Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[GwenOnBass]

One might argue that it isn't tastes that change. What changes are new, disposable sources of income for what drives corporate. For the artists, not a great deal different from undocumented workers standing on the corner in hope of a day's work.

 

[GonePlaid]

Carrie went to the prayer closet for impure thoughts.

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[GonePlaid]

I always wanted to be in a horn band, a la The Blues Brothers.

I was in Chicago/BS&T band for a short while. The band kicked@$$, but 7 different personalities and cheapskate club owners led to a fairly quick demise. Fun while it lasted.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Horn players are a distinct personality set. I'd sooner do penance than comprehend music theory with three valves.

 

[GonePlaid]

Horn players are a distinct personality set. I'd sooner do penance than comprehend music theory with three valves.

The band I was a part of in Miami consisted of a keyboard player who doubled guitar-both very well, a fine drummer, myself on TBird bass, saxes-bari or alto-and flute(we had a keyboard bass for when I was on a 'horn'), and a trumpet player who doubled keys(all of us sang lead). Sometimes George[trumpet]would play the string synth-concert pitch-with his right hand and the trumpet-Bb pitch-with his left simultaneously. And at the same time, too.

 

[GwenOnBass]

The band I was a part of in Miami consisted of a keyboard player who doubled guitar-both very well, a fine drummer, myself on TBird bass, saxes-bari or alto-and flute(we had a keyboard bass for when I was on a 'horn'), and a trumpet player who doubled keys(all of us sang lead). Sometimes George[trumpet]would play the string synth-concert pitch-with his right hand and the trumpet-Bb pitch-with his left simultaneously. And at the same time, too.

IME horn players with Bb and Eb instruments and the like can transpose as they sight read

 

[beans-on-toast]

I always wanted to be in a horn band, a la The Blues Brothers.

Big bands don't pay. Three or four piece is hard enough.

 

[GonePlaid]

Big bands don't pay.

You got that shout right! I've had exactly one(1)big band[17 pieces]gig that paid well. NYE, about 3 years ago.

 

[GonePlaid]

IME horn players with Bb and Eb instruments and the like can transpose as they sight read

I never had to do the 'play a Bb sax reading C parts' thing, but I did develop the knack for reading concert pitch bass clef(bassoon)parts playing bass clarinet(Bb treble clef instrument for those unfamiliar).

 

[Winslow]

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[bobyoung53]

Our usual hang was The Jockey Club on Avenida Revolucion. The norm was to order a pitcher of Carta Blanca or Tecate and drink straight from that, no glass. The cigarette vendor sold rolls of ten white crosses wrapped in foil for a dollar. Take four of them, you're awake for twenty four hours, grinding your teeth and looking for someone to read the phone book to. Gave me a taste for speed. Overseas the corpsmen handed out very small yellow tabs that had the same effect, plus creating a pre-psychotic rage....which the Marine Corps encouraged. Jeez, the things you can survive when you're 18.

Hitched to CA in 1969 and my buddies used to drive over to Tijuana and buy those ten pack rolls for a buck a piece (I believe). Do them long enough and you see things that aren't there, a lot of truckers found that out the hard way. Benzedrine, the first speed, it it used to be the core ingredient in Benzedrine inhalers too, burping up menthol is not a lot of fun.
Those little yeller pills sound like Desoxyn, pharmaceutical Methedrine (methamphetamine), I too had that taste. I haven't touched any of that stuff for probably 40 years, could be why I'm still here.

Larry Taylor, bassist extraordinaire:

 

[Deleted member 268085]

EM club on the ASW training center served 3.2 to under 21...they also had beer machines (just like pop machines) in the barracks rec room. 1975

And that was some FRESH beer!

Not!

 

[Jeff Scott]

The pickup adjustment screws on the back of the 2030GF are a bit different. Do you feel them at all?

Seamless editing.
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Can't feel them, they are recessed.

Do you know how long I looked for a photo of Glenn with his head in a suitable angle? That was my first "Frankenstein" editing job in PS!

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Them be some pretty phansie paintin' jobs!

 

[mikeoso]

Hitched to CA in 1969 and my buddies used to drive over to Tijuana and buy those ten pack rolls for a buck a piece (I believe). Do them long enough and you see things that aren't there, a lot of truckers found that out the hard way. Benzedrine, the first speed, it it used to be the core ingredient in Benzedrine inhalers too, burping up menthol is not a lot of fun.
Those little yeller pills sound like Desoxyn, pharmaceutical Methedrine (methamphetamine), I too had that taste. I haven't touched any of that stuff for probably 40 years, could be why I'm still here.

Larry Taylor, bassist extraordinaire:

Benzedrine, the first speed...Yes
Desoxyn, pharmaceutical Methedrine (methamphetamine)...yes,
and
I haven't touched any of that stuff for probably 40 years, could be why I'm still here....yes. 50 in my case


Larry Taylor, bassist extraordinaire...that too.

 

[mikeoso]

Orthodox easter is always later, April 16 this year. Blessing of the bread the night before is a tradition that many follow. The bread was very fancy. I particularly liked the large round loaves of raisin bread. My more artistic Ukrainian family members would hand paint easter eggs. A tradition that died with the folks from the old country that arrived at the turn of the last century.


