Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

Hopefully this will work. Here's two from a kind of a one off project where I and the second guitarist I played with for several years were asked to play a concert at a youth camp. This was about 1984 maybe 85. We found out later it was professionally recorded with a boom box.... Therefore the quality is not good. I did have a guy clean it up a little.
The singer (Ron) was the guy who gave me my one bass lesson and let me use his old Ampeg PF. (That was early on--I used my Peavey and 215s.) Ron was crazy good and still does studio work and does jazz gigs. He played a late 60s 335 through a Twin Reverb (maybe Princeton). He knew how to play and fantastic thick, cutting tone. Always sounded crazy good live. Ron was playing the Southern circuit in the late 60s and his band played with some that later were well known. His band did one album that I know of. Chris played a Kramer strat type guitar which is thin sounding--a guitar I never cared for. Ron does the playing at the beginning.
His wife sang as well as any I've ever heard. She could play double bass (didn't like electric), chello, piano, oboe, flute, and likely something I'm forgetting. The drummer was the only one who really didn't play much at that time. I was playing a 80ish Jazz.
OneDrive

One with Lynette singing.
OneDrive

Had about a few songs from being asked to play on some demos, but who knows where those might be.

excellent! thx for posting. originals? if not, not familiar with the songs but they are GOOD….nicely played too, sound like pretty much all fingerstyle?…..pretty massive tone..

 

[JIO]

Some wonderful Canadians on the left an a most interesting Ami on the right.

Love seeing pics of nice people!

 

[Gaolee]

because we are cooler?..

Yes'm. Y'all got it right.

Funny thing about translation of American culture. I worked in Norway as foreign labor, meaning doing factory stuff Norwegians didn't want to do. At the time, they had some kind of cowboy thing going on. That meant a new looking denim jacket, new looking denim jeans, and loafers. If that wasn't weird enough, they would wear cowboy hats, but wear them backwards. It drove me nuts. I had a big, beat up hat that was perfect for rain and cold and wore it right way around. That got the occasional comment. My reply in inadequate Norwegian made it pretty obvious that I wasn't translated. There were lots of other amusing translation of being American things I ran across in that part of Norway.

I almost didn't come back. It was the first and only time I have ever been exotic.

 

[Gaolee]

Generally, all distance correction (diopters + astigmatism) can be done with the implanted lens. However, as the implanted lens is rigid, reading glasses are required. But, pretty much everyone who gets cataract surgery is over 40 and suffers presbyopia anyway and so is already using reading glasses.

I was told not to bother with lasik. Just wait for cataracts and then get new lenses. Sounds like a plan. One more set of new parts to look forward to someday.

 

[Gaolee]

so what’s Canada’s excuse?….

They hang out with us southerners too much. It is a bad neighborhood.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

late TT….

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I do like some DD songs (JT did play a Kubicki Ex-Factor ) ... but we've attempted to play "View to a Kill" in BG and I've always found it to be a poorly written clique'd song that is very hard play enjoyably. Not one of the best JB songs IMO.

interesting…..I REALLY dig listening and playing that tune……”Bon, Simon LeBon”…

 

[Gaolee]

Oh my! I'm not a bearded man.........
The Love that dare not speak it's name.

Good thing I wore some nice undies for this show, everybody got to see them!

Man! More rapt groupies pressing up against the stage and checking out the bass player. Hmmm....

 

[RedVee]

Best of luck skill with that. One of the few operations after which the results are recognized almost immediately as a vast improvement.

Yes, I’ve had both eyes done . Never saw better in my life.

I was in Saskatchewan this week. A contractor was talking to our salesman about picking up the co-branded bunny-hugs....say what?
That's what they call a sweater with a hood and front pockets. Not sure what you guys call it, but to me that's a hoodie

Yep, it’s a hoodie down here

Clearly not talking about me. I often type in haste and it often comes out like I was under the influence. But you are right. There are some really smart as well as talented people here. Seems professional or other correspondence is not what it once was. Even reading news articles I'm often amazed at poor writing from people who do it for living.

I’ve noticed the TV News now often has misspelled words in the captions when they go out to external reporters. I don’t know whether to scream or cry. So I just laugh ryely and shake my head

 

[RedVee]

A couple of beers and a Chinese feed for lunch. There are worse ways to spend a lunchtime.

 

[The EDP]

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That St. George's League Club - is that Wollongong, Kogorah, or somewhere else I'm unaware of so far? I've been a fellow fan since the early 2000s, can't remember exactly when, but it was Mark Gasnier & Trent Barrett at centers and Colin Best on one wing made me a fan for life. I utterly despise St. Helens (a good club but everyone needs an enemy club!) and now proudly support Dragons North and South (as opposed to Saints N&S) as that Catalan team have the loveliest place I've ever been to as a RL home town!

