Phonies and More Phonies. My Head Hurts. Really Hurts...
Phonies and More Phonies. My Head Hurts. Really Hurts... Many Thanks For The SUPPORT...
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Buddy
7.5 Yr
02/01/2026
09:41:24
Old hot rodders spent time touching up the rough castings . Even the smallest sharp edge makes a difference. Air flow or oil they are both fluids like water . Back to the dishes .
· On a calm Sunday night in January 1973, Clare Torry thought she was heading into another routine session. She was a working singer, not a star. Studio work paid the bills. You showed up, sang what was written, went home. No headlines. No legacy. Then the phone rang. Alan Parsons was calling from Abbey Road Studios. Pink Floyd needed a singer right away. Clare knew the studio’s reputation even if she barely knew the band. Abbey Road was sacred ground. She said yes without overthinking it. Studio Three was busy when she arrived. Pink Floyd were finishing an album that already felt strange and heavy, something experimental and unsettling. They played her an instrumental track built around a slow piano line. It felt like a gathering storm. Expansive. Dark. Incomplete. They told her what they wanted. No lyrics. No script. Just emotion. Sing about death. Clare froze. This was not what session singers were trained to do. She was used to precision, not invention. Notes on a page. Clear instructions. Nobody had ever asked her to step into the music without a net. The tape started anyway. At first, she played it safe. Gentle lines. Careful phrases. Then something shifted. She stopped trying to control it. The music kept rising, and her voice followed where it led. It cracked. It climbed. It cried out. Fear and release tangled together. What came out of her was raw and unplanned, pulled straight from somewhere she hadn’t intended to visit. When the music stopped, Clare was shaking. Tears were running down her face. She was sure she’d gone too far. “I’m sorry,” she said. “Let me try again. I won’t get carried away.” No one answered. The room was quiet in a way that meant something had landed. Someone finally spoke. They told her it was exactly right. They recorded a few more takes, but it was already clear that the moment had passed. What mattered had already been captured. Clare collected her standard session fee, thirty pounds, signed the form, and left. She assumed the track might end up buried or trimmed down. Just another job. Two months later, the album came out. The Dark Side of the Moon did not fade quietly into the background. It became a phenomenon. Decade after decade, it kept selling. Millions upon millions of copies. Years on the charts. A permanent place in music history. And one track stood out. “The Great Gig in the Sky.” Listeners didn’t hear a session singer. They heard grief. Fear. Surrender. A voice that sounded like it was standing at the edge of life and looking straight into the unknown. People played it in moments when words failed them. Funerals. Hospital rooms. Long nights alone. When they checked the credits, though, they saw only one composer listed. Richard Wright. Clare Torry’s name appeared elsewhere. Vocalist. Nothing more. No royalties followed. No acknowledgment that the melody everyone remembered had been created in that room, in that instant, by her. She said nothing for years. That was the rule. Session musicians were paid once and forgotten. Still, the truth stayed with her. She had not interpreted a written part. She had invented it. The song’s emotional spine was her voice, shaped in real time. Eventually, silence felt like consent. In 2004, Clare took legal action against Pink Floyd and their label. Experts broke down the recording. Scholars explained that melody created through improvisation is still composition. The argument was simple and hard to refute. The song did not exist as it was known without her. In 2005, the case was settled. Clare Torry was officially recognized as a co-writer of “The Great Gig in the Sky.” More than thirty years after that night, she finally received credit and royalties. She never framed it as a grudge. She wanted the record set straight. Her case mattered far beyond her own story. It exposed how often creative labor, especially by women, had been treated as disposable. Her win forced the industry to admit that inspiration does not only come from those whose names are already famous. Put the song on now. Listen closely. Hear how the voice strains and lifts, how it almost breaks, how it refuses to stay quiet. There are no lyrics to hide behind. Just feeling, unfiltered. They asked her to give shape to death without using words. What she gave them was something that refuses to die.
