they don't write songs like that much these days. fantastic
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Cool rock n roll photos
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Mike Watt playing with Porno for Pyros.
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Ah, the Bond car! I saw the actual silver DB5 driven by Bond in the movie at the New York World's Fair in 1965. It was roped off so you couldn't touch it, but the machine gun muzzles were sticking out. I was 14 at the time and thought it was REALLY cool!
Ah, the Bond car! I saw the actual silver DB5 driven by Bond in the movie at the New York World's Fair in 1965. It was roped off so you couldn't touch it, but the machine gun muzzles were sticking out. I was 14 at the time and thought it was REALLY cool!
Very cool!
As a fan of the NY World's Fair (I moved to NY in 1969 and so many of the building and exhibits were still going), I am interested in what people remember. What other memories do you have of the fair?
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I was at the Seattle World's Fair in 1962. I was amazingly futuristic. The line to go up the Space Needle was LONG, at least 45 minutes. The second line to go up to the Space Needle restaurant was even longer, like 2 hours. The ride on the monorail was a lot of fun. That said, there was a huge amount of glass used in the different exhibits. I was the 103rd person taking to the ER with severe cuts all over my body for walking through a plate glass window. All of those glass incidents were the force behind the federal government requiring the development and use of safety glass.
The NYC World's Fair was really controversial, coming just 2 years after Seattle. It started in 1964. I was there the second year, in 1965. One thing I vividly remember is the number of exhibits that were closed, that never made it to the second year. The whole experience was really disappointing after Seattle, which I super enjoyed. My only other memory is Bond's DB5.
What parts of it were still ongoing? I'm actually stunned to hear that. With all of the closures in '65, I assumed that the site had been bulldozed and replaced by high rises.
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Oh, and I just noticed your sig. Now I'm singing along with this earworm.
Mesa Boogie. Mesa Boogie. Mesa Boogie. Get down. Get down.
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In my experience, he's one of the few musicians who actually play their signature (bass) guitar. I have the same Root Beer Sparkle Wattplower Mark II that he's been playing for the last couple of years. It's a tone monster. Love it.
Perfect place to post one of my favorite Aimee Mann songs!
Jens Ritter and George Benson.
