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Thunderbird Club

#40,742
rodv66 said:
I actually enjoy the virtual rides, they put you inside an episode and are the future of rides. Think we are not far from Star Trek like holo decks. I had trouble with the bigger roller coasters. I'm 6'4 and broad shouldered. I couldn't get the harness over my shoulders, so couldn't ride them. This one complaint about the park and even pro athletes have been removed from the coasters due to just being too big for them.
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A lot of the virtual rides make me dizzy so I really have to be careful. My favorite part of that park is the Harry Potter stuff. Really well done.
 
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#40,744
rodv66 said:
Love the single pickup design.
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It's nice that Epiphone is finally producing a pretty authentic T-bird IV, but it would have been even nicer if they produced the II model also. We can only hope if the IV is a success (seems like it's off to a good start judging by those of you pre-ordering one) maybe.., just maybe (with a little help from players recommendations...) they could produce one down the line. In Inverness, or Cardinal red... hey, if you're going to dream - dream big!
 
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PillO said:
I don't dislike Green Day, but I agree with GBassNorth WRT the singing. But I do enjoy imitating the singing, and it is even more annoying if you do a Johnny Rotten English accent. And this lead to a discovery on my part.

I listen to a wide variety of music with my daughter (Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius XM is a goldmine). I started singing the beginning of Basket Case (do you have the time, to listen to me whine) after we heard it on LSUG. She now doesn't like Green Day. Thinking back, we never listened Frozen again after I started singing along (with slightly altered lyrics for comic effect) and there are other examples. So I have the ability to censor her music transparently by just singing along. Although I realize that this will not last forever, it could allow me to remain sane a few years longer.
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Yup... gotta milk that cow 'till it runs dry!
 
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JIO said:
It's nice that Epiphone is finally producing a pretty authentic T-bird IV, but it would have been even nicer if they produced the II model also. We can only hope if the IV is a success (seems like it's off to a good start judging by those of you pre-ordering one) maybe.., just maybe (with a little help from players recommendations...) they could produce one down the line. In Inverness, or Cardinal red... hey, if you're going to dream - dream big!
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Or, though I know this is crazy talk, left-handed!
 
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Larry V said:
I gave up trying to keep up... just can't do it without checking in multiple times a day.

As for the rides, did you see what I meant by not too many coasters but lots of virtual coasters/rides? They've got those rides down though and they are great!



You're asking a lot... this is Cleveland we're talking about. :roflmao:





WORD! I hate those Green Day chumps and their anti-American BS and their guy-liner and their huge careers. :roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

Now the Offspring, they're just a good time anytime they come on the radio! Driving down the road with my kids and an Offspring song comes on, immediately turn it up and the car's a rockin'!



ENJOY! Instant good mood!
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Yeah! The Offspring are almost as much fun as scooping an eyeball out of your own skull with a teaspoon & letting a kitten play with it as it dangles from your face by the optic nerve. Good times! (I'll not be watching your video);)
 
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PillO said:
It might actually be easier for you to learn to play right handed than to convince Gibson to make a lefty for you. Not judgement on you or your sinister leanings; commentary on the proclivities of the Gibson senior management team (all one of him).
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That's really not the thing you say to a left-handed person who's dealt with this stuff all their life. But Gibson did make one in 2013 and supposedly for next year. It's the cool variants, like the Vintage, that Epiphone is making that look really cool.
 
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BklynKen said:
That's really not the thing you say to a left-handed person who's dealt with this stuff all their life. But Gibson did make one in 2013 and supposedly for next year. It's the cool variants, like the Vintage, that Epiphone is making that look really cool.
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I didn't mean to offend. Just commenting on Gibson's inability to respond to its market (i.e. ignore left-handed players, those who want a Gibson Thunderbird, etc.). Working form the assumption that it would not be easy for you to learn to play right, I think the task of convincing Gibson to do anything is far more difficult.
 
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theFixer said:
Yeah! The Offspring are almost as much fun as scooping an eyeball out of your own skull with a teaspoon & letting a kitten play with it as it dangles from your face by the optic nerve. Good times! (I'll not be watching your video);)
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:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

Some people are just averse to fun... those same people hate, The Offspring. Coincidence? I think not. ;)
 
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PillO said:
I didn't mean to offend. Just commenting on Gibson's inability to respond to its market (i.e. ignore left-handed players, those who want a Gibson Thunderbird, etc.). Working form the assumption that it would not be easy for you to learn to play right, I think the task of convincing Gibson to do anything is far more difficult.
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I understand. No offense taken. It's just a lifelong frustration being left-handed and it's just not the kind of thing you can change like that. I do find it almost ironic that it's Gibson who did the left-handed Thunderbird, not Epiphone.
 
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Larry V said:
:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

Some people are just averse to fun... those same people hate, The Offspring. Coincidence? I think not. ;)
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I personally think Offspring is a great band to do covers of, the lyrics are fun and the audience generally loves them, usually fills the dance floor. We used to like playing Get a Job on ladies night, you'd be surprised how many of them would turn around to their boyfriends and point while mouthing "why don't you get a job". Just a lot of good old fun at everybody's expense.

That said, as soon as I saw your post with the Offspring videos I knew Fixer was going to be pulling glass shards out of his eyes. @theFixer - I'll refrain from posting any Offspring stuff as long as Green Day stays off the thread.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I personally think Offspring is a great band to do covers of, the lyrics are fun and the audience generally loves them, usually fills the dance floor. We used to like playing Get a Job on ladies night, you'd be surprised how many of them would turn around to their boyfriends and point while mouthing "why don't you get a job". Just a lot of good old fun at everybody's expense.

That said, as soon as I saw your post with the Offspring videos I knew Fixer was going to pulling glass shards out of his eyes. @theFixer - I'll refrain from posting any Offspring stuff as long as Green Day stays off the thread.
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#40,756
GBassNorth said:
I personally think Offspring is a great band to do covers of, the lyrics are fun and the audience generally loves them, usually fills the dance floor. We used to like playing Get a Job on ladies night, you'd be surprised how many of them would turn around to their boyfriends and point while mouthing "why don't you get a job". Just a lot of good old fun at everybody's expense.
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As soon as I finished listening to today's Howard Stern Show, I hit play on the link I provided and have been toe tapping and jamming to all of it. Good fun tunes, not a dud in the group. :)

Kind of sad for ol' Fix not being able to enjoy it. :(
 
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GBassNorth said:
While we're on the topic of fun lyrics and love em or hate em bands, here's another one of my favorite bands to cover (with bonus TBird content)...

Check out their other clips... "I Lied about Everything" and "The Bitch Came Back" (Warning NSFW)
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They have some good tunes and are good live plus they're Canadian. Danko Jones, another Canadian band, are love em or hate em, but great energy live, even at a small venue that was anything but packed.

"I Hate My Life" is a good Theory of a Deadman tune
"Legs" by Danko Jones is a decent song
 
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