Thunderbird Club

[Bassmike62]

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That red, white'n chrome marriage looks better everytime.

 

[Gaolee]

The key is to fill the crack with an epoxy or an expanding UV stable rubberized caulking. Cracks in concrete are gonna happen over time but they usually won't get catastrophic if you can keep them sealed. Water undercutting the dirt below the slab and moisture in a freeze thaw environment are the real killers for concrete. Seal it and you'll probably be good to go for another 20+ years.

My wife and I have a house built in 1906. There have been a few earthquakes out here since 1906, so the foundation had cracks. I epoxied them up about ten years ago. It's not hard to do. There are pourable polyurethanes that would work for cracks in a slab better than epoxy.

 

[Gaolee]

Love those black PGs! Happy TT!
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The official pickguard of '15 'Birds.

 

[Gaolee]

Is it an illusion or is Bonham using light sticks? How could that be possible? Considering how hard he hits I'd think he'd be swingin' logs!

I think he used fairly light sticks. His grip is interesting, too. Sticks are a funny thing. Kinda like strings, only for people who drool more.

 

[Gaolee]

Since it's not jazz I'll say clams

Count mistakes. First to 100 wins.

 

[JIO]

I think he used fairly light sticks. His grip is interesting, too. Sticks are a funny thing. Kinda like strings, only for people who drool more.

For a heavy-duty rock drummer, he definitely had some Jazz nuance which made his playing unique. Ginger Baker and Mitch Michell were like that but they didn't hit that hard.

 

[Gaolee]

They were upright when they took the pics?

Maybe. But they weren't when they wrote the ad.

 

[Gaolee]

Oh, no. Nononono. Bacon is awesome

I don't understand how vegetarians live without that....

Ok, the rest of that is a problem, but you are OK if you like bacon.

 

[Gaolee]

Not sure I've ever had that one.
Maybe a different part of the South?
Or maybe under a different name?
I come from (one of) the hillbilly-lands, where things with fanciful, or fanciful-sounding, names are....let's say, frowned upon




Mmmm....(properly) fried okra . I miss (properly) fried okra

Country ham and red eye gravy from western North Carolina. It probably shortens your life by weeks every time you even think about it, but it's worth it.

 

[Gaolee]

130 pages in the month I was away. Good job, TBird'ers!

For those that also know me from Facebook, I kept all details of my absence off that platform as well and request that it continues.

Long story short, I took my wife to Mexico for a stem cell transplant to treat her failing health from the vicious disease of MS.

Knowing full well that nothing is guaranteed in life, we took this opportunity to try this treatment because we felt we had no choice. Her health decline had begun to accelerate and we were put into a now or never situation and we went for it.

I missed you guys and the Thunderbird discussions we engage in and all the other topics we stray into as well.

But hey, I'm back... just thought to do some explaining. No need to continue this off topic MS thing here in the thread but if anyone wants to PM about it out of interest or need for information regarding MS treatment, feel free to hit me up. I now know a ton more about it having gone through this process with my wife and if MS is affecting you or a loved one, I can point you in the right direction for this type of treatment.

Peace and love, peace and love...

All the best to you and your wife. I hope it works, and that's all I got.

 

[Gaolee]

Just got my hands on a bolt on epiphone, I'm loving it so far but it needs a bit of TLC (and maybe a babicz bridge). Does anyone know what size screws are used for the pickups? The current ones are almost stripped.

I don't know the exact size, but if there's a decent hardware store within range, you might be able to take one there and get something close enough to work. That's what I would do. I'm also CroMagnon, so take anything I say with that in mind.

 

[MCF]

130 pages in the month I was away. Good job, TBird'ers!

For those that also know me from Facebook, I kept all details of my absence off that platform as well and request that it continues.

Long story short, I took my wife to Mexico for a stem cell transplant to treat her failing health from the vicious disease of MS.

