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Old 03-22-2010, 09:26 AM
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Wink 1674 Czech-Ease?

Just thought this was cool...from a painting by a Dutch artist in 1674!

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Old 03-22-2010, 09:27 AM
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Captions, anyone?
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Old 03-22-2010, 09:56 AM
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Old 03-22-2010, 10:04 AM
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Viol de Gambas were all the rage...chick magnets even...
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Old 03-22-2010, 10:38 AM
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"Let me play you a few notes on my gamba. I think that will make your headache go away."
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Old 03-22-2010, 10:43 AM
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" No honey really, small tools properly used can be as good if not much better than really big tools...like my little Gamba here..."
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Old 03-22-2010, 10:45 AM
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Old 03-22-2010, 11:59 AM
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"This one goes to eleven"
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Old 03-22-2010, 12:05 PM
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Typically smooth bassists, through the ages, "Hey, you're a girl aren't you? Yeah, I noticed that right away. Um, play any gamba? I could teach you..."

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Old 03-22-2010, 12:21 PM
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Old 03-22-2010, 12:48 PM
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Old 03-22-2010, 12:58 PM
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"I'd love to go with you, but I need to practice for the big show."
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Old 03-22-2010, 01:19 PM
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"C'mon baby, bass is easy. All the bands have somebody's wife playing bass. You only need to know two notes."
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Old 03-22-2010, 03:26 PM
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couldn't resist...

I'm sure you guys can do better than this.

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Haha, love this thread already.

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