Did anyone ever fire a east coast model rocket at the old school? They did plenty in MIT in the old days :
Lunching a rocket at your old school
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great band.
And the Gal in purple sings for what took 3 Gals in the original band; plus she is easy on the eyes.
Seeing that I'll never go back to the town I was born in, i'll never launch a rocket back anywhere near the schools I went to.
Well done! Les Paul dude's got those leads down and they're having fun.
maybe if California falls into the sea?
I did launch rockets at an Elementary school near my dad's development that had an an entire sod farm to the east of the school.
So you launched at the old elementary school and and recovered on the sod farm to the east [ when the winds mostly do that here ]
That sod farm turned into cheap developments that used 30 years to rent to own your house; you know how those work out...
So you launched at the old elementary school and and recovered on the sod farm to the east [ when the winds mostly do that here ]
That sod farm turned into cheap developments that used 30 years to rent to own your house; you know how those work out...
The small town I grew up in Central Kentucky is a complete total POS. always was, I wish I would have been born in a real town. I missed out on so much in my youth.
Most of the time in Steely Dan the Keyboarding is great along with the horns and some drums... But in interludes Walter Becker would do the Guitar leads in the early days... when they went on tour they hires several leads to run that to cover...
FM No Static at ALL !
Ohh , with FM talk I should go back to the ham forums
Ohh , with FM talk I should go back to the ham forums
Did Becker do the leads in that one? I don't think I've ever looked.
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Awesome tie in of 2 great memories @Art Upton
Those of us who grew up in that era... Steely Dan, Space Race, Model Rocketry, Rock and Roll (and Shop Class) ...... have lived charmed lives.
In regard to launching rockets at our old school.... we built them in shop class... that's back when shop class was a thing. Our shop teacher, Mr. Fisher, was a young guy straight out of college.... what a great guy. Good times... Good Memories.
Those of us who grew up in that era... Steely Dan, Space Race, Model Rocketry, Rock and Roll (and Shop Class) ...... have lived charmed lives.
In regard to launching rockets at our old school.... we built them in shop class... that's back when shop class was a thing. Our shop teacher, Mr. Fisher, was a young guy straight out of college.... what a great guy. Good times... Good Memories.
Well, for what it's worth, I never moved away, and my first BAR launch was in the same school athletic field that my very first "lawn dart" Estes WAC Corporal launch had taken place in probably 50 years prior. Four generations present for that one, I've posted the pic around here quite a few times....
Nothing wrong with posting that again, it's right on-topic!
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Steely Dan hired many studio musicians, and never had a core band of their own. Fagan and Becker were college buddies (Bard College, "the old school"), both with classical trained music backgrounds. Fagan wrote most of the music and lyrics. Walter Becker was an excellent guitarist and played lead on some of their hits.
The lead on "Never going back..." was Jeff Baxter, who also played with the Doobie Brothers.
One of the best leads guitarists of all time is on Reelin' in the Years. Studio guitarist who wrote and performed the licks was Elliot Randall (now 75 years old). He never joined a band, he just kept playing as a studio musician and instructor. He can still play:
I can't launch at my old elementary school or high school. Both are gone. One is a social services building, the other has a senior home on the property. Somewhat appropriate!
The lead on "Never going back..." was Jeff Baxter, who also played with the Doobie Brothers.
One of the best leads guitarists of all time is on Reelin' in the Years. Studio guitarist who wrote and performed the licks was Elliot Randall (now 75 years old). He never joined a band, he just kept playing as a studio musician and instructor. He can still play:
I can't launch at my old elementary school or high school. Both are gone. One is a social services building, the other has a senior home on the property. Somewhat appropriate!
One day I might.
Course going back and flying rockets these days might get one arrested for trespass.
Course going back and flying rockets these days might get one arrested for trespass.
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