Metallica, Kill Em All

[T Boog]

Recording Kill Em All

 

[Rain]

That part about the one way rental really got to me. The crazy stupid things that you do when you're young, the chances that you take...

Nowadays, I have contingency plans for my contingency plans and back ups for everything before I leave the house even if it's just to do groceries. 
 

 

[T Boog]

1 hour ago, Rain said:

Nowadays, I have contingency plans for my contingency plans

Cheers Rain. Yeah, I think being young was a big part of it. However, I also think "nowadays" is just a different time.  Everything is more safe and predictable now. Esp with cell phones. 

Back in the day, you would drive for an hour to see your friend, hoping he was home because he didn't have a phone. If he wasn't home, you'd go back home then try again in a couple hours 😄.

 And how about the lost art of leaving notes with phone numbers on doors? 😆

...."Hey Mike, I must have just missed you. I'm gonna drive to Ted's to see if you're there. If you're not there, I'll go check by Tommy's house for you. If u don't hear from me by 3 oclock, I'll prob be at  Sally's house. Her number is 852-2847.  But Sally might have to work early, in which case I'll probably be at Paul's house. Paul doesn't have a phone so if u can't reach me at Sally's house, f*ck  it, we'll just try again tomorrow ".  🤣

 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by T Boog

[Rain]

Good observation, indeed. 

I was thinking about cell phones too when I replied, but it was somewhat the opposite. In my line of work for example, I often see people who leave their home with only their cell phone because they have an app for everything - to unlock the door, to start their car, to make payments, etc. Of course, if I hear from them, it's because the software failed for one reason or another. Same with people who think they "should be ok" to make it to their destination on what's left in the tank... 

Me, even if I have an app to unlock the door, I always take a key with me, and the garage door opener, just in case. Likewise, although I can use my phone to pay, I always carry at least one debit and one credit card with me - and I'll always check my bank account just before leaving, even when I know there's plenty of $ in there. And that's just going to the grocery, a few minutes from here. You should see what travelling out of town looks like... Almost like luggage + backup luggage. I even carry a spare cell phone...  🤣

Edited 14 hours ago by Rain

[T Boog]

1 hour ago, Rain said:

I always carry at least one debit and one credit card with me - and I'll always check my bank account

Boy Rain, you didn't even mention cash. Do you keep a little cash with you?  Or is cash money now obsolete in that Jetsons' world you live in?  😁

[Rain]

5 hours ago, T Boog said:

Boy Rain, you didn't even mention cash. Do you keep a little cash with you?  Or is cash money now obsolete in that Jetsons' world you live in?  😁

🤣

This is the last bit of cash I have ever touched. It's all that's left from the sale of my Marshall stack in early 2020 when the rough times hit. It's in a hockey puck display case and it's one of the very few trinkets that's always on display in my studio (puck side of course). I am not sure what it symbolizes, but I know it's important.

Honestly, I never liked carrying money. I remember getting into a discussion with the owner of a bar where I used to party in the early 2000's because of the fees he incurred. I told him that using the card was the best method I had of tracking myself the next day, to see how much I had drunk and where I had gone. With the quantities I absorbed and the generous tips I left, it wasn't long before the waitresses convinced him to leave me alone. 🤣

Edited 7 hours ago by Rain