 

[MCF]

Hopefully this will work. Here's two from a kind of a one off project where I and the second guitarist I played with for several years were asked to play a concert at a youth camp. This was about 1984 maybe 85. We found out later it was professionally recorded with a boom box.... Therefore the quality is not good. I did have a guy clean it up a little.
The singer (Ron) was the guy who gave me my one bass lesson and let me use his old Ampeg PF. (That was early on--I used my Peavey and 215s.) Ron was crazy good and still does studio work and does jazz gigs. He played a late 60s 335 through a Twin Reverb (maybe Princeton). He knew how to play and fantastic thick, cutting tone. Always sounded crazy good live. Ron was playing the Southern circuit in the late 60s and his band played with some that later were well known. His band did one album that I know of. Chris played a Kramer strat type guitar which is thin sounding--a guitar I never cared for. Ron does the playing at the beginning.
His wife sang as well as any I've ever heard. She could play double bass (didn't like electric), chello, piano, oboe, flute, and likely something I'm forgetting. The drummer was the only one who really didn't play much at that time. I was playing a 80ish Jazz.
OneDrive

One with Lynette singing.
OneDrive

Had about a few songs from being asked to play on some demos, but who knows where those might be.

Excellent Donnie!

 

[MCF]

Your post about the Greg Kihn Band prompted a shout out to Gary Hobish. In a very strange serendipity of circumstances, Gary Hobish mastered The Sean Conneries recent CD/streaming recordings : Eponymous. Greg Kihn was among many artists Gary mastered for over many years. Scanning his past illustrious clients (on the link below) - one in particular stood out for me. It was a "re-master" of an infamous Sonny Sharrock LP "Black Woman" with his wife Linda Sharrock on vocals. One of the most intense performances I've ever heard and makes the hair stand up on my neck every time I listen to it, which frankly is not often because it's too intense. I had no idea how deep his credits went - RIP Gary - too young to leave us. The takeaway (for me) is that the little time I spent with him gave me the distinct impressions of him being a very nice person and a consummate professional.

His passing was (needless to say) unfortunate due a clouded in issues which were widely publicized once the dust settled.

Anyway, check out the links

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Victim’s family, friend speak out after man dies suddenly in San Francisco – NBC Bay Area

About Gary Hobish - A. Hammer Mastering and Digital Media

So sad. Thanks for posting this.

 

[SteveAG]

Was there a time with you sucked at bass?

Now

 

[RedVee]

That St. George's League Club - is that Wollongong, Kogorah, or somewhere else I'm unaware of so far? I've been a fellow fan since the early 2000s, can't remember exactly when, but it was Mark Gasnier & Trent Barrett at centers and Colin Best on one wing made me a fan for life. I utterly despise St. Helens (a good club but everyone needs an enemy club!) and now proudly support Dragons North and South (as opposed to Saints N&S) as that Catalan team have the loveliest place I've ever been to as a RL home town!

G’day mate, that’s Kogarah - right across the road from Jubilee Oval.
I’ve been a supporter since 1970, maybe a year or two earlier than that. A member of the licensed Club since Jan 1980 within days of turning 18. Dad joined it when it was brand new in about 1963/64.
I haven’t lived ‘in area’ since about 1965 but I am a Dragon through and through though generally refer to them as Saints.
St Helen’s Vs Catalans, Saints Vs Dragons. Ive decided to like them both.
Whereabouts are you from? ‘the North’ pretty obviously if you’ve heard of Rugby League.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Now

back then too!…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Carthaginian….

 

[The EDP]

G’day mate, that’s Kogarah - right across the road from Jubilee Oval.
I’ve been a supporter since 1970, maybe a year or two earlier than that. A member of the licensed Club since Jan 1980 within days of turning 18. Dad joined it when it was brand new in about 1963/64.
I haven’t lived ‘in area’ since about 1965 but I am a Dragon through and through though generally refer to them as Saints.
St Helen’s Vs Catalans, Saints Vs Dragons. Ive decided to like them both.
Whereabouts are you from? ‘the North’ pretty obviously if you’ve heard of Rugby League.

I'm actually from way down south, more southerly than London - but as a youngster I played in a band with a drummer from near Wigan, my 2nd pro gig, and much prefer League to Union. Says it all that the refs have to shout at the players in Union to "use it" or all the fat blokes will just lay on the ground doing bugga all!
Tho I don't like St. Helens one of fave players is Paul Sculthorpe, but I hate Sean Long so much I'll never get over it!
Kevin Sinfield is another fave but my all-time favourite is definitely Mark Gasnier - it was like watching mercury running downhill seeing him bob and weave, and step and accelerate past entire teams. The few interviews I saw he seemed a genuine lad, if I recall correctly he's involved in kids sports now

 

[dagrev]

He was born playing a bass. His mother was NOT amused.

May of the things said here are in jest and marginally true. But I completely believe you on this one.

 

[bylar13]

In the TB classifieds:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/2013-gibson-thunderbird-w-thunderbucker-pickups.1630951/