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Thunderbird Club

#152,881
GBassNorth said:
LOL - keep in mind there's about seven different Californias all with completely different climates and terrain. Nobody here agrees completely on the dividing lines but AFAIC here's my take on the state...

SoCal coast (San Diego to Pismo Beach) - hot and dry, scrub brush, rolling brown hills, wild boar, people
Central coast (SLO to south of Carmel) - a bit cooler, trees, green hills, black bears, few people
Northern coast (Carmel to Oregon) cooler and more rain, giant trees, banana slugs, breathtaking scenery
North inland (1 hour east of the ocean to Nevada and down to Sacramento) Sparsely populated, skiing
Bay Area (south of Sacramento to South San Jose) people everywhere, suburban sprawl
Central Valley (Gilroy to Bakersfield) agri as far as you can see, but when it's foggy you can't see anything
SoCal inland (south of Bakersfield to Mexico to Nevada/Arizona border) desert, mountains, Death Valley

Note: I'd roughly define "Coast" as anything within about 30 minutes of the nearest beach.
Also note: It's all Thunderbird country!
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Nicely done!
 
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dagrev said:
The pics are beautiful (understatement). But I think your weather is worse than ours! We don't get all that many days of full Sun. I don't like cloudy days, and rain only when needed! Have no interest in snow either.
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I have the feeling you'd like eastern Washington, it's drier, less populous, not humid and while they do get snow - not that much.
 
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TBird1958 said:
I have the feeling you'd like eastern Washington, it's drier, less populous, not humid and while they do get snow - not that much.
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Likely so. I have a cousin who lives in Spokane. (She's lived there now far longer than she did here.) She said because of the mountains, it's like two different states, at least as far as weather goes. She and her family go skiing a lot, or used to. They had a cabin someplace they traveled to for the snow "fun."

I would indeed like to visit the state sometime--I'm thinking summer! It is so different from our natural features, it has to be amazing.
 
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dagrev said:
Likely so. I have a cousin who lives in Spokane. (She's lived there now far longer than she did here.) She said because of the mountains, it's like two different states, at least as far as weather goes. She and her family go skiing a lot, or used to. They had a cabin someplace they traveled to for the snow "fun."

I would indeed like to visit the state sometime--I'm thinking summer! It is so different from our natural features, it has to be amazing.
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Affordable and, no State tax..
 
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dagrev said:
Likely so. I have a cousin who lives in Spokane. (She's lived there now far longer than she did here.) She said because of the mountains, it's like two different states, at least as far as weather goes. She and her family go skiing a lot, or used to. They had a cabin someplace they traveled to for the snow "fun."

I would indeed like to visit the state sometime--I'm thinking summer! It is so different from our natural features, it has to be amazing.
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I hope you do make it here, I was born in northeastern Washington, about 80 miles north of Spokane, it's very pretty, the western half, while it can be wet and cloudy is simply beyond compare during the summer. Come on out sometime, we have Thunderbirds too :)
 
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TBird1958 said:
I have the feeling you'd like eastern Washington, it's drier, less populous, not humid and while they do get snow - not that much.
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This is pretty much the Washington thing - if you don't want rain, move east. If you don't mind rain, move west.

Pollen is kicking my butt right now, which is normal this time of year. It's a small price to pay for the lack of poison ivy, lack of giant mosquitos, lack of cockroaches, and general lack of nasty critters. With the exception of a few spiders by they are shy and stay out of the way. We get spectacular roses, waves of other flowers starting with snowdrops and hellebores early, then crocuses, hyacinths, daffodils, and tulips, and then columbine. We will have dahlias later in the year. The columbine are in full bloom, as are azaleas and rhododendrons.

We will have strawberries starting in June. Then peaches and cherries in July and August. The peas are looking pretty good, as are the tomatoes, lettuce and spinach. I hope the jalapenos do as well as they usually do. And, we are trying to grow a couple of cucumbers this year. Part of the garden got taken over by potatoes and garlic. I'm not complaining about that.

I'm forgetting a whole lot of other flowers, and the trees are another whole subject. This is on a roughly small urban lot with a house, garage, and driveway on it. And there's room left for a patch of lawn that I want to get rid of. My wife doesn't. I'm not going to win that battle. I'll take it.

And, there are Thunderbirds down in the basement in the music room. What more could anybody ask for?
 
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TBird1958 said:
I hope you do make it here, I was born in northeastern Washington, about 80 miles north of Spokane, it's very pretty, the western half, while it can be wet and cloudy is simply beyond compare during the summer. Come on out sometime, we have Thunderbirds too :)
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If I ever do, I'm going to be forward enough to invite myself to pay you a visit and see some of those Thunderbirds we keep seeing--and have the pleasure of meeting you!:)
 
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GBassNorth said:
I have my 2015 TBird set up pretty much as a one trick pony on purpose. It's dedicated to Swing, Big Band, Cool Jazz and Country right now because of the relatively specialized strings (La Bella Black Tapes). They knock it outta the park for these genres, not so much for hard rock, but I have other birds for that type of music.

Here's a band I've been following a bit with some nice catchy country/Swing/blues type tunes...

...almost makes me want to take up the upright bass. I'd bet Galoee and The Dukeorock could tear it up on the upright.


Both great vids! Very tight percussion section and equally tight horns, that's a real feat considering the lack of conducting the conductor did. Obviously everyone knew their part and played their best. Wish your solo had been longer.


I noticed that whole Duck Dunn thing going on in the back left corner of the stage as well. Mike just needs a pipe.
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Ben(the leader)got the best available guys in the area. He also did all the arrangements.
 
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dagrev said:
And it sounded like it as well.:thumbsup:
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Thanks. It was a challenging but fun group to play in. I used to play in a coupla other big bands in my area but the demand just isn't there any more. Or the players.
People would hear the band(s)and ask for a card. Then if they called, when they heard the cost, they would pass. There is something almost magical 'bout playing with 16 other musicians. I miss it. Right now I miss playing with 2-3 other guys.
 
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GonePlaid said:
Thanks. It was a challenging but fun group to play in. I used to play in a coupla other big bands in my area but the demand just isn't there any more. Or the players.
People would hear the band(s)and ask for a card. Then if they called, when they heard the cost, they would pass. There is something almost magical 'bout playing with 16 other musicians. I miss it. Right now I miss playing with 2-3 other guys.
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There's something magical about hearing that many musicians at once.
 
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