You are so right. That was the epitome of classic BOC before fame and fortune following Agents.
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Thunderbird Club
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Saw them on that tour at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. Absolutely mind-blowing[1] concert- musically like the album but even more in your face. Incredible musicians and good showmen.
[1] Nevermind whatever potent substance (Indian temple hash has been suggested) was being burned in the balcony- we missed a bit of the concert because of that, just totally fried for a song or two.
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If you check the liner notes parts of that were recorded in Seattle at The Paramont - happy to say I was there, saw them at least 5 times. FWIW "Secret Treaties" is their best to my ears, all these years later and it's still a fave, especially ME262 and Astronomy.
I saw GC Jnr his last visit to Oz and I noticed he is due back soon. (I think his wife is an Aussie ?)
Anyway, I enjoyed his bluesy stuff, the funky stuff - not so much. How would you say his set worked out this time around?
We had a computer room (it’s called a data centre now lol) security system tech come on site and flick off the main breaker to the computer. That went well....
We also had Halon, now removed as it is banned in Australia - I think because it’s a hole in the ozone thing - anyway we had all the warnings about getting out off the post haste when the alarm went off lest we die. A year or two later they came back to strengthen the outer wall of the computer room as it would have been blown out around 20 metres if the halon had been released.
Of course, our work area was right outside that wall...
Wth. Do you guys have OSHA in OZ?I saw GC Jnr his last visit to Oz and I noticed he is due back soon. (I think his wife is an Aussie ?)
Anyway, I enjoyed his bluesy stuff, the funky stuff - not so much. How would you say his set worked out this time around?
We had a computer room (it’s called a data centre now lol) security system tech come on site and flick off the main breaker to the computer. That went well....
We also had Halon, now removed as it is banned in Australia - I think because it’s a hole in the ozone thing - anyway we had all the warnings about getting out off the post haste when the alarm went off lest we die. A year or two later they came back to strengthen the outer wall of the computer room as it would have been blown out around 20 metres if the halon had been released.
Of course, our work area was right outside that wall...
If that’s the same as WHS ..? Then yes
I do love Agents of Fortune as well
great watch.....talk about slight Japanese weirdness....a vision of Roppongi in the future.......way out there....makes you crave Ramen noodles..
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We are Thunderbird Club. Lower your shields and surrender your basses. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.
I gander at this one once in a while. From Electric Guitars and Basses, by George Gruhn and Walter Carter...
I never knew about the odd/even serial number thing.
As I said in post 106726, "if it ain't Mel Brooks,"
It would appear that he has expanded, but is unwilling to admit it.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I should remember, but I don't! I think they are Rotos. They surprised me. I did not expect to like them.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
If my wiring quirks make you happy, that is great! I think the colors of sound are perfectly normal. I am grateful sounds do not smell like anything. There was a poster in another thread who avoided the sound of a harpsichord because that sound smelled awful. I am happy with colors. Kat can translate.
Sounds like you need 'hazardous duty' pay.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Pretty amazing special effects for the time.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Employees are expendable, y'know.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I could never figure out what the numbers were meant for. A Thunderbird II has one pickup? I guess since it's a humbucker, that means two coils. Maybe. And a Thunderbird IV has four coils. Sure, why not. But Firebirds? I'm really confused there. And why Roman numerals. Why not Arabic numerals like the rest of the world. Is this some kind of revisionist Eurocentric historicism sneaking out of the Gibson factory or something? Nah, couldn't be. That would at least be an explanation. Gibson logic usually requires suspension of disbelief.
