The Good Ol' Boys Club

And Rob Halford of Judas Priest. Freddie Mercury...neither were bassists, but what talent.

But....Ian Hill, the bassist of Judas Priest, did marry Rob Halfords sister.

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Originally Posted by N2KKM

Yeah well, I'd have not made a big deal out of being "out" either if some douchebags hadn't made it a big deal for me.

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You're out? How can you be out? Didn't we just welcome you back in?

on edit: well, that joke fell flat on it's face. Let's try this one:

You're out? How can you be out? That was Ball Four!

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Originally Posted by N2KKM

I still disagree with the good ol' boys club you have here. I won't back down from that.

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Anytime I read that, I think of stereotypical rednecks listening to that damned Waylon Jennings theme song. I don't believe that applies to too many around the bar here.

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Originally Posted by WR1O

What is this Zed that you speak of? Sorry, I'm new here.

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I think that was a typo. They meant "Zen". :whistle:

Just sit there in the corner, change "Ommmmmmmmmmmm" a lot, and send me all your money & worldly goods... and peace will come to you, my son...

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Originally Posted by N7YA

But....Ian Hill, the bassist of Judas Priest, did marry Rob Halfords sister.

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...obviously gay by marriage. :usa:

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Originally Posted by N7YA

But....Ian Hill, the bassist of Judas Priest, did marry Rob Halfords sister.

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Big deal. Elton John married Renate Ruth Margot Blauelin 1984. Do you have any doubts about his orientation, these days?

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Originally Posted by W3WN

Big deal. Elton John married Renate Ruth Margot Blauelin 1984. Do you have any doubts about his orientation, these days?

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You mean there was someone who didn't have those doubts before? :)

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Originally Posted by ab1ga

You mean there was someone who didn't have those doubts before? :)

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Today? Not hardly.

Back then? IIRC, a lot of people figured he wasn't gay (maybe bi, but not gay) if he went a head and got married, to a female that is (a distinction I can make today that 28 years ago would have seemed redundant). But today we know better.

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Originally Posted by KJ3N

Having started out like many new No-Code Techs in the 90s, I can tell you repeater operation today is like watching paint dry.

:roll: :hand:

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There are a lot of great repeaters here in the New York metro and tri-state area. I have had some really nice conversations on a few of them. There is one particular repeater on VHF across the Hudson from me that really slams into my area. A HT with a rubber duck and 2 - 5 watts is all that is needed.

Only thing that has changed here is that, with the exception of 1 major repeater that is extremely busy, many of the "big league" VHf repeaters around here are much quieter than they were back 10 or 20 years ago. There are also a couple of smaller repeaters that were nice but seem to be gone. These days i am told a lot of the repeater action has shifted onto UHF leaving the VHF repeaters underused. But, every now and then I can catch a good chat on VHF.