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20oz. Foam Insulated Wide Body ThermoServ Mug - Blue
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A good coffee mug is like a comfortable pair of Jeans or your favorite boots it just feels "right". For years the 20 oz Wide Body mug was available at most Gas Stations and Convenience Stores. A few years ago they suddenly disappeared from the market and haven't been seen since. Well, we found the mold and arranged for a special production run of mugs. The Thermoserv style mugs are great. They are double wall insulated and unlike other mugs on the market, they are foam filled so they are far superior at keeping drinks hot or cold. These rugged mugs are both dishwasher and microwave safe. The lid snaps on tight and has a spill-resistant slide cover for the drink hole. The mug has an ergonomic handle and a skid resistant base. It is blue in color with a black top. There is no printing or graphics on this mug.
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LEM Products 1 HP Stainless Steel Electric Meat Grinder
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A #22 head coupled with a big 1HP motor lets you move through the grinding much faster. Produces 550 lbs of meat per hour. Weighs 63 lbs. Grinder meat pan is 15-1/2" x 11" x 3". Standard grinder features and accessories:All stainless steel motor housing, all metal gears with roller bearings, heavy duty handle for easy moving, 110 volt, permanently lubricated motor, built in circuit breaker, stainless steel knife, head, auger and meat pan, stainless steel coarse (3/8"), fine (3/16") and, stuffing plates, 3 stuffing tubes (3/8", 3/4", 1-1/4"), and meat stomper. 2 year factory warranty. ETL Certified to UL Standards.
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The Essential Johnny Cash
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It's a great and perhaps impossible challenge to encapsulate the highlights of Johnny Cash's vast musical catalog in a two-CD, 36-song collection like this. Yet, though it barely scratches the surface, 2002's The Essential Johnny Cash--part of a series of compilations and reissues celebrating Cash's 70th birthday--does present three-dozen satisfying and balanced snapshots of some of the Man in Black's most memorable work for the Sun, Columbia, and Mercury labels. Above all else, these 36 selections are wonderful reminders of Cash's rustic eclecticism. Cuts range from '50s Sun rockabilly classics like "Hey Porter" and "I Walk the Line" to '60s country-folk gems like "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" and Cash's memorable duet with Bob Dylan on Dylan's "Girl from the North Country." Also included are more recent samplings of Cash's celebrated collaborations, including "Highwayman," which he recorded in 1984 with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson as part of the on-again, off-again supergroup the Highwaymen, and "The Wanderer," a fervent gospel collaboration with U2 that appeared on the band's 1993 album, Zooropa. --Bob Allen
Japanese Blu-Spec CD pressing of this classic album. The Blue Spec format takes Blu-ray disc technology to create CD's which are compatible with normal CD players but provides ultra high quality sound. Sony. 2009.
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The Essential Yo-Yo Ma
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Here are three dozen pieces of music, all played by Yo-Yo Ma, culled from his extensive discography. Aside from the technical mastery and beautiful tone that are absolutes in all of his playing, one is dazzled by his curiosity and ability to adapt to so many forms and types of music. His Bach and Vivaldi are pellucid and played with non-sentimental crispness, his tango music gritty and rhythmically pungent, his jazz seemingly spontaneous, the "Meditation" from Thais simply ravishing, "Anything Goes" a romp, and the Appalachian music performed with both respect and a great twang, while the traditional Chinese music is fascinating. It's really a matter of how much Ma loves whatever he plays here, how entirely he becomes involved in it, and what a fine partner he invariably is to other musicians. This collection is a doozy--it is truly "essential." --Robert Levine
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Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology
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The likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, and Mark O'Connor can be heard on Heartland, a compilation featuring the best tracks from Sony's ongoing Appalachian-themed series of CDs. Individually, these folk and classical stars have little in common, but when they meet to play these new bluegrass-meets-chamber-music arrangements, the results are pure magic. It's hard to pinpoint these Americana-tinged tunes--they could fit in either Carnegie Hall or a grange hall--but they're all great; this is as much Aaron Copland's version of roots music as it is Bill Monroe's. Whether on fast-and-furious breakdowns such as "Death by Triple Fiddle" or on mellow, almost New Agey instrumentals such as "Sliding Down" (featuring Bela Fleck on the banjo), these musicians excel. Guest vocals by James Taylor and Alison Krauss break up the instrumentals, though instrumental virtuosity is the real highlight of this disc. If you like what you hear on this sampler, check out the Grammy Award-winning Appalachian Journey next. --Jason Verlinde
