Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

We had our first death from the Wuhan here in Washington State, so we got that going for us.

My boss believes in some pretty wacky theories and he found this guy who says “gans water” is the cure, so he made a bunch and brought it to the office telling us all to drink some each day. TBH I tried a sip just out of curiosity. Tastes like metal and the taste stays for hours after. So yeah, I got that going for me too. The boss believes Bigfoot is real, they came from another planet, they live in a different phase (which is why sightings are so rare and always fuzzy) and they are communicating with him. He also believes you can cure illness with your mind, which contradicts his water theory, but TF do I know.

So much to unpack from such a short post.

My recommendations for dealing with your boss.*

• WRT gans water - argue that you homeopathic remedy is more potent. I can be proven as you have had the homeopathic preparation tested and no active ingredient has been detected!
• WRT bigfoot, you really have to beat him/her to the insanity. Claim that bigfoot is a human/alien hybrid that was hunted nearly to extinction by native americans and that there is a secret movement by [insert you boss's most hated or beloved politician] to have all bigfoot bestowed with US citizenship to allow them to exercise their franchise in the November election.

Much more seriously, there is reason to be cautiously optimistic about Covid19. SARS and MERS were both corona viruses and we got through those. But more interesting is the work done about a decade ago about the Spanish Flu of 1918; one of the most deadly flu pandemics(40-100mm casualties depending upon which estimate you like). An analysis showed that there was a harvesting effect. There far fewer deaths from TB in the 5 years following the pandemic. In effect, those who died from the flu were likely to die from TB in the next 5 years. Those most at risk from Covid19 are those already suffering some other lung disease. That does not mean that some otherwise healthy people won't die, but that they are at lesser risk.
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* recommendations are based on ability to amuse me and could involve career limiting maneuvers.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

We play "I'm So Tired" by the Beatles and sometimes people sing along. I'll have to try and come up with a singalong song - would be fun. We always strike a chord with the women in the audience playing "You Don't Own Me" by Leslie Gore. Kirstin belts it out with appropriate defiance.

I would love to hear that!
The version by Grace is pretty BA, too. Quincy and the perfect female vocals for this song again FTW!

 

[Gaolee]

Is it a nice dog house?

Yep. It needs to be metallic, but ya take what ya get, especially when you wear cargo shorts and sandals.

 

[Gaolee]

Well, we gig, we construct our set as we wish made up of any song we want to play, and we get paid very little. We have the luxury to do so because we all have day-jobs. Whatever floats ones boat.

That's what we do. If the audience likes us, it's a bonus. They usually do, if anybody shows up.

 

[PillO]

It's been a decent living, but the stories are the bonus!

Thanks, but I and my employees prefer bonuses in cash and/or equity...

 

[Gaolee]

You need a theremin.

Everyone needs a trusty theremin.

 

[Gaolee]

Not to good at keeping up here... but just a buzz: Covid-19/Corona Virus is now documented as present in Rhode Island. My wife has athsma, my daughter is pregnant, and my younger at URI does poorly with respiratory-type illnesses so we're on high notice. I forget things, so as well as hand sanitizer (fwiw) I'll have notes all over the place, and will be washing my hands at every opportunity. And I'm gonna have to stop picking my nose...
Just saying, this is going to stop being somebody elses' problem.

That last sentence is absolutely true. The first two fatalities are just across the lake from Seattle. On Saturday night's session, the lead guitarist, who lives in the area of the fatalities, was grimly humorous about it. He's originally from Siberia, so he's very good at grim humor. But, it's out there, and there's no telling how far or fast it has spread. Stay as safe as you can and all the best to your family. I will be thinking of you, and I'm probably not the only one.

 

[Gaolee]

Yeah, but she'd been to Iran, so it's not like that one appeared for seemingly no reason.

It's contagious, and there's no way to know how far it has spread before symptoms show up. The original thinking around here was that if you hadn't been to China or Korea, you were safe. That's no longer the operating theory. This isn't to incite panic or fear, since I don't think it's going to be as bad as the Spanish flu by a long shot. It is just to point out that being complacent isn't the best idea, either.

All that said, I'm channeling the zen of Alfred E. and refusing to get too wound up about it. I'll be somewhat more careful, but life doesn't stop. I'll continue to go to the gym and be in close proximity to other sweaty people and continue to play music around people who may or may not be very healthy. And go to work, church, and all the other places that there are people. I could break my neck tomorrow getting out of bed.

 

[JIO]

Lol, not knocking Diamond, just that I must have played that song in every key in what seems like forever.... works every time....

Oh I knew you weren't knocking Neil! A good song is a good song and he wrote a lot of them.

 

[Gaolee]

We had our first death from the Wuhan here in Washington State, so we got that going for us.

