Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

[Ableza]

Happy Kentucky Derby Day!

Wings on the Weber,
Grilled asparagus and
Margaritas!

Giddyup!!

Several years ago we were in New Orleans during Derby Day and had frozen blackberry julips at the Oak Alley Plantation bar. Yum.

 

[Paladin79]

I'm pretty sure it will learn to LOVE what I love and to HATE what I hate.



+1 for upgrading @DACattack's TT.

When I change out turntable parts I am reminded of a scene in The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. Tuco (Eli Wallach) goes into a gun store and changes out parts of various six shooters till he has his own perfect model. A great example of knowing what you want and making it work.

 

[Orange5o]

Is that lunch or the names of the horses in your trifecta pick?

If it's picks it is wrong because I don't see Journalism there

 

[bagwell359]

Happy Kentucky Derby Day!

Wings on the Weber,
Grilled asparagus and
Margaritas!

Giddyup!!

For a second I thought those were ur picks to win/place/show....

oops a day and a dollar short...

 

[Paladin79]

Happy Kentucky Derby Day!

Wings on the Weber,
Grilled asparagus and
Margaritas!

Giddyup!!

I lived close to Churchill downs during my early college days and was there on several occasions, my wife is from Louisville so we go back a couple times a year. Bourbon, horse racing, and the Madison regatta.

 

[Ableza]

By the way, those julips were so good I asked the bartender what bourbon he had used. He smiled and said, "Here's an old bartender's secret. The best tasting cheap hooch is Early Times. That's what you have."

Ever since then I've had Early Times in my bar and use it for mixed drinks calling for bourbon.

 

[Adam Balm]

My parents used to drink Old Fashioneds made with Ancient Age.

 

[Paladin79]

My parents used to drink Old Fashioneds made with Ancient Age.

My son tends to use Bulleit bourbon for mixing yet it is certainly a flavorful bourbon for sipping.

 

[classfolkphile]

Keep me in the loop next time something similar is in the works!

Seconded.

 

[rkw]

Here ya go

Text extracted by Google Lens, plus formatting:

"The Pink Panther" ​

Henry Mancini & His Orchestra ​

RCA LSP-2795​

​

Conrad Gozzo, Jack Sheldon, Frank Beach, Ray Triscari (tp), Dick Nash, Jim Priddy, John Halliburton (tb), Karl De Karske (btb), Ted Nash, Harry Klee (as), Plas Johnson, Gene Cipriano (ts), Ronny Lang (bar), Jimmy Rowles (p), Pete Jolly (accor), Al Hendrickson (g), Rollie Bundock (b), Shelly Manne (d), Larry Bunker, Frank Flynn, Ramon Rivera (perc), Erno Neufeld, Nathan Kaproff, Samuel Cytron, Joseph Stepansky, Lou Klass, Ambrose Russo, Benny Gill, Marvin Limonik, Irma Neuman, Leon Trebacz, George Kast, David Frisina, Mort Herbert, Herman Clebanoff, Anatol Kaminsky, Alexander Murray (vln), Stanley Harris, Alexander Neiman, Robert Ostrowsky, Virginia Majeswski, Alvin Dinkin, G.R. Menhennick (vla), Raphael Kramer, Ed Lustgarten, Armand Kaproff, Eleanor Slatkin, Anne Goodman, Justin DiTullio (cello), Henry Mancini (comp,arr,cond)​

Hollywood, September 16, 1963​

PPA3-4439-6 The Pink Panther Theme (ts-solo: Plas Johnson) 2:35​

PPA3-4440-7 It Had Better Be Tonight 1: 44​

PPA3-4441-10 The Tiber Twist (ts: Johnson, tp: Sheldon) 2:47​

PPA3-4442-6 Something for Sellers 2:45​

​

Vince DeRosa (fhr) added, Jack Sheldon (tp), Dick Nash (tb), other trumpets and trombones out, Cipriano and Klee out, Pete Jolly (p,accor), vocal-group added*​

