Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[Jeff Scott]

Thank you sir. Being as the cowboys were always shooting at us in the mooovies I never much took to line dancing...

Maybe, you'll like these, better.




A band I was in, in the mid '70s, did this song.

Edit; spelling!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

How did you get a picture of me in a white suit and long hair!!??

 

[beans-on-toast]

Trivia question: did he shoot more people as a cowboy, or as Dirty Harry?

Kill counts in movies
Clint Eastwood – AOBG

 

[GwenOnBass]

Mine had a huge flash. Add a zoom lens and it was big enough to hump around.

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Yup beginning to look like a proper rig there.

My Vivitar had a battery pack of AA batteries IIRC. Could easily work a function without a replacement but it seems to me I carried a spare battery pack anyway. There's a particular noise the flash made as it charged up again, [penny drops] so how do I synth this on a bass?

afterthought. Seems to me between two cameras with motor winders and the flash, I went though a lot of batteries. Which is kind of why I'm pleased to dispense with the battery game for my VT Bass. It's a new pedalboard, first one for me, ever. As one who just kind of plugged into the amp and played, you know, same old story. And the pedalboard is battery powered yay.

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[beans-on-toast]

Yup beginning to look like a proper rig there.

My Vivitar had a battery pack of AA batteries IIRC. Could easily work a function without a replacement but it seems to me I carried a spare battery pack anyway. There's a particular noise the flash made as it charged up again, [penny drops] so how do I synth this on a bass?

afterthought. Seems to me between two cameras with motor winders and the flash, I went though a lot of batteries. Which is kind of why I'm pleased to dispense with the battery game for my VT Bass. It's a new pedalboard, first one for me, ever. As one who just kind of plugged into the amp and played, you know, same old story. And the pedalboard is battery powered yay.

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The flash charging whine is better than contending with the big old bulbs that left you seeing dots.

I won’t buy or build a pedal that doesn’t have an external power supply. It just makes life easier. If you’re going to plug in an amp why not plug in the pedal power.

I have an original VTBass. I use it for adding some grit at lower volume levels.

 

[LBS-bass]

The flash charging whine is better than the old bulbs that left you seeing dots.

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I won’t buy or build a pedal that doesn’t have an external power supply. It just makes life easier. If you’re going to plug in an amp why not plug in the pedal power.

I have an original VTBass. I use it for adding some grit at lower volume levels.

My husband was cleaning out some things that his dad left him a few weeks ago and found one of these:

Imagine that. Four flashes before you had to change it.

 

[beans-on-toast]

My husband was cleaning out some things that his dad left him a few weeks ago and found one of these:

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Imagine that. Four flashes before you had to change it.

I remember those flashcubes. Amazingly, they still sell them on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/GE-MAGICUBES-X-Pattern-Camera-Sockets/dp/B0035KEIYG

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Clint Eastwood is currently 89 years old. He was big on shooting people in his movies.

I would guess as a cowboy. One of my favorite cowboy movies of his is "Two Mules for Sister Sarah"...

Clint was pretty fair about his portrayal of Natives in his movies long before it became trendy and fashionable...

 

[alaskaleftybass]

The flash charging whine is better than contending with the big old bulbs that left you seeing dots.

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I won’t buy or build a pedal that doesn’t have an external power supply. It just makes life easier. If you’re going to plug in an amp why not plug in the pedal power.

I have an original VTBass. I use it for adding some grit at lower volume levels.

My husband was cleaning out some things that his dad left him a few weeks ago and found one of these:

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Imagine that. Four flashes before you had to change it.

Wow I remember those in high school... and yes.. the spots in my eyes long after the picture was taken!

 

[Jeff Scott]

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My brother uses those for underwater lighting when he photographs caves.

When we closed the photography/lab business we had boxes of flashbulbs of various sizes/power. Probably over 100! I should have taken a few for my Graflex flash gun. I have two different reflectors (not shown) for it. I may use them as wall sconces with candles in front of them.

Hint: these are really light sabers in disguise.

 

[spiritbass]

Clint was pretty fair about his portrayal of Natives in his movies long before it became trendy and fashionable...

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Oh, that's another good cowboy Clint movie! The indian character is great.

 

[LBS-bass]

To change the subject a bit (back to music and ME, of course), I had an interesting night last night. Maybe 5 years or so ago (back before I dusted off my bass again) my husband put a thing up online in a neighborhood group looking for players to jam with. In all this time, no one ever contacted him until a couple of weeks ago. Two guys who used to play in a group together, said they're looking for new people to play with, etc.

You never know what you're going to get in a situation like that and of course they weren't bringing a bass player so I got drafted and I was really not looking forward to it, mainly because the song selection reminded me of countless guitar-wankery jams I've suffered through. But I held my tongue and took one for the team so that my husband could have a nice night.

