Thunderbird Club

[Stealth57]

The perfect movie to enjoy on Christmas eve. (spoiler: nothing to do with X-mas...) If you are averse to blatant '60s era sexism... you may want to pass on it. Major cringe-factor. More of a document illustrating how bad it was. Oh.., and Dino, Desi and Billy...

Apparently we're to believe it's a "spoof"...

Anything with Dino is good.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Let’s do this! OK, I forgot again and we had just done this. View attachment 5294588
My main two players atm - Greco and CP.
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Sharon took this after I got home - a rare occasion I’m dressed up. No clue what that expression’s about. At least I dressed Christmasy.
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And since she didn’t capture my feets…
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Merry Christmas (or whichever holiday you celebrate, if any), my Thunderbird family!

argyle socks can only mean one time of year….

 

[GonePlaid]

Hope all my friends at TB have a very Merry Christmas and Santa brings you a nice surprise…if you’ve been good!

That's an interesting pairing.

 

[GonePlaid]

Dunno if this will work
https://www.facebook.com/reel/733398311641657?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=FBR322

Wow! "Hubby" cooks canned cranberry sauce. Looked excellent.

 

[GonePlaid]

The perfect movie to enjoy on Christmas eve. (spoiler: nothing to do with X-mas...) If you are averse to blatant '60s era sexism... you may want to pass on it. Major cringe-factor. More of a document illustrating how bad it was. Oh.., and Dino, Desi and Billy...

Apparently we're to believe it's a "spoof"...

Born in '45, I lived through it-sometimes quite happily(we didn't know what we didn't know).

 

[GonePlaid]

Let’s do this! OK, I forgot again and we had just done this. View attachment 5294588
My main two players atm - Greco and CP.
View attachment 5294589
Sharon took this after I got home - a rare occasion I’m dressed up. No clue what that expression’s about. At least I dressed Christmasy.
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And since she didn’t capture my feets…
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Merry Christmas (or whichever holiday you celebrate, if any), my Thunderbird family!

Red bass and green shirt. Yep, ya got it covered.

 

[SubHuman]

The perfect movie to enjoy on Christmas eve. (spoiler: nothing to do with X-mas...) If you are averse to blatant '60s era sexism... you may want to pass on it. Major cringe-factor. More of a document illustrating how bad it was. Oh.., and Dino, Desi and Billy...

Apparently we're to believe it's a "spoof"...

Oh man! I like all of the Bond inspired movies! In like Flint, Matt Helm…the cringe factor gave it it’s charm and was campy fun.

 

[JIO]

Born in '45, I lived through it-sometimes quite happily(we didn't know what we didn't know).

something like that...

 

[JIO]

Oh man! I like all of the Bond inspired movies! In like Flint, Matt Helm…the cringe factor gave it it’s charm and was campy fun.

Yes, what the Austin Powers movies played on... not certain women had the same impression at the time. Having said this, Ann Margret was known a a sex-kitten. But that's a label she accepted in order to earn a living in Hollywood.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

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That red Greco puts me in the Spirit!

You and me both!

 

[SubHuman]

Yes, what the Austin Powers movies played on... not certain women had the same impression at the time. Having said this, Ann Margret was known a a sex-kitten. But that's a label she accepted in order to earn a living in Hollywood.

Getting ready to watch now! My wife loves these old Spy movies too.

 

[WillyW]

Wow! "Hubby" cooks canned cranberry sauce. Looked excellent.

if it were up to me that stuff could have stayed at the store and stayed in the can…

 

[Nocturnal]

it looks like some listings online are calling the 2014 thunderbird with the 120 year inlay a thunderbird IV (Gibson). But others do not.

The 2014 models had the inlay for Gibson's 120th anniversary. Otherwise its the same bass as any other Gibson Thunderbird from that timeframe. Technically they are Thunderbird IV's, but most people (At least around here) refer to them as Thunderbirds rather than Thunderbird IV. I have a warranty card for my 2001 that lists the model name as BAT4 or something like that.

I lifted this from Sweetwater's site:
Gibson Thunderbird Bass Guitar - Ebony
4-string Electric Bass with Mahogany Body, Mahogany/Walnut Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Ebony
Item ID: BAT4EBCH


This Wiki can shed some light on some of the various models available over the years:
Gibson Thunderbird - Wikipedia

 

[GonePlaid]

if it were up to me that stuff could have stayed at the store and stayed in the can…

I've always really liked it. I s'pose b/c I had it b4 I ever tasted fresh made, so I like 'em bof.

 

[BklynKen]

I have a warranty card for my 2001 that lists the model name as BAT4 or something like that.

Interesting! The 2018 had BAT4 handwritten in the pickup cavity.

 

[GonePlaid]

There are people somewhere nearby shooting off fireworks. I never knew that was a Christmas 'thing'.

 

[RedVee]

Interesting! The 2018 had BAT4 handwritten in the pickup cavity.

Yes the card with my 2011 says
Model No.
BAT4VSB then something that looks like CI?

I guess BAT4 Thunderbird IV
VSB Vintage Sunburst
CI No idea

 

[JIO]

There are people somewhere nearby shooting off fireworks. I never knew that was a Christmas 'thing'.

Firing-off illegal explosives is a common occurrence here in the Mission SF... (holidays, sports events, 4th of July month.., whatever occasion...) Some of the people doing it are on the city council and the cops are afraid to intervene. Anarchy in America.

 

[Stealth57]

The 2015 maybe the only one that did this.

 

[GonePlaid]

Firing-off illegal explosives is a common occurrence here in the Mission SF... (holidays, sports events, 4th of July month.., whatever occasion...) Some of the people doing it are on the city council and the cops are afraid to intervene. Anarchy in America.

I expect it on 7/4 and on 12/31-1/1, but Christmas Eve? WT7?