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There were 29 folks that went down on the Endmond... Only one last name rings a bell with me. Someone with the last name Dahl. I went to school with someone named Shawn. That's all I can say.

I really liked the song about the wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald, by Gordon Lightfoot. He was a Canadian. Think he made another song, called Sundown. I grew up about a mile away from Lake Superior.

Actually, I like a lot of the members on your list. Prince was huge in the eighties. Eric Clapton is famous for many reasons. Prince was a Minnesotan. They (govt) named highways after him. I have a poster on my wall, of Taylor Swift. She's pretty good looking. I like her songs. I don't...

I did spend some time listening to Roy Clark on Hee Haw. I especially liked some of his stuff. I've always had an appreciation for the steel guitar. I never had the chance to try one...

I'm going to stick with Eddie, but that may be that I know him the best...

Bob, you have to realize that most of my stereo equipment has been bought... At least used, if not homemade.... I haven't paid retail prices on pretty much anything I own. I never have. In the case of my Bose 901 speakers, I barely paid 100 clams for the set. I'm not sure if Lianne would...

Every time I buy or build a set of speakers, my go-to, my standard, is to play Jefferson Starship (Black Widow). That song will test your speakers............

Granted, my set of Bose 901 speakers were about a Series 2. Made back in the early 70s... Limited on watts from your friendly receiver. My friend/co-worker had a much newer set. Much bigger amplifier... See where this is going? Ha. Along with that, his house had a very large picture window...

In my mind, that's how my Bose 901 speakers worked. They only used 4" speakers, a few out front, most from the back, bouncing off the walls. Same concept, I think. I loved them. I would go a bit bigger on my speakers on a "16" system.

Bob, I've always wanted to build a pair of speakers, called "sweet sixteen". You've probably heard of them. The idea is that you put 16 speakers (per side, stereo) close together into a baffle board. All speaker cones would respond, pushing forward on a bass drum beat. Not only that, but the...

Nice lookin' stereo setup, Bob. I'm sure you've seen my setup, but here's a few more details on mine. I am running the Denon receiver with a small Bluetooth box, about the size of a postage stamp, from my phone, running SiriusXM mostly, and quite often from Spotify. I screwed up and put my...

Bob, great idea and good job, fixing up the basement... And installing your equipment in the walls. I borrowed my Dad's reel-reel tape recorder for a short time. I think it was an Altec-Lansing. Great sound, even if it was just about a 100 lb portable setup. Getting back to your built-ins...

Speaker "Q" has always bothered me. It's a way to make a test cabinet to test the "Q" to find free air resonance. Then build your cabinet, accordingly. Gotta control that free air resonance on a speaker... Gotta damp that issue. I understand impedance. It's really resistance, but happens at...

Bob, time to switch gears a bit. I think I've done restaurants, food and pizzas enough. Ha. Next up is stereo equipment. I was always broke and a Farmer's son, with a huge desire for HiFi sound. I'm kind of an audiophile on a budget. That doesn't even make sense... audio nut and budget...

I like going to Red Lobster, too. From what I've heard, many have gone out. There's still one in Minnesota. Love the place. I always get the "surf and turf". A chunk of steak and the insides of a good sized lobster. Why they feel the need to put the empty shell on my plate, next to the...

I'm not into Asian food much, but our family has a favorite place to go, and the food is quite good. It is in Oak Park Heights, top of the hill from downtown Stillwater. The Granddaughters love to go there and they call it the duck place. Only that there is a neighboring business that has a...

Again, thank you, Bob for your writings. The pizza saga continues! In my favor ( flavor??) We took my Mom out to lunch, last Sunday, then bought groceries for her. Guess where we "did" lunch? None other than the Pizza Ranch. The food was awesome, buffet style. Chicken and mashed taters...

Hey Bob... Cheryl took me out for our anniversary at the Phoenix restaurant in Baldwin. It used to be called the Orchard, years ago, and really started out as an apple orchard. She asked me what I was going to order. I says, I'm going to get the 12" Supreme pizza. She starts laughing and...

Thinking that way... I'll bet outdoor pizza ovens are made of masonry construction for a reason. To handle the heat. Brick construction on the outside, possibly firebrick on the inside where things become important. Saying that, we could ruin our steel smoker, with powder coated finish and...

Bob, I did respond on my own thread... Imagine that! My thread has been largely untouched since I started it, in 2020... Thanks for that and the anniversary wishes. I thought of one more thing that I'd like to bring up about our smoker... Cheryl has a brand new bbq pizza oven that hasn't...