"These Go To Eleven" - March 13, 2020

[UTHfan]

My first real ashore, I'm happy that after taking a break it came to me. I've read way too many "meta so easy" comments for past puzzles I'm now doing, and they haven't really seemed easy...but this one does go to 11.

Ashore, had the answer about 30% into the grid solve, which is a first for me. Too easy? Or was I just dialed into just the right headspace?

Stay well, everyone!

but did you get to 11?

[Notbitter]

Ashore.

[eagle1279]

Ashore, but a bit nervous that I missed another layer.

[Tom Shea]

I think I have the answer, but not real happy about how I got there.

I think I'll have Isaac set me up my Friday martini and think about it when we see the great Led Kaapana tonight at the Ka Na Kapila grill. OK, maybe I won't be thinking about the puzzle until tomorrow morning.

A little sample of the greatest living slack key guitarist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfT8AzAl0c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XoFwoZ7Vvw

Wow... I've been playing guitar for 60 years, and I've never heard that term or that specific finger-picking style. Haunting and unique. More research is required for sure...

Hawaiian guitar. Open tuning so it plays a g chord (I think - I'm old and forget) with no fingers on the frets. That very distinctive 'Hawaiian' sound. Gabby Pahinui is the godfather. Bruddah Iz, on the start of his version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World, says "Kay, dis one's for Gabby". Both died too young. Iz played Ukelele (big man playing small guitar). Another sadly gone guitarist from Hawaii is Peter Moon. He played everything, including slack key. A virtuoso on anything he picked up. You can get lost on youtube for days if you start listening to them.

[Thurman8er]

Ashore. This was a very nice one.

[matthewmoravec]

On shore, gimme some muggy!

[LesY]

On shore! Alternating Beatles and Tap earworms. “Derek Smalls on the bass - he wrote this!”

[Guy]

Ashore

[SeanS]

Ashore. Stay positive kids!

Like many, I look forward to finishing that stack of books that have been gathering dust on my desk, with a dog-eared page halfway thru. First up - The Winds of War by Herman Wouk

[Bird Lives]

How about MGWCC? This week's is also pretty easy,

I haven't found it easy, though with 306 correct submissions already, it must be. I suspect that most of the solvers had a hunch what the answer would be and then fit the letters rather than trying to sort the 20 letters into a phrase. But I was flattered to see that for the first comment on the previous puzzle, Matt had selected mine.

[Limerick Savant]

The Savant was ashore before turning out the light last night. Actually before finishing the grid. This morning however this limerick bubbled up in his head because of a quirk in puzzle. Not intended to be a spoiler and likely to be more confusing to those not familiar with the Beatles.

A little naught music

The meta this week’s a no-netter.
Though neither an aid nor abettor,
It seems like the clues
About Apple debuts,
We’re intended to make it all better.

[Ksoav]

Ashore! Literally and figuratively, since the cruise I was supposed to leave on today has been cancelled. I enjoyed this as a Beatles fan

[Bob cruise director]

Ashore. Not my favorite Beatles song.

Now for all the Gen X'ers and beyond, for those of us who were in high school and college when the Beatles hit the scene, don't make us feel older than we already are by "I listened to them with my parents". Coronavirus targeting us is bad enough. LOL

[Bob cruise director]

On SOME shore ...

Hello ... Yoo hoo ...

Was it you who won the mug last week?

[ImOnToo]

I liked everything about this puzzle.
The title, the meta...the whole package!

On shore 🏖
I’ll take my drink in a paper cup this week, please.

[Leslie]

Just checking in to add myself to the shore count. Stay healthy, all!

[Bob cruise director]

Good morning Muggles

A couple of things first before our roll call. Welcome to our newest muggles: Notbitter, UTHfan, CPKdad and VincentM

Happy Pi Day (we had apple last night), however in the WSJ today there is a debate as to whether we should celebrate Pi Day or Tau Day. I will let you decide.

Also the WSJ Saturday crossword is extremely clever for those who want something to amuse them.

And thanks for posting the links to the slack key guitar links. It was new to me but very enjoyable.

We have 3 muggles keeping Isaac company for now and 120 on the shore. And apologies to anyone I have missed.

On the ship are Geoduck, Tom S and Fishmagik

And on the crowded shore are:
Vincent
Frankie
joequavis
Al
Wendy
Mark L
David K
Mike H
higgysue
alan H
Hector
Jim and Anita
Cindy
Chris
Toby
azdataboy
damefox
meg
Brian M
Julie O
streroto
oldjudge
Heidi
spotter
tim1217
Drysdale
Tony S
Frank
dplass
Janet
Beth T
STL-D
CPKdad
Tmart
billkatz
ky-mike
DBMiller
Trey and Marion
WBYonder
Ed S
Jacksull
Jeffrey
JimJim
Erik
MatthewB
OGuyDave
RDaleHall
Omnibus
joes
Softie
Eric P
Bird Lives
Lacangah
burd
Tom Wi
PeterLee1a
sharkicicles
CallMeShane
DrTom
boharr
Wdunbar
Paul D (still looking for Dom?)
Scott M
MajordomoTom
Glyn
CynthiaJ
LittleGood
Kay
Ann
femullen
mary F
Josh
Inca
scooby
David R
cashk
howardl
maprasad
Kas
michaelm
Laura M
Beth A
SusieG
commodore
yourpalsal
anjhinz
Homer
Deb F
Jenirvin
Kris
Doug C
Bill S
Tina
Rad26
Janet P
Nlobb
Natalie
Jackie88
Juliet
MaineMarge
tonyrobots
Doug M
pookie
Rexthree
LaceyK
Beth C
Jud
leslie
Les Y
Your humble cruise director who grossly overthought this for 36 hours
the Thurman8er
Guy L
ImOnToo
eagle1279
Matthew M
Ksoav
seans
Limerick
UTHfan
Notbitter

Stay safe.

[MajordomoTom]

Beatles song metas
Are sometimes too obscure for
Generation X.

[Lucas S]

On shore! The Beatles had been broken up for several years by the time my parents were in high school, so they never really listened to any of their music outside of “Sgt. Pepper’s” and “Abbey Road”. The “Love” compilation album came out when I was in high school and really got me interested in The Beatles, so I ended up buying the complete box set of all their albums in college. Funnily enough, I ended up introducing my parents to some of their older stuff (particularly, “Rubber Soul” and “Revolver”), and now we frequently have The Beatles playing whenever we get together for cocktails.

Good music is good music, no matter the genre or generation it came from.

[tim1217]

Definitely on the right shore now enjoying a 'true' Black & Tan (Guinness and Bass Ale) in the spirit of peaceful co-existence on St. Patrick's Day weekend.

"Societies have always employed effective means of controlling their populations.
First and foremost there is the rule of law.
Or there is the time-honored method of guilt and shame.
In Ireland of course, we have both"