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Rain Man [VHS]
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Rain Man is the kind of touching drama that Oscars are made for--and, sure enough, the film took Academy honors for best picture, director, screenplay, and actor (Dustin Hoffman) in 1988. Hoffman plays Raymond, an autistic savant whose late father has left him $3 million in a trust. This gets the attention of his materialistic younger brother, a hot-shot LA car dealer named Charlie (Tom Cruise) who wasn't even aware of Raymond's existence until he read his estranged father's will. Charlie picks up Raymond and takes him on a cross-country journey that becomes a voyage of discovery for Charlie, and, perhaps, for Raymond, too. Rain Man will either captivate you or irritate you (Raymond's sputtering of repetitious phrases is enough to drive anyone crazy), but it is obviously a labor of love for those involved. Hoffman had been attached to the film for many years, as various directors and writers came and went, but his persistence eventually paid off--kind of like Raymond in Las Vegas. Look for director Barry Levinson in a cameo as a psychiatrist near the end of the film. --Jim Emerson
Dustin Hoffman is a 'triumph (People) in an Oscar®-winning* role, and Tom Cruiseis 'terrific (ABC Radio) in a film that's fascinating, touching and full of smart surprises (Newsweek)! Charlie Babbitt (Cruise) has just discovered he has an autistic brother named Raymond (Hoffman) and is now taking him on the ride of his life. Or is it the other way around? From his refusal to drive on major highways to a four minutes to Wapner meltdown at an Oklahoma farmhouse, Raymond first pushes hot-headed Charlie to the limits of his patience and then pulls him completely out of his self-centered world! But what began as an unsentimental journey for the Babbitt brothers becomes much more than the distance between two placesit's a connection between two vastly different people and a poignant, profound and powerful film (Joel Siegel, ABC-TV)! *1988: Actor
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What Dreams May Come [VHS]
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Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra star in this visually stunning metaphysical tale of life after death. Neurologist Chris and artist Annie had the perfect life until they lost their children in an auto accident; they're just starting to recover when Chris meets an untimely death himself. He's met by a messenger named Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and taken to his own personal afterlife--a freshly drawn world reminiscent of Annie's own artwork, still dripping and wet with paint. Meanwhile a depressed Annie takes her own life, compelling Chris to traverse heaven and hell to save Annie from an eternity of despair. The multitextured visuals seem to have been created from a lost fairy tale. Heaven recalls the landscape paintings of Thomas Cole and Renaissance architecture complete with floating cherubs, while hell is a massive shipwreck, an upside-down cathedral overgrown with thorns and a sea of groaning faces popping out of the ground (one of those faces is German director Werner Herzog). Williams is the perfect actor to play against the imaginative computer-generated imagery--he himself is a human special effect. But the lack of chemistry between Williams and Sciorra is painfully apparent, and the flashback plot structure flattens the story's impact despite its deeply felt examinations of the heart and the spirit. Still, there's no denying Eugenio Zanetti's triumphant production design and the Oscar-winning special effects, which create a fully formed universe that is at once beautiful, eerie, and a unique example of movie magic. --Shannon Gee
Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie, kills herself and goes to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
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Nite Ize LUC2-07 L.E.D. Combo Kit Upgrades AA Mini Mag-Lite from Incandescent to LED Technology with on/off switch
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Our LED Combo Upgrade ll replaces the incandescent bulb of a AA Mini Maglite® with the bright white beam of LED, and the two-handed on/off twist with a simple push-button tail cap switch. Your AA Mini Maglite® will not only be easier and more convenient to operate, it will have higher quality, more powerful, and more efficient illumination. The LED bulb lasts a virtual lifetime and uses less power, giving you five times the battery life.
