I thought you were the duck of rock?
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Thunderbird Club
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I thought you were the duck of rock?
Krist Novoselic is 6' 7" tall. Trust me... that's a loooong strap!
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Kat... I need to thank you for posting that Aretha performance earlier. I haven't listened to the Queen of Soul in far too long. Since you posted that... I haven't been able to stop! I'd forgotten how much I love her! It reminded me of a very special night. I was working at the Park Garden Cafe in Petoskey, MI. As I was nearing the end of my shift, the place was making it's nightly transition from restaurant, to bar, and the band started to play. Regrettably... I don't recall the name of the band... but it was "thus & such" featuring Thornetta Davis (who has apparently done quite well for herself since then! - Invalid Link Removed ). That woman had a voice like I had never experienced in person, in my entire life! She used a microphone... but she didn't need it. She had such tremendous power, and tone, and soul! She sent shivers down my spine! I finished up my work crap & sat down front & center, 5 feet away from Thornetta, all by myself in a room full of self-absorbed well-to-dos, who were seemingly blind, deaf, & dumb... and just let her waves crash over me like I was a beach. I have danced 3 times in my life. The first, was at a high school dance with my very first "serious" girlfriend. The second was at my wedding. The third, was when Thornetta Davis was singing Aretha's "Dr. Feelgood". It was completely spontaneous. The guitar player took a solo, & she was just standing there swaying back & forth. Before I knew it... my arms were around her and she was giggling in my ear. I surprised even myself! I just drank in the moment, and before I knew it, she said, "Ok baby.. I gotta sing now". I floated back to my seat with a tear in my eye & a smile on my face that wouldn't go away. It was that night that I learned what the power of Soul was. If any of you have ever felt the way that I felt that night... you are to be envied.
Kat... I need to thank you for posting that Aretha performance earlier. I haven't listened to the Queen of Soul in far too long. Since you posted that... I haven't been able to stop! I'd forgotten how much I love her! It reminded me of a very special night. I was working at the Park Garden Cafe in Petoskey, MI. As I was nearing the end of my shift, the place was making it's nightly transition from restaurant, to bar, and the band started to play. Regrettably... I don't recall the name of the band... but it was "thus & such" featuring Thornetta Davis (who has apparently done quite well for herself since then! - Invalid Link Removed ). That woman had a voice like I had never experienced in person, in my entire life! She used a microphone... but she didn't need it. She had such tremendous power, and tone, and soul! She sent shivers down my spine! I finished up my work crap & sat down front & center, 5 feet away from Thornetta, all by myself in a room full of self-absorbed well-to-dos, who were seemingly blind, deaf, & dumb... and just let her waves crash over me like I was a beach. I have danced 3 times in my life. The first, was at a high school dance with my very first "serious" girlfriend. The second was at my wedding. The third, was when Thornetta Davis was singing Aretha's "Dr. Feelgood". It was completely spontaneous. The guitar player took a solo, & she was just standing there swaying back & forth. Before I knew it... my arms were around her and she was giggling in my ear. I surprised even myself! I just drank in the moment, and before I knew it, she said, "Ok baby.. I gotta sing now". I floated back to my seat with a tear in my eye & a smile on my face that wouldn't go away. It was that night that I learned what the power of Soul was. If any of you have ever felt the way that I felt that night... you are to be envied.
That's a really nice story there Mike.
Great pic, Jeff!
"The Contemplative Bassist", in sepia.
Frame it and hang it in a gallery... someone will buy it.
Until they bring it home and realize it's a picture of a bassist, not a guitarist
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Until they bring it hope and realize it's a picture of a bassist, not a guitarist
Thanks for destroying the cool vibe I was laying down for Jeff's pic.
It was a dirty job but someone had to do it.Thanks for destroying the cool vibe I was laying down for Jeff's pic.
Gaolee
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It was a dirty job but someone had to do it.
That's my Vince.
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Funny, in my younger days, I did a fair amount of Christian music. Not on a Jazz bass though. But I guess a ‘J’ bass makes sense in that context
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Um, no it doesn't. There's no context that excuses nasal and whiny.Funny, in my younger days, I did a fair amount of Christian music. Not on a Jazz bass though. But I guess a ‘J’ bass makes sense in that context
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That white VP with a case for $575 is still for sale in the classifieds
