Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

If you want to see pristine Chris-Craft wood boats, take a tour of the Lake Tahoe marinas. I love the ones with the rumble seats.

or Lake Como with dual Lamborghini V-12 Rivas….
leave it to them eye-talians..

 

[PaleAngel_90]

Neil Young collects '40s bulge-mobiles like that. Saw him driving one locally when he lived in the Bay Area, and he nearly hit me and a friend on our bicycles driving one just like that one. It has CA plates so perhaps it's his.

Perhaps Neil shouldn' t be driving if he is such a menace behind the steering wheel, last picture of him I saw showed that time hasn't been kind to him.

 

[JIO]

Susan Dey can be my roadie…

Perhaps Neil shouldn' t be driving if he is such a menace behind the steering wheel, last picture of him I saw showed that time hasn't been kind to him.

If not for me yelling loudly, his S-T-O-P (soft touch on pedal) would have landed me & my bike on his hood. I'm pretty sure he was stoned as he had a goofy smile on his face and gave me the ok sign... I don't hold it against him.

 

[GBassNorth]

or Lake Como with dual Lamborghini V-12 Rivas….
leave it to them eye-talians..
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LOL - let’s take a car engine that’s notoriously unreliable and put it in a boat in the middle of the ocean. What could possibly go wrong?


Is a darn pretty boat and engine though!

 

[dagrev]

Susan Dey can be my roadie…

Dude, don't talk about my Susan like that.
I guess you were smitten as well. She was the reason to watch.

 

[PaleAngel_90]

If not for me yelling loudly, his S-T-O-P (soft touch on pedal) would have landed me & my bike on his hood. I'm pretty sure he was stoned as he had a goofy smile on his face and gave me the ok sign... I don't hold it against him.

I would, you're far more forgiving than I am. Can't count all the times I've almost been run over by careless drivers zooming past a stop sign, pedestrian green light or a red light altogether.

 

[JIO]

I would, you're far more forgiving than I am. Can't count all the times I've almost been run over by careless drivers zooming past a stop sign, pedestrian green light or a red light altogether.

Let me put it this way - when I was a licensed amateur, I raced road-bicycles for over 25yrs, and every year I put an average of at least 8 thousand miles training to be competitive. The last few years before 'retiring' from racing, I put in 10k a year. So needless to say, I have had many 'encounters' with door-slammers over those years - some involving getting intimate with the pavé. Unfortunately it's gotten much worst due to cell-phones and computer screens in automobiles now. I never take any situation for granted and live by the axiom; the vehicle with the most wheels wins. Every ride I do I assume there will be a need to steer clear of cars. Oh, and those lightweight ventilated helmets that most people riding bicycles think are too much trouble to deal with? I've cracked a number of them - not my head.

 

[PaleAngel_90]

Let me put it this way - when I was a licensed amateur, I raced road-bicycles for over 25yrs, and every year I put an average of at least 8 thousand miles training to be competitive. The last few years before 'retiring' from racing, I put in 10k a year. So needless to say, I have had many 'encounters' with door-slammers over those years - some involving getting intimate with the pavé. Unfortunately it's gotten much worst due to cell-phones and computer screens in automobiles now. I never take any situation for granted and live by the axiom; the vehicle with the most wheels wins. Every ride I do I assume there will be a need to steer clear of cars. Oh, and those lightweight ventilated helmets that most people riding bicycles think are too much trouble to deal with? I've cracked a number of them - not my head.

Yeah, but I'm a pedestrian, seems like most drivers don't care about running over and hitting pedestrians, that's at least my 31 years of life experience.

 

[PaleAngel_90]

My woodie................

What about this wood?

 

[5StringBlues]

I wish I had video of the guy that almost hit me on my old huffy bike back in 2015 it seems he was shocked that some 6'2 £260 long haired freak with throw a bicycle at his truck in anger.

Let me put it this way - when I was a licensed amateur, I raced road-bicycles for over 25yrs, and every year I put an average of at least 8 thousand miles training to be competitive. The last few years before 'retiring' from racing, I put in 10k a year. So needless to say, I have had many 'encounters' with door-slammers over those years - some involving getting intimate with the pavé. Unfortunately it's gotten much worst due to cell-phones and computer screens in automobiles now. I never take any situation for granted and live by the axiom; the vehicle with the most wheels wins. Every ride I do I assume there will be a need to steer clear of cars. Oh, and those lightweight ventilated helmets that most people riding bicycles think are too much trouble to deal with? I've cracked a number of them - not my head.

 

[JIO]

Yeah, but I'm a pedestrian, seems like most drivers don't care about running over and hitting pedestrians, that's at least my 31 years of life experience.

Here in CA, pedestrians are mostly respected. Stand at the curb and cars stop, even if you aren't crossing. In Chicago...? you'll be taking your life in your hands trusting motorists to stop.

 

[PaleAngel_90]

Here in CA, pedestrians are mostly respected. Stand at the curb and cars stop, even if you aren't crossing. In Chicago...? you'll be taking your life in your hands trusting motorists to stop.

Yeah, that doesn't happen here. Out of 10 drivers you'd be lucky if 2 actually stopped when you were on a pedestrian crossing.

 

[JIO]

This is a mod edit to say that the discussion above is not ok here and rather than quoting posts known to be problematic, report them. Thank you.

We should move on from this here - don't want the thread to get suspended... THUNDERBIRD

 

[PaleAngel_90]

We should move on from this here - don't want the thread to get suspended... THUNDERBIRD

That coffin case looks unwieldy.

 

[5StringBlues]

How about them rainbow suspenders, A.? Pretty cool way of keeping your pants up.

 

[GonePlaid]

Oh, they're more trouble than you know. But back to the Thunderbirds, can anyone tell me the why of the existence of that coffin case?

Coffin is an actual company that makes cases. The owner's name is Coffin and the cases are kinda shaped like a coffin(small "c").The extra large bass case(which I got from Sam Ash, IIRC)is the only one commercially available that my big ol' bass will fit in.

 

[PaleAngel_90]

Coffin is an actual company that makes cases. The owner's name is Coffin and the cases are kinda shaped like a coffin(small "c").The extra large bass case(which I got from Sam Ash, IIRC)is the only one commercially available that my big ol' bass will fit in.

Looks unwieldy, are they a pain to carry around?

 

[JIO]

Coffin is an actual company that makes cases. The owner's name is Coffin and the cases are kinda shaped like a coffin(small "c").The extra large bass case(which I got from Sam Ash, IIRC)is the only one commercially available that my big ol' bass will fit in.

did not know that...

 

[GonePlaid]

Looks unwieldy, are they a pain to carry around?

As you might guess from looking at the rolled and pleated velvet interior, it ain't light. But it protects the 1967 NR Thunderbird from getting 'dinged'(any more than it already is, anyway)on the way to/from the gig. Luckily, it fits along with whatever other [stuff] I have to carry in the 'gigmobile'.

Left to right: mic and music stands w/duffel*; Epi EB-0(backup); Thunderbird in Coffin(TM) case; JBL EON ONE PA. Bass cases are on top of Rumble 100 bass amp lying face down just behind center row seats.
*mics, cables, lyrics book, (bass)guitar stand, other miscellaneous [stuff].

 

[GonePlaid]

did not know that...

Neither did I until @Nocturnal (IIRC)turned me on to them. I'm not certain they still make them, but I've got mine so I don't check anymore.