Turns out, these guys were really, really good, tasteful players, with some serious chops. They play in a lot of the same clubs I play in, and I think we all really enjoyed the session. I was so proud of my husband; we hardly ever play together, because he has jazz chops and I have rock chops and he often misinterprets what needs to happen in a situation where groove and steadiness is more important than jazz-style comping. I have learned the hard way that it can be very hard for some jazz drummers- even some of the best- to hold down a steady, simple groove because that's just not how they are taught to play. But last night he really held his own with the material, and I think he really enjoyed it, too. We're planning to do it again. One of the guys is going out of town for three weeks but hopefully we'll be in touch again when he gets back.

 

[LBS-bass]

My brother uses those for underwater lighting when he photographs caves.

When we closed the photography/lab business we had noxes of flashbulbs of various sizes/power. Probably over 100! I should have taken a few for my Graflex flash gun. I have two different reflectors (not shown) for it. I may use then as wall sconces with candles in front of them.

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Hint: these are really light sabers in disguise.

I thought these were the flashy things from Men in Black.

 

[spiritbass]

To change the subject a bit (back to music and ME, of course), I had an interesting night last night. Maybe 5 years or so ago (back before I dusted off my bass again) my husband put a thing up online in a neighborhood group looking for players to jam with. In all this time, no one ever contacted him until a couple of weeks ago. Two guys who used to play in a group together, said they're looking for new people to play with, etc.

You never know what you're going to get in a situation like that and of course they weren't bringing a bass player so I got drafted and I was really not looking forward to it, mainly because the song selection reminded me of countless guitar-wankery jams I've suffered through. But I held my tongue and took one for the team so that my husband could have a nice night.

Turns out, these guys were really, really good, tasteful players, with some serious chops. They play in a lot of the same clubs I play in, and I think we all really enjoyed the session. I was so proud of my husband; we hardly ever play together, because he has jazz chops and I have rock chops and he often misinterprets what needs to happen in a situation where groove and steadiness is more important than jazz-style comping. I have learned the hard way that it can be very hard for some jazz drummers- even some of the best- to hold down a steady, simple groove because that's just not how they are taught to play. But last night he really held his own with the material, and I think he really enjoyed it, too. We're planning to do it again. One of the guys is going out of town for three weeks but hopefully we'll be in touch again when he gets back.

Wonderful fun!

 

[Jeff Scott]

...my husband ..... jazz drummers- even some of the best- to hold down a steady, simple groove because that's just not how they are taught to play. But last night he really held his own with the material....

You're married to a drummer?

I thought these were the flashy things from Men in Black.

Those are pretty tiny, like a pen, IIRC. The Graflex is about 1' long.

 

[spiritbass]

They do look like neuralizers.

 

[LBS-bass]

You're married to a drummer?

Yep. I have no idea what I was thinking.

 

[GonePlaid]

To change the subject a bit (back to music and ME, of course), I had an interesting night last night. Maybe 5 years or so ago (back before I dusted off my bass again) my husband put a thing up online in a neighborhood group looking for players to jam with. In all this time, no one ever contacted him until a couple of weeks ago. Two guys who used to play in a group together, said they're looking for new people to play with, etc.

You never know what you're going to get in a situation like that and of course they weren't bringing a bass player so I got drafted and I was really not looking forward to it, mainly because the song selection reminded me of countless guitar-wankery jams I've suffered through. But I held my tongue and took one for the team so that my husband could have a nice night.

Turns out, these guys were really, really good, tasteful players, with some serious chops. They play in a lot of the same clubs I play in, and I think we all really enjoyed the session. I was so proud of my husband; we hardly ever play together, because he has jazz chops and I have rock chops and he often misinterprets what needs to happen in a situation where groove and steadiness is more important than jazz-style comping. I have learned the hard way that it can be very hard for some jazz drummers- even some of the best- to hold down a steady, simple groove because that's just not how they are taught to play. But last night he really held his own with the material, and I think he really enjoyed it, too. We're planning to do it again. One of the guys is going out of town for three weeks but hopefully we'll be in touch again when he gets back.

And thus, a band comes together.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Yep. I have no idea what I was thinking.

Our little Sitka lacks good drummers and bass players.. and guitarists.. and... and....

 

[Passinwind]

I was so proud of my husband; we hardly ever play together, because he has jazz chops and I have rock chops and he often misinterprets what needs to happen in a situation where groove and steadiness is more important than jazz-style comping. I have learned the hard way that it can be very hard for some jazz drummers- even some of the best- to hold down a steady, simple groove because that's just not how they are taught to play. But last night he really held his own with the material, and I think he really enjoyed it, too.

Cool. I did an open mic last night where the shoe was kind of on the other foot. I was backing up a friend who is an awesome metal and hard rock drummer and a pretty decent alt. blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitar player. But on guitar she keeps trying to step into "jazzy" playing, without actually being a jazz player or singer at all. It creates a mess for me and I'd rather just compromise on my end and play in a more straight ahead groove oriented way rather than walking and/or soloing over wonky changes that don't really speak or go anywhere. But still, playing out with someone who's been a close friend for a few decades has a lot going for it, and being able to call in a favor from a good drummer is always a nice card to be holding.