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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
- Thread starter Richland123
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My keyboard player is known worldwide for keeping Hammond organs going and re-conditioning them for play. I think he's either given up on it or will soon as he's suffering some difficulties with his shoulder, but THIS is the level of commitment that you need to keep playing these old machines.
Ha! I guess what I meant was that the band as a whole went to all that trouble for the other stuff, but when it came to the incredibly iconic Continental, they just said "ahh, just use that Korg BXYZ-997whatever on that old X stand -that'll do just fine"
I played a VOX Continental(not mine
) through a Leslie 147 for ~3years. Great sound.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
A good guitar should last over half a century of steady use with no major issues. I doubt you can say the same for many keyboards.
True, the keyboards do have a lot more stuff that can break, but while there are plenty of combo organs in sad shape, there are plenty of others in great shape - some because they've been repaired and restored, but a lot of them just because they've been well cared for. If a tribute band wanted a working Vox Continental, there are always several for sale on eBay and Reverb, and the prices are probably in-line with what you'd spend on a 1960s guitar, bass or amp.
I've bought a lot of them over the years, usually for pretty cheap, and it's surprising how many of them fire right up and are 90% functional, with only minor repairs necessary to restore them to 100%
You don't see places like this anymore.
This was a popular spot across the road from the beach on Pewaukee Lake, where in my younger days I could not afford the $1.45 for the 1/2 fried chicken but I could afford to buy the ladies a 10 cent "Giant Root Beer" (if we shared it) once in a while. It was called "Pops", but we called it "Pops Fly Trap".
This one may qualify for the "Tell me you are old" thread as well.
This was a popular spot across the road from the beach on Pewaukee Lake, where in my younger days I could not afford the $1.45 for the 1/2 fried chicken but I could afford to buy the ladies a 10 cent "Giant Root Beer" (if we shared it) once in a while. It was called "Pops", but we called it "Pops Fly Trap".
This one may qualify for the "Tell me you are old" thread as well.
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M80’s in trashcans. Not proud of that, very young, very dumb. Did straighten ‘em out though…
That Shoney's logo reminds me of the old "Gibson USA" logo
Are there any Big Boy's left out there? I still fondly remember dining at the Aurora Ave one in Seattle - burgers for breakfast!
Not sure how they're connected but we had Kip's Big Boys with the same guy as a logo. There was one across the street from my high school so it had a hell of a lunch business.
In 1980ish I bought a Honda 750 way across town from a dealer in an OKC suburb. I bought it in January when sales were slow so I got a great deal. But it was FREEZING!!!!
About halfway home I stopped at a different Big Boy and ordered coffee. They always brought a cup and a carafe of coffee. I asked for an empty bowl. The server thought I was crazy when I filled the bowl with hot coffee and stuck my fingers in it. But hey, I could feel my fingertips again.
I can identify with that! Back when I was young and foolish I'd rebuilt the engine on my dirt bike. I was going to be heading bush with a mate for the weekend so I thought I'd better run it in. I went for a ride through the hills at 1AM for a coffee. Wearing long johns, two pairs of jeans, a thick sweater, leather jacket, thick furry gloves, and a winter beanie under my full face helmet. I still froze! Got home at 3AM!
Drove am MG without a top(hood) through a whole winter because I had no money to get another top. Its not too bad with just a tonneau cover.
Also back then the signs said "XXXXX hamburgers sold" and had to be updated often.
