Things we didn't know or do in the 60's and 70's

[kesslari]

We weren't afraid of catching a venereal disease that was fatal.

 

[whatever4]

People didn't relic their basses, but they might refinish them if they showed any sign of wear.

 

[jim nolte]

Using Pledge furniture polish to clean your entire instrument.

Pledge Furniture Polish? I went the Full Monty and used Johnson Floor Wax on my early ‘65 Jazz Bass,still have the bass,the wax is still probably on it

 

[40Hz]

Pledge furniture polish? I went the Full Monty with Johnson Floor Wax, on my early ‘65 Jazz Bass,still have the bass and the wax is probably still on it.

Love it!

Funny thing about floor wax. I have a Euro Spector fiver with a matt natural finish. I asked them what I should polish it with and I got told to just hit it with a little bowling alley paste wax and hand buff it out every year or so and that should do it.

 

[Oddly]

Hi Goatee220



Back then?

greetings

Wise(b)ass

Heeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy!
No need for that!
If you two clowns wanna come over here and discuss how backward Ireland is compared to the States, I'll indulge ya.

I'd do it on here, but I'd get banned.

 

[Pushrod]

344 in the very first lottery. 326 in the first one that actually counted.

I got number 30 in mine. Got drafted in '72. But due to a knee injury in football in '69, they declared me IV-F after examination by a specialist.

 

[Richland123]

Now you're talking. Gimme dat tuck 'n' roll.

I had one of these Kustom bass amps along with the Kustom no tuck and roll cousin Kasino bass amp.

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[socialleper]

I think this post went south with the phrase, "How come we made the best music of the century?"

Agreed. Certain types of humor don't translate well to the internet because there is no inflection of voice or facial expression to act as cue.

 

[wes stephenson]

This is a thread for lighthearted reminiscing, apparently. I agree with you 100%, but this is not the thread to say that.

I don’t mean any disrespect but nah. I’m grown, man. I can call it like I see it. I also clarified so if anybody has a problem with what I said then they just have a problem.

I have a strong distaste for the sentiment that “good music” only happened in such and such era. That’s just not true. It shows a lack in that persons musical journey. I say it like this: you might not like Mexican food. That’s fine. But when you say “I don’t like Mexican food therefore it sucks” then you’re just dumb.

I also hate P basses, burst, tort pickgaurds, and play only 5 strings. Don’t throw rocks at me.

 

[Wisebass]

Hi Oddly

If you two clowns wanna come over here and discuss how backward Ireland is compared to the States,

Let's discuss! I am on the continent!

btw: I love Ireland! This is my Saint Patrick' s Day tshirt!

greetings

Wise

 

[GretschWretch]

Like they are looking for a big bowl of granola to crap in.

Why does this strike me as redundant?

 

[Ronzo]

Not having access to gunpowder, it was easier for us to get magnesium strips from the chem lab.

Four words: Estes model rocket igniters.

 

[Richland123]

This was our lighting system. A Christmas tree color wheel.

 

[LBS-bass]

I don’t mean any disrespect but nah. I’m grown, man. I can call it like I see it. I also clarified so if anybody has a problem with what I said then they just have a problem.

I have a strong distaste for the sentiment that “good music” only happened in such and such era. That’s just not true. It shows a lack in that persons musical journey. I say it like this: you might not like Mexican food. That’s fine. But when you say “I don’t like Mexican food therefore it sucks” then you’re just dumb.

I also hate P basses, burst, tort pickgaurds, and play only 5 strings. Don’t throw rocks at me.

I'm of the opinion that every generation believes the music they grew up with is the best music, because it's inextricably linked with their youth and all the things that go along with that. There's no winning any argument about this because it's a subjective thing for every single person.

I really do think it's perfectly OK to let everyone have their own personal joy in this. Isn't that joy also something we associate with music? I'm happy for you that whatever music you enjoy the most is there for you. We certainly don't have to agree that your favorite music is better than mine, or vice versa. But you are still free to suggest that yours is the best because, for you, it is. I just don't want to fight about it.

 

[Ronzo]

This was our lighting system. A Christmas tree color wheel.

And a fan. Instant multi-colored strobe light.

 

[Richland123]

And a fan. Instant multi-colored strobe light.

I have a couple of these strobe light boxes in my garage right now along with more gear than I will ever be able to sell.

 

[socialleper]

because it was truly incredible.

See, this is where things get problematic.
"I think the music of that time was incredible" is a subjective opinion. It can't really be debated.
"Truly incredible" is a declarative statement of what is being forwarded as an objective truth. However, that statement can't be an objective truth because it is referring to personal opinion about art, about which opinions can only be subjective.
The internet is extremely literal; a simple "to me" really has to be tagged on to the end of your statement, because to simply state that it is "truly incredible" in any universal way is simply untrue.

 

[socialleper]

We weren't afraid of catching a venereal disease that was fatal.

If there is something that was definitely drilled into my head as a kid in school during the 80s, it is that everything cool that our parents and older relatives enjoyed will kill us.
Sex will kill you.
Drugs will kill you.
Alcohol will kill you.
Relaxing will kill you.
Food will kill you.
Driving will kill you.

 

[rohi]

I don’t mean any disrespect but nah. I’m grown, man. I can call it like I see it.

Again, I totally agree with this sentiment, and also your stance on the matter. However, it's been very clearly stated many many times in this thread that we're not allowed to get in the way of the people trying to reminisce here.

 

[GreyBeard]

I think this post went south with the phrase, "How come we made the best music of the century?" I think without that, this thread would have been interpreted as the harmless little lark Paula intended. Seen Paula's posts for a couple years now, she seems like a good and decent person without any ill intentions, and she's justifiably proud of what she's done in her life. But man, that little phrase, for all this post's good intentions, makes the whole post come across as one of those "You kids suck, we were so much better than you" posts that we see so often on here. Sorry but it does. Maybe if it had been phrased like, "How come we were able to make such good music?" without the element of putting down the other music people made in the century, it would have been better received.

Just my opinion on it.

Just scroll over the drama and enjoy the original post