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At 7/20/07 06:26 PM, ReconRebel wrote: My thanks to Shanus, PureLionHeart, Odyssic, PenguinLink, Coop83 and X-Naut.

I offer my congrats to you as well Mr. level 41 :)
A special hello to Casualty and PureLionHeart. I hope you guys are great.
For a brief moment after the redesign took hold I had a 15.67 voting power. Now it seems to be more down to earth with 11.25 but my user pages still shows base power only.

And I am listening to nothing. The silence is deafening. :D

At 6/22/07 10:51 AM, Bahamut wrote: IvanTuroc - Top 500 in EXP. I'm trying to get there, but it's so fucking difficult. :(

Thanks for the congrats dude~! There is a clusterfuck of members right around where we are in exp. points. Most of them never miss a deposit. Good luck. And BTW...did you notice you gained 10 points on me recently? Yup, I actually missed my first deposit ever thanks to the unfriendly fucks at the cable company and their inability to hire qualified techs :(

Thanks to:

Imposter X-Naut

and forever in the hallowed halls of NG shall he be called impostor X-Naut!

top #500 experience :D :D :D :D :D

I'm listening to Pat Benatar and Martina McBride
"Independance Day"

10,000 exp. points :D

At 4/1/07 02:37 PM, carmelhadinosaur wrote: 13,337 SAVES.

hi Carmel! Long time no see :)

congrats on the big numbers.

as for me?

27,000 B/P's

At 3/10/07 06:25 AM, alrd wrote:

At 3/9/07 07:59 PM, positively-negative wrote:

At 3/9/07 03:28 PM, alrd wrote: 1) Fender Showmaster

You mean someone actually owns one of them? I always thought they were just a Fender conspiracy so that they can say they produce more than two types of guitar.

Well yes actually, I do.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Showmaste r

The Fender Showmaster is a beautiful guitar and with 24 frets and Seymour Duncan pick-ups it is versatile. They actually play quite well. And priced under $1,000 in most music stores, they are a great value. And yes, they are Fender's attempt into the "superstrat" line of guitars.

At 2/25/07 11:06 PM, SherioushLishp wrote:

But tell me? Do you like the Austin? How does it play?

I like it, it plays pretty smooth and actually, my instructor told me to get an Austin to start with, he said that they play nice for noobies.

cool, the next time I am in my fave music store I will check one out :)

Thanks man, I spent most of this weekend with guitar in hand, playing what felt right at the moment, doing the same thing over and over becuase it felt right.

You Tube has a several vids by lJoe Satriana where he shows some good stuff to exercise on with guitar. And I found a good one by someone I didn't know, but he is a shredding guitar player and has some good tips on combining the scales into different "keys" and working up lead riffs and such, I recommend them for anyone learning and up to a moderate player. The odd thing about Joe's vids are they are filmed at different times of Joe's career so he looks different with long hair, short hair and now shaved head. :)

Can't wait to hear more from ya!
-Sherioush

ya, I can talk all day about guitar, and music in general for that matter,

thanks to:

Haggard
Bahamut
X-Naut
iscrulz
Odyssic
for the congrats on my level up

congrats to:
X-Naut; 11,000 posts and I salute your name change back to X-Naut becuz its not the same round here without an X-Naut :)) }

PenguinLink ;7,000 Saves
dave; Total Voting Power: 10.95 Elite Guard General
AtomicTerrorist; 9000 saves!
Crag; l33t amount of saves!
HomerDough; 4000 saves
TheBehemoth; level 10
Zendra; 11,000 exp points.
Washu-chan; level 12
Bahamut; 25 Flash submissions {whory sheet dude! you been bizy!!!} {an ya, I know its a late congrats, I'm sorry about that}
schneelocke; 24,000 saves {wholly wow dude! thats awesome!!!}
Kidiri; level 10
Casualty; 7000 saves
pwroftheseagoat; 19,000 B/P's
MadCow; 10,000 blams 11,000 saves {Nice; having more saves than blams :) }
Guardian; level 14, and the rusty pipe :))
Minion777; voting power 10:00 {don't it feel great?}
Pieriku; gold whistle {hang in there, and keep flagging, you'll make the diety whistly :))

At 2/17/07 09:02 PM, jarrydn wrote:

At 2/17/07 08:06 PM, IvanTuroc wrote: can anyone jump into this?

Definitely, welcome aboard!

Thanks, are you the head of the club?