Hollywood, September 17, 1963​

PPA3-4443-10 Royal Blue (tp: Sheldon, ts: Johnson) 3:09​

PPA3-4444-7 Champagne and Quail * 2:45​

PPA3-4445-9 It Had Better Be Tonight * 1:56​

PPA3-4446-2 The Lonely Princess 2:25​

​

Dick Nash (tp), Sam Rice (tu), Vince DeRosa (fhr), Ted Nash (as), Jimmy Rowles (p), Pete Jolly (p,accor), Al Hendrickson (g), Rollie Bundock (b), Shelly Manne (d), Larry Bunker, Frank Flynn, Ramon Rivera (perc), Kaproff, Thelma Beach, Cytron, Klass, Gill, Limonik, Irma Neuman, Murray, Trebacs, Frisina, Herbert, Sam Freed, Clebanoff, Kaminsky (vln), same violas, Kramer, Maria Fera, Slatkin, Goodman, DiTullio (cello)​

Hollywood, September 18, 1963​

PPA3-4447-4 Piano And Strings (p: Rowles) 2:34​

PPA3-4448-8 The Village Inn 2:34​

PPA3-4449-4 Cortina 1:52​

PPA3-4450-9 Shades of Sennett 1:22​

​

℗ 1963 RCA Records © 1994 BMG Music Made in Germany​

 

[ricksome]

I’m in my early 50s, and was involuntarily retired from my last corporate job four years ago and change as the hospitality sector got destroyed by COVID. I had expected (and wanted) to finish off my career there. Loved the brand and my colleagues.

Well, having built long term, mutually supportive relationships with people in the field paid off, because the consulting gigs came on fast, and I’m now earning more, even taking into account paying for my own health insurance, building a SEP IRA, and the self employment tax penalty (I’m reorganizing into an S-Corp to help with that) than I did at my last job.

I’m also working less, and if I don’t like a project, I simply pass.

And, my old company is a shadow of its formal self. Almost all the best people have moved on, one way or another, and I would be miserable working there today. Everything that made the brand unique and awesome has been jettisoned by the private equity management that “saved” it.

It’s sometimes nervy, and can bring some angst, but I can’t say it didn’t turn out to be a good thing, at least so far.

Private equity has destroyed all kinds of businesses. I am glad you are doing better now.

 

[classfolkphile]

The Wrecking Crew, also known as the Clique and the First Call Gang, was a loose collective of American session musicians based in Los Angeles who played on many studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including hundreds of top 40 hits. The musicians were not publicly recognized at the time, but were viewed with reverence by industry insiders. They are now considered one of the most successful and prolific session recording units in history.

The Wrecking Crew is a 2008 documentary. I do not recall which channel carried it. I am currently in negotiations for a couple tone arms but I can check later.

Thanks Tom. I recall seeing it advertised somewhere but forgot to watch it. I will now: it's on several streaming services.

 

[ricksome]

So…

Almost all of our research and development work is done by employees of our company.
You could say that it’s pretty much all done in-house.

Forkbeard started out as a “spec project” by a guy who had no prior working relationship to the company.
Would that mean that it was done … out-house?

Would that mean that it was done … out-house? Of course it would. It was done in the Schiitr

 

[Bowmoreman]

Mimir is hooked into the system (coax in and balanced out) as a direct substitute for Yggy (who is staying “warm”, natch)… resisted urge to listen stone-cold. Added to the FB Schiit Stack (a doddle by now). Beer-ing now, reward for getting 3 new raised beds fully in with hardware cloth underneath and the OG grass/sod tilled and (mostly) leveled. Can’t grill me birthday steak outside because thunderstorms and rain… but, we are having the last of last season’s potatoes: using the Mandolin to turn them into Fries, then will cover in beef tallow and salt them, and convect bake em… ymmmmm… Steaks’ll have to be on the cast iron grill pan on the induction cooktop.

Salad, as we just ran out of energy and time to get to the store to get some nice early Asparagus (alas); just as well, it is at it’s perfection when Mesquite-grilled outside…. It shall be a nice Australian Shiraz I think.

If, after all that cooking, eating and cleanup… I still have energy, I shall attempt a listen/pay with Mimir. (Lord knows I am anxious to use the PEQ and Loudness features to see!).

Nice that FB can easily manage my stack from the far end of the house (and outside on our 3 season porch) - easily 40+ feet away and through (from where I sit now) 3 walls (one of which is exterior). Impressive. IR remote is so “last century”…

 

[Daniel Johnston]

My new bedside setup.
So far I’m impressed.

Now I’m anxiously awaiting the Gungnir2 FB upgrade. The loudness and balance function are incredible.