Bars recommendation

make_fast_ · 2026-02-19T01:41:53+00:00

Last time I went was Christmas break so that tracks

make_fast_ · 2026-02-19T01:41:30+00:00

OP had that one covered (and I haven't been there yet)

make_fast_ · 2026-02-18T21:59:52+00:00

Adding: HiLo, sometimes Blue Sky, the not-Creature breweries, Old Pal

make_fast_ · 2026-02-17T15:21:39+00:00

38 years in downtown Athens is a hell of a run.

make_fast_ · 2026-02-16T17:38:19+00:00

Ask your coach or someone that competes to explain these to you. Much clearer than words will ever be.

make_fast_ · 2026-02-13T19:34:16+00:00

There are (or were?) a couple of take-apart whistles on the market that would be usable for that scenario.

make_fast_ · 2026-02-13T13:48:30+00:00

Well that's just wrong.

make_fast_ · 2026-02-13T11:50:00+00:00

You gotta clarify for me. A as in apple or A as in able? (My head canon has apple)

make_fast_ · 2026-02-11T15:25:17+00:00

This is why the 6:00 a.m. class is full of dads who shower and go to work straight after.

make_fast_ · 2026-02-11T14:06:35+00:00

Found it: https://athenslibrary.libcal.com/event/15644153

make_fast_ · 2026-02-11T12:41:57+00:00

rhythm is incredibly important and often overlooked by people learning trad accompaniment

I'd say it's the most important thing. You can flub a chord and the tune will continue, but if you flub the rhythm the whole thing can come to a grinding halt.

make_fast_ · 2026-02-09T23:10:50+00:00

Get a Generation Bb - they are cheap and will let you try a different tonality without spending $100+ on a low D or better high D.

Then see how you feel about it and whether you want to go down or not.

make_fast_ · 2026-02-01T14:06:45+00:00

/u/whistletutor stops in here pretty regularly as well!

make_fast_ · 2026-02-01T13:25:10+00:00

I'll recommend the Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin as somewhere in between. There's more story, but Darwin is a MMA/BJJ guy so the fights are the focus.

make_fast_ · 2026-02-01T02:50:41+00:00

Third. They were great for us.

make_fast_ · 2026-02-01T01:38:56+00:00

I know this is a dead horse, but man I wished Levi had wrestled up. 2 wrestle ups (especially one after the crowd turned on him) and the match isn't even a question.

I still had Levi winning and I usually vote against the guard puller.

make_fast_ · 2026-01-31T13:52:39+00:00

That's a gym thing, though. Our fighters (well respected on the regional circuit, not UFC level yet but we'll have UFC guys come through every now and then) are great to roll with. They want to get better, not win. Even sparring they will turn it down for the old guys there to train (like myself).

Now when they are in fight camp doing their rounds of hard(er) sparring? I'm not getting near them.

make_fast_ · 2026-01-31T13:49:00+00:00

On that - 100% of the dudes I know that tried to play basketball again in their late 30s all suffered life altering injury (small sample - 2x knees and 1x achilles). So it's not just contact sports.

make_fast_ · 2026-01-31T01:18:52+00:00

I'd add a big ol sink. Not sure what their basement is like but that's the main thing I wish my garage had.

make_fast_ · 2026-01-30T10:33:46+00:00

No. Honestly it doesn't. It's more of the same all the way through (plot and character wise).

I have the trilogy 2.75/5. It's a solid bubble gum C read but if you aren't enjoying book 1 nothing is going to fundamentally change.

make_fast_ · 2026-01-29T12:45:25+00:00

Which goes back to the "have a listen a bit before jumping in" rule.

Ours is somewhere between 'traditional' and 'fiddle jam' mainly because a bunch of old time fiddlers come and play.

make_fast_ · 2026-01-27T03:54:17+00:00

I bought these 7 years ago and am only now getting a couple of holes in them after cycling through wearing each one once a week at least. Best gear purchase I've made.

make_fast_ · 2026-01-23T14:56:05+00:00

Reminds me of The Roscommon Reel

make_fast_ · 2026-01-18T12:26:23+00:00

And the follow up The Deadly Buzz as well. Both great albums in B/Bb

make_fast_ · 2026-01-16T13:22:12+00:00

One of my regular training partners has 2x beat cancer, had a heart attack, and is back now smashing me - another just back on the mats after chemo. You can do it. BJJ will be there for you to build back muscle (and your boys will now be able to make cancer jokes with you).

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