Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

spending hunnerds of dollars on pickups is less appealing.

hence my sig line.

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?? Not getting it...

 

[dagrev]

An original, unmolested ‘64.
No breaks. At Rudy’s here in NYC.

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It's not real. Pickguard isn't cracked in the "official" places!

Wow!

 

[JJR58]

It's not real. Pickguard isn't cracked in the "official" places!

Wow!

When I dug further, the pup isn’t original

 

[WillyW]

?? Not getting it...

All of my basses sound different, but I can turn a few knobs on my amp and fix that.

 

[MCF]

Yikes! Thanks. So far, so good! Alternating tramadol and industrial grade ibuprofen, and this oral surgeon is top notch.

My wisdom teeth experience was a disaster. Those teeth were were so impacted[1] that the pain was debilitating (and I have a pretty high pain tolerance). Having had bad experiences with a dentist as a child, I insisted on being put to sleep. But I woke up twice - at one point with the doctor's knee on my chest while he wrenched my head back and forth by pliers on a recalcitrant tooth. I ended up with pretty much all the bad complications you can have, *and* the doc kept prescribing useless painkillers. Sharon finally got hold of our dentist, who prescribed something that worked as well as antibiotics over the phone and told me to show up first thing Monday morning. His office practices were horrid as well, but that's another story.[2]

Needless to say, we never went back to that oral surgeon.

Anyway, this experience was at the other end of the spectrum. Including the fact I don't recall anything once the anesthesia took hold until the tech had walked me to the car.

1. Two were just super crowded but two were growing horizontally into the teeth in front of them.
2. Far beyond the horror that he had no THUNDERBIRDS in evidence!

I hear you. I bled so much they called an ambulance. I don’t have feeling in the left half of my tongue. Awful experience. And no, I didn’t sue the doc.

 

[Count Bassie]

Yikes! Thanks. So far, so good! Alternating tramadol and industrial grade ibuprofen, and this oral surgeon is top notch.

My wisdom teeth experience was a disaster. Those teeth were were so impacted[1] that the pain was debilitating (and I have a pretty high pain tolerance). Having had bad experiences with a dentist as a child, I insisted on being put to sleep. But I woke up twice - at one point with the doctor's knee on my chest while he wrenched my head back and forth by pliers on a recalcitrant tooth. I ended up with pretty much all the bad complications you can have, *and* the doc kept prescribing useless painkillers. Sharon finally got hold of our dentist, who prescribed something that worked as well as antibiotics over the phone and told me to show up first thing Monday morning. His office practices were horrid as well, but that's another story.[2]

Needless to say, we never went back to that oral surgeon.

Anyway, this experience was at the other end of the spectrum. Including the fact I don't recall anything once the anesthesia took hold until the tech had walked me to the car.

1. Two were just super crowded but two were growing horizontally into the teeth in front of them.
2. Far beyond the horror that he had no THUNDERBIRDS in evidence!

My wife has had two years worth of bad time with dentistry and associated issues, including trigeminal nerve damage.
The medical industry has gone off the trail here in Rhode Island. It is very bad...

 

[GBassNorth]

When I dug further, the pup isn’t original

Nine thousand five hundred big ones for a vintage Gibson bird that’s been modded with a non vintage non Gibson pup???
I’d pass on the deal at half the price. My wallet hand might start to get a bit itchy at $2500 though.

 

[PillO]

Yikes! Thanks. So far, so good! Alternating tramadol and industrial grade ibuprofen, and this oral surgeon is top notch.

My wisdom teeth experience was a disaster. Those teeth were were so impacted[1] that the pain was debilitating (and I have a pretty high pain tolerance). Having had bad experiences with a dentist as a child, I insisted on being put to sleep. But I woke up twice - at one point with the doctor's knee on my chest while he wrenched my head back and forth by pliers on a recalcitrant tooth. I ended up with pretty much all the bad complications you can have, *and* the doc kept prescribing useless painkillers. Sharon finally got hold of our dentist, who prescribed something that worked as well as antibiotics over the phone and told me to show up first thing Monday morning. His office practices were horrid as well, but that's another story.[2]

Needless to say, we never went back to that oral surgeon.

