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Thunderbird Club

Man, there is no way in hell I'd take a chainsaw to a guitar and across all those strings under tension and metal bits without eye protection, not to mention clothes thick enough to actually be considered clothing!
She seriously needs a butt bow!

I'm guessing that the picture was taken in winter. Wendy O Williams generally wore less than that on stage. However, from a safety point of view, I suppose the can of shaving cream bikini offered somewhat more protection than other outfits.
 
A change of pace for me today. I had been playing the JC a fair bit (it just sounds so great), and when I was away on vacation, I took the Yamaha with me. So, I haven't played with my bird for a while.

But today I played with two of my birds; I got out the 5 string and the white 4 string. The four string is fun to play; a change of pace was needed. And I have a song to learn that is in drop D, so instead I am playing it on the 5. And I would like to learn a few alternative forms of some songs (play a D or B an octave lower) just to see how they sound - I think it might work well for 867-5309.
 
Man, there is no way in hell I'd take a chainsaw to a guitar and across all those strings under tension and metal bits without eye protection, not to mention clothes thick enough to actually be considered clothing!
She seriously needs a butt bow!
Actually, from video, it looks like the tension on the strings is very low. Also note that she wearing the safety shaving cream...


By way of commentary, as ridiculous as Cheech and Chong made punk appear, the Plasmatics were a step beyond.
 
...and now for something completely different...
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Being able to see the drummer and the neck at the same time is kinda nice. I stand to the right of the skin beater..

I rarely look at our drummer - I just listen to his kick and watch Cherie.

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On with 20 questions:
How do you guys go about learning a new song you are covering? Do you do it on your own to a CD before working it out with the band or do you just sit down together and learn it?

We always do our own version but I start by learning it from the original on youtube.
 
BTW, if you'd like a club number just post us a pic of your Bird :)
Sure, I'd love to get involved.
I guess I never really thought of ever taking a decent picture of my bass since I've had it for so long and people already know what it looks like, but here's a pic of me with the Pro-IV Classic from the summer
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