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Day 92:
April Fools' Day.
Sometimes called All Fools' Day, is one of the most light-hearted days of the year. Its origins are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, while others believe it stems from the adoption of a new calendar.
New Year's Day Moves
Ancient cultures, including those of the Romans and Hindus, celebrated New Year's Day on or around April 1. It closely follows the vernal equinox (March 20th or March 21st.) In medieval times, much of Europe celebrated March 25, the Feast of Annunciation, as the beginning of the new year.
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar (the Gregorian Calendar) to replace the old Julian Calendar. The new calendar called for New Year's Day to be celebrated Jan. 1. That year, France adopted the reformed calendar and shifted New Year's day to Jan. 1. According to a popular explanation, many people either refused to accept the new date, or did not learn about it, and continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on "fool's errands" or trying to trick them into believing something false. Eventually, the practice spread throughout Europe.
Problems With This Explanation
There are at least two difficulties with this explanation. The first is that it doesn't fully account for the spread of April Fools' Day to other European countries. The Gregorian calendar was not adopted by England until 1752, for example, but April Fools' Day was already well established there by that point. The second is that we have no direct historical evidence for this explanation, only conjecture, and that conjecture appears to have been made more recently.
Constantine and Kugel
Another explanation of the origins of April Fools' Day was provided by Joseph Boskin, a professor of history at Boston University. He explained that the practice began during the reign of Constantine, when a group of court jesters and fools told the Roman emperor that they could do a better job of running the empire. Constantine, amused, allowed a jester named Kugel to be king for one day. Kugel passed an edict calling for absurdity on that day, and the custom became an annual event.
"In a way," explained Prof. Boskin, "it was a very serious day. In those times fools were really wise men. It was the role of jesters to put things in perspective with humor."
This explanation was brought to the public's attention in an Associated Press article printed by many newspapers in 1983. There was only one catch: Boskin made the whole thing up. It took a couple of weeks for the AP to realize that they'd been victims of an April Fools' joke themselves.
Spring Fever
It is worth noting that many different cultures have had days of foolishness around the start of April, give or take a couple of weeks. The Romans had a festival named Hilaria on March 25, rejoicing in the resurrection of Attis. The Hindu calendar has Holi, and the Jewish calendar has Purim. Perhaps there's something about the time of year, with its turn from winter to spring, that lends itself to lighthearted celebrations.
Observances Around the World
April Fools' Day is observed throughout the Western world. Practices include sending someone on a "fool's errand," looking for things that don't exist; playing pranks; and trying to get people to believe ridiculous things.
The French call April 1 Poisson d'Avril, or "April Fish." French children sometimes tape a picture of a fish on the back of their schoolmates, crying "Poisson d'Avril" when the prank is discovered.
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My only way to be on EXPLORE!! APRIL FOOL!!
1. Just around the corner, 2. I'll tell ya 'bout life, 3. Foggy Day in Montalcino, 4. Dirty Gym, 5. Mr. Cab Driver...., 6. R.I.P., 7. Another Foggy Day in Montalcino, 8. Will Be Sunny... soon!,
9. Happy Easter ... Cheers, 10. Learning to fly, 11. The End Of A Sunny Day, 12. Colorfull Old Style Ads, 13. Opposite directions, 14. London Antiques, 15. They were friends..., 16. Friendship..,
17. Stone Cold Temples #5, 18. Red Sunset, 19. A breeze of life, 20. S . O . S . (Save Our Souls), 21. Ventotene - Porto Romano, 22. Castle in a cold winter morning, 23. Eyes_GB, 24. The natural frame...,
25. Waiting in the dark..., 26. Silent Standing...., 27. Eyes_Jo II, 28. Eyes_AB2, 29. The other side of the War, 30. Pieces of me.., 31. London - The White Lion House, 32. Hey guys... I gotta go!!,
33. Tough Life, 34. Old Scuba Equipment, 35. Beyond the boundaries, 36. The Candle Warrior, 37. I see the light, 38. Eyes_AB, 39. Are u ready for the match?, 40. The peace after the Storm,
41. Fireworks in Mosta - Malta #6, 42. Jo - B&W, 43. People.., 44. Tramonto - Sunset, 45. The Inner Difference, 46. Smile..., 47. Distractions.., 48. Jo e i suoi pensieri,
49. The Sunset of a dead tree, 50. Stand by the sea... #3, 51. Life..., 52. Let there be more light!, 53. Clouds..., 54. The Halloween Pumpkin Candle.., 55. Castle in a cold winter morning, 56. Stone Cold Temples #4,
57. Ride Baby Ride, 58. Castello di Monte Grosso - Particolari Cancello, 59. Eyes_BB, 60. Controcorrente - Against the stream, 61. Buffalo, 62. Portrait - Sweet sleeping #9, 63. Path in deep Pine Trees Forest, 64. Pieces of me... (Bricks),
65. Jo - La culla - amaca #4, 66. Something to drink?, 67. Stone Cold Temple #1, 68. Eyes_MC, 69. Stone Cold Temple #2, 70. Portrait - Alessio, 71. Vanishing, 72. Time's Up
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Man in the back decided to take a running jump into the moving trike... He made it, but at the price of going head first into the side of it.
