Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

A Thanksgiving tradition.

After watching it - It's definitely a film "of its time" - worth watching for better & worse. A social historic document. In most ways like many films from that era. A very turbulent era.

 

[dagrev]

Black Friday... Mona!

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Hopefully she didn't buy you chewy toys for Christmas.

 

[Engle]

Trust me, my advice only relates to doing what we all love doing. I've just discouraged my own progress in the past attempting what was clearly a stretch for my skills. The key is to master songs you can learn and play them well. I used to attempt following Mahavishnu Orchestra arrangements and got very frustrated trying. Play just above your skill-level and play it well and you'll be happy and become a better bass player.

Yup! And playing with musicians above my skill level has made me a better player.

 

[JJR58]

Yup! And playing with musicians above my skill level has made me a better player.

That would be one of my criteria if I were to get back in a band again.
And a little patience from the other band members.

But they’d have one helluva bass player in little time.

 

[Engle]

For home practice I've been really happy with the Line 6 Relay G10. For live, I only use cables. I like simplicity. This is all a tangent, though, since Dave asked about in-ears, but I have zero experience with that.

I use the G30 for bass to pedalboard and the Xvive set for PA to in-ears. That's two hops of RF from my bass to my ears and I don't notice any latency.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Yup! And playing with musicians above my skill level has made me a better player.

I like playing with those above and my skill levels - to push myself and to push those who want to be pushed.

 

[JIO]

Hopefully she didn't buy you chewy toys for Christmas.

She doesn't really play with toys or balls etc. We were trying to figure out what Mona would buy and most likely it would be food!

 

[JIO]

Yup! And playing with musicians above my skill level has made me a better player.

I credit that for sure - I did weekly jam-sessions with really talented musicians for over 10yrs. I considered it my unofficial schooling.

 

[JIO]

That would be one of my criteria if I were to get back in a band again.
And a little patience from the other band members.

But they’d have one helluva bass player in little time.

That's the ticket!

 

[JIO]

It’s a treat! Believe it or not, my parents took us to see it in the theater when it came out. It made a lasting impression on me. I was eleven. That probably explains a lot about me.

Alice Brock - RIP

Remembering Alice Brock: The woman behind Arlo Guthrie's 'Alice's Restaurant'

Her honor was immortalized by Guthrie, who late in “Alice's Restaurant” advised: “You can get anything you want” at Alice's Restaurant, “excepting Alice.”

www.12newsnow.com

 

[Engle]

All set up for tonight’s Toy Drive:

 

[MCF]

I’ve got nothing to lose. Either I can do it, or I can’t. No biggies.

Alice Brock - RIP

Remembering Alice Brock: The woman behind Arlo Guthrie's 'Alice's Restaurant'

Her honor was immortalized by Guthrie, who late in “Alice's Restaurant” advised: “You can get anything you want” at Alice's Restaurant, “excepting Alice.”

www.12newsnow.com

Yep. She just passed away.

 

[dagrev]

Yup! And playing with musicians above my skill level has made me a better player.

I wouldn't play in a band with people who were only at my skill level!

Fortunately I have almost always played with people much better than me.

 

[RedVee]

“…my green Embassy looks like Gumby hailing a cab).” (His desription)

Hey, I like Gumby

 

[JJR58]

All set up for tonight’s Toy Drive:
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You got all the right stuff goin there Irv.
From bass player to bass to rig.
Love it!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

All set up for tonight’s Toy Drive:
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Rock it!!

 

[TBird1958]

Rock it!!

Aren't you playing tonight as well?

 

[JIO]

I wouldn't play in a band with people who were only at my skill level!

Fortunately I have almost always played with people much better than me.

Only once did I play w/a drummer who I couldn't connect with. His excuse was that he was a bass player, which wasn't a good excuse because I've jammed with some excellent drummer/bass-players.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Hey, I like Gumby

Gumby’s cool. But he’s not a Thunderbird.

 

[JIO]

Hey, I like Gumby

I think Gumby is a 6-stringer...