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My wife Abi still does those when she's in the mood.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Good morning from lively Sitka Alaska GOF's. The last couple of days the seiners have been harvesting herring. The State Biology department predicted that a harvest of up to 33,000 tons of herring could be harvested but the scientists decided to cut that figure in half, and only half the boats were allowed to harvest. All the boats that showed up are on a share basis. Even if they don't fish if they hold herring licenses they still get a share, which is equally distributed to each boat after the season is over.

There are dozens of eagles, sea lions, and critters in the water. It's the first sign of the coming Spring for Sitka. This weekend Carey and I will resume our spring cleanup only I've been ordered to hire a handyman to pick up boxes and take them to the recycling center! I'm not fighting that one! We're doing something unique for Easter. Since it's just us two, I'm making dinner--instant everything! LOL!!!! I got a thick slice of Cook's Ham and will cut it in half and bake it with pineapple. We're getting Boar's Head sliced turkey for Carey because she doesn't like ham that much. Then a microwave container of homestyle mashed potatoes, and a jar of Knorr's roasted turkey gravy. Chilled asparagus and jellied cranberries will also be part of the dinner. For dessert I'm baking an apple pie. Then we're going to watch "The Greatest Story Ever Told" followed by "Fiddler on the Roof." Odd but "Fiddler" has become kind of a tradition for us to watch on Easter.

We also make a dozen and a half deviled eggs for Easter. Then we eat them for a couple days for breakfast or with leftover dinners or lunches. We decided to take the easy route because it's been kind of a tough year for us and we want simplicity. All the kids are gone and no one will come to visit. And we don't mind that at all. After all my best party partner is Carey!

Yesterday afternoon the seiners had their nets dipped in the water, doing what they love..

 

[bobyoung53]

Good morning from lively Sitka Alaska GOF's. The last couple of days the seiners have been harvesting herring. The State Biology department predicted that a harvest of up to 33,000 tons of herring could be harvested but the scientists decided to cut that figure in half, and only half the boats were allowed to harvest. All the boats that showed up are on a share basis. Even if they don't fish if they hold herring licenses they still get a share, which is equally distributed to each boat after the season is over.

As you can tell all the animals are out. There are dozens of eagles, sea lions, killer whales, etc. in the water. It's the first sign of the coming Spring for Sitka. This weekend Carey and I will resume our spring cleanup only I've been ordered to hire a handyman to pick up boxes and take them to the recycling center! I'm not fighting that one! We're doing something unique for Easter. Since it's just us two, I'm making dinner--instant everything! LOL!!!! I got a thick slice of Cook's Ham and will cut it in half and bake it with pineapple. We're getting Boar's Head sliced turkey for Carey because she doesn't like ham that much. Then a microwave container of homestyle mashed potatoes, and a jar of Knorr's roasted turkey gravy. Chilled asparagus and jellied cranberries will also be part of the dinner. For dessert I'm baking an apple pie. Then we're going to watch "The Greatest Story Ever Told" followed by "Fiddler on the Roof." Odd but that last one has become a standard for us on Easter.

We also make a dozen and a half deviled eggs for Easter. Then we eat them for a couple days for breakfast or with leftover dinners or lunches. We decided to take the easy route because it's been kind of a tough year for us and we want simplicity. All the kids are gone and no one will come to visit. And we don't mind that at all. After all my best party partner is Carey!

Yesterday afternoon the seiners had their nets dipped in the water, doing what they love..

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I've never been to Alaska and unfortunately have a wife who hates the cold but maybe I'll get her there someday.

 

[12BitSlab]

Every band I played with had horns and keys. I played bass and trumpet on a few songs simultaneously. And yes, I sight transposed stuff written for C instruments on the fly. Once you get used to it, it's fairly easy.

Over the years, I played tons of Chicago stuff. My favorite was "Introductions". We nailed that one and it sounded like the record.

 

[GonePlaid]

Every band I played with had horns and keys. I played bass and trumpet on a few songs simultaneously. And yes, I sight transposed stuff written for C instruments on the fly. Once you get used to it, it's fairly easy.

Over the years, I played tons of Chicago stuff. My favorite was "Introductions". We nailed that one and it sounded like the record.

The hardest one we did was "Ballet for a girl in Buchannon". Yes, we did the whole thing. My favorite from the time is/was "Questions 67 & 68". I've been fortunate enuff to see the original 7 3X, and the various newer configurations 8-9x with my daughter, who, BTW, messes with people's minds when discussing "best guitar player, ever". Answer's easy: Terry Kath for the win.

 

[bobyoung53]

Every band I played with had horns and keys. I played bass and trumpet on a few songs simultaneously. And yes, I sight transposed stuff written for C instruments on the fly. Once you get used to it, it's fairly easy.

Over the years, I played tons of Chicago stuff. My favorite was "Introductions". We nailed that one and it sounded like the record.

I'm a former trumpet and Baritone horn player too, I was never good at sight reading though, I think the stuff in the school band was too easy and I memorized it after a time or two through and when I took private lessons at the band leader's urging I was too embarrassed to tell the teacher I wasn't good at it. I don't think he realized it until I was put in front of the band with a sheet of music which I of course never practised or maybe even looked at and completely flubbed it, now THAT was embarrassing. I liked that bari horn better anyway, always liked bass, I played the tuba parts on the horn and loved the thing. Started playing guitar and bass around the same time.