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LTD XJ - 1 HT
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This is my first LTD guitar. Has a great feel to it and plays wonderfully.
Top Comment: That's a killer guitar! With ESP/LTD I bet it plays as good as it looks.
ESP - LTD MT-1 • Maybe a new signature for Mick Thomson from Slipknot
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I believe it’s a 26,5 “ scale length or the bridge is slightly farther back to compensate for the lower tunings - Hipshot bridge - Fishman signature pickup - Reversed Headstock - Maybe we will see it in production with the next LTD models for 2025 !!
Top Comment: And it's going to cost about 2 grand for a LTD deluxe made in Korea like BKs LTD from mastodon Don't get me wrong. Korean guitars are sick I have two. But I'm not dropping two grand for LTD on the headstock. 1400 max
Fiio M11 Plus LTD Firmware update 1.0.4
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Fiio just released an ota update for the M11 Plus LTD. Finally they added a "Play Next Feature." Update seems pretty snappy. Here is the official changes for those who want to update.
https://forum.fiio.com/note/showNoteContent.do?id=202106091015426600731&tid=17
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I can no longer switch between WiFi access points within my house since this upgrade. I can connect to one of the access points but get a 'obtaining ip address' on the other which never succeeds. If I reset my WiFi configuration it can connect but issues reappear after I've swapped. Every other WiFi device can switch between the access points without issue. I really like this product but WiFi is pretty unreliable.
[Spoilers S1E7] Perpetual Grace LTD Season 1 Episode 7, "Bull Face" Discussion Thread
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Discuss Perpetual Grace LTD Season 1 Episode 7
Title: Bull Face
A determined Pa strives to make contact with Ma, while New Leaf’s problems mount.
James has a discussion with Glenn while New Leaf's problems mount.
- Written by: Steve Conrad & Bruce Terris
- Directed by: Jim Whitaker
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A perfect cooldown episode after last week's climax.
First of all, holy goddamn shit. I think that was Julian Richings, A.K.A. Ichabod from Patriot, as the out-of-focus Jonathan Joy speaking to James about his "deceased" parents.
Chris Conrad was absolutely amazing as the focus of this episode. His performance during Wesley's interrogation, voice cracking at the end when he tells Wesley that his parents are dead and he's lost his chance to make up for his mistakes, was quite possibly the single best bit of acting in the show.
The whole James-Glenn scene was just wonderful. Poor young Glenn, enjoying spending time with a person who doesn't suck (even though he sort of does), seeing the future as a science fiction world of jetpacks, but in the end coming to terms with the fact that he's stuck down in the dirt with his drunk father and the rest of them. And it was nice seeing his father's joy at seeing him again, and horrible guilt when confronted by New Leaf with the reality of his behavior. And of course the goofy but logical pay-off with Wesley seeing the sombrero and tying things together was quite well-executed.
We finally learn what the deal is with James' astronaut father, and it's a lot simpler than I expected. That early scene in which he walked down the street in his jetpack was entirely literal. I wonder if his losing his mind in space relates to the loneliness of such a position, as the show has such a strong theme of love and togetherness. Regardless, I hope James and his father get a reunion by the end.
Scotty Sholes' rap sheet and sexual tirade cracked me up. I'm looking forward to more of her.
Donald Deloash in Cash Cab... This is the kind of shit that can only happen in a Steven Conrad show. Genius, unconventional way to fill in his backstory with Pa. And what a backstory it was! I'm very curious to see how their meeting goes.
[Spoilers S1E10] Perpetual Grace LTD Season 1 Episode 10, "A Sheriff in the Era of the Cartel" Discussion Thread
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Discuss the season finale of Perpetual Grace LTD, Season 1 Episode 10
Title: A Sheriff in the Era of the Cartel
Pa and Ma are driven to the killing fields in Mexico, while James prepares for a funeral in Half Acre.
- Written by: Steven Conrad & Bruce Terris
- Directed by: Steven Conrad
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Well, I guess now we know whether the show is intended to go on past one season.
Great goddamn episode. It did a fanastic job tying storylines together, putting a nice bow on the themes explored throughout the season, and then ending on a truly agonizing cliffhanger. So many climactic moments converging simultaneously at that moment. Wesley knows James isn't Paul. Dave knows he isn't Paul. Donald DeLoash arrives at the funeral of his nemesis, and we still don't know why he hates him so much. James' father returns. And then—cut! It hurts. But hey, sure, leave that stuff for next season where it will get the proper time. I just hope we get a next season.
Anyway, returning to the themes, I feel one of the main themes of the show is the way people come to terms with being trapped "down in the dirt" with the cards they've been dealt by manufacturing peaceful islands of meaning in the chaotic sea of their lives.
