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In my 30's I was big into blues and had a huge thing for African music - hours thumbing through CD's at any music store I could find - and weirdly that was sort of my most "conservative" period, musically. Starting in my 40's and especially now with streaming services and the ability to download pretty much anything anytime, both my wife and I have become almost obsessed with new stuff and have essentially made a full circle back to our younger tastes. She grew up with what I jokingly call Arkansas Folk Music - southern rock - but she was also big into Led Zeppelin, so that's her saving grace. Still today she, the stodgy CPA, likes harder stuff than I do. It's fun to see it in her. I can put on some Mysterines when she comes home from work and she'll bounce around the kitchen like it's a bunny mosh pit. This is her favorite song:

Alright, here's another new one, this one a forward control layout - nice! I think this is great looking, with some cool features. The tilt-down bed side is an awesome idea and the topper looks amazing. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a35812872/canoo-electric-pickup-truck-revealed/ https://electrek.co/2021/03/10/canoo-unveils-fully-electric-pickup-truck-set-for-2023/

I don't know. It was one of dozens of almost identical tables that WalMart had on their website several years ago. And I don't think it was advertised as adjustable - I just noticed it in the photo. Sorry I can't help more. One adjustable leg is better than none, but it could use a few more.

It's Friday, and that means New Music Friday. Here's what the kids are listening to (hardly). First up, this past year Moby has been doing these ambient recordings where he sits in his garden and pretends he's Brian Eno. It actually was really good, if you're into that stuff. I'd highly recommend looking up the album if you want something super chill for a Sunday morning. But he's applied what he's learned to accompany this version of the Beatles' Revolution by Julie Mintz. It's different, not completely sure it works, but it's growing on me - °°° If you don't know who Tricky is, then, well, you should know who Tricky is. Trip hop pioneer, and a huge factor in the evolution of hip hop into all the many types of music it's morphed into. This downbeat version of Fall Please really brings out the bluesier side of the song: °°° Hiatus has a new album coming, and they've been slowly releasing bits and pieces to whet our appetite. This is just a gorgeous song with beautiful vocals from Malahat Haddad. °°° Next up would make for a great driving song, a new single from Peruvian songwriter Sofia Kourtesis. °°° It's been 20 years since St. Germain (eponym of French musician Ludovico Navarre) released the amazing Tourist album. To celebrate the anniversary, he sent out the call for remixes and jeez, they're never ending. There's a lot of respect in the music world for this album and the number of artists who want in on the remixes is staggering. Anyway, here's one of Rose Rouge by Jovonn that was released this morning. It's a bit thumpthumpthump for me and pales to the original, but still pretty nice. °°° And if we're doing thumpthumpthump, how about some Techno to start your weekend? A new EP from Soel with three new songs and four remixes. Seems to be a pretty good EP. °°° I'll finish with a few more electronic releases from this week. First is an instrumental from Booka Shade and Joclyn that I'm really liking this morning: °°° Then finally, another nice release from Tor off their upcoming album. This is another one to add to your driving playlist. Enjoy.

Russel, those are classics, every one. There was a dive in college that I used to go to, for some reason only with with this one girl - but it had a jukebox full of Patsy Cline and that's all we'd listen to. But I don't like country music, of course 😁 My wife and I got to see John Lee Hooker in a small club a few years before he died. Wonderful experience.

That's a great one. This has always been my favorite -

That’s it!

Looks very similar to the Fiamma or Carefree. I'd bet that either the Carefree poles attached like FrankC showed, or the REI with holes drilled in the bottom of the awning rail would work.

Is that Oliver's new showroom? That, my friends, is a shiny floor.

I like those - they look like they fit into the uppers really well,

One of mine, too. Thanks

I think they were just called awning poles and they came in two sizes. They’re orange.

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I'd use a little bit of caution when using tie downs at just the ends. With a decent breeze, we can see the outside rail of ours visibly bending when we've only staked out the two outside points. Another strap in the center prevents that; and with that setup, we've weathered some pretty intense winds. We use REI awning poles with ours. They're sturdier than the Carefree ones, but require you to drill small holes in the bottom of the rail to accept the pin on the end of the poles.

We have a version of this (actually 3 of them) that we got from WalMart. Very similar but one of the legs is adjustable which makes it much easier to level. Back in the Later Tent Era, I did some research trying to find the ultimate camp table. I don't think it exists, but these seem to make some good compromises. There seems to be just five or six table designs out there, but with a zillion slight variations depending on which rip off is being supplied. I've often wondered which version of each is the original. My other favorite is the Grand Canyon table from Travel Chair. It's small - good for a grill or dining for two. But it's sturdy and compact. It's Achilles heel though is that the little ratchet adjusters on the legs will jamb. Every. Single. Time. Regardless, that's the only table we carry these days. I'm just too lazy to set up anything more.

Yeah I don’t know about trombone choir. Everyone knows that jazz flute is what gets you to the destination.

Thanks - great photos. They'll be a useful reference for you later. Some comments: First thought is that the trailers are being delivered much cleaner than they used to be, which is great to see. Some of the wiring still looks like a mess, but I'm glad to see that they're using lever nut style connectors now, which should make repairs, diagnosis, and upgrades easier. I hate that they're still using gorilla tape to hold down wiring. And they're not zip tying the ends of their wire wrap to prevent it from coming off. I still see *sharp* screw ends poking inside the hull near wiring. The new batteries are pretty cool. It looks like they're doing a good job with the new insulation, cutting it tightly around obstacles and taping the seams.

True, he's a favorite. Two years ago he put out a series of albums called Seven Days Walking, which is literally 7 albums with various versions of a handful of songs. Like it says on the box, it's great music for when hiking alone. Very melancholy though.

Do you like Ludovico Einaudi?

Alright, here's what I got from that era -

Mmmmmm, boomer music. 😂

My wife and I spend many a night singing Marty Robbins songs by the campfire*, but apart from that, this playlist is as close as I get to country. *not in the least bit true.

Make yourself a martini and melt into your camp chair. 4 hours being the coolest cat in the campground.

Reviving this thread, mostly because I just learned how to transfer iTunes playlists to Youtube, and I'm curious how those then show up here, as opposed to individual videos. But also because it's a good thread that didn't deserve to die. I consume a lot of music - meaning I add a few thousand songs to my library every year. About half of that is typically new to the world, while the other half is new only to me. So, playlists are good since I could post individual videos here for days. And days. And judging from the posts above, very few of you would like them, lol. Just kidding, but I do listen to a lot of new music rather than older stuff, which isn't always appealing to people outside their 20's. And I've also never cared much for popular stuff - after claiming my sister's Bowie albums for myself, the first one I bought on my own was Devo's New Traditionalists, and you can intuit the course that my musical taste took from there - punk, new wave, post punk, trip hop, EDM, IDM, etc... But one thing about maintaining a love for new music is that your tastes inevitably expand over time - so these days you'll find ample jazz, singer songwriter, hip hop, classical, world music, etc. in my library as well. About the only things you won't find is much in the way of pop, rock, or country music. So with that, here's a playlist, if it shows up correctly, of songs released this past year that warranted a full 5-stars in my library. It's about 100 songs, everything from Bossa nova to experimental, so hopefully there will be something in there for everyone. Edit - evidently a playlist shows up like it's a single video, but if you click on the button on the top right, you get a list of all the videos - pick something at random and enjoy. You can also press shift-N and cycle through them.