Today is a banner day for us. Mom is so proud of us. This weekend, the DeLorean will be staying put; we have an awards ceremony to attend: the 2026 HVAC Tactical Awards. Hef knew our potential was off the charts; he saw this in us right from the very beginning so long ago. We are so grateful to Hef for introducing us to the trade, and even more grateful he could be here with us today to film the ceremony. All those times Hef sat in the truck while we had to do the work, all the times he stiffed us, like the Burger King job for example. We thought he was just being mean to us. Now we know he was just preparing us for what we must face in the real world; he was toughening us up, making us better. We'll never be able to pay him back for that; we can only go forward with the knowledge and work ethic he's bestowed upon us. Where do I begin? Today we will be receiving three AHR Expo Innovation Awards in the categories of heating, cooling, and software. Other categories include the ARBS Industry Excellence Awards and, finally, the ServiceTitan HVAC National Championship. This championship brings elite competitors together to showcase their skills on a national stage. A championship we won hands down, thanks to Hef's fine tutelage. We were very emotional and taken aback by all these awards, but what hit us the most was when we glanced over at Hef and he had a tear in his eye. After seeing that it was all we could do to stay composed to deliver our winners speach. After the ceremony we headed back to Hef's for a little after party. Hef has always been good to let us stay up all night drink alcohol, smoking weed, and blasting our tunes. A perfect ending to a perfect day. The winner takes it all...
I'm from Michigan, PLEASE GET HER SENIOR!!!! Thank you!!!
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Jordanb18
10.2 Yr
01/31/2026
19:16:02
The word smithing nowadays is chat gpt unfortunately. I have some ignorant people that work for me with barely a high school diploma and talk like that, but when they send me an email reply regarding their subpar performance, it looks like an MIT professor wrote it. I just laugh and ask if they wrote that and surprisingly they tell me know. I have never used it, but it is the way of the future for the lower educated and entitled generation.
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mgb6998
2 Months
01/31/2026
18:57:37
Hey Don,
First time commenter, long time viewer
Are you familiar with any Norwich University alum?
Hope you are staying well during the cold and snow
1
hball13
8 Yr
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18:32:50
Here gonna watch now, got the kiddos tonight, Tina’s out with her grade school group and the 2 loafers are at a Rodeo! Enjoy your time everyone 👍🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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ebeeby
10.1 Yr
01/31/2026
18:16:08
woot!
4
Buddy
7.5 Yr
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18:03:33
1st Randolph Scott western 1947 . Nice colour quailty .
Buddy
7.5 Yr
02/01/2026
09:41:24
Old hot rodders spent time touching up the rough castings . Even the smallest sharp edge makes a difference. Air flow or oil they are both fluids like water . Back to the dishes .
Buddy
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Battle Stations
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Buddy
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A little entertainment for us shut ins .
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Morning
Dakota
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05:11:46
Great video Don. Keep kicking ass bro. Hope all is well.
