-flipping/headbanging, the dancing, or the air guitar. She's fantastic.
feerlessfreddy:
i think whataburger is alot better than in n out burger. thats just me of course. i used to love fatburger but their prices have gotten ridiclously high.
Brief interlude from the motor, but the cam & crank are in. need to make a decision about the rings... I'll post pics & progress this weekend.
Sometimes when I sign in here on the office computer, my page will show my friends' most recent journal entries. I really like that, how can I make my computer here at home do it?
Justin gave me...
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Justin gave me...
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philipfry:
I thank my dad all the time for the surplus military gear he got from his time in the air force. I use a field jacket liner inside my bike jacket now and I havent been cold once. Good shtuff.
feerlessfreddy:
those jackets are the best. i had one in high school. about two years ago i decided to get it out to wear it during winter. 
it didnt fit. so it just hangs in my closet. there is a store on jones and sahara, on the northeast corner that sells alot of surplus gear.
it didnt fit. so it just hangs in my closet. there is a store on jones and sahara, on the northeast corner that sells alot of surplus gear.
'night!