Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

I love it! It’s in great working order and the meter is almost dead accurate.
I doubt it’s off by less then a 3rd of a stop.

1/3 of a stop is nothing with film. And exposure meters are just an opinion of what you might like to do; you can have your own exposure goals aside from the light meter; a spot meter is your friend. My 2 Nikons have dead-on meters; not bad for having been manufactured in the early 80s. But for night time, I use a spot meter.

 

[PillO]

fragile' that's Italian init?

Plural "fragillyest"

I believe it is Italian for "major award".

 

[PillO]

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Yes

 

[MCF]

In August 2018 I had a Bilateral Lung Transplant. The 9 hour surgery had my arms bent into a bad position that often results in ulnar nerve damage. I couldn't even spread the fingers on my right hand, and my pinkie on that hand felt like it was bring cut open if you touched it with a string. I couldn't write, and could barely hold a fork. Here's a picture of me two weeks later in the hospital playing my uke bass. It took me at least a year to get close to the speed and accuracy that I used to be able to play sixteenth notes with alternating fingers. I started dabbling with pick playing but I'm still a hack at that. Don't lose hope. I'm back to full strength playing-wise.
Unfortunately, I'm writing this from my hospital bed. I spent 19 day in the hospital with pneumonia and a possible fungalinfection, only to be discharged then bounce back in 10 days later with low blood pressure induced fainting and a different infection in my lungs.
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Best wishes to you sir. Sure hope you can Knock that nasty bug out and get playing again soon.

 

[PillO]

In August 2018 I had a Bilateral Lung Transplant. The 9 hour surgery had my arms bent into a bad position that often results in ulnar nerve damage. I couldn't even spread the fingers on my right hand, and my pinkie on that hand felt like it was bring cut open if you touched it with a string. I couldn't write, and could barely hold a fork. Here's a picture of me two weeks later in the hospital playing my uke bass. It took me at least a year to get close to the speed and accuracy that I used to be able to play sixteenth notes with alternating fingers. I started dabbling with pick playing but I'm still a hack at that. Don't lose hope. I'm back to full strength playing-wise.
Unfortunately, I'm writing this from my hospital bed. I spent 19 day in the hospital with pneumonia and a possible fungalinfection, only to be discharged then bounce back in 10 days later with low blood pressure induced fainting and a different infection in my lungs.
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That is some real surgery.

Be well and best wishes for a full and fast recovery!

 

[MCF]

O. M. G !!!!!!!

It is a spectacular room, isn’t it.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Repeat after me. Never sell a Thunderbird.

I don't regret selling the Pro V. But I simply couldn't play that neck. The others are staying (which isn't saying much when you only have three, in a club where the average number seems to be 112 or something).

If you must sell, try to sell it in the TC first to keep it in the family!

 

[Gaolee]

But the one on Facebook is in Kentucky!

but ... this one goes to eleven ...

 

[Gaolee]

I had a few Pre CBS’s in my day.
Wish I knew then what I know now, as the saying goes.

If I knew back then what I know now, it would have been very dangerous to a lot of people. Including me, most likely.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Mine too. He was my second influence in playing bass, behind Leon W. Don't know how many times I played along (poorly) to Caught In the Act after much listening before picking up and having a bass. My playing reflects sadly on my influences.

Probably tied with Rick Wakeman for me. My Mel song with too many poorly done times pre-bass was Closer to Home/I'm Your Captain I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home.

 

[Gaolee]

I think the basement in the house in the mountains is 7 1/2 or 8 feet. I have been told that is where my basses and amps will have to live when we move in full time. I will not be installing a ceiling fan down there.

Funny how that works. I tried to bring a guitar upstairs and leave it where I could pick it up regularly. I was informed that I was allowed to bring it up, but it had to go back downstairs to the basement and was not to be left upstairs anywhere. Oh.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

GHS Boomers….BRIGHT….

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Interesting our differences. I've always [strongly disliked] the Tele head shape. Bass or 'treble'.

I've gotten to where it looks reasonable on most solid-body Teles - but still seems ugly on anything else.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

In August 2018 I had a Bilateral Lung Transplant. The 9 hour surgery had my arms bent into a bad position that often results in ulnar nerve damage. I couldn't even spread the fingers on my right hand, and my pinkie on that hand felt like it was bring cut open if you touched it with a string. I couldn't write, and could barely hold a fork. Here's a picture of me two weeks later in the hospital playing my uke bass. It took me at least a year to get close to the speed and accuracy that I used to be able to play sixteenth notes with alternating fingers. I started dabbling with pick playing but I'm still a hack at that. Don't lose hope. I'm back to full strength playing-wise.
Unfortunately, I'm writing this from my hospital bed. I spent 19 day in the hospital with pneumonia and a possible fungalinfection, only to be discharged then bounce back in 10 days later with low blood pressure induced fainting and a different infection in my lungs.
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Yikes, dude. Praying you get well soon and stay that way!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

GHS Boomers….BRIGHT….

OK, Boomers!

 

[Nocturnal]

In August 2018 I had a Bilateral Lung Transplant. The 9 hour surgery had my arms bent into a bad position that often results in ulnar nerve damage. I couldn't even spread the fingers on my right hand, and my pinkie on that hand felt like it was bring cut open if you touched it with a string. I couldn't write, and could barely hold a fork. Here's a picture of me two weeks later in the hospital playing my uke bass. It took me at least a year to get close to the speed and accuracy that I used to be able to play sixteenth notes with alternating fingers. I started dabbling with pick playing but I'm still a hack at that. Don't lose hope. I'm back to full strength playing-wise.
Unfortunately, I'm writing this from my hospital bed. I spent 19 day in the hospital with pneumonia and a possible fungalinfection, only to be discharged then bounce back in 10 days later with low blood pressure induced fainting and a different infection in my lungs.
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Hoping for a speedy recovery for you.

 

[Klondike]

If I'm not mistaken, was a grass skirt. Optional.

And as if to be so daring, you might add watermelon.

Better have a sox on under that grass skirt of yours.

 

[Stealth57]

Better have a sox on under that grass skirt of yours.

Flea?

 

[dagrev]

Buy the bass...

Sorry I can't see this. I don't have the internet....

 

[Klondike]

Flea?

I've never seen a band go on with grass skirts, I'm sure it has happened, maybe with watermelon helmets. Nothing would surprise me. In the event anu band did, I would hope they have sox on just incase.