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Thunderbird Club

I really enjoyed meeting Pedro last summer.

I wish I could have been there to hear Rachel’s solo. And “We’re Not….”

You're on FB aren't you?

Looks like this works here for now, so fun!

 
Go the Philadelphia Mailatas!

He is a Sydney boy.
He was in the lower echelons of the NRL coming through the Rabbitohs U20s when they decided he wouldn’t make it. Too big for NRL* (not agile enough). Try NFL…. Happy days for him!



* Just call it NRL - it is not “rugby” like you know it. Halfway between that rugby and American Football.You play both offence and defence. Season opens in Las Vegas 1 March, the games are on various Fox sports channels, main game on ‘normal’ TV.

Some Gronk talking about it


Last years explainer

Watching Eng and Ireland in the Six Nations now. Looking forward to NRL!
 
Out of curiosity Mr. Bent, and you being in CO and all. Are you a Big Head Todd Fan? I’ve been a longtime listener since “Another Mayberry.” One of my favorite bands ever.
Pretty blessed to have been close enough to their home base that the local radio station out of Boulder played them on regular rotation as early as I can remember. Had to have been about the time that album came out.
I definitely remember when Bittersweet broke. Kinda cool having a band that caliber close by
 
Pretty blessed to have been close enough to their home base that the local radio station out of Boulder played them on regular rotation as early as I can remember. Had to have been about the time that album came out.
I definitely remember when Bittersweet broke. Kinda cool having a band that caliber close by
Funny story. My son went to NAU. He called me after seeing them in Flag. He went, not realizing who they were. He said he remembered hearing all the songs over the years because I played them so much as he was growing up.

They should have been, and be, more well known.
 
Funny story. My son went to NAU. He called me after seeing them in Flag. He went, not realizing who they were. He said he remembered hearing all the songs over the years because I played them so much as he was growing up.

They should have been, and be, more well known.
yeah call it local blindness. I've mentioned them to other people not from here before just to get the "Who"?

Sigh..

 
Pedro is really a character aside from being a good drummer, he and his wife join Frank and I at the 909 often, they are both very nice people - He wants the band to tour Argentina someday! Last night was a great show for us, good turn out and we really hit it. Playing '70s stuff upfront was fun, with "Red Skies" being a hard break into the '80s, when we got to the guitar solo at the end of "Let's Go Crazy" our guitarist, Rachel broke it out by playing the opening of "Oh Canada", crowd went nuts! Folks were singing along to "Rain" and "Sanctuary" ended the set with "We're not gonna take it" be joined by the headliners singer and his daughter onstage - easily one the most memorable shows in the 21 years of the band.


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We really enjoyed dinner with the band.
 
Pretty blessed to have been close enough to their home base that the local radio station out of Boulder played them on regular rotation as early as I can remember. Had to have been about the time that album came out.
I definitely remember when Bittersweet broke. Kinda cool having a band that caliber close by
When I moved to Austin in 91, they were getting constant airplay and I heard about their live shows often enough I thought they were local.