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Central/North AL GTG- Nov 11
BigAl's Big Birthday Bash Part Deux!
I would like to invite everyone over to listen to some cool audio systems, hang out and cut up with your friends, and help me celebrate my Birthday (actually the 12th). We will probably also have a pre-meet and tuning session the night before.
The place: My house in Hayden, AL (about 25 miles north of Birmingham)
The date: Saturday, November 11
The time: 9AM to 9PM
Optional things to bring:
- your favorite demo music
- a folding chair
- a camera
- Tools and tuning equipment
- a friend
- a canopy
I hope to see you there!
Here's a pic from last year's meet
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I would love to make an Alabama meet, count me it, if everything is in line on my end come november!
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1) Alan (BigAl205) '15 Ford Explorer
2) Clay (claydo) Chevy Cobalt
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1) Alan (BigAl205) '15 Ford Explorer
2) Clay (claydo) Chevy Cobalt
3) Jason (papacueball) 2011 Charger
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Bump......Looking forward to this!
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1. Alan (BigAl205) ford exploder
2. Clay (claydo) 2009 cobalt
3) Jason (papacueball) 2011 Charger
4. Erin (ErinH) Honda Civic
5. Nick (Electrodynamic) VW Jetta TDI?
6. Nick (sirbOOm) S550 Mustang
7. Chris (HillbillySQ) Grand Cherokee Limited
8. Eric (EeeDeeEye) S550 Mustang
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Yup! Looking forward to seeing everyone!
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Even though I didn't have anything for people to listen to I still had a ton of fun last year. Speaking of which, I haven't seen anything from Tom yet.
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Just 5 more weeks to go
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Just 3 more weeks... :pepper:
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If anyone is looking to add to their subwoofer collection I have a Genesis Audiophile 10 4 ohm (Peerless XXLS based and may very well be 99% XXLS) and an ID15v3d2 I'm looking to turn loose of. Both used but minty fresh. $100 for the Genesis and $80 for the ID. Would do a trade if it's interesting enough. I hate shipping speakers and would MUCH rather hand them over in person. That's why I'm not trying too hard sell them in the classifieds.
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1. Alan (BigAl205) Ford Explorer
2. Clay (claydo) 2009 cobalt
3. Jason (papacueball) 2011 Charger
4. Erin (ErinH) Honda Civic (maybe)
5. Nick (Electrodynamic) VW Jetta TDI?
6. Nick (sirbOOm) S550 Mustang
7. Chris (HillbillySQ) Grand Cherokee Limited
8. Eric (mumbles) S550 Mustang
9. Kenny (ckm20) mystery car
10. Blake (ScionBoxRox) Blue Toaster
11. Jason (bertholomey/ AfghanVet) BRZ
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Saturday's weather looks to be promising with plenty of sun and a high of around 68 :D
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Looks like perfect weather. I'll dig out the Kendall hat I wore last time for "Notthereenuf";)
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1. Alan (BigAl205) Ford Explorer
2. Clay (claydo) 2009 cobalt
3. Jason (papacueball) 2011 Charger
4. Erin (ErinH) Honda Civic (maybe)
5. Nick (Electrodynamic) VW Jetta TDI?
6. Nick (sirbOOm) S550 Mustang
7. Chris (HillbillySQ) Grand Cherokee Limited
8. Eric (mumbles) S550 Mustang
9. Kenny (ckm20) mystery car
10. Blake (ScionBoxRox) Blue Toaster
11. Jason (bertholomey/ AfghanVet) BRZ
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1. Alan (BigAl205) Ford Explorer
2. Clay (claydo) 2009 cobalt
3. Jacob from Sundown Audio
4. Erin (ErinH) Honda Civic (maybe)
5. Nick (Electrodynamic) VW Jetta TDI?
6. Nick (sirbOOm) S550 Mustang
7. Chris (HillbillySQ) Grand Cherokee Limited
8. Eric (mumbles) S550 Mustang
9. Kenny (ckm20) mystery car
10. Blake (ScionBoxRox) Blue Toaster
11. Jason (bertholomey/ AfghanVet) BRZ
12. 82cj8 ???
Jason has been replaced :P
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Jacob Fuller is a nice addition :)
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Had a great time at Als' yesterday! It was good to see some old faces and meet some new ones... As usual, Clay's cars pinned my ears back, but sounds clean while doing it... reminds me of Kirk Prophets Acura with its ability to get SUPER loud without distortion. Chris' Jeep sounded awesome, very well balanced and Nicks Jetta was also awesome, particularly the midbass and the sub... I've never heard that kind of output from a single 12" before, very impressive.
Thanks again to Al for putting this on and his hospitality!
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Well, we had 12 people listed to come and ended up with 14. Having 115% attendance is unheard of http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...ies/rockon.gif.
Eric, I'm glad you could make it, and thanks to your wife for getting you there, I hope she had a little bit of fun.
Blake, you rock! Not only did you bring surprise guests, but you also brought food! Also, the XB sound better than ever. It was great meeting Zack, David, and William (who ran my power cable for me, so now I have no more excuses http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/.../surprised.gif)
Kenny, nice meeting you,I hope to see you at more events.
Nick, it was great seeing you again...your system rocks, but that sub http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...milies/eek.gif. Thanks for putting up with me for my demo http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...ilies/wink.gif
Jacob, I don't know what the big deal is...you didn't seem that big of an a-hole to me http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...lies/laugh.gif. Seriously though, it was great meeting you and getting insight on the manufacturing side of things.
