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KaraQ said:
Possibly unpopular opinion...I actually don't mind the outfit part...:cautious:

...the character on the other hand...:rollno:
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the other pictures of people wearing that bathing suit might have gotten me into some trouble.

Personally, I really liked the Ali G character more than the others.

Gaolee said:
I never saw the movie. But I can say without hesitation that from what I know of it, he is lucky to be alive.
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several times over... By those with whom he interacted and, as I understand it, during the wrestling scene he gave the "I can't breathe" signal several times, but it was missed because the crew were laughing.

The film was a bit like Candid Camera - catch people in the act of being themselves.
 
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and of course, had to talk shop with the bass man...has had it since 64...original flats!..didn’t know these were built by an ex Rickenbacker employee in Bakersfield, iirc Univox made copies ....couldn’t help think of @JIO ......
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PillO said:
the other pictures of people wearing that bathing suit might have gotten me into some trouble.

Personally, I really liked the Ali G character more than the others.



several times over... By those with whom he interacted and, as I understand it, during the wrestling scene he gave the "I can't breathe" signal several times, but it was missed because the crew were laughing.

The film was a bit like Candid Camera - catch people in the act of being themselves.
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It was funny. But the act wore thin pretty quick. He’s a talented guy though. A
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
and of course, had to talk shop with the bass man...has had it since 64...original flats!..didn’t know these were built by an ex Rickenbacker employee in Bakersfield, iirc Univox made copies ....couldn’t help think of @JIO ......
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Yep. Sami moved to Bako and put his factory on Panama Lane. Nice guitars and basses. I’ve got major gas for the single neck pickup model. Bako-made ones fetch major coin. Later Asian ones are also pricy. Note the banjo fret wire. Pretty sure those are not the original tuners on that one. But I could be wrong (and often am). The biggest collection of them is at Front Porch Music in downtown Bako. He has dozens. They are supposedly for sale, but I don’t think Artie will part with any of them. And back in the day, he wasn’t a big fan of them. Buck and his boys used them on and off over the years. If your buddy at the vintage store ever gets one in, give me a shout. It’s tough to find one in decent shape. That one is marvelous.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
and of course, had to talk shop with the bass man...has had it since 64...original flats!..didn’t know these were built by an ex Rickenbacker employee in Bakersfield, iirc Univox made copies ....couldn’t help think of @JIO ......
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Cool bass & neat back story!
Count me as skeptical on the nearly 60 year old flats with almost pristine silks though.
Still an awesome bass!
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
yeah so was I but then thought...why would someone make something like that up?....
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Who knows. Just a hunch. But even if he only oiled the neck once every two years those strings would have been unwound or removed nearly 30 times. The silks would normally have quite a bit more wear than shown. No idea, but was there even a string manufacturer in 1964 using color ball ends like those.

Regardless of the strings, it still is an awesome bass. Probably a great show as well.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Who knows. Just a hunch. But even if he only oiled the neck once every two years those strings would have been unwound or removed nearly 30 times. The silks would normally have quite a bit more wear than shown. No idea, but was there even a string manufacturer in 1964 using color ball ends like those.

Regardless of the strings, it still is an awesome bass. Probably a great show as well.
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There are some blues guys who have the same (flats) strings on their bass for decades. It's all about how dead they sound - which is what they want.
 
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JIO said:
There are some blues guys who have the same (flats) strings on their bass for decades. It's all about how dead they sound - which is what they want.
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Very true. Just my opinion, that and five bucks will buy you a coffee at Starbucks. The strings in that pic don't look to me like they have nearly sixty years wear - Five, ten, maybe 15 years; Almost 60 years, probably not.
 
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