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· On a calm Sunday night in January 1973, Clare Torry thought she was heading into another routine session. She was a working singer, not a star. Studio work paid the bills. You showed up, sang what was written, went home. No headlines. No legacy. Then the phone rang. Alan Parsons was calling from Abbey Road Studios. Pink Floyd needed a singer right away. Clare knew the studio’s reputation even if she barely knew the band. Abbey Road was sacred ground. She said yes without overthinking it. Studio Three was busy when she arrived. Pink Floyd were finishing an album that already felt strange and heavy, something experimental and unsettling. They played her an instrumental track built around a slow piano line. It felt like a gathering storm. Expansive. Dark. Incomplete. They told her what they wanted. No lyrics. No script. Just emotion. Sing about death. Clare froze. This was not what session singers were trained to do. She was used to precision, not invention. Notes on a page. Clear instructions. Nobody had ever asked her to step into the music without a net. The tape started anyway. At first, she played it safe. Gentle lines. Careful phrases. Then something shifted. She stopped trying to control it. The music kept rising, and her voice followed where it led. It cracked. It climbed. It cried out. Fear and release tangled together. What came out of her was raw and unplanned, pulled straight from somewhere she hadn’t intended to visit. When the music stopped, Clare was shaking. Tears were running down her face. She was sure she’d gone too far. “I’m sorry,” she said. “Let me try again. I won’t get carried away.” No one answered. The room was quiet in a way that meant something had landed. Someone finally spoke. They told her it was exactly right. They recorded a few more takes, but it was already clear that the moment had passed. What mattered had already been captured. Clare collected her standard session fee, thirty pounds, signed the form, and left. She assumed the track might end up buried or trimmed down. Just another job. Two months later, the album came out. The Dark Side of the Moon did not fade quietly into the background. It became a phenomenon. Decade after decade, it kept selling. Millions upon millions of copies. Years on the charts. A permanent place in music history. And one track stood out. “The Great Gig in the Sky.” Listeners didn’t hear a session singer. They heard grief. Fear. Surrender. A voice that sounded like it was standing at the edge of life and looking straight into the unknown. People played it in moments when words failed them. Funerals. Hospital rooms. Long nights alone. When they checked the credits, though, they saw only one composer listed. Richard Wright. Clare Torry’s name appeared elsewhere. Vocalist. Nothing more. No royalties followed. No acknowledgment that the melody everyone remembered had been created in that room, in that instant, by her. She said nothing for years. That was the rule. Session musicians were paid once and forgotten. Still, the truth stayed with her. She had not interpreted a written part. She had invented it. The song’s emotional spine was her voice, shaped in real time. Eventually, silence felt like consent. In 2004, Clare took legal action against Pink Floyd and their label. Experts broke down the recording. Scholars explained that melody created through improvisation is still composition. The argument was simple and hard to refute. The song did not exist as it was known without her. In 2005, the case was settled. Clare Torry was officially recognized as a co-writer of “The Great Gig in the Sky.” More than thirty years after that night, she finally received credit and royalties. She never framed it as a grudge. She wanted the record set straight. Her case mattered far beyond her own story. It exposed how often creative labor, especially by women, had been treated as disposable. Her win forced the industry to admit that inspiration does not only come from those whose names are already famous. Put the song on now. Listen closely. Hear how the voice strains and lifts, how it almost breaks, how it refuses to stay quiet. There are no lyrics to hide behind. Just feeling, unfiltered. They asked her to give shape to death without using words. What she gave them was something that refuses to die.
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Deep thoughts.....
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Sure hope they don't Goon it up, sounds entertaining as always Don. Hope Diane feels better.
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The server is struggling tonight. I've gotta 1000mb line and this baby is trickling in like tax relief.
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Sounds like a Conservative…… lol 😂 Obummer said the same thing in his terms!
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7.5 Yr
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19:18:22
I'm from Michigan, PLEASE GET HER SENIOR!!!! Thank you!!!
Jordanb18
10.2 Yr
01/31/2026
19:16:02
The word smithing nowadays is chat gpt unfortunately. I have some ignorant people that work for me with barely a high school diploma and talk like that, but when they send me an email reply regarding their subpar performance, it looks like an MIT professor wrote it. I just laugh and ask if they wrote that and surprisingly they tell me know. I have never used it, but it is the way of the future for the lower educated and entitled generation.
mgb6998
2 Months
01/31/2026
18:57:37
Hey Don,
First time commenter, long time viewer
Are you familiar with any Norwich University alum?
Hope you are staying well during the cold and snow
hball13
8 Yr
01/31/2026
18:32:50
Here gonna watch now, got the kiddos tonight, Tina’s out with her grade school group and the 2 loafers are at a Rodeo! Enjoy your time everyone 👍🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
ebeeby
10.1 Yr
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18:16:08
woot!
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1st Randolph Scott western 1947 . Nice colour quailty .
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Thanks for the update Don, hope Diane feels better soon
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First reply for Telecaster , Waveoff , Lawman , Karen , Lilly , and Wheels .