Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

but those one can follow with the ear as they are so familiar to us…..to put things in perspective "desafinado" literally means out of tune in portuguese….

Yep. Thus its English title, "Slightly Out of Tune". We used to do a ship(sp?) load of bossas/sambas/merengues/whatever on a gig at a Hallandale Beach alta kaker hotel. They couldn't actually do any of the dances, but they liked the 'feel'.

 

[GonePlaid]

love that tune…

Yeah, it's a great tune and I think if I could ever see a chord chart on it and play it a coupla times, I'd have it.
Maybe.

 

[GonePlaid]

Yep. Thus its English title, "Slightly Out of Tune". We used to do a ship(sp?) load of bossas/sambas/merengues/whatever on a gig at a Hallandale Beach alta kaker hotel. They couldn't actually do any of the dances, but they liked the 'feel'.

One Note Samba is a lotta fun. We did some substitutions on it that made it pretty interesting. Then there's the bridge. Like a whole 'nuther song.
EDIT1-I could very happily do a whole night of jazz standards and Latins.
EDIT2-Again.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Yep. Thus its English title, "Slightly Out of Tune". We used to do a ship(sp?) load of bossas/sambas/merengues/whatever on a gig at a Hallandale Beach alta kaker hotel. They couldn't actually do any of the dances, but they liked the 'feel'.

by Gulfstream?… used to live off the intracoastal..

 

[GonePlaid]

by Gulfstream?… used to live off the intracoastal..

It was on the beach, just north of H.B.Blvd. "Sun Spa". No longer there. It was an older hotel, only three stories high. Owners sold the property; buildings demolished. I believe the "New Diplomat" was built where it was.

 

[MCF]

Hi guys!

Sorry I've been out for a while! Been lots of work & non-work time-sink stuff going on lately eating up all my time

Let me know if I missed anything important?

After I saw this:

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I figured I'd just skip ahead a bit....

While you were away, PillO returned. Now we have both of you back. Good to see you my friend.

 

[Gaolee]

Hi guys!

Sorry I've been out for a while! Been lots of work & non-work time-sink stuff going on lately eating up all my time

Let me know if I missed anything important?

After I saw this:

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I figured I'd just skip ahead a bit....

Hey, welcome back! We have missed you. Nah, you haven't missed anything that you wouldn't recognize from our usual digressions.

 

[MCF]

you actually "recall" stuff from the GTG?….

Yessir.

 

[Gaolee]

Yep. Thus its English title, "Slightly Out of Tune". We used to do a ship(sp?) load of bossas/sambas/merengues/whatever on a gig at a Hallandale Beach alta kaker hotel. They couldn't actually do any of the dances, but they liked the 'feel'.

I had a Puerto Rican friend/kinda girlfriend in college. She used to take me salsa dancing. She and all her friends thought it was hilarious to see the boy from rural Ohio try to salsa. I didn't mind at all, because it usually ended well.

 

[5StringBlues]

Out of my pay grade!

but those one can follow with the ear as they are so familiar to us…..to put things in perspective "desafinado" literally means out of tune in portuguese….

 

[Nocturnal]

Unfortunately, she had her back to me. You were hogging the face time. Maybe Andy can recall?

Sorry but I don't remember anything above the shoulders.

 

[Stealth57]

@JIO moves up the enabler list.

 

[Engle]

"Desafinado" is another……always shocks me how arrangers can condense bossa novas with a gazillion chords into "fake book" format with just four or five….

Desafinado is one of my favorites. I dont have it committed to memory though.

 

[Engle]

but those one can follow with the ear as they are so familiar to us…..to put things in perspective "desafinado" literally means out of tune in portuguese….

Love this version:

 

[PillO]

I bought an Embassy last year to give my '67 NR T-Bird a rest-and protect it from a venue or two that are questionable safety wise. Very happy with the Embassy.

The Newport sounds good as well. But it doesn't do anything that I don't already have. So no need for me to buy one, but they are interesting.

 

[Rickplaysbass]

@JIO moves up the enabler list.
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I would be totally into checking that thing out

 

[SubHuman]

Engle's is the nicest Cassiday I've ever seen!

Don't like the knobs…I like the extra pickups!

 

[PillO]

Ah.... Both, maybe?

About cheating and not going full Thunderbird. I will say when I tried both in a shop once, those two sounded different. May have been the strings, but the Embassy was darker than the VP I tried. One off situation? Maybe. I've never been any place to try both again. But I will say look around for a used VP. As mentioned, GC will often sell them crazy low--likely not knowing what they are. I got my burst on a tip from Ken for $399.

IIRC, the Newport is darker than the Embassy. A great sound, but covered by my EB-0

 

[PillO]

cool open mic hosted by JMB last night….an absolutely stunning (over 6') brazilian beauty requested to sing "Girl from Ipanema" which to everyone's surprise we performed (never played it in F# so I had to keep my eyes on Becca's fingerboard for the bridge part) flawlessly….boyfriend threw a C-note into the tip jar….fun jam…
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And what did you sing??

 

[Stealth57]

Se

Engle's is the nicest Cassiday I've ever seen!
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Don't like the knobs…I like the extra pickups!

From a quick scan on prices, those Hammond Dark Stars are about a grand, so the rest was $200.