Thunderbird Club

[Nocturnal]

My Sweetwater rep left me a message today reminding me about the big holiday sale. I don't really NEED anything, but when has that stopped me?

 

[TBird1958]

You're 100% correct. I only mention it because Seattle seems to be a great place to live.

I love Seattle.
I'd move there in a heartbeat if I could.

You've got friends that will help, bring Roger too.


Meanwhile, I just love this green stuff, off to the 909 for dinner now!

 

[JJR58]

You've got friends that will help, bring Roger too.


Meanwhile, I just love this green stuff, off to the 909 for dinner now!

We'll discuss at a later time over a coffee and a PM.

And you look marvelous darling.

 

[MCF]

My Sweetwater rep left me a message today reminding me about the big holiday sale. I don't really NEED anything, but when has that stopped me?

My rep isn't like that. He knows that when I need something, I'll give him a call. Otherwise he lets me alone because he knows not to bother me. He's made some decent commissions off me over the years and the relationship works.

 

[MCF]

Both subjects are a long story.
I will say I have no interest in law, in any capacity anymore.
I'm so done with it.

As I will be in a few years.

 

[Nocturnal]

My rep isn't like that. He knows that when I need something, I'll give him a call. Otherwise he lets me alone because he knows not to bother me. He's made some decent commissions off me over the years and the relationship works.

I don't remember the last time he called. It's been a while. I have only made two purchases thru him (VP Bird and the case) so I am not one of his regulars.

 

[PillO]

Me and wet weather.

She was not melting in water; she was dissolving.

Terrible that Hollywood can't get chemistry right. Takes me right out of the moment.

 

[Stealth57]

Starting to clean up the Music Man Sixty Five. I'm thinking the metal end caps aren't chrome but something else that didn't start life as a mirror finish. Pictures aren't great. Went from brownish to silver gray.

 

[Engle]

You've got friends that will help, bring Roger too.


Meanwhile, I just love this green stuff, off to the 909 for dinner now!

That dress gets three thumbs up from the Engle household

 

[Engle]

Starting to clean up the Music Man Sixty Five. I'm thinking the metal end caps aren't chrome but something else that didn't start life as a mirror finish. Pictures aren't great. Went from brownish to silver gray.

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That looks pretty good. They might have been nickel plated.

 

[dagrev]

Awesome! We have California black bears visiting our property every night as they are desperate for calories before winter. We've done everything required to keep them away from the house and have not had an encounter. I hope to never fight a bear.

That's one thing we don't have here. Well, right here anyway.

 

[Stealth57]

That looks pretty good. They might have been nickel plated.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[dagrev]

I'm not sure I've shared this before. I worked as an in-house attorney for Allstate from 2000 to 2010. They closed my office and offered to transfer me to Seattle to co-manage the legal office there. I had to decline for family reasons. But looking back, it is one of the missed opportunities in a long career. Who knows what would have happened had I accepted the offer.

I know it's tempting and difficult not to do, but unless we can make some needed adjustments or learn an important lesson, looking back generally causes more problems than it fixes.

 

[dagrev]

That might be illegal.*

* Except in California where it probably is illegal**

** And certainly illegal in Canada and would result in many years in jail.

Some of you guys live in places with way too many rules.

 

[dagrev]

Just got back from a gig. I was subbing (standing in) for friends' party band playing current and classic hits. Mostly terrible music but fun to play, people enjoyed it and the band sounded good so can't and should not complain and I'm not. Good wage too.
Used a T-bird of course. Good PA and a sound guy so I went straight to desk from my pedal board and just brought my small Hartke kickback combo as a monitor. The Suncoast EQ worked great so that definitely stays on the pedal board. The great bass sound explains my expression on the other pic, I definitely wasn't as drunk as I look like. Or drunk at all. Honest.
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So you were high?

Great pics. Always great to hear good reports.

 

[bobyoung53]

Just got back from a gig. I was subbing (standing in) for friends' party band playing current and classic hits. Mostly terrible music but fun to play, people enjoyed it and the band sounded good so can't and should not complain and I'm not. Good wage too.
Used a T-bird of course. Good PA and a sound guy so I went straight to desk from my pedal board and just brought my small Hartke kickback combo as a monitor. The Suncoast EQ worked great so that definitely stays on the pedal board. The great bass sound explains my expression on the other pic, I definitely wasn't as drunk as I look like. Or drunk at all. Honest.
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Isn't that odd, there are songs I can't stand to listen to but will enjoy playing, I can play just about anything and enjoy it as long as the band is good, especially the drummer, I could play polkas.

 

[dagrev]

You've got friends that will help, bring Roger too.


Meanwhile, I just love this green stuff, off to the 909 for dinner now!

Since you seem to have some reoccurring connection with green....

I think you said it's the 3rd (tomorrow), but I'm highly likely to forget, so let's do this now!

I think this is Kermit on acid....

 

[Stealth57]

Noticed some of the gunk on the top of the Sixty Five is candle wax. Since this came from a Catholic church, if something happens to me as a result of stripping the wax and summarily discarding it, you'll know why.

 

[godofthunder59]

I still have final sanding and finish work but I'm pretty pleased with it. The cap is 3/32" I was able tocustommill it with my surface planer.

 

[GBassNorth]

True, but you can choose how much information you put out there, and how accurate it is. It can be fun! I have a Facebook "Birthday" and then I have my real birthday.

My dad used to use a different middle initial whenever he was subscribing or responding to something new (pre internet days). Then if he started getting unexpected junk mail or solicitations addressed to that name he knew exactly who was selling off his contact info.

I hear it's non-7ender Friday
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I just traded a Fender bass I haven't really used in the last ten years for a Tbird inspired bass. Does that count?

Black bears are timid and will run from you. Brown bears and Grizzly bears are to be feared. I once ran into a black bear while I was out running*. I turned and ran the other direction and the bear did the same.
* Many years ago, when my knees allowed for marathoning and living in the middle of nowhere resulting in a need for time consuming hobbies.

That's an understatement! We used to live in the mountains 25 miles outside of Boulder Colorado bordering on the Roosevelt National Forest. Apparently, at the time we lived there it was one of the locations in the US where "problem" bears from Yellowstone were relocated to. These are bears that had become accustomed to scavenging food from trash cans and camp sites and weren't afraid of people. On more than one occasion we had to call a local game warden to come in and take care of a grizzly that was overly aggressive.

You've got friends that will help, bring Roger too.
Meanwhile, I just love this green stuff, off to the 909 for dinner now!

…and they say, it isn't easy being green. You sure pull it off nicely.

She was not melting in water; she was dissolving.
Terrible that Hollywood can't get chemistry right. Takes me right out of the moment.

Water can be a solvent.

Starting to clean up the Music Man Sixty Five. I'm thinking the metal end caps aren't chrome but something else that didn't start life as a mirror finish. Pictures aren't great. Went from brownish to silver gray.
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I'll take a look at mine and get back to later today. IIRC they are nickel plated (possibly over copper or brass on pot metal).

Some of you guys live in places with way too many rules.

…and some of these places that have too many rules also have plenty of Karens and busy bodies more than willing to turn you in for not following the rules to a tee.