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Wallmonkeys Peel and Stick Wall Decals - Violine Ii - Removable Graphic
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WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won't damage your paint or leave any mess. PLEASE double check the size of the image you are ordering prior to clicking the 'ADD TO CART' button. Our graphics are offered in a variety of sizes and prices. WallMonkeys are intended for indoor use only. Printed on-demand in the United States Your order will ship within 3 business days, often sooner. Some orders require the full 3 days to allow dark colors and inks to fully dry prior to shipping. Quality is worth waiting an extra day for! Removable and will not leave a mark on your walls. 'Fotolia' trademark will be removed when printed. Our catalog of over 10 million images is perfect for virtually any use: school projects, trade shows, teachers classrooms, colleges, nurseries, college dorms, event planners, and corporations of all size.
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What Dreams May Come
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Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra star in this visually stunning metaphysical tale of life after death. Neurologist Chris and artist Annie had the perfect life until they lost their children in an auto accident; they're just starting to recover when Chris meets an untimely death himself. He's met by a messenger named Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and taken to his own personal afterlife--a freshly drawn world reminiscent of Annie's own artwork, still dripping and wet with paint. Meanwhile a depressed Annie takes her own life, compelling Chris to traverse heaven and hell to save Annie from an eternity of despair. The multitextured visuals seem to have been created from a lost fairy tale. Heaven recalls the landscape paintings of Thomas Cole and Renaissance architecture complete with floating cherubs, while hell is a massive shipwreck, an upside-down cathedral overgrown with thorns and a sea of groaning faces popping out of the ground (one of those faces is German director Werner Herzog). Williams is the perfect actor to play against the imaginative computer-generated imagery--he himself is a human special effect. But the lack of chemistry between Williams and Sciorra is painfully apparent, and the flashback plot structure flattens the story's impact despite its deeply felt examinations of the heart and the spirit. Still, there's no denying Eugenio Zanetti's triumphant production design and the Oscar-winning special effects, which create a fully formed universe that is at once beautiful, eerie, and a unique example of movie magic. --Shannon Gee
DOCTOR CHRIS NIELSEN MEETS HIS TRUE SOUL MATE ANNIE, MARRIESHER AND HAS TWO CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND CHRIS DIES FOUR YEARS AFTER THAT. ENDING UP IN HEAVEN, HE IS GUIDED BY FRIENDLY ANGEL ALBERT THROUGH THE AFTERLIFE, AND HE IS REUNITED WITH HIS DOG AND CHILDREN.
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Wild Things (Unrated Edition)
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Wild Things is the kind of lurid, trashy thriller that you'll either dive into with unabashed pleasure or turn away from in prudish disgust; it's entirely your choice, but we suggest the former option since it's obviously much more fun. The plot's so convoluted it's hardly worth describing, except to say that it's set in humid Florida and involves a respected high school teacher (Matt Dillon--yes, Matt Dillon as a teacher!) who is faced with accusations of rape by a student (Denise Richards, from Starship Troopers) who had been giving him the kind of attention most people would consider improper for such a "nice" young lady. Another student (Neve Campbell) raises a similar charge against the teacher, and that's when a police officer (Kevin Bacon) begins to investigate the allegations. Just when you think the movie's gone overboard with its shameless sex and absurdly twisted plot, in drops Bill Murray as an unscrupulous lawyer (of course) to spice things up with insurance scams and welcomed comic relief. As directed by John McNaughton (who has a way of making just the right moves with this kind of film noir melodrama), Wild Things is a bona fide guilty pleasure--the kind of movie you may be ashamed to enjoy, but what the heck, you'll enjoy it anyway. --Jeff Shannon
WILD THINGS - DVD Movie
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Harmonica blowing, guitar twanging, and bass slapping. That was Hot Rockabilly legend Billy Lee Riley. He could do it all. But he was one of those immortals who never really hit the big time. He was there at Sun Studios with the likes of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash but due to circumstances, did not receive the same level of fame.
