Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tripped by a Great Dane
Tessa & I hit the park after work today and we ran into one of the new additions on our block a great dane named Atticus. Tessa started to play with him, wrapped her leash around me and while I was trying step out of it I got smacked by the huge great dane and I fell down in slow motion trying not to land on either of the dogs. The giant culprit is pictured here:
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Luthier Shots
Alright, well, it's about time I make good on some of the promises I made in the "About Me" section of this blog cause some of you could be out there going "Hey, Rusty Army, you claim you're a Luthier well where's the proof? WTF?" Well here you go, here's the freakin' proof. 
To the left, is the first stringed instrument I ever made. It's a bass, the model name is the "SIC SIX SIX" cause it's a metal bass. With no training and no experience, only a book on how to build an electric guitar we set out on a mission; we didn't even know if this thing would make a sound at the end. It turned out pretty damn sweet for a first go round. I have used it to record bass and couldn't be happier with it.
Left of this, is a hollow body electric which I made. I've nick named it "La Fleur". It's basically my attempt at one of those double cut-away old school Gretsch Penguin models from the 50's. I gotta admit this SOB is pretty heavy, but it sounds freaking great when you're playing unplugged and watching TV - you never get drowned out. It's the prefect couch guitar and that Bigsby tailpiece gives me chills every time I fire up some full chord vibrato action on it. I haven't recorded with it yet cause it's got about 5% left to be completed (needs a new nut, fret levelling & the middle pick up has yet to work).
None of this would be possible without the assistance of my father who is one of those old school tool guys who knows how to use every tool, fix anything & woodwork everything. Anytime either of us hit a wall, we picked each other up. He is a 50-50 partner in all this work even though he has no musical desire or talent. Thanks POPS! Armstrong Guitars Rules!
To the left, is the first stringed instrument I ever made. It's a bass, the model name is the "SIC SIX SIX" cause it's a metal bass. With no training and no experience, only a book on how to build an electric guitar we set out on a mission; we didn't even know if this thing would make a sound at the end. It turned out pretty damn sweet for a first go round. I have used it to record bass and couldn't be happier with it.
Left of this, is a hollow body electric which I made. I've nick named it "La Fleur". It's basically my attempt at one of those double cut-away old school Gretsch Penguin models from the 50's. I gotta admit this SOB is pretty heavy, but it sounds freaking great when you're playing unplugged and watching TV - you never get drowned out. It's the prefect couch guitar and that Bigsby tailpiece gives me chills every time I fire up some full chord vibrato action on it. I haven't recorded with it yet cause it's got about 5% left to be completed (needs a new nut, fret levelling & the middle pick up has yet to work).
None of this would be possible without the assistance of my father who is one of those old school tool guys who knows how to use every tool, fix anything & woodwork everything. Anytime either of us hit a wall, we picked each other up. He is a 50-50 partner in all this work even though he has no musical desire or talent. Thanks POPS! Armstrong Guitars Rules!
Downtown
My British barber had a couple nuggets of wisdom for me today:
1. Women are like Kinder Eggs - you never know what you're going to get.
2. You aren't going to have hair for much longer.
I had a couple observations about downtown while I was down there:
1. Downtown is cruel.
2. I need to get back there.
1. Women are like Kinder Eggs - you never know what you're going to get.
2. You aren't going to have hair for much longer.
I had a couple observations about downtown while I was down there:
1. Downtown is cruel.
2. I need to get back there.
Canadian Elections
I don't get political all that often but apparently we had a historic Canadian election last night. My dog Tessa tried to get me to vote for Harper's majority cause she said it looks like he eats bacon three times a day and that's the kind of platform she can get behind.
I did vote, but it turned out to be pretty inconsequential because the guys I didn't vote for took my riding. Sure the party I voted for got a dollar but what can you buy with a dollar these days anyways?
I did vote, but it turned out to be pretty inconsequential because the guys I didn't vote for took my riding. Sure the party I voted for got a dollar but what can you buy with a dollar these days anyways?
Monday, May 2, 2011
Candian Elections Today
We have elections in Canada today. I've decided to vote for the only party I want to get fucked by: the Lingerie Party.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Art vs Art
What the hell happened?
Sci-Fi Sunday
I'm having a bit of a Sci-Fi Sunday thus far in the house today. I'll start off by saying "What the FRINGE"? That latest episode was awesome. Spoiler Alert: I thought that Peter went into a third universe when I first saw the episode, but after reading some other stuff on-line they think he's 15 years in the future. I gotta be honest I didn't get a good look at that plaque he read so I'm guessing the future thing was there. Still, TOTALLY friggin pumped for the season finale.
On to Doctor Who. I got caught up on season six by watching the first two episodes back to back and they were pretty damn cool too. Spoiler alert again: I heard Matt Smith is leaving at the end of this season so I gotta wonder if we're going to revisit that scene when he gets killed down the line. I am aware that they could have altered the time line....but ya never know, one of "the silence" could survive by hiding in that lake maybe.
Also, I'm guessing we have to get somewhat involved with that storyline again because of the female "doctor" which we can only guess is the child of Amy & the Doctor. Very interesting, but I'm not sure killing the series would survive with only a female doctor in existence in the future, although, I had wondered if they were going to go that route at some point. Could be a bit of a shark jumper. I almost would rather they spin that character off into her own series. Very interesting stuff ahead but the preview for the next episode looked a bit boring.
On to Doctor Who. I got caught up on season six by watching the first two episodes back to back and they were pretty damn cool too. Spoiler alert again: I heard Matt Smith is leaving at the end of this season so I gotta wonder if we're going to revisit that scene when he gets killed down the line. I am aware that they could have altered the time line....but ya never know, one of "the silence" could survive by hiding in that lake maybe.
Also, I'm guessing we have to get somewhat involved with that storyline again because of the female "doctor" which we can only guess is the child of Amy & the Doctor. Very interesting, but I'm not sure killing the series would survive with only a female doctor in existence in the future, although, I had wondered if they were going to go that route at some point. Could be a bit of a shark jumper. I almost would rather they spin that character off into her own series. Very interesting stuff ahead but the preview for the next episode looked a bit boring.
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