Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[the harp unstrung]

Criminy!!

 

[LBS-bass]

for example

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like having a glass of wine while seated on grandmother's davenport on a hot summer evening in 1975
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That would, indeed, be worse. Except that it would be 1975, which might not be so bad!

 

[GwenOnBass]

That would, indeed, be worse. Except that it would be 1975, which might not be so bad!

1975 was about when Chevrolet licensed rust to Ford.

 

[Jeff Scott]

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You folks did that on your side of the pond?!?!?!? I thought it was just
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[beans-on-toast]

Some in the 50's had the custom upholsterer made plastic covers on their car seats as well.

Even though the sofa in the living room had a cover, you weren't allowed to sit on it. There was another living room in the basement for that.

 

[beans-on-toast]

1975 was about when Chevrolet licensed rust to Ford.

The cars made in Japan beat them to it in the early 70's. Turns out that using recycled sheetmetal wasn't such a good thing.

They invented the term rust bucket for cars like the Datsun.

 

[LBS-bass]

Some in the 50's had the custom upholsterer made plastic covers on their car seats as well.

Even though the sofa in the living room had a cover, you weren't allowed to sit on it. There was another living room in the basement for that.

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I remember these. I especially remember getting into the car with these wearing shorts in 100+ degree Fahrenheit temperatures. Ouch.

 

[GwenOnBass]

I remember these. I especially remember getting into the car with these wearing shorts in 100+ degree Fahrenheit temperatures. Ouch.

Yeah I was going to say that and thought better of it. Getting off the car seat while wearing shorts is another story. A different but similar story involves leather seats.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Then, there are these little ditties for our beloved instruments.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Then, there are these little ditties for our beloved instruments.

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Gretschenbacker!

 

[beans-on-toast]

Friday On My Mind.

The band performed this song as a tribute when they were playing in Sydney, the Easybeats hometown.




As a bonus, a uke version. The baritone instrument is played by Jake who kinda looks like a young chewbacca.

 

[BassmanPaul]

Rest in peace Chewbacca. At 74 he was far too young!!

 

[beans-on-toast]

Rest in peace Chewbacca. At 74 he was far too young!!

Perhaps his ashes will be placed in a chewing tobacco tin.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Yes, woke to find Chewbacca moved along. And reminded of this "tribute" to Star Wars - Space Janitors. This is the first episode:

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[GonePlaid]

Truth:

 

[Jeff Scott]

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You know this is what started it all?



A friend of mine has a 16mm print of this. I first saw it in his basement decades ago.

 

[BargeOn]

Truth:
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Reminds me of this one

Veni, Vidi Volvo: I came, I saw, I drove home.

 

[GwenOnBass]

You know this is what started it all?



A friend of mine has a 16mm print of this. I first saw it in his basement decades ago.

Totally forgot about that! Saw it at a campus shorts night, along with

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[GonePlaid]

Reminds me of this one

Veni, Vidi Volvo: I came, I saw, I drove home.

And I had one (not mine-dadgum it)
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[Jeff Scott]

Totally forgot about that! Saw it at a campus shorts night, along with

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When I was in in high school (I think I remember some of that, still) we'd go to the Midnight Movies at Heights Art Theater on Coventry for some of the wackiest films, mostly shorts, sometimes features (like Flesh Gordon, and Rocky Horror Picture Show). Those days nights are what turned me into the model citizen that I am, now.