Government at its’ Finest!

The Social Security Card we ordered for Cooper at the hospital when he was born never came. Bless their hearts.

So we were searching on the Social Security Web site, when I saw this:

Yep, that’s a hyperlink for “Users Who Are Blind”. On the Internet.

It’s like braille on the drive-thru menu…

What brilliance have YOU witnessed lately?

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5,000 & 6,000

The Stat-O-Matic reads over 6,000!

Congratulations to:

#5,000 – Leah Moreton

#6,000 – Chris Hannon

You will each receive a lifetime supply of hugs and kisses**

**NOTE: Kisses for you are out of stock – always have been, always will be. There are, however, ample hugs.

Will YOU be 7,000?

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Olan Mills Awesomeness – Round 5

First, congratulations to last week’s winner:

“Patrick (bottom) broke ranks and chose drag instead of the bow tie.“

Yes. Either that was a man in drag, or one ugly woman!

And now we present Round 5:

You’d think Pearle Vision would throw in another two pairs for free.

Grapefruit smuggling isn’t a crime, but posing it in profile should be.

Kenneth and his prom date.

I’ve got $20 that says he drives a Camaro.

Hiroshima, 1945: The last known photo of Kelli and Senor Loco.

Yep, someone spent money on this.

OK! There’s Round 5! Vote early and vote often!

Which one is YOUR favorite of this round?

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Bathroom Clone

So last Sunday I was, you know, spending a few minutes in one of our many Men’s Rooms…

Fella comes in the stall beside me. I can see he’s wearing nice jeans and a pair of hip, swanky black Italian leather shoes with a distinctive, modern shape.

Exhibit A:

Less than a minute later, another guy walks into the stall on my right sporting, what I shall call…

Exhibit B:

So apparently this is the new North Point Uniform. Men – take note!!

What do YOU have in your closet that everyone else has – besides skeletons

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BIG news for Guitarists…

Man, if you are a guitarist, or know one, this is REVOLUTIONARY. Time will tell, but this may be the biggest, most significant leap in guitar technology, in both recording and live performance environments. This is big – really big.

Most guitarists, both electric and acoustic – and even bass – are tone freaks. Constantly searching for the elusive “perfect tone“. I’m pretty sure that it is protected by Bigfoot at the end of the rainbow – you know the place. Half way between Narnia and the LOST island…

Well, the biggest, and honestly most shocking news to come out of North Point musician land is that now 5 of our biggest tone freaks – Todd Fields, Steve Thomason, Danny Grady, Jason Hoard , and soon-to-be Matt Adkins – have bailed on their precious amplifiers and cabinets. Yep – left them at home. They might not see the light of day again.

And I’m talking Marshalls, Bogners, Goodsells, Vox AC30s, Bad Cats, Suhrs – the list goes on…

What has replaced all of those and become (and I quote) “the most inspiring tones I’ve ever had or played“?

The Line 6 X3 Live .

OK, this thing is amazing. And I’m not even a guitarist, and I know it’s amazing. And not because of the killer tones I’m hearing the guys get from it, but from how it lights up their faces! Like kids in a candy store. And these are some of the most incredible guitarists I’ve ever known!

First, it’s not like any other Line 6 product you’ve ever heard, because they’ve doubled the processing power. And that’s big news. I mean imagine going from a 25″ TV to a 50″ Plasma. Yeah – that significant!

You can also have two independent rigs going at the same time to create the biggest, fattest sounds imaginable. I played with Danny Grady using an X3 Live at Inside Out a couple weeks ago. He was the only electric, but it sounded like there were an army of other guitars perfectly doubling everything he played. Absolutely HUGE! We kept looking at each other in awe… and then giggling like little kids. Blew us away.

OK – I’m not to bore you with all the juicy details as to what this puppy can do. But I will say that in the right hands, this thing is a monster. For another North Point audio-based opinion, check Dave Stagl’s post about the X3.

It’s cool to see the guys (who I trust!!!) loading in with a guitar case in one hand, and a small canvas bag in the other, containing 3 things: 1/4′ cable, X3 Live, and it’s power cable. No heavy amps, no giant cabs, no crazy pedal boards. No back ache, no blown tubes.

And big smiles!

3 out of the 4 guitarists this past Sunday (we have 2 stages, 2 guys per side) were using an X3 Live, and from Front Of House, the X3’s actually sounded bigger and fuller. Not to mention easier to mic (2 balanced XLR outs) and 100 lbs lighter

What gear has inspired YOU lately?

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