By the way, I'm doing a major in comp sci as well ;D

Ah yes, computer major was my dad's suggestion as he wanted me to learn a trade. He figured I would never make a living just playing music. He was a kicking blue's guitarist himself. I figured he knew what he was talking about. Only thing about computers is I have to go every couple of years and take update classes. But it's ok in that respect too. Most of the college kids are fun to hang around these days.
As for music, my roots are probably set in 70's jazz-fusion and 80's big rock. I mostly liked Heart and Led Zeppelin and AeroSmith from the 70's. The Who, GuessWho, were also favorites. Stuff like Bachman Turner Overdrive and Electric Light Ochestra could also be found in my music library. I liked VanHalen, and Scorpion's rock music from the 80's and Def Leppard music was fun to learn and play. {It's really simple} I also liked Motley Crew. When Bon Jovi first came out I liked him a lot. Ozzie was/is my hero when he went solo and joined with Randy Rhoads. I thought Rhoads was an awesome guitarist. I really wish I could have worked with him when he was a teacher in music. Ozzie has a talent for finding shredding guitarists. Jake E. Lee is a killer guitar player but a bit stuck on himself for some reason. Zakk Wylde is great too. His signature series guitars from Epiphone are a joy to play as well. Another favorite from the 80's is Warren DeMartini from Ratt. He comes out with some kicking riffs. Other influences have been ZZTop, AC~DC and Judas Priest. I love Robert Johnson's blues as well and its good music to this day I think. {Varied interest huh?}

At 2/20/07 08:44 PM, Seasons wrote:

At 2/20/07 01:53 AM, Killer-Teacup wrote: - Behringer, I dont know much else, coz i bought it off my teacher. (It's a pile of shit, if that helps in any way :P)
- 1 year 3 months, though i practice a hell of a lot.

I'd say your first year or so, it doesn't really matter if you're guitar is a piece of junk. You're a bit over your first year though, do you plan on buying a new guitar soon? If so, i'm sure you could get some great suggestions here. Also, that's good you practice alot. :P

I agree. Learning is about the basics and not the flashy stuff. You will get to the point where a new, better playing guitar is needed to continue however. My first classical guitar was a Yamaha and god was it a piece of shit. I finally worked up to a Washburn and I loved it. It was a cheap guitar as well but the difference in playing was incredible. Having that Washburn actually made me want to continue learning classical music. Playing in 5th and 7th positions higher on the neck was much easier because of the action on the strings of the Washburn compared to the Yamaha.

At 2/25/07 06:07 AM, SherioushLishp wrote: Sure as hell sign me up!

I've got this Austin Acoustic (kinda stickin w/ acoustics for now...) and I'm into the older stuff, ya know Tom Petty, Rush, the good'ns but I'm also digging the new Incubus album!

Hi Sherioush! You know, I've never had the pleasure of playing an Austin acoustic. I have had plenty of experience with the Japanese acoustic and a couple of Martins that sound okay but play kinda rough. I also had a couple of Fender acoustics that were beasts to play. Then again, I am used to playing electric guitars with an .008 1st string. My acoustic strings are Ernie Ball's Rock&Blues strings and I add in a.010 for the octave string on my 12 string :P)

But tell me? Do you like the Austin? How does it play?

I've been playing a lil over a year and a half now, and currently I'm working on Day Tripper by the Beatles. Any tips from you experienced guitarists are welcome :P.

You know, the first song I picked out by ear was a Beatles tune. 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand'. Oh at the memories!

As far as tips, I'll tell you what Stevie Ray Vaughn said in his last interview; "play from the heart" and I don't know much else but ask me, I'll give you my 2 cents worth. :)) Remember, ask 50 guitarists the same question and you'll get 50 different opinions. :)

At 2/24/07 11:54 PM, ReconRebel wrote:

Check out this nifty stat; Voting Power: 13.00 votes!

congrats on your vote power. I look forward to my next big increase in VP. About 1500 B/Ps away I think. BTW, when the new levels and ranks are introduced, will there be more vote power or will 16:00 still be tops? Anyone know?

Now congrat me on my level up to the nunchakus! WWWoot11!0! Level 16 has to be my favorite icon.

Ever eaten frog legs?

No, and I don't really plan to, either...

Neither have I. If you straighten the legs of a frog you will notice they are fashioned just like a man's legs only with web feet. The muscle in the upper thigh and lower calf are the same. Of course the frog is much shorter. And the frog stays squatted. But the resemblance is close enough to make me raise an eyebrow about evolution.

