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#85,201
ProgressiveDoom said:
See!. Thats the stuff I grew up watching on television. Scantily clad ladies prancing around while dirty old men coveted them and frantically terrorized them to the soundtrack of a delighted and most appreciative audience. Is that right?.
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Yes, a twisted form of popular surrealism.
 
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Speaking of pop surrealism - this was my personal favorite. Side B of "They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Hah" Side A (forward) is such a bizarre 2:18 of strangeness, especially with the tempo slowing in the chorus while his voice is speeded up. It creates a sort of an audio nausea. For the ultimate weirdness, play both sides at the same time. :wacky:

 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
I've always tried to understand their purpose other than the mute of course as in Ps and Js. Don't think they do much for aesthetics but that's a personal opinion. Seems like expensive hardware to add for no reason.
Microphonic pickups is the only one that makes some sense.. Thumb/palm rest could be another?..
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Jeez, I go out for an evening and you all type in about 8 pages!

Anywhooo…… I love bridge covers, they're the perfect palm rest when playing with a pick and they prevent accidents like @bylar13 stitches!
 
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#85,212
Nocturnal said:
This turned up on my "local" Craigslist. (By "local" I mean about 70+ miles away). Seems like an optimistic price.

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Depends on what kind of condition it's in. I haven't seen one go for less than $2k recently. If you want one and that one is in good shape, I wouldn't think it's overpriced for now. 10 years ago, that would have been an insane price. Tomorrow? Who knows.
 
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#85,213
ProgressiveDoom said:
Is it any wonder that there arent more of us on the pervert at large list?. I would blame Benny Hill and young Mr. Grace's receptionists work attire. And Daisy Duke and Farrah Fawcett.
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...and half the Hee-Haw girls.
It's all so much more sophisticated these days. Just watch any local news station for the weather report and you'd swear the snow-n-blow babes are all looking for hot dates at the local singles bar. :woot:
 
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Christine said:
All well and good to assume that a grounding in maths and science are what makes a successful adult, I agree they are useful skills to have but they just aren't for everyone. Me for example, even though I gained a bachelors degree in computer science and a masters degree in Astrophysics later in life (both heavily maths and science orientated) most of my life has been more associated with the arts. I would describe myself as being artistic rather than academic, as the person I am today I would say that art has had a greater part to play in who I am today than anything academic. Each child is different, some are artistic, some are academic, some are geniuses and some are plain useless. Each one of them should be allowed to follow the path that best suits them and the only way to let them find that path is to expose them to a wide range of options and see if and where they show an interest or excel
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Impressive qualifications! And all this time I thought..........:roflmao::roflmao:..
 
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GBassNorth said:
...and half the Hee-Haw girls.
It's all so much more sophisticated these days. Just watch any local news station for the weather report and you'd swear the snow-n-blow babes are all looking for hot dates at the local singles bar. :woot:
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I watch Telemundo for the weather even though I don't speak Spanish....
 
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Gaolee said:
Depends on what kind of condition it's in. I haven't seen one go for less than $2k recently. If you want one and that one is in good shape, I wouldn't think it's overpriced for now. 10 years ago, that would have been an insane price. Tomorrow? Who knows.
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Guess I haven't kept up on the pricing recently. Seems like any head that weighs more than 10 lbs is difficult to sell these days. Not to get into the lightweight/heavy gear discussion again but if I wanted an old Acoustic setup, the weight would not even be a consideration. It would be expected.
 
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ProgressiveDoom said:
The 80's were definitley the 60's for me as I cant recall any it:oops:
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We can't very well have a conversation about novelty acts, without mentioning the KING of novelty acts! The one person in history who has successfully built a career out of being a novelty act...



(this just may be the best love song ever written):smug:
 
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