Jason Bert Hole-o-mey http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...lies/smile.gif, It was great hanging out with you again, my brother. I totally forgot that it was Veterans Day, so thanks to you and the guys for your service. The BRZ just keeps getting better and better, the imaging and tonality is spot-on.
Chris, the Jeeps sounds awesome, dude. I'm really impressed with the progress you've made over the years, and you've really pulled it together this time.
Erin, thanks for stopping in...I always have a blast when you're involved. I was totally serious about using the garage. If you ever need a wide open space to work, hit me up.
Clay, what can I say? It's always fun hanging out with you, and I'm glad you made that long trip.
I've got some pics I'll post up shortly, but I had a blast! Thanks to everyone for making it such a good GTG.
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This was a blast! Could’ve listened to Clay’s stories for about shweventeen more hours.
Question: a couple of you guys were interested in getting one of the portable Bluetooth stereo I designed. They do take about 13-14 hrs finishing work to get em nice n spiffy, but I’m glad to make a few of them for you guys. Probably be about $500, and assuming 12-15 weeks for delivery is ok, I could afford the time to get them done for that. Cheers!
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Hey, David. Welcome aboard!
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Good to know ya Al! Y’all are seriously the most chill crowd I’ve ever hung out with. I approve. We’ll have to do a BBQ at my farm in Morris sometime, don’t know if you fish but our lakes got the bass! (The fish, that is)
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I'm not much of a fisherman, but Chris (HillbillySQ) will talk your ears off about it
...now BBQ is a different story...
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Ok, wow am I glad to be home, a little road weary, but the trip back was better than the ride down, lol.
I must say I woke up feeling a little ashamed of having so many veterans in attendance yesterday, on this of all weekends, and not shutting my trap long enough to raise a glass in honor of your service to our beloved country. So I will say here, sorry friends, no slight intended as I seriously enjoy this life defended by yourselves and countless other men and women who have, and continue to, make our country safe, sound, and secure against much of the world who'd love nothing more than to take it all away. Big props to every one of ya.....for reals.
Now that I shamefully got that off my chest, a big ol happy birfday, and serious gratitude to my friend Al, for not only hosting this fun filled event, but also for opening his home to me and making me feel very welcome for a couple of days, I really appreciate that.
The meet was an absolute blast, catching up with old friends, and making quite a few new ones! It was a day full of demos, food, and conversation.....definitely good times......then an after hours bullshit session of epic proportions! The stories flowed freely, of alcohol induced good times, foreign cultures, random violence and crime, and petty stupidity.....God knows I had that last one covered...lmao.
There were several good demos to be had there too! Chis came out with his cherokee, what a great platform for some good tunes. That thing sounds more and more tied down everytime I hear it Chris, great job! Jason's lil blue machine sounded excellent, with his new tune showing some serious essque chops....this car always rocks! Nick rolled out with multiple subs for demoing in his great sounding volksvagon, the bm and the hst.....beauty and the beast, me thinks.........lol, seriously, that hst has balls! Blake was busy proving budget oriented gear can certainly sound phenomenal, when ya know what you're doing....he also rolled in with a crowd of cool fellers....and chicken sammiches, BONUS!.......I enjoyed all the demos fellas! Erin shared some rather interesting plans for his civic......damn, looking forward to hearing that dood...like seriously. I'm glad Nick drug Jacob out to meet everyone, what a damn charactor! Hope he enjoyed it and turns into a regular at these things. Speaking of charactors, William (I think that's right?) Put in some serious after hours work helping al out on some power cable routing.....what a helluva guy!
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Glad everybody made it home safe
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Thanks for putting this on, Al! Was a nice break for me to come talk audio for a bit. I had a great time catching up with old friends and meeting new ones.
So I have to ask...
When is the next one? 😬
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I'll wait for you to start planning one, and then I'll horn in on it :evil:
I wouldn't mind doing another one in the spring, but coming up with a good time is a PITA. It's hard to schedule when you're competing with other meets and comps.
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Looks like this was a great time, wish I could have made it.
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BigAl205
I wouldn't mind doing another one in the spring, but coming up with a good time is a PITA. It's hard to schedule when you're competing with other meets and comps.
So true! Hoping to set up a spring meet here, but trying to make sure it does not conflict with other potential spring meets.
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naiku
Looks like this was a great time, wish I could have made it.
So true! Hoping to set up a spring meet here, but trying to make sure it does not conflict with other potential spring meets.
I'm already planning on attending Kendal's meet in January, and Jason was talking about his spring meet. I would love to attend another one of yours, it's beautiful up there. It's just difficult for me to attend all of them, especially since I work weekends.
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BigAl205
I'm already planning on attending Kendal's meet in January, and Jason was talking about his spring meet. I would love to attend another one of yours, it's beautiful up there. It's just difficult for me to attend all of them, especially since I work weekends.
Very similar situation here, I am hoping to attend both Kendal and Jasons meet. In my case, my wife works both Friday afternoon/evening and Sunday, so Friday's are out and Sunday I have to be home by 10am in order for her to get to work. Couple that with either of us having things planned, or the boys having something planned, weekends can get a little hectic.
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Ditto here. Wife works weekends and we have a 7yo so it makes my out of town trips very, very limited.
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If a meet out that way is during good fishing weather I might have my boat in tow next time because Kenny said he can get me on some hawgs at Guntersville. That's if Al will let me take up some space in his garage for a couple days.