I have been ranked right around 100 for over a year now.

094) 28137 0000 000.0 TITROTU -1
095) 27927 0002 000.3 AnzRage
096) 27905 0043 006.1 carmelhadinosaur
097) 27892 0000 000.0 ac-dc007
098) 27376 0013 001.9 FIGMENTUM
099) 26754 0000 000.0 mentalis
100) 26626 0000 000.0 artificial
101) 26581 0331 047.3 TremcladClock 4
102) 26569 0103 014.7 IvanTuroc

Highest I ever made it is 101. Looks like I could break in with as many people not voting anymore.

Thanks for the update AfroStud

can anyone jump into this?

I've been playing guitar forever but never on a professional level. I studied music theory and fine arts in college before turning to computers as a major.
Currently I have an old electric DeMarzio kit guitar {made in the 70's} as my main guitar. Its my all time favorite guitar. It has a Seymore Duncan Invader lead pick-up and DeMarzio super-distortion as a rythm/bridge pick-up. I also have an old Aria Pro II acoustic 12 string with an add-on pick-up in the sound hole. For an amp, I never stick with one for long but currently I use the Marshall 2466C combo amp because I like it's classic sound. Over the years, I have been true to Marshall as I prefer the sound yet I admitt I was drawn to them simply because of the name.

At 2/4/07 07:45 AM, Bahamut wrote: Maybe I'll stop at 50k B/P.

No way?!?? Then again, I wonder if I will stop B/Ping after reaching the last B/P rank myself. I have thought about it. It seems by the time I get there the top 100 will be all EGSC's. I remember when the top 50 B/Pers first reached all EGSCs.

At 2/4/07 07:50 AM, Bahamut wrote:
Well, I did go up a rank, but then I went back down thanks to bomb. :P Maybe on the next update, I'll pass Tim. I might pass oblivion as well. :O

Meh, I found out I was on this list and the first time I looked at it I find I have already fallen 2 positions !!?!?

At 1/9/07 07:53 PM, NickScott wrote:

At 1/9/07 07:21 PM, Sterockicy wrote: Oh thats a shame, Did you go to all of the links i provided?

Haha, well they have to be deleted first. But they did help, I had red for a second! I don't know how I got garbage... I had silver before..

At 1/9/07 10:02 PM, NickScott wrote: Back to the garbage heap... *sigh*

WTF are you doing Nick? Jeez I saw your whistle change 3 times in as many hours o_O
Try making sure the stuff you are flagging is flaggable material

At 1/7/07 10:09 PM, RacistBassist wrote: Well in theory they are
So do you think this guy is right or full of bullshit?

The key is here; Given the cold dry conditions of Mars, life could have evolved on Mars with the key internal fluid consisting of a mix of water and hydrogen peroxide, said Schulze-Makuch.

Life would have to be able to exsist in that enviorment. And would it be recognizable to us? Who says it can exsist? It represents a lot of if questions because you're dealing with exobiology. Not what can happen on our planet. And we haven't had a lot of experience with other planets much less the life that dwells on these planets, so, exobiology is not an exact science. Is NASA murderers? Nope, not in my eyes.

At 1/7/07 10:51 PM, ReconRebel wrote:

At 1/7/07 10:15 PM, IvanTuroc wrote:

At 1/7/07 09:19 PM, ReconRebel wrote: Been voting low more than usual today. Remember kids, a one will still snag you a blam point if the flash goes down the toilet. *flushes*

yes indeedy! I got my 0 in before Wade deletes this one as well

Free blam points Ivan! Get 'em while they're hot! Any idea when the next special day is? I want to make sure I'm online for the festivities. ^_~

I'll have to check on that and get back to you Recon. I sure don't want to wait til August for a bonanza of points to come my way. :))

At 1/7/07 10:36 PM, Shawtey wrote: its funny now because its blammed and all half the reviews are like " oh noes tom died!"

The second submission is still there.

The votes and reviews for submissions are constantly contradicting each other Shawtey. Like when you know a flash is gonna be blammed yet the last review gave it a 10 out of 10. Something smells funny. :-P

And is that smell familiar? I ask as I smell it too :(

At 1/7/07 10:28 PM, AfroUnderscoreStud wrote:

At 1/7/07 10:23 PM, IvanTuroc wrote:

Review mods can delete reviews now, so abusive reviews tend to get deleted pretty quickly.

Do we get credit for flagging the abusive review if it's deleted by a review mod? Does it show up on our profiles right away?

