I thought that too, especially 'cos of the thick wings, but the "undercarriage" retracts outward like a Spit whereas the Hurri's retracts inward with a wider stance. Looks like a 'hybrid'(that's the nice word).hmmmm....Hawker Hurricane...
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Thunderbird Club
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I’ve been to a few dozen shows in the last five years. Best bass sound was from Zac Brown Band. Clear and bone rattling at the same time. I think maybe because it was at the Hollywood Bowl. Concerts there are special and the sound never disappoints me.
You are absolutely right! Great eye. Also the rear empennage and canopy looks like a Typhoon or some other Hawker variant...like you say, some kind of intentional (or not) hybrid..,
I suspect 7ender gives him all the "P's" he could ever want.Since it's "his" band, I guess he can wear whatever he wants. Perhaps he should try melons.
Iron Melon. Has a certain ring to it.
He does have a signature P with 7ender. But that is after success. He should have played a Thunderbird.
hmmmm....Hawker Hurricane...
Yada, yada, yada. Psssst. It was an inflatable prop, not a real plane.... There is no need for historic accuracy*. Eddie wasn't real either - it was a guy with stilts in a costume.
*Unless you are Lemmy playing Frankfurt in which case you want to be able to accurately say "bet it has been a while since you've seen one of these"
What do you mean Eddie isn't real. That's like saying there's no Santa Claus.
Boo boo boo, nasty man says Santa isn't real.
Boo boo boo, nasty man says Santa isn't real.
I like to make rabbit stew at Easter.
so I guess the “Spitfire” wasn’t “flying around”?.....
Ooo, don't like stew. Like curry though. Lamb, beef, chicken, keema and fish.
I couldn't tell how many times I've been to or seen concerts and you can't tell when or what the bass is doing (Peter Frampton a few years ago, outside). Not trying to bash all soundmen, but it's frustrating that there's an all too common trend of not hearing the bass. At that Frampton concert I was close to the sound board and seriously thought of saying to one of the guys in the booth: "You realize you can't hear the bass, right? Some reason for that?" Figured it was a waste of time and missing a song. I know ragging on soundmen is forbidden so I'll leave it there. It just seems to be a common and curious problem. Kick sounds like nuclear thunder at times and can take your breath, but the bass...... So frustrating to see a person playing and you can't tell it.
I played in a Chicago type band in the late 60s. I know most of their bass lines. I sit in the audience at "Chicago" concerts and watch(ed) Jason-or whoever-play the line. Can't hear the notes. As you say, bass drum is there but no pitch. I'm guessing it sounds great through the sound man's headphones but take 'em off for a minute or two and hear what the audience is hearing.[end rant]
so I guess the “Spitfire” wasn’t “flying around”?.....
if flying includes being held up by wires, yes it was.
I'm making butter chicken for dinner tonight (at the kiddo's request)
Spoken like a true Englishman..
Gig tonight-playing the 67 TBird. No worries about FOH/soundmen. Clubs around here don't have either. If they have a PA, it's for announcements like "will the owner of the green Subaru wagon, please....."
I really don't want to mention it, but I have noticed a fault of yours. You have too many stinking vintage NRs and I have NONE!Speak for yourself.
Other than that one major and significant flaw, you seem great, and I have forgiveness in my heart!
Only 2I really don't want to mention it, but I have noticed a fault of yours. You have too many stinking vintage NRs and I have NONE!
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