The breeze; random non-Rado chat thread

[Tim.]

Off on a little holiday to the province next door. My best mate is turning 60. I will eat some Alberta beef and probably drink more than a bit of Alberta beer. I may well miss Funky Friday.

Miss Funky Friday!!!!? Oh alright then....just this once though. Happy 60th to your friend, hope you all have a blast.

[earl of farnborough]

Have fun Henry and enjoy yourself.
Best wishes to you and your wife, stay safe,
Peter

[watch carefully]

I saw one of these advertised on IG and thought it looks lovely, but am concerned that the date is unreadable (40 mm case, so...maybe a 2 or 3 mm date width?) and there is VERY LOW contrast among the dial, marker and hands coloring, although perhaps the lume diminishes that effect. It seems quite flawed as a functional timepiece, but is an appealing adornment. I write this mainly as a critiquing exercise, I don't have any intention to buy one. Your thoughts are welcome...

[Mediocre]

I saw one of these advertised on IG and thought it looks lovely, but am concerned that the date is unreadable (40 mm case, so...maybe a 2 or 3 mm date width?) and there is VERY LOW contrast among the dial, marker and hands coloring, although perhaps the lume diminishes that effect. It seems quite flawed as a functional timepiece, but is an appealing adornment. I write this mainly as a critiquing exercise, I don't have any intention to buy one. Your thoughts are welcome...

Agreed, it could potentially be a low legibility watch, especially if the light is unfavorable

The date is miniscule

[geoffbot]

Oooh non rado. I can do this. I'm drunk, anyone else?

[watch carefully]

I wanted to share something with my friends here:...
A few weeks ago I was chatting with some jazz musicians I know about playing a standard jazz tune and a Steely Dan tune, which share the same bass riff. The bassist wrote up charts and we all tried it out a couple nights later, with no rehearsal! I had the easy part, having listened to and sung along with this tune for decades...but it was the first time I sang it without backing vocals.

Here is the second half of that medley--Rikki Don't Lose That Number:
https://youtu.be/TLCllzM84q0?si=9bsjqd_WN6b2PfH5

I hope you enjoy, comments welcome (here &/or on YouTube). Thanks for your time!
Brad

PS. Can you name the jazz tune that preceded it?

[Mediocre]

I wanted to share something with my friends here:...
A few weeks ago I was chatting with some jazz musicians I know about playing a standard jazz tune and a Steely Dan tune, which share the same bass riff. The bassist wrote up charts and we all tried it out a couple nights later, with no rehearsal! I had the easy part, having listened to and sung along with this tune for decades...but it was the first time I sang it without backing vocals.

Here is the second half of that medley--Rikki Don't Lose That Number:
https://youtu.be/TLCllzM84q0?si=9bsjqd_WN6b2PfH5

I hope you enjoy, comments welcome (here &/or on YouTube). Thanks for your time!
Brad

PS. Can you name the jazz tune that preceded it?

Good stuff, sounds like a good time also!

[Tim.]

I wanted to share something with my friends here:...
A few weeks ago I was chatting with some jazz musicians I know about playing a standard jazz tune and a Steely Dan tune, which share the same bass riff. The bassist wrote up charts and we all tried it out a couple nights later, with no rehearsal! I had the easy part, having listened to and sung along with this tune for decades...but it was the first time I sang it without backing vocals.

Here is the second half of that medley--Rikki Don't Lose That Number:
https://youtu.be/TLCllzM84q0?si=9bsjqd_WN6b2PfH5

I hope you enjoy, comments welcome (here &/or on YouTube). Thanks for your time!
Brad

PS. Can you name the jazz tune that preceded it?

Great job Brad, not an easy song to do without backing vocals.

[scottjc]

I wanted to share something with my friends here:...
A few weeks ago I was chatting with some jazz musicians I know about playing a standard jazz tune and a Steely Dan tune, which share the same bass riff. The bassist wrote up charts and we all tried it out a couple nights later, with no rehearsal! I had the easy part, having listened to and sung along with this tune for decades...but it was the first time I sang it without backing vocals.

Here is the second half of that medley--Rikki Don't Lose That Number:
https://youtu.be/TLCllzM84q0?si=9bsjqd_WN6b2PfH5

I hope you enjoy, comments welcome (here &/or on YouTube). Thanks for your time!
Brad

PS. Can you name the jazz tune that preceded it?

Good work, fella.
Sounds nice.

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[watch carefully]

Hello friends,
About 14 months ago I bought myself a decent DSLR camera and have been taking lots of wildlife photo at and around my mountain retreat. I entered some pix in a local contest, sponsored by a nature sactuary in my area. This image won:



This is a tree swallow, coming in for a landing on a bird house in one of their properties, known as the Browning Beaver Meadow. I got lots of photos of these birds, they were quite active and endearing. The photo below shows the same bird after alighting.

I'll be attending a cocktail reception at the sanctuary's HQ a week from tomorrow, and will be thrilled to see my image among their PR for a while.