Thunderbird Club

[Hondapunk]

I did 4 sets on St Patrick's day. I was subbing so didn't have time to memorize it all.
IMO memorizing music is good for the brain, especially at our age.
And practice standing up! That's also good for you.

I know how to stand up pretty well without practicing it.

 

[JIO]

Not to mention MIJ Fenders

"Fresher"s were being made the same time as Tokai "Hard Punchers" (P-bass clone) and "Jazz Sound" (J-clone)

 

[dagrev]

It isn't the people in the cult that worry me, it is the Kool-aid.

It tastes great.
And is less filling.
What's not to love?

 

[JIO]

It tastes great.
And is less filling.
What's not to love?

Yah, blaming Kool-Aid is a cop-out. The cult-people could drink distilled water and still end up the same.

Can I say that Paul?

 

[GonePlaid]

Oh yes, stored in the refrigerator,...... I mean the Frigidaire when not being used.

Nope, on the stove. Prolly would be highly frowned on today, but in the 50s...

 

[GonePlaid]

My Ex had Hispanic heritage - and frowned on canned refried beans. She made them fresh with bacon fat. Mmmmm.

 

[bobyoung53]

Yah, blaming Kool-Aid is a cop-out. The cult-people could drink distilled water and still end up the same.

Can I say that Paul?

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What a career Shaffer has, huh?

 

[GonePlaid]

Someone say food

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Great for some, nothing there that I eat.

 

[TBird1958]

Props to that! At our age, I'd have trouble memorizing the bass parts to just ONE of those sets!

Would you actually be allowed to play that many tunes in a show....???? Gotta be like 2+ hours worth!

We will be playing all of those songs two nights in a row May 19,20 in Pt Angeles, WA it is almost 3 hours of music.

 

[GonePlaid]

I don't have the capability to 'scan' our list of songs that we can play w/o music. There are some that a couple of us hafta use lyric sheets for*, but at last count, including some jazz and bossa nova standards for when we need to do a 'dinner' set, we have ~250 songs to choose from, depending on what the crowd wants to hear. We aren't doing a 'show', we're hired to play for dancing. Or, as I sometimes say-with apologies to Spike Jones-"Dinner music for people who aren't very hungry."

*what a drag it is getting old. Remember, "A mind is a terrible thing."

 

[JIO]

We will be playing all of those songs two nights in a row May 19,20 in Pt Angeles, WA it is almost 3 hours of music.

Better be hitting' the gym!

 

[JIO]

I don't have the capability to 'scan' our list of songs that we can play w/o music. There are some that a couple of us hafta use lyric sheets for*, but at last count, including some jazz and bossa nova standards for when we need to do a 'dinner' set, we have ~250 songs to choose from, depending on what the crowd wants to hear. We aren't doing a 'show', we're hired to play for dancing. Or, as I sometimes say-with apologies to Spike Jones-"Dinner music for people who aren't very hungry."

*what a drag it is getting old. Remember, "A mind is a terrible thing."

We are not worthy...

 

[JIO]

What a career Shaffer has, huh?

Marty Fluffkin, Arco records - spinal tap - youtube...

 

[RedVee]

I don't have the capability to 'scan' our list of songs that we can play w/o music. There are some that a couple of us hafta use lyric sheets for*, but at last count, including some jazz and bossa nova standards for when we need to do a 'dinner' set, we have ~250 songs to choose from, depending on what the crowd wants to hear. We aren't doing a 'show', we're hired to play for dancing. Or, as I sometimes say-with apologies to Spike Jones-"Dinner music for people who aren't very hungry."

*what a drag it is getting old. Remember, "A mind is a terrible thing."

To lose?

 

[GonePlaid]

To lose?

There was an anti-drug campaign years ago that had the slogan "A mind is a terrible thing to waste", but some comic came up with the shorter version. I swiped it.

 

[GonePlaid]

We are not worthy...

We're all in our 70s and we've played all of these songs with other groups in the past. So for us it's pretty much "let's do(fill in the blank)"; "OK, what key?"; "How 'bout G?"; "OK, Tom(drummer), click it off". And away we go. Visual clues[that 95% of the audience doesn't see]to go to the bridge or back to the top; harmonies as required-we all know each other's range.
BTW, the video of us playing outside where we have a sax player with us? We never rehearsed with him. He'd suggest a song, we'd ask the usual("what key?"), and play it.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

That's a Hawkbucker - awesome pu.

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thought it was yours…..who posted the original pic? there can’t be many of those….

 

[Loretta]

Keeps the fleas off you.

Ya, but the bugs luv it.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Nope, on the stove. Prolly would be highly frowned on today, but in the 50s...

cajun blackened some sea bass in this the other day……unbeatable…

 

[Loretta]

Fresher is a Japanese brand with a name created to sorta' look and sound like "Fender." (mistaken brand recognition) They are decent basses that can look like a Fender or Gibson or Ric.

Couldn't find any picture of a fresher TB.