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Old 03-07-2011, 10:36 AM
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Happy (60th!) Birthday, Francis "Rocco" Prestia

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Old 03-07-2011, 12:16 PM
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the MAN! Aww what a BAD A$$! HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Old 03-07-2011, 12:22 PM
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One of my daily exercises is "What is Hip?" Happy Birthday to one of the best. Keep on Funkin' brother!
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Old 03-07-2011, 07:40 PM
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Is there a funkier finger player anywhere?
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Old 03-07-2011, 08:02 PM
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A true master. Happy B-Day...
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Old 03-07-2011, 08:08 PM
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Well Allright!
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Old 03-07-2011, 08:09 PM
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To one major league funky player. Happy birthday and many more
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Old 03-07-2011, 08:13 PM
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Saw him with TOP a few years back.... marvellous!
Happy Birthday Rocco.
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Old 03-07-2011, 09:57 PM
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he's awesome! and seems very humble and down to earth in his instructional vid! on top of that ..he has a really cool speaking voice LOL
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Old 03-08-2011, 09:06 AM
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Making the rest of us look pathetic for 40 years!

Happy Birthday Rocco!
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Old 03-08-2011, 09:09 AM
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Making the rest of us look pathetic for 40 years!
So true!
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Old 03-08-2011, 09:57 AM
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Jeez-o-pete...

Seems like all these bassists I grew up listening to are at are within a year or two of 60 by now. I was just Wikipeding some of them last night... John Deacon is 59, Tom Petersson is 59 or 60, I think that's about what John McVie is by now too...

I'm getting old.
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Old 03-08-2011, 10:00 AM
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Happy Birthday Rocco!
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Old 03-08-2011, 10:05 AM
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Happy B-Day, Rocco. One of the best!
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