1. Coral Landscape and Fish..., 2. It's that time of the year! ;-), 3. Mountain Foldings, Vermillion Cliffs, 4. Koala, sleeping... and dreaming..., 5. Life is strong, 6. Dresden Spires at Night, 7. Reflection, 8. Nightly Caravane,
9. Mount Arnstein on a Foggy Day..., 10. Here Comes the Sun, 11. Lake Surface - Plitvice, 12. Sunset in Southern Sweden, 13. Summer Dreams, 14. Step by Step..., 15. Careful...!, 16. Scarlet,
17. Power of life..., 18. Sunrise at Lake Powell, II, 19. In the canyon, 20. Just Like Feathers..., 21. Vermillion Cliffs, 22. Sydney Harbour Bridge after Sunset, 23. Abundance, 24. Tirana impression, the "other" side...,
25. Sunset in Silesia, 26. And even more pieces..., 27. Vienna Evening Skyline, January 7, 2007, 28. Glorious evening light to share!, 29. Tropoje, 30. Sierra Nevada mountains, 31. Tian Anmen, Pekin - Wrocław, 32. picasso in sweden...,
33. Just a few glances..., 34. Lilac & Green, 35. Sunlight Mirror, 36. Two by two, king size, 37. Marine dangers!, 38. Ladies' Tower, La Alhambra, 39. Lungau mountain panorama, 40. Tulips for Valentine's Day 2007 - to our flickr friends!,
41. St. Mary's Church, Cracow, Inside View of the Church, 42. Waterholes Canyon, 43. Golden Leaves and Blue Skies, 44. Bryce Canyon NP, 45. Would that count as "hat" as well?, 46. Landscape Arch, Arches NP, 47. Vienna, mirroring, and no "landmarks", please!, 48. Lausnitzsee,
49. Platanum Tree at Sunset, 50. Alte Universitätskirche, Vienna, Organ, 51. Hats On!, 52. Bryce Canyon, Amphitheatre, 53. Dresden, night impressions..., 54. Desert Solitude... and Moon..., 55. Orchids to share..., 56. United Buddy Bears and their mirror images...,
57. Postbox, snowed under, 58. Goosenecks of the River Colorado, 59. Fog Over the Vale, 60. Stockholm, i Gamla Stan, 61. Pholiota jahnii II, 62. Sunrise at Lake Powell, 63. Cats' crossing, 64. Train Station, "inside out"... III,
65. Good Shepherd(ess), 66. Lilac Jungle Beauty, 67. Hohe Wand, Lower Austria, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, 68. Tiny shrooms on a huge stump, 69. Freedom of Flight, 70. African Impressions - North and South, 71. Capricorn, Wollzeile, Vienna, 72. Stave church in Oslo
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This is based on the old Rangemaster booster, but it's got three switchable input capacitors. The original used a 5 nF, but I always thought that was a little too thin. This one is switchable between a 10 nF, 22 nF and 47 nF.
These kinds of treble boosters were used to change the frequencies where your amp clipped back when amps like the JTM-45 and AC-30 tended to be a little flabby-sounding, due to their designs being geared around a more full-range style of reproduction. Later Vox would add, "Top Boost" and Marshall would reduce the value of their cathode bypass capacitor to shift the point where the amp clips. So these are designed for that kind of thing, just in case this is unfamiliar territory.
So the 10 nF setting (the, "toppy-est") gets you into that kind of Brian May thing to my ears. Or at least that's what I was shooting for. The 22 nF setting has a nice biting midrange thing going on. Finally, the 47 nF was my attempt at the old Tony Iommi Rangemaster sound. Not a full-range boost, but very close.
The, "Secret Sauce" here is a Tesla NPN germanium transistor. The original used PNP transistors, so it had to run on battery power only or a finicky adapter. This will run on a standard Boss adapter. There's actually no provision for battery power. These transistors break up and add some grit to the signal. Like a light overdrive. It's actually my favorite effect because it voices the guitar/amp and adds a very light and transparent overdrive at the same time.
These particular transistors are very low-noise and have an extremely pleasant tone. They aren't great at reproducing high frequencies, which probably seems a bit anti-intuitive. These transistors were made for AM radios back in the day. The problem with a lot of treble boosters is that they turn the extreme high end into kind of a harsh thing. These transistors boost the upper mids that you want (well, that I want) boosted, but then run out of steam before they get to the extreme upper range that makes your head hurt (well, makes MY head hurt, anyway). They're the perfect treble booster transistor, IMO.
Some people kick these in for a solo boost, which is a good use for 'em. Brian May used to just leave his on all the time. It was a key part of his sound. These also sound great stacked with other fuzz, overdrive and distortion effects. I think they sound amazing into a Fuzz Face, but I've also had really cool experiences using one to drive an Expandora.
There is no provision for battery power. I just want to repeat that to make sure it's clear. These are DC-only operation, but they don't need any kind of finicky power adapters like most germanium pedals. The enclosure has a durable powder coated finish. Hopefully you'll enjoy this design as much as I do.
