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Thunderbird Club

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Like these clowns here in town? :rollno: :facepalm: Even worse--many people on the interwebs like it. I will say it attracts eyeballs. What kind of clients may be an interesting topic.


Fortunately all my interactions were with great people. My go-to guy in town is first class. (My friend is in VA, so he's not an option.)

Yikes! One step above (or maybe below) Saul Goodman...

None of my lawyers are anything like that. I am in the unfortunate position of having many lawyers
Personal - 2 - family and real-estate
Corporate - 3 - general counsel, finance, and intellectual property.
 
is that a hinderance ?
I remember watching a documentary a while back, but for the life of me I can't recall who it was. I do remember that the person asked Paul McCartney about writing words for songs, and Paul's comment was it doesn't have to make any sense, it just has to fit. That would explain a lot of Beatles songs then.
 
Introducing, the Miles Pick!

I think it was Miles that suggested drilling some holes in a pic when I mentioned that when I perspire they start moving around a little when I need to play something 16th notes. This was a trial. I think I could go with just using three holes and it would work just as well. But this does provide extra grip and might help with cooling as well. Remember, I hold a pic backwards, so the holes are basically were my finger and thumb is located. The part of the pig that it's the strain is actually the upper left-hand rounded corner. A drill press would've been handy.
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Introducing, the Miles Pick!

I think it was Miles that suggested drilling some holes in a pic when I mentioned that when I perspire they start moving around a little when I need to play something 16th notes. This was a trial. I think I could go with just using three holes and it would work just as well. But this does provide extra grip and might help with cooling as well. Remember, I hold a pic backwards, so the holes are basically were my finger and thumb is located. The part of the pig that it's the strain is actually the upper left-hand rounded corner. A drill press would've been handy.
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T’was, indeed. I have typically used a hole punch for the orange picks I use with guitar, but that’s a bit much for my purple bass picks. IIRC, it the pick won’t even fit the punch. I’ll have to try a few smaller holes for those.
And a drill press is handy for many things.
 
I remember watching a documentary a while back, but for the life of me I can't recall who it was. I do remember that the person asked Paul McCartney about writing words for songs, and Paul's comment was it doesn't have to make any sense, it just has to fit. That would explain a lot of Beatles songs then.
I could never understand going to great lengths to analyze song lyrics for deep meanings.
 
And Thursday. A big bass, a pink one, and a really little Gibson.
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Someday, Jeff will come to the west coast and the Flamingo might get its portrait taken by a real photographer. Until then, these muddy basement pictures that look like the bottom of a fishbowl will have to suffice.

Birds look great in BMM - it's a wonder they never came in that shade. There were a few other Gibsons/Epi's that did. Primarily guitars.

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