My boss believes in some pretty wacky theories and he found this guy who says “gans water” is the cure, so he made a bunch and brought it to the office telling us all to drink some each day. TBH I tried a sip just out of curiosity. Tastes like metal and the taste stays for hours after. So yeah, I got that going for me too. The boss believes Bigfoot is real, they came from another planet, they live in a different phase (which is why sightings are so rare and always fuzzy) and they are communicating with him. He also believes you can cure illness with your mind, which contradicts his water theory, but TF do I know.

Wow! Hey, it's a free country. Nobody says you have to make sense.

 

[JIO]

It's contagious, and there's no way to know how far it has spread before symptoms show up. The original thinking around here was that if you hadn't been to China or Korea, you were safe. That's no longer the operating theory. This isn't to incite panic or fear, since I don't think it's going to be as bad as the Spanish flu by a long shot. It is just to point out that being complacent isn't the best idea, either.

All that said, I'm channeling the zen of Alfred E. and refusing to get too wound up about it. I'll be somewhat more careful, but life doesn't stop. I'll continue to go to the gym and be in close proximity to other sweaty people and continue to play music around people who may or may not be very healthy. And go to work, church, and all the other places that there are people. I could break my neck tomorrow getting out of bed.

+1

 

[TerribleTim68]

So much to unpack from such a short post.

My recommendations for dealing with your boss.*

• WRT gans water - argue that you homeopathic remedy is more potent. I can be proven as you have had the homeopathic preparation tested and no active ingredient has been detected!
• WRT bigfoot, you really have to beat him/her to the insanity. Claim that bigfoot is a human/alien hybrid that was hunted nearly to extinction by native americans and that there is a secret movement by [insert you boss's most hated or beloved politician] to have all bigfoot bestowed with US citizenship to allow them to exercise their franchise in the November election.

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* recommendations are based on ability to amuse me and could involve career limiting maneuvers.

I feel like beating him to the insanity was missed long ago. Last year he told me this hour long story about how what he calls "The Bigfoot People" came to this world from their world through a wormhole that they were able to open, and that their planet was dying forcing them to come here. Only a handful of them were able to make it through before the wormhole collapsed. Apparently there's this book author who oddly enough lives in the next town over who spent his life researching The Bigfoot People and learned how to open the wormhole, he did so and was able to bring more of The Bigfoot People here. So now The Bigfoot People watch over the book author, because he is their savior. After my boss met the book author and started studying this, he now feels that the The Bigfoot People are watching over him too, because he knows the truth and believes. The book author came to the office last year and him and the boss went to lunch together, it was an amazing month around the office!

So yeah, pretty sure the "beating him to the insanity" boat sailed a long time ago man!

 

[Engle]

My Traynor YBA200 is in need of service. I should have bought a backup head... Add that to the list.

My backup is an MB200. The only thing it lacks is a master volume.

 

[BklynKen]

You need a theremin.

Absolutely. Jon Spencer plays a mean theremin.

 

[PillO]

I feel like beating him to the insanity was missed long ago. Last year he told me this hour long story about how what he calls "The Bigfoot People" came to this world from their world through a wormhole that they were able to open, and that their planet was dying forcing them to come here. Only a handful of them were able to make it through before the wormhole collapsed. Apparently there's this book author who oddly enough lives in the next town over who spent his life researching The Bigfoot People and learned how to open the wormhole, he did so and was able to bring more of The Bigfoot People here. So now The Bigfoot People watch over the book author, because he is their savior. After my boss met the book author and started studying this, he now feels that the The Bigfoot People are watching over him too, because he knows the truth and believes. The book author came to the office last year and him and the boss went to lunch together, it was an amazing month around the office!

So yeah, pretty sure the "beating him to the insanity" boat sailed a long time ago man!

There is always insanity that can be brought to bear. Big foot are going to get citizenship then get the US to declare war on Tibet to wipe out the yeti - the mortal enemies of the big foot. Insanity is a near limitless resource.

 

[Count Bassie]

That last sentence is absolutely true. The first two fatalities are just across the lake from Seattle. On Saturday night's session, the lead guitarist, who lives in the area of the fatalities, was grimly humorous about it. He's originally from Siberia, so he's very good at grim humor. But, it's out there, and there's no telling how far or fast it has spread. Stay as safe as you can and all the best to your family. I will be thinking of you, and I'm probably not the only one.

I appreciate that very much, and back around again to you, and the rest of us.
Keep your act tight, do healthy things, see you here when it's gone by... ( and before, just saying)

 

[GonePlaid]

Stay safe. First case in New York State just reported as well. . .

 

[GonePlaid]

Do you have video of that?

No. I'll see if that can be arranged. Might take awhile.

 

[GonePlaid]

I'll assume you and the drummer have the rim-shot response down.

I mostly just announce songs or fill dead air while somebody's tuning. The drummer mostly ignores me-they've heard all my b.s. b4.

 

[BklynKen]

For those of you who don't frequent the Luthiers Corner that often,
Here's a video I made of the Brooks Grabbird that I have just built.

That's incredibly cool. Thanks for posting!