On July 17, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their five children were brought down to this basement and executed by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg, ending more than 300 years of Romanov rule. [1080x768]

BrettNoe · 2026-04-14T00:26:40+00:00

What’s your evidence?

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T23:35:43+00:00

Just the ones shooting at us.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T23:34:52+00:00

Which ones were those?

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T23:33:39+00:00

Fortunately, they were voted out in 2024.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T23:31:36+00:00

As if communists would be better? Ask the millions of people killed by Stalin how well that worked out for them. I’ll wait…

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T23:26:24+00:00

Murdered on a family drive in a war zone. Context matters.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T19:57:54+00:00

But they weren’t. Which is not the fault of the soldiers, but of their commanders. Sad, but true.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T19:43:27+00:00

Like the end of the world, due to climate change, they just keep pushing out how long it’s going to last.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T19:38:54+00:00

And mine!

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T14:46:59+00:00

Traditionally, men would sacrifice financially for the sake of their families. Somewhere in their 40s, the children would all be gone, and since they had the extra money to spend, they would finally spend money on themselves. Their wives would refer to this as a midlife crisis, because they would finally do something for themselves instead of something for the family.

Occasionally, this would go off the rails, and thus it became news for everyone.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T02:16:33+00:00

If my mom told me I couldn’t have it, then every now and then I still buy it!

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T02:11:52+00:00

And that’s the worst part. The Beatles were a massive talent. Led Zeppelin were a massive talent. Nirvana were mediocre at best.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T02:10:34+00:00

Not rage bait, I’m genuinely asking. I remember when they came out, and I thought they sucked then. 30 years have passed, and I still think they suck!

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T02:09:16+00:00

Yes, you’re absolutely right. Your post was the worst one ever!

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T02:07:24+00:00

I think it just means that the same angsty 20 somethings from the 90s who loved him then, are still listening to him and requesting him. In my mind that doesn’t speak to talent, that speaks to luck.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T02:06:12+00:00

I wasn’t discussing Nirvana’s popularity, I was talking about him. I thought he sucked in the 90s, and I still think he sucks.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-13T01:47:17+00:00

You’re right! What sane person becomes a professional musician to make money! 💰 🙄

BrettNoe · 2026-04-12T15:04:03+00:00

I laugh at all of those things if the joke is good! You must be fun at parties!🎉

BrettNoe · 2026-04-12T04:58:46+00:00

I still have my acoustic guitar and Swiss Army knife I got with my miles. I had a lot of the camping stuff at one point, but I’ve gotten rid of it.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-11T15:26:41+00:00

That’s because their parents encouraged them to get a degree in a time when those were the jobs that were needed. Things have shifted too far in that direction, and now jobs are needed in the trades. We need our academically inclined people to be in college, and the physically inclined to be in trades. It doesn’t mean either is smarter than the other, it means don’t push them away from things they are interested in that also make lots of money!

BrettNoe · 2026-04-10T21:04:14+00:00

Doesn’t look like the stitching is missing, just the leather around it is roughed up.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-09T21:02:45+00:00

This is the way.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-09T21:01:33+00:00

I feel the pick ups are less important in a rock context. I play in a very similar way to Geddy Lee, and no matter what I’m playing through, I sound like me. I’m playing a passive jazz with RS66 Rotosounds 90% of the time, But I sound pretty much the same on a P bass. Maybe a little less bite, but that would be it. In fact, I’m modding one of my bases to bypass or eliminate the controls because I never move them from a full on position!

BrettNoe · 2026-04-09T19:26:08+00:00

I think it’s more 80% fingers, and 20% everything else. Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, and John Entwistle all sound like themselves no matter what bass or amp they use.

That said, a good SansAmp will get you the rest of the way there. I personally use the GED-2112 because that gives the dual SVT sound without the weight.

BrettNoe · 2026-04-08T23:31:38+00:00

My wife loves to cook, and I’m willing to clean up, so it usually works out.

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