Thunderbird Club

[BklynKen]

Yes, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls, anything which has Rowland and NO Cave is fine with me.

Do you dislike Nick Cave, or just when the two collaborated?

 

[kat888]

Do you dislike Nick Cave, or just when the two collaborated?

The first one.

 

[Haji]

That show damn near turned into a Billy Joel documentary

Because he came across as a piece of crap for handling it the way he did. It bore exploration. Perhaps they spent a little too much time on it, but it was important.

 

[Haji]

I enjoyed Hired Gun (Mr. Joel is quite a piece of work) because Alice Cooper is still cool and his bassist IS playing a Thunderbird.

Chuck Garric (Alice's bassist and also in Beasto Blanco) sat in with Thee Rock and Roll Residency here in Nashville a couple months back. Thee Residency is a couple guitarists and a drummer who get some luminaries (Ray Luzier of Korn, Eric Brittingham formerly of Cinderella, Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger, and others) to sit in. Chuck did Killed By Death with them. Dude is a monster bass player, AND has the killer rock voice. Plus, he's just A super cool dude.

 

[TBird1958]

So.
First, I would like to take a moment and wish all of you the very best for Christmas, hopefully it's a time to be with your families and all the people in your life that you love. It's a true pleasure to know you all through our common love for Thunderbird basses, that we can find civility and be good to each other while chiming in from all over the world says so much about you all. Thanks for making it such a great place!


Interestingly, it's actually snowing here in Seattle - a rare occurrence on Christmas, I may pull on some boots and a warm coat and go for a walk later.

Merry Christmas!
Veronica

 

[Haji]

Merry Christmas, Bird Brains. I not only get to work, I'm scheduled to work a double...and it's pretty much guaranteed that somebody will call out. It is what it is, and it's holiday pay and overtime.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Merry Xmas Bird family!.

 

[BklynKen]

The first one.

Ah. I have a special thing for Nick. This is he and I in 1993 in Brazil. Quite a fun time. He was touring with Die Haut.

 

[BklynKen]

So.
First, I would like to take a moment and wish all of you the very best for Christmas, hopefully it's a time to be with your families and all the people in your life that you love. It's a true pleasure to know you all through our common love for Thunderbird basses, that we can find civility and be good to each other while chiming in from all over the world says so much about you all. Thanks for making it such a great place!


Interestingly, it's actually snowing here in Seattle - a rare occurrence on Christmas, I may pull on some boots and a warm coat and go for a walk later.

Merry Christmas!
Veronica

And the same to you!

 

[JJR58]

I would also like to extend a Happy and Healthy to all around the world here. You all are great!

Jeff.

 

[RedVee]

Can they kill you? This is Australia, after all.

I think you're right. A friend here adopted a feral cat from a shelter and he's also got an ear clipped. It's a regular thing.

Why clip an ear though ? To indicate it’s feral ?

 

[Nocturnal]

All part of the "I-10 from Beginning to End" tour. I'll be making that trip for about the twelfth time in 2018. Last time was a 52 hr. marathon, all 2,640 miles, in my then three days new to me twin turbo Z, starting in Santa Monica, 2008. Gonna take a little longer this time.

If you do the I-10 thru here again let me know. Chromium Joe and I are 15 min from the I-10 tops. I will give you a free place to stay, a meal, and some vino/beer if you are inclined.

You know that feeling when you've never liked someone and then you discover thay are a real sh!tbag as well? 'See, I was spot on about him. I always knew.'

That is how I feel about Ellen Degeneres. The more people dance for the camera, the more I am convinced they are horrible behind the scenes.

Anyone here of more goth/noir inclinations looking for a good music film really has to check this out.



Roland S Howard, like Johnny Marr, is a guitarist I love ... but whose best known associated band I loathe (I can't abide the Birthday Party -- or the Smiths).

Yes, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls, anything which has Rowland and NO Cave is fine with me.

I will have to check that movie out. Will agree with the Birthday Party for the most part but I love Nick Cave up thru at least Murder Ballads.

 

[BklynKen]

Why clip an ear though ? To indicate it’s feral ?

It signifies that a feral cat has been fixed.

 

[RedVee]

I enjoyed Hired Gun (Mr. Joel is quite a piece of work) because Alice Cooper is still cool and his bassist IS playing a Thunderbird.

I guess I’ll have a look then

That's easy to explain! Money tastes awful!

Tastes like cabbage, no?

 

[Nocturnal]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to my Thunderbird brethren near and far. I spend so much time with you that I feel like this is family!!

 

[RedVee]

"Help with dating my Jazz Bass"

Isn't that illegal in Texas?

It’s ok if it’s 13 +

(Jerry Lee joke, nothing more)

 

[Korladis]

Anyone here live in San Francisco?

I love SF except for the second week of January. Of course, this year I have to go (on relatively short notice - reasonable notice for 2nd week of January is 6 months).

What is wrong with SF the second week of January? It is the JP Morgan biotech conference so every biotech company in the world is there. So, trying to book a hotel a few weeks out (if there is a room available) means prices in the $1500-4000 per night range. If you want a restaurant reservation, you better be making it now.

What do the locals think? Do you even notice?

All the techies come back in january. That's what's wrong with it. They leave in late december, giving those of us who are actually from the area a nice little time when we can enjoy it being a bit more the way it used to be.

 

[RedVee]

I drove a cab in NYC for a while. I saw a few things. There are things about money that you just don't want to know. I am very happy to use credit cards and not handle bills whenever possible.

I was a bank teller for a while as a young fella (posted at 18) In Darlinghurst we had some odd bods. Eccentric I guess.

A publican (ex-Hollywood) who used to wedge the takings around the beer pipes ‘for safety’ when clearing the tills. The ‘Orange People’, gay bars, female prostitution and derro’s all within close proximity, Aust Penthouse Office up the road, tourist bus station and hotel in the same building. But the worst was the money that was deposited from the fish shop. That stunk!

 

[Korladis]

Do you dislike Nick Cave, or just when the two collaborated?

I like Nick Cave mainly because he shares my dislike of the RHCP.

 

[kat888]

Ah. I have a special thing for Nick. This is he and I in 1993 in Brazil. Quite a fun time. He was touring with Die Haut.

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That's fine, you can have Nick, I'll have Rowland and everybody's happy.