Comments on: Min effort, max results http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/ Unfocused blogging since 2006 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:20:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: seth http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 seth Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:48:46 +0000 http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/#comment-1259 where's the cowbell? where’s the cowbell?

]]> By: Brother Anthony http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Brother Anthony Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:47:17 +0000 http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/#comment-1258 Ian McKaye is the guy you want to model your musical career after. That's not a call to go straight edge or anything though. Ian McKaye is the guy you want to model your musical career after. That’s not a call to go straight edge or anything though.

]]> By: Old Man Neill http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/comment-page-1/#comment-1257 Old Man Neill Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:23:16 +0000 http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/#comment-1257 no, i'm not real serious about teaching again...but i should have my credentials in order in case something drops in my lap.  it might be fun to teach for a year, just to get out of the house a little more.<BR><BR>the guitar i was playing belonged to the bass player.  i think it was a gibson sg jr, or something like that.  is that a guitar?  he owned it because the dude from minor threat/fugazi, ian mckay played one.  kind of silly.  the effect pedal was a crappy low end red dod distortion pedal.  the unique sound has more to do with the mics we used, and the analog 4-track.  the mics were some ancient junk that we found in the bass player's attic.  also i think the recording was done at way too high of a level, adding some nice distortion.  it would have been a train wreck if it had been digital. no, i’m not real serious about teaching again…but i should have my credentials in order in case something drops in my lap.  it might be fun to teach for a year, just to get out of the house a little more.

the guitar i was playing belonged to the bass player.  i think it was a gibson sg jr, or something like that.  is that a guitar?  he owned it because the dude from minor threat/fugazi, ian mckay played one.  kind of silly.  the effect pedal was a crappy low end red dod distortion pedal.  the unique sound has more to do with the mics we used, and the analog 4-track.  the mics were some ancient junk that we found in the bass player’s attic.  also i think the recording was done at way too high of a level, adding some nice distortion.  it would have been a train wreck if it had been digital.

]]> By: Noise http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 Noise Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:31:27 +0000 http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/#comment-1256 Greetings from Schaumburg! I never knew you were in the Violent Femmes! Good luck on the exam, tell me at the party how it went! Greetings from Schaumburg! I never knew you were in the Violent Femmes! Good luck on the exam, tell me at the party how it went!

]]> By: Brother Anthony http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 Brother Anthony Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:20:29 +0000 http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/#comment-1255 Rock! Rock!

]]> By: John/Jack/Jackie http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 John/Jack/Jackie Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:52:14 +0000 http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/#comment-1254 getting back into teaching again? nice<br /><br />your guitar playing is awesome, what tone did you use? getting back into teaching again? nice

your guitar playing is awesome, what tone did you use?

]]> By: Christina http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/comment-page-1/#comment-1253 Christina Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:23:15 +0000 http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/#comment-1253 Nice! I liked it a lot! Nice! I liked it a lot!

]]> By: Elaine http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 Elaine Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:57:53 +0000 http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/#comment-1252 Time to get back to your slacker roots and relearn how to sleep in (at least on weekends, for cryin' in a bucket!). Time to get back to your slacker roots and relearn how to sleep in (at least on weekends, for cryin’ in a bucket!).

]]> By: Mark Goodman http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Mark Goodman Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:48:01 +0000 http://oldmanneill.com/2008/11/13/min-effort-max-results/#comment-1251 Hay that sounded kinda good. The vocals were a bit hard to hear but that has nothing to do with your talent. Why are you teaching math? You should be on the road! Hay that sounded kinda good. The vocals were a bit hard to hear but that has nothing to do with your talent. Why are you teaching math? You should be on the road!

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