At 1/7/07 02:13 PM, gfoxcook wrote:

At 1/6/07 03:56 PM, jonthomson wrote:

At 1/6/07 03:18 PM, gfoxcook wrote: Hello, everybodies.

You shut the pentalist? Oh noes. Oh well, everything's got to come to an end sometimes.

Yes, and on that note... I certainly did shut it down. You must have missed the memo, man. #;-}>

Sad to see it go. But many lists have come and gone in my short stay at NG. :( All of them good ones. But alas, I doubt I ever get to a quad listing unless I keep at this past retirement age, and I am sure you have other duties GFox. And congrats on your alt getting 10K exp.

At 1/7/07 02:52 AM, ReconRebel wrote: 16,000 experience points!!

congrats Recon. I must say that is most awesome.

congrats as well too

Iscrulz - 12 VP {thats nice. I know I loved it when I hit 10VP I can't wait for 11. :D}

At 1/4/07 07:06 PM, mariorocker wrote: whaen i blow my whistle on something and hours later when i check my profile i still have a normal whistle. is it because not enough people do it?

I am not sure I fully understand the question but the reviews/flashes that are flagged are then checked by an administrator every so often and the flags are cleared. This is when you get credit for things you've flagged correctly. I have seen it go for several weeks before flags are cleared. IOWs its not going to show up right away.

Try here to futher understand the whistle guidelines.

At 1/7/07 09:19 PM, ReconRebel wrote:

At 1/7/07 08:59 PM, RageVI wrote: It's back.

Nothing special. Deserving of Wade did (even more so when it's this time around).

Been voting low more than usual today. Remember kids, a one will still snag you a blam point if the flash goes down the toilet. *flushes*

yes indeedy! I got my 0 in before Wade deletes this one as well

it looks like with all the inactive users in the top 100 I couold break in?

At 1/1/07 12:03 AM, MadCow wrote: MadCow 5/27/2004 F 4,370 12:00:03 AM, Jan 1, 2007

FIRST DePSOSIT OF 2007 BITCHS :D
Also, firST wi/ht/ post(maybe) :P

ah, I wondered who got it. I did it last year but I had other things going on this year. Congrats on making the first deposit of '07 :)

and many thanks to:
ReconRebel
Bahamut
Coop83
Mr-Molotov
for the congrats. I think I ended '06 on a good note at least NG wise :)

At 12/30/06 08:28 PM, ReconRebel wrote: 77,000 B/P

Nice! congrats on the B/Ps

X-Naut congrats on 83,000 B/Ps {you ever gonna change your name back?}

I finally ranked up to general! Only 4500 to go for Supreme Commander. But I still haven't broken into the top 100 B/Pers :(
Best of all was the vote increase from the rank up; 9.76 to 10.22
:D

At 11/25/06 08:01 AM, Frenzy wrote:

If you could review any of my stuff, thaat would be great! Thanks!

I reviewed some of your soundboards Frenzy. I will try to review some of your movies this weekend :D

At 10/30/06 03:02 AM, ReconRebel wrote:
So if the voting threshold was lowered to 50 why is the portal backed up so much? Is there a system glitch?

thats a good question. I'm wondering that myself as the UJs just went into the second page on the portal :(

16000 blams!

rank up!
Elite Guard Lieutenant General

yay me folks :)

At 10/16/06 03:12 AM, Cereal wrote: Instead of platnium add diamond

and inbetween normal and garbage add rusty

I kind of like those Cereal.
and pardon my mispelliong deity GFox. Twas a long day yesterday

At 10/15/06 11:30 PM, Shadow-Washu wrote:

At 10/15/06 09:07 PM, gfoxcook wrote:

At 10/11/06 10:54 PM, Washu-chan wrote: You know why? because Deity is now as common as silver was and is. I got big congrats when I did it because it was ultra rare. The same when I got gold.

That can't possibly be true.

It seems about 100 users now have diety. I'm not even sure about the gold. It blew my mind to find diety on my profile when I opened it up tonite however.

In the words of the english naruto " Believe it" I was the last person to beat the old system and get deity as well as gold. When wade was talking about the top user who was raising the bar up wade was talking about me. If you back check the thread you will find out it is true seach for post by me on the following days 2/28/26 and 7/11/06 the proof is in my stat posts on those days

yes Washu you did a great job at the flagging. You were in fact my hero. I still think they should have something that shows the top flagger. When you're #1 out of more than a million users, thats something to crow about.

So, is my diety whistle worth mentioning?