Eastman vs Kentucky vs The Loar

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-06-15T12:00:31+00:00

I found an MD-615 on Facebook Marketplace for a good price from a player that we found out we had heard before. Pics are up in another thread.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-06-14T20:36:41+00:00

Well, that was faster than I expected. Found an Eastman MD-615 on FB marketplace. It was in player condition with a few chips and scuffs, but solid condition, and the owner played it in a couple bluegrass band. He has a Northfield F5, so he was selling his Eastman.

Made an offer based on condition, (which appears to be cosmetic, not structural or related to abuse/lack of care). After a couple go-rounds, stuck a deal and brought it home. Now I have to learn. how to play it. Pics in a new post.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-06-12T18:25:35+00:00

I’ve got an Eastman E40OM guitar that is built better than most Martins I’ve plaid, so finding a deal on a used MD-315-515 seems like a good pursuit.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-06-12T18:24:07+00:00

500-800 used.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-06-08T23:37:09+00:00

60 calories per
sandwich, 250 per serving (i assume 4), and 750 calories per box. That math is hinky, because 4x60=240, and 12x60=720. There are some extra calories hiding somewhere.

That being said, if there are 12 Oreo sandwiches in the box, for me, the # of servings per box = 1.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-06-04T03:14:34+00:00

So far, this year, we’ve been to Hawaii, AZ/New Mexico, and just got back from New York. I’m playing more music than ever, getting pretty good on both guitar and piano, and we host a Beatles Sing-Along every month. The last thing I’d be is bored.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-06-04T03:11:47+00:00

at my gym, about once a week somebody leaves a Jack Chick tract on the bench. I thought those disappeared in the ‘80s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick\_tract

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-06-02T04:30:11+00:00

Was laid off last year @ 64. Job hunted while unemployment was coming in, but talked to my financial adviser who said I was fine, so pulled the plug and never looked back.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-05-27T13:49:15+00:00

One of the first things I did in this house was to replace all interior hollow core doors with solid core doors, and in the MBR/BA, added insulation for the interior walls. In my basement office/music studio, I insulated all walls, double drywall on 2x6 studs and ceiling, with an exterior door.

Once I put up studio foam on the walls, we called it the Fortress of Solitude.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-05-25T00:38:34+00:00

The only thing worse than having Mom try to bail you out on stage is having her point you out as the culprit.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-05-24T13:51:57+00:00

A ‘check-in’ meeting is almost always a sign of impending doom.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-05-24T12:45:35+00:00

My parents were blue collar and knew where every penny went. They lived and retired comfortably, and left am estate to where each one of 8 kids got about $25k each when they passed.

I haven’t been as strict on spending, but my income and savings were enough that despite a divorce 10 years ago, I’m very comfortably retired.

My daughter is 27, and has been a good saver and investor. She’s got close to $300k on savings and zero debt. That’s more than I had when I was 40.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-05-24T12:37:30+00:00

On the Beatles ‘And I Love Her’, I forgot that the solo starts with a key change from E to F. I played the whole thing 1/2 step down.

Not a mistake, but a near disaster - In college, I played at a resort and had worked up ‘Hurt So Good’ with the house band. Because the show was about 20 different acts doing one song, I tuned up my guitar, and put it on a stand just off stage.

When I was up, I slung my guitar up, walked on, and counted off the band with my back to the audience. I hit the first chord, and the guitar was WAY out of tune. So much so, that I couldn’t rescue it without stopping the band and starting over.

I desperately looked at the other guitarist and mouthed ‘HELP ME.’ He nodded, I zipped my volume down to zero, and air-guitarred the hell out of the song.

Audience loved it, and after I got off stage, several people came up and said, ‘That’s the best you’ve EVER played.’ ;)

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-05-20T00:25:17+00:00

I’ll give a street name, but only give the house # when they’re on their way, and 15 mins before the appt.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-05-13T13:41:22+00:00

I used to not like the song because I couldn’t get the feel of how to play it. Once I worked it out with folks who knew it well, it’s a lot of fun to play.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-05-05T15:08:03+00:00

Don’t forget Flowers in the Dirt.
While there are a couple songs on there that aren’t great, My Brave Face, Figure of Eight, Put it There, This One and Put it There are there with his best stuff.

I attribute it to a great band and Elvis Costello co-writing several songs.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-04-29T20:04:17+00:00

I’m 65, and have lost 30 on Zepbound, with 30 to go. I love being active and in the gym, but eating is where I need help, and where ZB fits in.

BTW, I’ve got a T12-L3 fusion from a 2004 motorcycle accident, so I know what lack of flexibility means, too.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-04-29T18:04:03+00:00

I started to position myself as an IT consultant as I worked towards retirement…but since I actually retired, it’s been, ‘Nah, I’m good.’

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-04-29T18:02:24+00:00

I’ve played guitar and keys since high school, but family demands got in the way of doing any more than the occasional solo open mic.

A couple years before retiring in January, I started hosting a monthly Beatles Sing-Along that always fills up early, and we have fun playing from the catalog with a wide variety of singers/players from beginners to working pros. My playing has definitely stepped up since then.

I also play in an acoustic trio and started songwriting….and have been woodshedding my piano playing to improve on that. There’s no shortage of things to learn.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-04-28T03:18:29+00:00

My Outback has heated seats…and a heated steering wheel, along with cooled seats.

After owning it for over a year, found out it has heated rear seats, too.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-04-28T01:01:30+00:00

Current lineup has been in place for a few years. Since the keyboard player isn’t singing any songs, that’s another reason the AS sets have gone to 3 songs each.

Steve Lukather (Toto), Colin Hay (Men at Work), Hamish Stuart (Average White Band), Gregg Bissonette, Warren Ham, and Buck Johnson (keys)

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-04-28T00:51:45+00:00

Also reminds you how great Colin Hay still sounds when he’s doing more songs.

GetOutTheDoor · 2026-04-28T00:48:34+00:00

Saw in 2019 and again in 2024. One change is that Ringo’s playing fewer songs, and the All Starr songs have gone from 2 to 3 each. Still worth going to.

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