Knowing full well that nothing is guaranteed in life, we took this opportunity to try this treatment because we felt we had no choice. Her health decline had begun to accelerate and we were put into a now or never situation and we went for it.

I missed you guys and the Thunderbird discussions we engage in and all the other topics we stray into as well.

But hey, I'm back... just thought to do some explaining. No need to continue this off topic MS thing here in the thread but if anyone wants to PM about it out of interest or need for information regarding MS treatment, feel free to hit me up. I now know a ton more about it having gone through this process with my wife and if MS is affecting you or a loved one, I can point you in the right direction for this type of treatment.

Peace and love, peace and love...

Hopes and prayers for you and your wife.

 

[GBassNorth]

Just got my hands on a bolt on epiphone, I'm loving it so far but it needs a bit of TLC (and maybe a babicz bridge). Does anyone know what size screws are used for the pickups? The current ones are almost stripped.

Off hand I don't know the screw size, but if you remove one and measure the length (also note if it's a flat or round head, Phillips, and if the threads run the full length) I'd bet these guys carry it...
Philadelphia Luthier Tools & Supplies, LLC

 

[dagrev]

My wife and I have a house built in 1906. There have been a few earthquakes out here since 1906, so the foundation had cracks. I epoxied them up about ten years ago. It's not hard to do. There are pourable polyurethanes that would work for cracks in a slab better than epoxy.

Interesting. People around here do epoxy injection to fix basemen cracks, but I was unaware there's a way to do it yourself. Is Bing my friend?

 

[dagrev]

String trying this evening on the '06. Thought I'd try some strings I used to dislike on everything--DAs. Had some regular NP rounds and their ground wounds. Went with the half-wounds. Sounded really good at home, but my problem is in a live setting in a big room, so we'll see. But sure sounds good here.

 

[Border]

130 pages in the month I was away. Good job, TBird'ers!

For those that also know me from Facebook, I kept all details of my absence off that platform as well and request that it continues.

Long story short, I took my wife to Mexico for a stem cell transplant to treat her failing health from the vicious disease of MS.

Knowing full well that nothing is guaranteed in life, we took this opportunity to try this treatment because we felt we had no choice. Her health decline had begun to accelerate and we were put into a now or never situation and we went for it.

I missed you guys and the Thunderbird discussions we engage in and all the other topics we stray into as well.

But hey, I'm back... just thought to do some explaining. No need to continue this off topic MS thing here in the thread but if anyone wants to PM about it out of interest or need for information regarding MS treatment, feel free to hit me up. I now know a ton more about it having gone through this process with my wife and if MS is affecting you or a loved one, I can point you in the right direction for this type of treatment.

Peace and love, peace and love...

Welcome back to the flock. Best wishes to you and your wife.

 

[Gaolee]

Interesting. People around here do epoxy injection to fix basemen cracks, but I was unaware there's a way to do it yourself. Is Bing my friend?

I don't know if Bing would help. Construction supply houses that commercial contractors use probably would be your friend.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

wait... Sharon & Karen ?

Yep. And similar middle names, to boot. Despite living about 1,000 miles apart for half their lives now, they still do the twin thing where they go buy the same dress within a day or two of each other, or call each other at the same time, etc.

 

[GBassNorth]

Interesting. People around here do epoxy injection to fix basemen cracks, but I was unaware there's a way to do it yourself. Is Bing my friend?

This guy pretty much sums up how to do it yourself. If the crack is indoors be sure to use a low VOC filler to minimize off gassing and odor.

 

[JIO]

Country ham and red eye gravy from western North Carolina. It probably shortens your life by weeks every time you even think about it, but it's worth it.

When I was teaching art at KCAI in KC (Missouri) in the late '80s-early '90s, we would have breakfast at a soul food spot called Irene's on Sunday mornings. All the food was good but the fried drenched-in-butter biscuits were amazing. Irene would greet everyone at each table and when she came to our table we told her how much we loved the biscuits. She said, "...they're good, but they will kill you!"