It's been so hot here the past few days I thought I would put up a few pics from the cool country and try to dream away the reality! Fool Hollow Lake, Show Low Arizona. Press "L" to view large on black.
“Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.” - Mark Twain
For Macro Monday: Fools Gold
1. Waimea lifeguard tower, 2. sun lounger seeks sun.., 3. , 4. run, 5. stripey shorts, 6. a moment, 7. no swimming, 8. firework display,
9. ripples, 10. snow heart, 11. divine sunset, 12. crazy shorebreak, 13. mesmerised, 14. , 15. Pipe, 16. last surf of the day,
17. swans, 18. ghost surfers, 19. last look, 20. , 21. beach closed, 22. the edge, 23. , 24. snowy karma kab,
25. carnival, 26. look back, 27. vodka jellies, 28. View from Kate's Run, 29. little fistral, 30. would you go?, 31. , 32. i heart flip flops,
33. candy floss sky, 34. Hanalei, 35. Gemma at Waimea, 36. bodmin moor, 37. hanalei, 38. rainbow wave, 39. haleiwa, 40. lei,
41. the path, 42. , 43. Carl forgot to put up his tent, 44. sell sell sell buy buy buy, 45. Carl, 46. surf diva, 47. lost, 48. Hanoi flower seller,
49. dawn from south fistral, 50. , 51. me and my shadow, 52. , 53. boards in a bush, 54. sennen, 55. , 56. ninh_binh1,
57. Batts Rock, 58. Evening surf, 59. air, 60. , 61. , 62. surf shop, 63. surfers, 64. ,
65. , 66. , 67. the table knows, 68. watergate bay, 69. bodmin moor, 70. lei, 71. tricky load, 72.
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I have no idea why there was a party on the fools day but then dj teemus did manage to set the stage on fire :)
And a very happy weekend to all of you! Party hard.. there need not be a reason :)
update: holydevil who got overlaid in the earlier pic. :)
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a fool mask on a old house in Trieste
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una faccia di pietra dall'aria davvero idiota, che si trova su una casa del rione di Cavana (Trieste). Le facce di pietra vengono chiamate anche "panduri", dal nome degli speciali reparti di fanteria appartenenti all'esercito asburgico tra il XVII e il XVIII secolo, i cui componenti venivano reclutati tra i contadini serbi e ungheresi.
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Nairn, an ancient fishing port and market town east of Inverness.
Nairn also has miles of great beaches but it was these rocks by the harbour, with the yellow seams looking like gold that caught my eye, with strong winds and choppy seas the long exposure worked just right.
Here's the April Fool's joke I played on Skye. I'd played a joke on Jenna and Hayley earlier that morning, and Skye was quite disappointed that I hadn't played one on her. She didn't know I'd already had this one planned. :-)
1. Like tears in the rain, 2. Explore Invader, 3. May the Autofocus be with you, 4. To many more to come, 5. Taurus, 6. Labyrinth, 7. Bastille 026, 8. Got beer ?,
9. Gotta knock a little harder, 10. At my desk, 11. Cosplay Overdose, 12. "I'd walk a mile for...", 13. Oslo airport - H²O in transit, 14. Bastille 028, 15. Have you ever retired a human by mistake ?, 16. Bastille 031,
17. Bastille 023, 18. Yoda, the Bride, and the Crazy 88., 19. Tactical knife by Y. Naert, 20. White Dwarf to BlueBird, I'm in.., 21. Bastille 030, 22. Storyteller by the river Seine, 23. Quiet as a mouse, 24. Damascus by C. Penot,
25. La Sorbonne inaccessible - Rhapsody in Blue 024, 26. Fire walks with me, 27. Bastille 002, 28. Like a midday sunset, 29. Anywhere I lay my head - Tom Waits, 30. Beneath Parisian feet, 31. Djuliet, 32. Busy people,
33. Bastille 001, 34. Tanto (damascus) by S. Ballestra, 35. Flickr badge, 36. Bastille 008, 37. I try to make a new afficionado, 38. Push Dagger by R. Durand, 39. Anne on the stairs, 40. Bastille 021,
41. Unemployed, 42. Oh f... didn't make it to the ashtray again !, 43. Devant Jussieu, 44. Bastille 027, 45. Pantheon 004, 46. Let down, 47. Don't you miss real life ?, 48. Right behind you,
49. Bastille 006, 50. Let me in, 51. Inox damascus by P.H. Monnet, 52. The wrong back alley, 53. Love is blindness after all..., 54. Hidden in the Botanisk hage, 55. Random Damascus by T. Lee, 56. In the line of fire, ...,
57. Show me yours and I'll show you mine, 58. La Sorbonne inaccessible - Rhapsody in Blue 019, 59. Shadow in Saint Sulpice, 60. What is he smoking ? Let's check it out..., 61. Rabbit, 62. "Good relations with the Wookies I have", 63. I don't care anymore., 64. Avalon's 10th sister,
65. Bahamut rules, 66. Ain't she beautiful, 67. Bolivar Belicosos Finos 03, 68. Kiridashi by F. Perrin, 69. Crying rain, 70. Eyeball Kid, 71. Fall, 72. Back with a tribute
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