You gotta try this tweak . . .
Posted by: Midun on 01 April 2004
In order to improve the illusion that musicians are coming out of my speakers and are in the room with me (or something like that) I got life size cardboard cut-outs of my favorite musicians, and I place them between the speakers while I'm listening. Glenn Gould, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Courtney Love, Leonard Cohen -- I have them all. I have a Leonard Bernstein cut-out coming any day now, with articulated arms held together with paper fasteners.
Posted on: 01 April 2004 by Richard P
I do it too, although I only have Shane McGowan...
Posted on: 01 April 2004 by Jez Quigley
I tried Jimi Hendrix, but my wife didn't like the idea, the last straw was when the vomit stained the carpet. Keith Moon was no better, he smashed our telly, and Robert Plant tried to shag me.
Posted on: 02 April 2004 by Rockingdoc
I have Kylie, but didn't bother to buy any of her CDs
Posted on: 02 April 2004 by Rick Weldon
this is not a joke. i was sat in a customers house, next to him , listening to his to his system and he has a picture of Karen Carpenter on top of one of his Spendor bc1s.he is in his 50sand his farther who he lives with is in his 90s he turned to me and said"at night the light shines on Karen and i like to get my dad to walk up and down the hall because it makes her picture move and its like she is in the room just with me!" i havent been back since!!
Posted on: 02 April 2004 by Greg Beatty
"life size cardboard cut-outs of...the Chicago Symphony Orchestra..."
THAT I would like to see!!!
- GregB
Insert Witty Signature Line Here
Posted on: 02 April 2004 by Steve B
Blow-up dolls are much better than cardboard cut-outs.
Steve B
Posted on: 02 April 2004 by joe90
Hey Rick
The great thing with a cut-out of Karen Carpenter is that she'll look exactly the same whether viewed from the front or the side.
Or from any angle for that matter...
Joe90
Posted on: 02 April 2004 by jimj
What a grand idea!
Here I've been using life size cut outs of Linn Komri speakers all this time.
My next upgrade.
Posted on: 03 April 2004 by Rick Weldon
the guy with the Karen Carpenter "thing" was in the shop yesterday!! he had a huge gold chain round his neck(like a gangsta rappa!) with a huge "the Carpenters"thing in gold on it bear in mind this guy is in his 50s!and in all other respects appears normal for a guy in sheffield ,flat cap,crimplene trousers,i kid you not!
Posted on: 03 April 2004 by Nime
quote:
Originally posted by Rick Weldon:
bear in mind this guy is in his 50s!and in all other respects appears normal for a guy in sheffield ,flat cap,crimplene trousers,i kid you not!
Oogh! Thank god he wasn't wearing Levis. We'd never have heard the end of it!
You're obviously still a youngster Rick. Many, though not all "50 somethings" are just teenagers in cardigans.
(With more pocket money but higher overheads)
Nime
Posted on: 03 April 2004 by jayd
"life size cardboard cut-outs of...the Chicago Symphony Orchestra..."
"I have a map of the United States. It's actual size. It says "Scale: one mile = one mile". Last summer I folded it."
-Steven Wright
Posted on: 03 April 2004 by Midun
quote:
Originally posted by Greg Beatty:
"life size cardboard cut-outs of...the Chicago Symphony Orchestra..."
Hey, it's just one lifesize cut-out of the whole orchestra; not a cutout of each musician. (But that sounds like an upgrade, if I ever heard one.)
