tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69066582012-04-15T18:05:21.630-06:00Please bear with us while mcfro.blogspot.com undergoes renovationMChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.comBlogger428125http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-86333891079748939692009-02-24T12:30:00.003-07:002009-02-24T14:52:42.814-07:00Nearly two years ago, I began a series of entries (quite popular, I might add) with respect to my acquisition of an older Canwood drumkit, and my efforts to restore them. The entries begin with the...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com1http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-many-drumkits-does-drummer-need.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-22737326246258867732009-02-23T11:40:00.004-07:002009-02-23T12:19:19.510-07:00So the big news the last few days seemed to center around the record-breaking $48-million (estimated) dollar jackpot that was won by four recipients this past weekend. I say this because I generally...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-play-lottery.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-10695595843975983382009-01-01T23:31:00.003-07:002009-01-02T00:00:37.163-07:00Well, here I am. Another year has gone by, and I take the first day of the year to reflect on all the wonders of the year past, and try to surmise that I am indeed better off this year, than I was...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2009/01/2008-year-of-unemployment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-65885175855054689762008-12-02T15:45:00.006-07:002008-12-02T21:51:25.640-07:00Well, it didn't take long for they boys in Ottawa to send things to Hell in a handbasket after spending some 300-million dollars on a an election campaign which resulted -- more or less -- in the...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/12/on-impending-coalition-government.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-55204114402969702682008-11-03T00:40:00.004-07:002008-12-02T21:51:02.053-07:00Let's do it. Let's make history. Let's forget the status quo. Let's take a chance in hope for change. Let's elect the first African-American to the White House in history. In one day, you have the...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. 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Given the delay, us Apple zealots were expecting something big -- and I mean really big. After the hour I spent on...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-macbooks-underwhelming.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-34941847698030511172008-09-10T17:31:00.006-06:002008-09-10T20:49:36.078-06:00I would have thought the world's largest Music Archive would have been located at the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, or in the Archives of one of the Big 5 record companies. Apparently, none...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. 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My Band, Tung N' Groove, has been hard at work trying to expand our fanbase, and by doing so, one of the necessary things to do is to play in more venues. So...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/07/reprise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-40513390291524426532008-06-11T00:18:00.012-06:002009-02-26T11:36:35.953-07:00Ah yes, the never-ending drum addiction continues. It's been a little more than a year since I purchased a used set of Canwood drums, and spent some time fixing them up. Even now, the drums aren't...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com1http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/06/id-sure-like-some-more-canwoods.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-69108493348283150632008-06-10T10:40:00.005-06:002008-06-10T11:44:43.864-06:00Yesterday's big news at WWDC 2008 largely was centered on Apple's new iPhone, which included a number of new applications, faster speeds, and a $200 price drop. As this generated a lot of buzz, I...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/06/apples-snow-leopard-set-to-pounce-next.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-27447420688771676272008-06-04T15:58:00.008-06:002008-06-08T10:45:27.455-06:00In the past, I have written a few entries (here, here and here) about my audiophile tendencies. In summary, after investing a sum of money into high-quality studio monitor speakers, I began to hear...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com1http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/06/max-pristine-audio-encoder-for-mac.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-24128331733320709272008-05-23T21:00:00.011-06:002008-05-25T00:12:12.786-06:00It has been a very long six weeks. As I have mentioned in prior postings, I have been hard at work producing my band, Tung N' Groove's promotional CD, which I recorded live at a recent gig. Now, the...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/05/test-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-26247866501409495452008-05-07T20:50:00.005-06:002008-05-08T15:19:30.631-06:001442 days ago, I created this website. Some 418 postings later, I continue to write on here when spare time and my urges permit me. The fourth year was somewhat of an average year, I have been...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/05/mcfroblogspotcom-turned-4-yesterday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-91356538302785710662008-04-22T00:37:00.002-06:002008-04-22T00:49:22.829-06:00Anything that can go wrong, will. I have been investing 8 to 12 hours per day working on my recording project, and have successfully managed to fix the errors as indicated in the last post. Amidst...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/04/damn-murphy-and-his-laws.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-24038371948895926112008-04-17T00:17:00.013-06:002008-04-17T02:15:59.114-06:00I am halfway into my third week of "semi-retirement", and contrary to popular belief, I am not going stir-crazy. I have been very busy with a number of personal projects -- one in particular I wished...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/04/recording-process-case-study-tung-n.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-84092648029611025332008-04-03T10:39:00.004-06:002008-04-17T02:13:49.244-06:00I can't believe it... South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone were right ten years ago. Scientists have been successful in creating the six-assed monkey. Actually, more accurately, they have...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/04/south-park-was-right.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-47426100449950411812008-04-02T00:15:00.004-06:002008-04-02T00:27:53.359-06:00This is officially Day 2 of being unemployed -- partially out of choice, but mostly due to necessity. In the last 2 days I have fielded phone calls from friends and relatives inquiring if I am bored...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/04/day-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-84275294535544635992008-03-17T23:13:00.006-06:002008-03-18T16:08:07.930-06:00The more time I spend on this weblog, the more I begin to realize how much like my psyche this site begins to resemble. By this, I mean, that this place -- much like my mind -- is a total mess,...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com1http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/03/derelict.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-24171586583082189812008-01-29T09:10:00.000-07:002008-01-29T11:43:56.216-07:00If any of my readers browse through the news headlines (or perhaps are unfortunate enough to be living it), they would be aware that the great Canadian Prairies are in an Arctic deep freeze where we...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/01/deep-freeze.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-21918217576953825872008-01-28T09:25:00.000-07:002008-01-28T09:39:16.150-07:00Those who know me might argue otherwise, but according to this poll, I'm only 64% addicted to the Apple brand and their products. In all honesty, I figured I would have scored higher. 64%How...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/01/apple-zealot-hardly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-24142745693021292872008-01-15T13:59:00.000-07:002008-01-15T16:54:53.788-07:00In recent weeks, there has been a considerable amount of buzz around the Macworld 2008 Keynote. Rumors of new Apple Computers and products have had Mac zealots frothing at the mouth, while placing...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/01/there-was-something-in-air-that-night.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-28356168092450836512008-01-01T11:37:00.000-07:002008-01-01T13:09:07.415-07:00Before I get into too many details, I'd like to wish my readers a belated Merry Humbug and a Happy Hangover Day. I hope your last week has been filled with joy, fellowship, and lots of 'walking...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2008/01/2007-year-of-empty-bank-account.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906658.post-2907772922896022382007-12-18T13:46:00.001-07:002008-06-17T23:28:03.201-06:00Ed. Note: This is the fourth entry into the "Canwood Drum Restoration" thread that I began writing this past April. For those who are interested in reading the first three entries, you can view them...<br/> <br/> [ This is a content summary only. Visit mcfro.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]MChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926508209205208509noreply@blogger.com0http://mcfro.blogspot.com/2007/12/tunung-lug-annoyances.html