Billy was one of the session musicians at Sun and performed on many hot rockabilly recordings in one way or another. Jerry Lee Lewis played piano on Billy's single "Red Hot" and you could say that it was Jerry Lee Lewis's success that caused the end of Billy's chances for superstar status. Although promising to be a hit, Sun shifted its attention from "Red Hot" to focus on Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire". Jerry Lee Lewis became a favorite on rockabilly radio stations and the rest is history.
Billy's band at Sun included Roland Janes, J.M. Van Eaton, Marvin Pepper, and Jimmy Wilson. They were called his Little Green Men - a name influenced by the curiosity of the decade on creatures from outer space. Popular movies of the era included "The Day the Earth Stood Still" -1950, "The War of the Worlds" - 1951 and "Forbidden Planet" - 1956. The first single they recorded was "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll".
During his career, Billy transitioned from one music style to another through the decades - Country, Blues, Rock and Roll and back to Rockabilly during a resurgence in the late 70's. His voice in each genre would be entirely different. Not through any conscious effort to sound right for that music style, but because it just came out that way. As he said in an interview in 1994, "It's a natural thing. That's what I am". Riley considered each of those voices to be his natural voice.
Billy Lee Riley passed away in 2009 at the age of 75 and with him a Hot Rockabilly talent that many were not fortunate enough to experience.
Rod is a rockabilly enthusiast. He plays double bass in a rockabilly band and is passionate about rockabilly music, history and style. Rockabilly holds a certain mystique and people find themselves drawn to the music, clothing and cars of the era. Read all about it here:
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Bass Guitars Evolution
This is a musical instrument of the string family. At the same time, it belongs to the guitar family, with a larger body and longer neck allowing longer musical distance or scale length. It's fingered or picked to vibrate its strings and therefore produce sound. This instrument is usually used with 4 strings, tuned one octave lower than the guitar
The bass guitar has been used by the music world for centuries. The 15th century “Viola da Gamba” was among the earliest known bass instrument. It was over 8 feet tall, with 6 to 7 strings, tuned similar to the present day double bass. With a fretted neck, a bow was used to play it. This overall look of “Viola de Gamba” has not changed in the next centuries. The size, shape, tone, parts, and woods were much the same although there were several variations in the number of strings.
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THE EVOLUTION
The succeeding centuries would use strings ranging from 3 to 7. Throughout Europe, 3 and 4 string basses were used for 300 years. Germany and Austria used 4 to 5 strings until the 19th century while Italy, France and England used mainly the 3-string configuration until the 1870's. The next decades saw the dominance of the 4-string bass.
Starting from the 19th century, drastic changes were introduced initiated by Paul Tutmarc in the 1930's. He designed a bass that was very similar to a guitar, hand-held and carried and can be played horizontally. This concept was followed in the 1950s and 1960s by Leo Fender. The Leo Fender bass became the master model for the mass produced bass guitar. In 1971, the boutique or high end electric bass was introduced. In the 1979 new products were born such as the headless bass-the tuning machines are in the bridge. In the 1980's other innovations using new materials such as graphite were marketed. In 1987, the Ashbory bass was launched-ultra small body, 100% portable/light weight, nylon strings with an unexpected big bottomed sound.
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MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION
The usual material used for basses is wood (most common is alder for the body, or exotic woods such as bubinga, wenge, ovangkol, ebony or goncalo alves; maple or ash for the neck or graphite and carbon fiber for lightweight necks; and rosewood for the fretboard). Apart from aesthetic reasons, careful selection of material must be done because the material used has a significant effect on the timbre of the bass guitar. For the final finish, lacquer, wax and oil is used. With the advent of artificial materials such as luthite, unique production methods such as die-casting can be employed to allow manufacture of complex body shapes that would in turn allow convenience in holding the instrument.
Most bass guitars have solid bodies but can also have hollow chambers for increased resonance or to lessen the weight of the instrument. But caution must be noted as hollow bodies change the tone and resonance of the bass guitar. For the strings, all-metal (roundwound or flatwound) with coverings of either tapewound or plastic coatings, and non-metal strings made of nylon are used.
