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Wishlist / Re: New map rotation
« Last post by Animl-AW on Today at 01:55:23 PM »I think many of us would stroke out if HiTech actually responded to one of these threads on his bbs withhis thoughts...
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The O' Club / Re: What happened to rock/music
« Last post by Animl-AW on Today at 01:53:10 PM »Had the choice of seeing Nugent or Jackson Browne while at USF in late 77 or early 78...
Made the error and picked Ted..way too loud, distorted and didn't sound like the album..cat scratch fever didn't sound anything like it was supposed live..
Friends that saw JB said it was fantastic!
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Ya I saw Ted in 76 and 78. Loud music back then didn't have the modern gear to clean it up. No one manufactured sound systems then. Even showco the biggest they made arean gear for sports games,.. people grabbed that and subs out of movie theaters and managed to make a loud speak system,.. it was all wrong...but the only thing available. Those sound engineers walked into a room of arena echo and approached it backwards, with volume, which is exactly what you should not do. Ted is great on the albums but live he wonders. Because on an album you're not in front of people trying to act cool instead of playing right. His ego smashed him. He always claimed best gtr player in the world,... the world mind you. He was just really good at what HE did. IMO, high volume is testosterone over-load, and irresponsible sound engineers, who themselves have egos to be seen mixing and the power in finger tips. That's why I took up monitors, the ego guys HAD to be seen mixing FOH,.. I'm not ego, in fact on the shy side in crowds. Being hidden on stage rockin with the band was my thing... it was all about the fun, I may have done it for free it was that much fun one stage,.... most times.. Since no one wanted monitors because they are the hardest thing back then, it left a vacuum for me to fill and I worked more than them.
IMO Ted was all about Ted. Derek St. Holmes the vocals for his best stuff and this album,.. ya know,... his vocals really made the songs, when Teddy pushed him outta the way because he got too much recondition, things went down hill. His Gtr may have been great but Derek St. Holmes brought it full circle and made that album rock.
Jackson Browne is a great writer, but he could be hard to work with too at times. Anyone on that road that long can get jaded....<Raises Hand> I love most of his stuff for sure. Now back to volume,... it probably sounded better in an arena because he was not going after volume, just enough for room resonance. And that's how echo chambers are warred. Besides at that lower volume you get more of a feeling for the mix itself. Today,... I'd hit a JB show. He also hired really good players who stayed in line.
BTW, Drugless Teddy is nonsense. I won't get myself started on Stevie Nicks,... she was disgusting with it. She could snort the best right under the table, and when she couldn't it went in somewhere else, not a needle. Stories from their former crews
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The O' Club / Re: An intersting discussion on AI augmented programming
« Last post by CptTrips on Today at 01:35:28 PM »It had a gritty, lived-in aesthetic much like Alien. One of the great movies I remember seeing with dear old Dad, when I was but a teen aged squeaker.
Felt like an oil rig in space.
I also prefer Near-Future SciFi. Both that and Alien had that industrial Near-Future vibe. It felt a lot more believable than if they were prancing around in spandex shooting lasers.
Like the Abyss. That was like an oil rig on the bottom of the ocean. Had an grease smudged industrial feel.
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The O' Club / Cons and FSexpo
« Last post by Mayhem on Today at 01:21:43 PM »Do any of you hit Flight sim expo?
I have been contemplating hitting one since it was in Las Vegas in 2024
The next one is in the middle of the country.
"Next year’s Flight Sim Expo will be in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota’s largest city on June 12 to June 14. The event will take place at the Saint Paul River Centre."
We (The AW/AH community) don't have cons any more, not even group meet ups (Last one I remember is when Jordi did a Damned Reunion back in 2014) This may be a good venue for meetups.
https://fselite.net/content/minneapolis-confirmed-as-fsexpo-2026-host-city/
https://www.youtube.com/live/S29PoI7SoeM?feature=shared
I have been contemplating hitting one since it was in Las Vegas in 2024
The next one is in the middle of the country.
"Next year’s Flight Sim Expo will be in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota’s largest city on June 12 to June 14. The event will take place at the Saint Paul River Centre."
We (The AW/AH community) don't have cons any more, not even group meet ups (Last one I remember is when Jordi did a Damned Reunion back in 2014) This may be a good venue for meetups.
https://fselite.net/content/minneapolis-confirmed-as-fsexpo-2026-host-city/
https://www.youtube.com/live/S29PoI7SoeM?feature=shared
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The O' Club / Re: An intersting discussion on AI augmented programming
« Last post by caldera on Today at 01:20:11 PM »I really liked that movie. Very underrated.
It really a space version of Gary Cooper's High Noon.
It had a gritty, lived-in aesthetic much like Alien. One of the great movies I remember seeing with dear old Dad, when I was but a teen aged squeaker.66
The O' Club / Re: Falcon BMS
« Last post by Shane on Today at 01:18:58 PM »Not nearly as much as you did my Johnson ... Stick that in your ear and hear it.
You have an Issue with me Shane Just put me on ignore.
You're not my mom, you're a little passive-aggressive boi. If you can't take it, don't try and dish it... oh wait, that's why you don't play any longer, you're one of them checklist guys who could never dish it.
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Films and Screenshots / Re: fun with rockets
« Last post by caldera on Today at 01:11:01 PM »And yet the B26 rolls on lol.
Only the Yak 3 can withstand a direct hit from an HVAR.
I once killed a 262 with a rocket from a 110. I doubt I could ever get that lucky again.
That is pretty good. The 110's gun package is so good, I don't remember taking the rockets more than once or twice.
That also gives me an idea for another post.
Soon will do a "rockets only tour"..........after firing a couple of bullets.
That sounds mostly frustrating, but occasionally damn funny.
My first ever air to air rocket kill was an entire set of Lancs - with a TBM. Was hanging on the prop and fired blind to get enough lead. Lucky as hell. Meanwhile, I can't hit point blank targets with the P-39.
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The O' Club / Re: Falcon BMS
« Last post by CptTrips on Today at 01:10:06 PM »Strike Commander was a fun "game" but there were better "sims" many years before that.
Tornado came out the same year as Strike Commander and was a far superior simulator imo.
I had Tornado. Great game. I remember it had a very impressive mission planner for the day.
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The O' Club / Re: Falcon BMS
« Last post by Eagler on Today at 01:08:43 PM »688 attack sub was the 1st game I played peer to peer over a modem...
...probably the only one..
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...probably the only one..
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: The Ta-152
« Last post by caldera on Today at 12:59:51 PM »i once shot down a 163 at 27k with a brewster.
in AH, anything is possible!
on a side note, htc definitely handles cheaters when he sees them. we just dont hear about it. rocketshipping isnt about cheats so much as good manipulation of the games mechanics. its a simucade game, not a true simulator. if it was, the 109 wouldnt be so fast under 15k without burning out its motor. take it for what it is and just try to have fun with it.
I think Icepac said yesterday, that he once shot down my 163 with a Zero at 36k.