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that’s the whole point of living in CA…
hey, originally from Aquidneck island….know exactly what you’re talking about….When I was a kid living in Massachusetts, I used to try to be the first one to drive on freshly snowed on roads (with no snow tires), it was easy at night too because the plows weren't in a hurry. We also used to drive around bouncing off snow banks.
I have no problem saying I like KISS, at least thru their first 5-6 records, being a fan of all the great UK Glam bands (Slade, Mott, T-Rex, Bowie, The Sweet, etc) really helped of course. At the time I saw them in May of '75 they were really hitting their stride on stage, they were fun, exciting to look at, and very much not like all that Pop music that I heard on AM Radio. I had already started playing the bass ( I had a Japanese EB-0 copy) two years before, Gene and KISS just made me want to be in band like that, the hair the makeup, all of it, I loved it! Gene isn't 'all that" on the bass, but he is a better player than most would give him credit for, he knows how to serve a song very well.
This is fun, almost sounds like The Faces.
Detroit Rock City live, I still dig it.
All too often Gene's activities outside of KISS are what folks judge him by, I've never been concerned with that aspect of him, he's an entertainer, no more or less, and his opinions or BS don't carry much weight with me (same as anyone else in the 'business") I give him credit for making me want to keep playing and learning the bass, he made it look cool and exciting in way that few others did - I certainly wasn't getting excited about the bass by The Beach Boys or any of that prefab pop stuff, it may have been more complex musically but it didn't evoke any emotion from me, KISS and all the rest were visual, loud - raucous drums and guitars, weird long hair and clothes, as a young person coming of age it really attracted me - I was a strange and awkward child.
TLDR; I like Gene and KISS.
I'm likely the only member of Talkbass to actually wear silver platform boots onstage - So glad I did!
I grew up with KISS and the other usual Glam bands thanks to my friends older brother. I don't think Gene is the best bassist in the world but the early stuff had some great bass lines IMO. Rock & Roll Over is still one of my favorite albums because it was the last album that was still the raw KISS sound (Some might argue that it's Love Gun but I feel that was a little more polished than others except for Destroyer). Is any of that enough to make me buy the new GS Bird? Maybe.
Cool stand!
When did Sunn make those heads?
Thanks. Had some scrap Baltic Birch laying around.
If it is, I'm goin' to Kansas City. Kansas City, here I come.I love classical, Baroque far more than any other I would say. Listening to someone play classical guitar is pretty amazing as well. Flamenco is at times off the chain cool. But I can't listen to it all day.
Is Kansas considered modern classical?
That road is deadly on a good day! When I was in high school we used to race from the Los Gatos Lodge parking lot to hwy 1 over 17. I held the school record for several years and darn near killed myself (and maybe others) in the process. Again, just another item on the long list of stupid things I did as a kid, it’s a miracle I’m alive and thank God I didn’t hurt anyone.
Sounds kinda familiar but I might be confusing it with the drawings we did at the time, which were called P&ID drawings (Process and Instrumentation Design drawings).
Those be the China Buckers many of us have. They’re a middle of the road pup at bargain basement prices, not stellar but not crud either. You can get them in Chrome, Black, Gold and I think maybe even Nickel.
Hey, I've typed things knowing my intend to only later think my intent may not have been as clear to the reader as well. You're not along there.I didn't think so but just in case. I sometimes shoot off my mouth before I think, I'm grateful for the edit function.
There's a time out on the edit function if you’re not a supporting member.
Trust me, I know.
It was bad here as well.Where you there during the blizzard of '78?
