Thunderbird Club

[Drestakil]

Disaster Area, a plutonium rock band from the Gagrakacka Mind Zones, are generally held to be not only the loudest rock band in the Galaxy, but in fact the loudest noise of any kind at all. Regular concert-goers judge that the best sound balance is usually to be heard from within large concrete bunkers some thirty-seven miles from the stage, whilst the musicians themselves play their instruments by remote control from within a heavily insulated spaceship which stays in orbit around the planet - or more frequently around a completely different planet.

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

When I was a lot younger (I'm still about 13 years away from being able to legally use the term "Back in my day") and still went to bars, I remember a few bands that what they lacked in talent they made up for with volume.

 

[kat888]

@hillerup

Michael, does TB need a Viking Club, or is this it?

 

[Gaolee]

@Gaolee just swooned!

Yes, indeed. I have never had an opportunity to really open up one all the way. Four would be the liquify setting with plenty of headroom. Plus it looks serious. And it's all about the visuals.

 

[Gaolee]

The '50s Classic' P is exactly the same except for the finish.

Those weren't being made yet or I probably would have gone that way.

 

[Gaolee]

That will be it then. Thanks.

Nice blue banner! Gotta get me one of those one day.

 

[Gaolee]

I liked Hawai'i for the couple of weeks I've spent there, The Monterey/Santa Cruz area appeals (not that I've been but I have seen Lost Boys) ... but on the nearside Vancouver and Victoria do it for me (I was there in mid summer).

If you ever make it to BC again, Seattle and several of us are not far south. I kinda feel a road trip coming on! Well actually, there is one to play a wedding in Victoria, but no Thunderbirds will be involved.

 

[silky smoove]

Epi body?

Lowe Custom Guitars

 

[PillO]

When I was a lot younger (I'm still about 13 years away from being able to legally use the term "Back in my day") and still went to bars

Blah, blah, blah...

Back in my day we didn't have to wait for a certain age to be able to tell people how much better/worse/different things were back in my day. And don't get me started on VCRs, cell phones, and leaded gas. Hey you kids, get off my lawn! Is it time for Matlock yet?

 

[PillO]

@hillerup

Michael, does TB need a Viking Club, or is this it?

A club based on ownership of a brand of appliances?
Viking Range, LLC

 

[dieselman]

Damn. I'm still waiting for the start of The Real Mcoy's!

 

[rodv66]

Vikings, like this?

Or her????

 

[hillerup]

Vikings, like this?

Or her????View attachment 1159046 View attachment 1159044

Mostly her...

 

[hillerup]

@hillerup

Michael, does TB need a Viking Club, or is this it?

I guess it could be a sub-division of this club... It's hard enough just to keep track on this club!

 

[JJR58]

Blah, blah, blah...

Back in my day we didn't have to wait for a certain age to be able to tell people how much better/worse/different things were back in my day. And don't get me started on VCRs, cell phones, and leaded gas. Hey you kids, get off my lawn! Is it time for Matlock yet?

Just give me back my rotary phone and The Honeymooners.

 

[JJR58]

I guess it could be a sub-division of this club... It's hard enough just to keep track on this club!

This club goes morphing in and out of many things.
It does all happen here.

 

[bass40hz]

Just give me back my rotary phone and The Honeymooners.

Hey Ralph...do you mind if I smoke?

 

[JJR58]

Hey Ralph...do you mind if I smoke?

And Ralph's reply was just hilarious!!!!

 

[bass40hz]

And Ralph's reply was just hilarious!!!!

...I dont care if you burn.

BOOMFF!

 

[Haji]

I have visited San Diego many times and agree with your description. I have had many good craft beers, fish tacos, sushi and sake there. But I have one big complaint - the airport. Because it does not have a major airport, the only way to get there is connecting through Denver/San Francisco/Dallas Ft. Worth/Chicago or some other airport.

Flying from where? I've only flown out of there a handful of times, and when I go now it's a 4 or 5 hour nonstop on Southwest from Nashville.

 

[JIO]

Get up early the next morning and go on a wine tasting and food run starting in Santa Ynez and be sure to see the German town of Solvang, end the day at Pismo Beach where you can park your car, RV or camper on the beach and drive a dune buggy through the sand dunes. The next day hit Morro Bay for breakfast and maybe stop at Cal Poly university in San Louis Obispo followed by the best wine tasting in central California in Paso Robles.
The next morning drive up the coast to half moon bay for lunch and then on to San Francisco for the rest of the day. Spend some time in China a Town, Fishermans Warf, Golden Gate Park and Sausalito. Catch a plane at SFO and fly up to Seattle to meet our Queen then fly home from there.
A week or two of pure heaven!

While in Solvang, visit the small but very cool vintage motorcycle museum there (check first for when open) - and before leaving the Bay Area, go hear music at The Great American Music Hall and/or at The Paramount (Oakland), watch a movie at The Castro Theater, (all three great examples of grand theater architecture), needless to say great food/drinks everywhere... and before leaving from SFO (in San Bruno, just south of SF) check out Winters Tavern here in coastal Pacifica (2 blocks from the ocean off HW1) to hear rockin' local music and drink local craft brews. Tell Sea Jay (proprietor of Winters) Geo sent you! (he'll probably say "that wanker?" ... ) and then if you tell him you are a musician/bass-player - he'll show you the Mike Watt tribute "little bass" hanging on the wall above the bar that I made for Watt to sign when he played there.