I originally bought this bike in 2004 after I wrecked my 1988 Super Magna. The plan was to ride it around in stock form while I fixed the Magna, and then chop it into something ridiculous. The chopping part happened before I got around to fixing the Magna, and here’s what came out.
The labels of ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ are shit. I quickly lose respect for anyone who polarizes themselves into either corner of the socio-economic spectrum. I am none of the above. Below are my guiding principles, which the conservatives will consider liberal, the liberals consider conservative libertarian, and the libertarians consider pragmatic. People with an open mind will probably consider these views open-minded. I consider them reasonable.
Once upon a long time ago I built my own version of an AX84 Firefly and fit it into an old Frontman 15 cabinet. It was okay but not good enough for me to want to play that amp. So one day I decided I wanted a true low-power Marshall and built a 1959/1987 type design into the same Frontman 15 cabinet… That turned out to be one CRAMPED workspace!! To me, the real magic of the JMPs and JCM800s was the quad-output section in the 100-watt models. I wanted to get the same richness but in a package that’s...
Driving home from work the other day I saw a sign at a carpet store that says “STIMULUS SALE!”. Of course the carpet store and their sale has nothing whatsoever to do with the federal stimulus package. Another sign – “YOUR BAILOUT IS HERE.” Then a radio ad for a car dealership comes on, asking “where is the bailout for the general public?” They propose that you can get your slice of the bailout by buying one of their cars. Credit consolidation companies run ads bellyaching the unfairness that you aren’t getting a bailout like the government and big corporations...