Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

That sounds perfectly reasonable to me, Marcellus.

Just don't call him Raymond.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Ive tried the “using it several times right away” trick, didn’t it work for me. Word association worked a bit better - at least I could remember the word I associated the name with, still couldn’t remember the name though. But thanks, Shaquille Foot, I’ll keep on trying.


You said it, Brook Farms, we’re in this boat together. Hell, I can remember an entire bass line but for some reason can’t recall the name of the song. I’ll just blame it on age, I used to blame it on drugs, but I’m so old now I can’t even remember which drugs I was taking in my youth.

Yup. In school, it might take me a month to remember all my classmates' names, but I'd hear a new song I liked a couple of times and know the melody. Within a dozen hearings I could sing most, if not all of it, and a week later I'd know how any of the parts I cared about (and some I didn't) went.

 

[MCF]

There’s still time to get a holiday house.

The point with the Aust Pensions I should have made was that they are transferable with certain conditions. So they are getting the pension payments still even though they are living in Greece.

We’ve settled on a nice place in the SoCal mountains on the edge of Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern, and Los Angeles counties. You need to come visit us Geoff and check it out. We’ll leave the light on. Or pick you up at LAX. Open invitation. Four seasons. Clean air. And about ninety minutes to anywhere. The ocean, L.A. concert venues, amazing restaurants, etc. Disneyland is a bit further. Southern California is a wonderful place.

 

[JIO]

I think I forgot to mention last year that my mutant Hagstrom made it into Premier Guitar (Aug 2022) in the reader feedback section.

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The bass version (when new in the late '60s) was hanging in the local music store I frequented - I think a red one.

 

[MCF]

Pilot training is a rough road.
Lots of hours for each certification.
Not to mention the time involved to be where she wants to be.
I guess the upside is working for an airline.
It’ll take away from any family life she’s got.
But if she’s truly dedicated to be a pilot……..

She is. And she has, I think, decided that Jackson, WY, will likely be where she sets roots. She has friends who do that. Including some pilot guy…

 

[MCF]

As blues/rock/metal albums they are quite awesome, I just have higher standards for my heroes. Or since we are mentioning Greece.... Gyros......

Yep!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Just don't call him Raymond.

I thought everyone loved that guy.

 

[MCF]

Acropolis?….

Bucket list is to attend a concert there.

 

[JJR58]

She is. And she has, I think, decided that Jackson, WY, will likely be where she sets roots. She has friends who do that. Including some pilot guy…

Gotcha.
Long as she knows what all it’s going to take.
I know several people involved on the same endeavor, it ain’t all glory.
Money, guts and perseverance is what it takes.
And nerves of steel.

 

[MCF]

The closest I've been to Greece is Albania.

I'm excited for your daughter!

It’s a great country. Fabulous people. Athens is a pit in places. But I think they are really trying to clean it up per what my daughter tells me. I really need to go back.

 

[MCF]

Put Stingray pickups/circuitry in, of course. Make sure you get them in the right spots.

Short of that, play with amp/pedal EQ and try playing with both fingers/pick all over the place. Try different strings.

I could be wrong, but I don't think that's anything anyone here has tried.

I refuse to humor this troll.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Yup. In school, it might take me a month to remember all my classmates' names, but I'd hear a new song I liked a couple of times and know the melody. Within a dozen hearings I could sing most, if not all of it, and a week later I'd know how any of the parts I cared about (and some I didn't) went.

Becca’s dad’s name is Joe…… the only reason I remember that is because prior to transitioning, her name was Jackson…

 

[MCF]

Gotcha.
Long as she knows what all it’s going to take.
I know several people involved on the same endeavor, it ain’t all glory.
Money, guts and perseverance is what it takes.
And nerves of steel.

She has the nerves. I wouldn’t ever want to meet her in a dark alley.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I knew they were gonna be on, but I didn't know when. I only caught the last coupla minutes of the guitar duet and the ending. The camera ppl obviously hadn't been briefed on not showing the bass player, who I discovered is Keith Christopher(?). And I couldn't tell if the NR was blue or green. Sounded good though. Prolly woulda sounded even better if it had been red with purple silk strings.

You know it.

 

[JJR58]

How can I make my Thunderbird sound more like a Stingray?

Ain’t gonna happen.
Boost lows, cut mids, boost treble.
Use just a small of neck pick up while your bridge pup is dimed.
Nope, not even close to a Stingray.

 

[GonePlaid]

The closest I've been to Greece is Albania.

I'm excited for your daughter!

The closest I've been to Greece is the Olympia Restaurant about 2 miles from my house.

 

[JIO]

I thought everyone loved that guy.

That line "...don't call me Raymond" was a repeated line from a 1940's radio show. Around the same time as the Jack Benny show and The Great Gildersleeve.

 

[Nocturnal]

Thank you, Eustace. It makes it, in fact, nearly impossible to misname someone. But an accidental deadnaming is still a deadnaming.

 

[GonePlaid]

Pilot training is a rough road.
Lots of hours for each certification.
Not to mention the time involved to be where she wants to be.
I guess the upside is working for an airline.
It’ll take away from any family life she’s got.
But if she’s truly dedicated to be a pilot……..

My cousin was a pilot at Hialeah Race Track. He used to pilot here, pilot there,...

 

[TBird1958]

You might be able to get in the ballpark by installing stainless strings, playing with a pic and soloing the bridge pickup. From there adjust your onboard and amp settings to favor a crisp top end with plenty of attack and a rounded but not boomy bottom end.

Cut the G string off too, don't know why they even bother putting one on a 'Ray.