Anyway, this experience was at the other end of the spectrum. Including the fact I don't recall anything once the anesthesia took hold until the tech had walked me to the car.

1. Two were just super crowded but two were growing horizontally into the teeth in front of them.
2. Far beyond the horror that he had no THUNDERBIRDS in evidence!

I had 2 wisdom teeth done by a general practice dentist. Scheduled for an hour, took over three. Pain and swelling were really something. Got the other two done by an oral surgeon. 20 minutes start to finish, straight back to work, no swelling, no pain.

Given how the US works with respect to medical specialties - look for board certification and admitting privileges under that specialty. In other words, any dentist can call themselves an oral surgeon, but not all are board certified nor have hospital priviledges.

 

[PillO]

The RRHOF is a total joke. They waited until Chris was in his grave to let YES in. Even the curators kept a display area ready for them for years before it actually happened.

I dislike the selection process just as you do. But as a museum of popular culture, is fantastic.

 

[dagrev]

When I dug further, the pup isn’t original

Sorry, that was meant to be funny with the running joke of virtually all the pickguards being cracked and broken in the same places.

How did it sound?

 

[MCF]

Exactly. It takes about a bar to adjust to a different scale length. Maybe less.

Do it all the time going from long scale to my ss Tbird and my Mustang. Doesn’t enter my mind. I just play.

 

[JJR58]

Nine thousand five hundred big ones for a vintage Gibson bird that’s been modded with a non vintage non Gibson pup???
I’d pass on the deal at half the price. My wallet hand might start to get a bit itchy at $2500 though.

I would absolutely agree with that.

 

[PillO]

Ummm... nope.

I set up a tripod in my living room and shot that with my iPhone and uploaded it to my YouTube Channel. You can see my side table lamp and my ceiling fan lights in the darker scenes.

Well, that blows my theory...

I still maintain making TV, not a deal however...

 

[MCF]

I dislike the selection process just as you do. But as a museum of popular culture, is fantastic.

Yeah. Don’t get me wrong. That doesn’t mean I’ll not go see it. It’s on the bucket list. As is going to an Indians, now Guardians, baseball game.

 

[JJR58]

Sorry, that was meant to be funny with the running joke of virtually all the pickguards being cracked and broken in the same places.

How did it sound?

Honestly sounded and played great.

 

[PillO]

My wife has had two years worth of bad time with dentistry and associated issues, including trigeminal nerve damage.
The medical industry has gone off the trail here in Rhode Island. It is very bad...

The guy who graduated bottom of the class is still called 'doctor'.

 

[dagrev]

I hear you. I bled so much they called an ambulance. I don’t have feeling in the left half of my tongue. Awful experience. And no, I didn’t sue the doc.

My goodness....

 

[dagrev]

I had 2 wisdom teeth done by a general practice dentist. Scheduled for an hour, took over three. Pain and swelling were really something. Got the other two done by an oral surgeon. 20 minutes start to finish, straight back to work, no swelling, no pain.

Given how the US works with respect to medical specialties - look for board certification and admitting privileges under that specialty. In other words, any dentist can call themselves an oral surgeon, but not all are board certified nor have hospital priviledges.

I looked like a swollen and beat up chipmunk for days. And to think those teeth weren't bothering me one bit....

 

[dagrev]

I dislike the selection process just as you do. But as a museum of popular culture, is fantastic.

A better and accurate name.

 

[MCF]

Your new place? Wow, beautiful and cozy warm - I really like it!

Thanks. We’ve been shopping for awhile. It’s exactly one hour away and we’ll be transitioning to it over the next 3 to 4 years. Very exiting. But finding affordable homeowners insurance is a pain, even though there’s a fire station close and a hydrant right out front. It’s a turnkey purchase with all the furniture. Central heat and air. It also includes the buildable lot next door, so a half acre total. Amazing views. There’s a state of the art community pool, a golf course, clubhouse with dining room, etc. Four seasons. 90 minutes or less from Dodger Stadium, The Greek, The Hollywood Bowel, Staples Center, and lots of other venues. Fly fishing close by. Also close enough to family.