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BASSES & GUITARS
Though from the family of guitars, a bass guitar has striking differences from the guitar. The simplest and basic difference is the pitch range of the instruments. Bass guitar plays notes an octave lower than a guitar.
Another unique difference is in the quality of sound produced by a bass. A bass guitar has a unique way of producing sound if played with the fingers or plucked. If played with the fingers using 2, 3 or 4 fingers, the bass guitar can create different rhythms and produce tonal differences that wouldn’t be possible if the instrument is played with a pick.
Another difference is the role the instrument plays in a musical group. Although the bass is very critical in the band, it normally would play a secondary role. Though the bass guitar could have solo acts and could play much like that of a guitar, traditionally (what is usually expected by people), a guitar is more visible or is more in the frontline or spotlight.
Though normally playing secondary roles, these roles played by the bass guitar varies depending on the type of music. The degree of prominence may also differ depending on the genre. The bass guitar is normally used to provide the low-pitched bass lines in pop music and jazz. It is used as a solo instrument in jazz, fusion, Latin, and funk styles. Rock and Roll, heavy metal, punk, reggae, and soul also use bass guitar as a solo instrument.
The bass guitar plays varied roles for orchestral settings. Traditionally, orchestral settings employ the double bass guitar but 20th century composers have started to use the electric bass
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FAMOUS BASSISTS
Some of the famous bassists are Jimmy Blanton and Charles Mingus. Jimmy Blanton was a virtuoso bassist playing the bass like a horn producing melodic lines. He is regarded as the first true master of the jazz bass. Charles Mingus was an American jazz credited with hot and soul feel jazz music. Other well-known bass players are Stefan Lessard, Victor Wooten, Flea and James Jamerson. Stefan Kahil Lessard is the bassist for the Dave Matthews Band. Victor Wooten is regarded as the most influential bassist and is a member of the Bela Fleck & the Flectones, a Grammy-awarded group
Flea or Michael Perter Balzary was born in Melbourne Australia, migrated to the U.S. and is a member of the famous L.A. band, Red Hot Chili Peppers. James Jamerson is an influential bassist from the band, Motown
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ABOUT THE TECHNIQUES
Various methods are used in playing the bass. The “slap and pop” method popularized in the 1960s till 1970s by Larry Graham of the Sly and Family Stone is produced by thumping a string with the thumb and snapping the strings with the index or middle fingers. Such technique produces percussive sounds. This technique was further improved by Stanley Clarke and Louis Johnson and is used by other bassist in other genres such as rock bassists Flea, JJ Burnel and Les Claypool; jazz-fusion bassist Victor Wooten. Later on Wooten developed other methods. He popularized the "double thump" method wherein the string is slapped twice, on the upstroke and a downstroke
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How do I get a good double bass-like sound from an electric bass?
I would like to find a setting for my amp that lets me get a good jazzy, double bass sound for my electric guitar. Have you found anything that gets something pretty close to that sound?
Your amp is probably not going to help you with this. I bet there is an effect pedal out there that simulates the double bass sound. I'm sort of confused because you said electric bass and then you said electric guitar. Which is it? If its a guitar than forget it because theres no way to get anything decent out of a guitar that is not a "guitar sound".
The electric bass on the other hand will sound sort of like an upright if you use the pickup that is closest to the bridge, keep your tone flat on the bass and slightly lower your highs (to maybe 10 oclock) and raise your lows (to maybe one or two oclock depending on the amp). Thats as close as you are going to get.
If you really want the sound but dont have thousands for a decent upright, you may want to consider a fretless electric bass with flatwound strings. Those instruments will get you a sound thats a close as you can get to an upright without actually having one. Good Luck
Mark Egan: Reflections on Fusion & More
An in-demand session player, valued sideman, prolific composer and respected leader in his own right over the past 30 years, Mark Egan’s distinctive fretless bass sound has graced countless jazz and pop albums as well as award-winning movie and television soundtracks.
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