I follow the Winston Churchill ethos of martini’s.
"Glance at the vermouth bottle briefly while pouring the juniper distillate freely."
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Thunderbird Club
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I follow the Winston Churchill ethos of martini’s.
"Glance at the vermouth bottle briefly while pouring the juniper distillate freely."
For all of us ThunderBird lovers.
Kinda especially to……
@TBird1958 and @dukeorock
So do the "olde pharts" we play for. They wanna hear memories.
That's a really good cover and high energy band! I think the drummer (from what I could see of him) was the stillest person on stage. They need a second cowbell, though.
I've always loved that song. In high school I just knew what I heard on the radio, but in college some glam friends turned me onto Mott in general. The album "Mott", in particular, was an integral part of my hippie daze. Still love it.
Dang! Always liked that song. And their rendition is spot on.
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I found a new, fun "exercise" to help me work on my finger/hand stretching - especially on the maybe? overly-wide fretboard on my Pro 5.....
.....that four-finger-per-fret riff, especially when it moves onto the B-string, is a real stretch
for me.
So I like it
.....that four-finger-per-fret riff, especially when it moves onto the B-string, is a real stretch
for me. So I like it
Nice. A lot of songs in the new band are mostly over four frets, so I'm getting a lot of stretching. Also a lot of leading the bass lines with the pinkie.I found a new, fun "exercise" to help me work on my finger/hand stretching - especially on the maybe? overly-wide fretboard on my Pro 5.....
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.....that four-finger-per-fret riff, especially when it moves onto the B-string, is a real stretch
So I like it
Most of the stuff I play/practice doesn't necessarily "need" me to use the pinky.
Except for pinky exercises
And they're usually further up the fretboard, which is easier.
That D - F stretch on the B-string I can do no problem, until I have to do it in the song, at 160+ bpm
He needs a leather Fanny pack!
Oh, sorry. You meant the emotions.....
There are many reasons people ask for Freebird and not this song....
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I know. I listened to a live version from Head East and the kids generally sounded better. No bass solo though.....
Needs a kick in the fanny pack.
Oh, sorry. You meant the emotions.....
There are many reasons people ask for Freebird and not this song....
Yeah, well, we used to do that one playing in the Miami Beach hotel lounge.
He did it, just shorter-slightly.
Gaolee
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Goslings is the only rum I will drink. It has a somewhat fruity flavor that is out of character for me to like, but don't expect complete consistency from me ever.
Gaolee
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I really like seeing so many girls playing instruments. The keys player has some pipes, too.
Gaolee
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I drink clear water. Not clear booze of any kind. And booze never gets mixed or polluted with ice. I am pedantic or something.I prefer my Vodka without the martini
(......maybe a bit of lemonade sometimes tho.....)
Gaolee
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Play an upright like a Thunderbird and you will have strong, stretchy fingers. Or they will fall off. There is no in between.I found a new, fun "exercise" to help me work on my finger/hand stretching - especially on the maybe? overly-wide fretboard on my Pro 5.....
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.....that four-finger-per-fret riff, especially when it moves onto the B-string, is a real stretch
So I like it
I use my little finger all the time on the 'Bird. Sometimes stretching for a sixth instead of playing the sixth a string up or using the little finger on the root to play the fifth and sixth two strings up. I don't strtch for the sixth like that on the upright.
It helps to have cave dweller hands sometimes.
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