Thunderbird Club

[mr zee]

ha! i recently heard a fellow refer to Balti as "Englishman's fare".....

Apparently a lot of the Indian foods eaten in the UK were developed for our taste buds in Birmingham.

 

[Gaolee]

Cultures make do with what they have. The cultures in the UK all developed on an island. Pretty amazing what you can do with what's there. They're weird to some of us because they eat "weird stuff". I'm weird to them because i think nothing of driving for hours to get somewhere.

Absolutely. The last time we went to visit, which was pushing 20 years ago, we decided to head over to France for a bit. We figured that we had made it across the Atlantic, what's a puny little channel going to stop? Not us. They thought we were nuts. You are going that far? That was before the Chunnel, which meant a ferry ride. It was a whole lot of fun. My son, who was 9 or so at the time, wasn't impressed by what I thought was fascinating. Jeez, DAAAAAAD, another stone church? He did like Mont Ste. Michelle, though.

Those old, ruined stone buildings would have been even better with a Thunderbird cranked in them. Imagine the reverb!

 

[Engle]

Would love to hear your Blondie stuff.

Me too. Audiences love Blondie tunes!
We do Tide is High and Heart of Glass with a segue into Rapture at the end. I’m presently working on horn charts for Rapture.

 

[Gaolee]

It would interesting to see the state of the aquifers for those two years. From what I’ve read, the population is sucking the groundwater out much faster than it replenishes to the point where the land is sinking.

Plus draining the Colorado River to the point that it never makes it to the Gulf of Baja California.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Apparently a lot of the Indian foods eaten in the UK were developed for our taste buds in Birmingham.

Spent a few minutes on a platform at Birmingham New Street once, desperately awaiting my train to whisk me away to civilisation. Αnywhere south of the Tees is barbarian country. They drink shandy in half pint glasses and don't have nearly enough Thunderbirds isn't it?

 

[Gaolee]

Darn, that's almost 3,000 miles for me. How much is the airfare?

Depends on the airline. Alaska is surprisingly affordable. You have to bring Jeff along if you plan to make the trip. I have spare Thunderbirds that both of you can play. I even have an Epi with a thick poly finish that even an alien cannot dissolve.

 

[Engle]

Plus draining the Colorado River to the point that it never makes it to the Gulf of Baja California.

At some point they’ll be looking North for water

 

[JJR58]

Depends on the airline. Alaska is surprisingly affordable. You have to bring Jeff along if you plan to make the trip. I have spare Thunderbirds that both of you can play. I even have an Epi with a thick poly finish that even an alien cannot dissolve.

Ha!, i'm there Will!

 

[fasterpussycat]

Depends on the airline. Alaska is surprisingly affordable. You have to bring Jeff along if you plan to make the trip. I have spare Thunderbirds that both of you can play. I even have an Epi with a thick poly finish that even an alien cannot dissolve.

I feel a great disturbance in the Force

 

[Gaolee]

Gil Scott-Heron kept me from acting on some frustrations in the early 1980s. That song in particular. Played really, really loud.

 

[mr zee]

Very cool! Although I might go with a black PG; on a dim stage it would look like a variant of a Stick!

I've got a clear one but the motif is black. I was thinking about putting a picture underneath it.

 

[Gaolee]

At some point they’ll be looking North for water

They already are. There's a push to divert Washington water that pops up every year or two. Washington state is not enthusiastic about it. We have enough water problems during drought years, and those come along more often these days. With the chokingly smoky results that you know too well.

 

[Gaolee]

Ha!, i'm there Will!

I happen to know of a great show that's going to be happening at a casino not far from here. The band is great and has a bass player who plays a Thunderbird. And as a bonus, with awesome legs. Plus, I'm sure the audience will be just fine, too. You wouldn't be disappointed.

 

[mr zee]

Yeah, i want in on that action too!

I'll just window shop as my get up and go has got up and gone.

 

[Engle]

They already are. There's a push to divert Washington water that pops up every year or two. Washington state is not enthusiastic about it. We have enough water problems during drought years, and those come along more often these days. With the chokingly smoky results that you know too well.

Yep, but we digress!!!
Anybody know where I can get a white reverse (preferably Gibson) pickguard?

 

[Gaolee]

I'll just window shop as my get up and go has got up and gone.

Visual amusement is all anyone I know does, and I assume it's all that's expected or acceptable.

 

[Gaolee]

Yep, but we digress!!!
Anybody know where I can get a white reverse (preferably Gibson) pickguard?

Probably WD Designs. You might have to trace it and tell them where to drill for screws. I'm not sure about the logo.

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[Gaolee]

I feel a great disturbance in the Force

It could be worse. Both twins could be in the same hemisphere.

 

[PillO]

really? look again...70000 vs. 10000000? hmmm i realize the scaling is not the same but...add to that extremely dry weather and high winds...
LA should not be there....it's growth was not sustainable from day 1..

Agree that growth wasn’t sustainable from day one. But a couple hundred years ago it was a sleepy town along a meandering river that flowed 60 miles frim beautiful mountains to the sea with near perfect weather year round. And a decent harbor close by. Who wouldn’t want to live there? Now...it’s a mess.

So, in a round about way, you are blaming the fires and power grid problems on one or both of Roy Young and Eugene Meyer...

They were Fed Chairs in 1929 and 1930 respectively. The refusal of the Federal Reserve to increase liquidity is widely thought to have been the proximal cause and prolongation of the of the great depression which resulted in FDR undertaking a huge number of public works as a means of trying to stimulate the economy. One of those public works was the building of the Hover dam which went on to provide power and water to the burgeoning city of Los Angeles.

It might no longer be, if a big quake rolls through.

This is why I have beach front in Nevada!

It would interesting to see the state of the aquifers for those two years. From what I’ve read, the population is sucking the groundwater out much faster than it replenishes to the point where the land is sinking.

The aquifer problem is related to agriculture (and perhaps some entrenched practices supported by politics?). Almond trees require huge amounts of water and there are big almond farms in the interior valley as I recall.

 

[PillO]