Monday, August 16, 2004

Cy

Back from Jamfest '04!!!

Cyrokk wins rock pose of the year:


Largely uneventful, but lots of fun. Counting the days til next year...

Tuesday, August 03, 2004

UPS Woes

Do you have GAS?

Gear Acquisition Syndrome, that is? I need a damn support group.

My latest venture involves a vintage Arp Odyssey and a UPS crew that apparently used it for dwarf tossing after the dwarf called it quits. $500 for the unit, a good price, but it arrived with a HUGE dent in it, and the keyboard disconnected from the sound generation circuits.

Guy who sold it to me has been very cool about this so far, and will make good if UPS doesn't. But UPS has been receptive too, perhaps because the guy shipped from his company. And perhaps because we were talking repairs rather than replacement.

Got the repair estimate today, $310. Cracked circuit board, and some major disconnecting/reconnecting required as part of making the dent go away. So now we see how UPS follows through. Wish me luck...