Of course we see this with the Felipe going on to care for the babies of drug-addicted mothers after losing out on his life's dream of becoming an astronaut. But we also get it with James' efforts toward supporting the firefighter's 11 daughters after their father died in his place and sent him in to a tailspin, and Paul's attempt to send money to the father of the girl he accidentally got killed. Ma and Pa were born orphans, no family or stability (except Ma's adopted brother, which is a dynamic she and he also created for themselves), and so they centered their lives around each other. Glenn becomes a member of the Special Boys after living his whole life in a dead pawn shop. New Leaf wants to make his parents proud, and when that is no longer an option he flounders helplessly until he can rationalize that they'll still be proud of him beyond the grave. Hector pursues Val hoping for a cure to his feelings of restlessness being stuck with his family before realizing that the real meaningful relationship in his life is in fact that same family, which is then what drives him to escape the situation he got himself in. Even Donald DeLoash seems to sustain himself through his singleminded focus on revenge.
Loved getting the backstory on the barber shop, which was in fact a hair salon owned by Everly's wife. Wesley's interrogation of Everly went from hilarious, with the way he exhibited every nervous tick indicating a lie in increasingly conspicuous fashion, to depressingly somber, as Everly basically explains the reason behind his profound depression. I guess that's the show's statement regarding a person who has lost their aformentioned island of meaning. Although if that late moment between Everly and Glenn is any indication, the events of the show might allow them to find meaning in their relationship with each other. It was a nice scene. No overblown dramatics, just kind of sweet.
I got a similar feeling from the scene in which New Leaf runs over his dead parents to complete the plan for the money, and ultimately make something of himself with it. When Paul and James came out and hugged him, it simply a nice and understated moment. For how weird PG is, it knows when not to go big.
More lighthearted but still handled with an offkilter sensitivity is the scene where Wesley interrogates Lonnie Sholes regarding Scotty. I laughed when Welsey asked him what he liked about her, and he blurted out that he likes "the vagina." I also greatly enjoyed when he continued the tradition of characters having crushes on Wesley by mentioning that he's beautiful; what is this, like the fourth male character to make that comment offhand? But then Wesley turns it around and says that Lonnie is a "beautiful gay male," and after a moment Lonnie can't kid himself any longer, and says he understands why Scotty might have an affair. He clearly feels guilty and disappointed in himself, and it's really rather sad.
Another nice moment was that last conversation between Wesley and Dave, summing up their relationship. Dave acknowledges Wesley's reservations about him just as Wesley overcomes them, and Wesley makes a real gesture of kindness, taking him to Pa and Ma's funeral to convey his positive impression of the man.
The Thermodynamics of Running—sounds like the Structural Dynamics of Flow!
It was bizarre, sort of darkly humorous, depressing, and completely in character when Paul revealed he was going to learn the eleven major martial arts so he could fight off rapists after he turned himself in and went to prison. So dumb he's smart, and so smart he's dumb. Hope he doesn't go through with the plan.
Speaking of which, what the hell is the deal with the number eleven? Eleven Major martial arts. Eleven daughters of the fireman. The magic girl died eleven miles from her home. Seriously, it feels like half the numbers mentioned in the series are the number eleven. Anyway...
Hector's death was horrifying. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
"Why did you shoot me in the chest?"
"Because that's where the heart is."
Beautiful, heartbreaking sequence. The show did a great job getting me in his headspace with his charming Luke Steel novel thoughts. Nice detail how his thoughts changed back to Spanish as he was dying. I guess Pa had good reason to shoot him for all he'd done, but I really thought they had worked things out when Pa helped him get back with his wife. That was goddamn cold. I wonder if this heralds a darker turn for Pa in the next season. Or is it possible that Hector isn't really dead? With all the talk of his weight problems, is it possible that the bullet might not have reached his heart?
What about Perpetual Grace LTD do you like more/less compared to Patriot?
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My quick takes -
Perpetual Grace LTD - enriched character development for the entire cast. Overarching plot seems more grounded thusfar.
Patriot - deeper immediate connection with the main character. Slow pace of both shows makes streaming several episodes quickly more optimal than week-to-week consumption.
Honestly, given my fanboi level love of Patriot, I was excited but fearful of how PGL would play out. Through 7 episodes I have been blown away. Most of my favorite shows are "plodders" plot-wise, so the slow but meticulous pace of it is right up my alley.
Yes - there are a few Patriot "rip jobs" in PGL, but to me that's more wink-wink to the handful of Patriot fans (which are still miniscule) than being lazy/unoriginal.
Anyway - it's double great to find some more fans to get the rhythm with.
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It’s me, the guy from Facebook who told you to join. Glad you’re here!
[Spoilers S1E8] Perpetual Grace LTD Season 1 Episode 8, "Fiveever" Discussion Thread
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Discuss Perpetual Grace LTD Season 1 Episode 8
Title: Fiveever
Pa and Ma face off against the cartel sisters in Mexico, as James faces increasing pressure from Wesley back in Half Acre.
- Written by: Steven Conrad
- Directed by: James Whitaker
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The scene between Wesley Walker (Texas ranger) and Glenn was so so good.
From absurdly funny in the first half to very poignant with Walker's speech about death and the impact it can have on someone.
Like honestly, Glenn being Glenn and having a head injury aside, if I ever have children and they unfortunately have to learn about the consequences of death at young age that seems like such a gentle yet honest description of the effect and weight grief can have on someone.
He truly was chiseled out of the waterfall of time
ESP LTD Mick Thomson MT-1 pictures
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Top Comment: Ahh should have brought back the classic SEVEN inlays