Thunderbird Club

[RedVee]

That Dr Craig Wright that gets to keep his US$50billion (AU$71 billion)….
I met him about >20 years ago. He was the IT Auditor that did the audit on us, probably our first.
Nice enough guy, obviously very smart but didn’t rub our faces in it - especially seeing he was educating us on an IT Audit as well as performing the Audit.
Can you guess what his PhD was in?





….. * that’s correct. Theology.

 

[PillO]

There was a bar/pub in KC/MO that had the money pinned to the ceiling. Somebody explained how it was done; wrap the pinned-thru bill in a golf ball (? if I remember clearly...) or something that will fall back down to the floor when the 'unit' is tossed up there and it sticks,(most likely many attempts need to happen before one actually sticks) leaving only the bill pinned to the ceiling. I was never there when attempts were being made... I believe that would be an OSHA issue...

Because the ladder is a technology that has yet to reach KC/MO?

 

[PillO]

just send him this with the caption…”even Geddy graduated”…
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Geddy's comments (I have posted the link previously a few pages back*) are even more telling. He has explained that on tour with UFO he made fun of PW's thunderbird, but now he gets it - low mids. And that had he known then what he knows now...

*standard few pages disclaimer

 

[PillO]

Gotta keep the Myth alive - just look at the grimace of pain in Geddy’s face. He’s clearly struggling to keep that horrible neck diving one trick pony muddy sounding over priced finish flawed headstock ejecting bass from hitting the floor. But then again, he’s not doing a bad job of playing considering he’s just a Roadie for Scott. Maybe someday Canada will have a band that gains popularity.

He is not struggling with the neckdive, he is struggling to produce the screeching vocal tone that some here find modestly annoying.

 

[PillO]

all you gotta do is play this setup for a min or two and neck dive (if any) quickly becomes of secondary of even tertiary concern…(at least for me…)
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[PillO]

I stumbled across a new to me band and song today. New Orleans is Sinking by The Tragically Hip.

Very very cool

I was a Hip fan in the 90s and early 00s.

And then Gord Downie (singer) died. You couldn't get away from the Hip on the radio. I have recently started revisiting now that the hype has died down.

A couple of recommendations:
Locked in the Trunk of a Car
Fifty Mission Cap

 

[PillO]

Back when MTV played music videos...

 

[dagrev]

Must be something they ate.

They're full of fiber and magnesium.

 

[dagrev]

I got interested when “Inside Looking Out” hit the airwaves, but fell hard when “I’m Your Captain / Closer to Home” came out. I still love that song and aspire one day to be able to play the whole bass line at proper speed.

I think Shinning On was what hit me like a sonic sledgehammer. Driving, driving, driving, that song does. Makes my non-dancing butt want to move. Next might be I'm Your Capt....

 

[PillO]

Growing up in northern states, NY then MI, I always thought it was a southern rock and southern pride thing. Learning later that it was a symbol of hate and no longer OK to fly regardless of why you were flying it, the Confederate "Battle" Flag has been mostly banished to the dustbin of history. Some people still display it on their vehicles or wear patches on their jackets but for the vast majority here in the US it's no longer acceptable to display.

Really surprised to see one in Finland... did you play any Lynyrd Skynyrd for him?

Perhaps I was pleasantly detached at the time, but in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, the 'rebel flag' was rather common. The popularity probably boosted by The Dukes of Hazzard. But it seems to me that it became a racist symbol some time late 90s or 00s. Perhaps it always was but us great white north types didn't know. The appearance was that things shifted.

 

[PillO]

A well loved backside ( ) happy mahogany Monday..... The Seahawks actually won a game yesterday!

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Exposed backside. And we can see your walnuts...

 

[bylar13]

Here is another Peavey head I still own and still works without issue. I bought it in 1988 when I neede a bigger amp and ran it with a number of different cabinets.

It also did 2 US/Canada tours and many, many local shows and paractice sessions and only once had an issue. It had to go back to Peavey for reapair which they did under warranty.

I read somewhere tha this is basically the same inards & tone circuit of thier PA amps at the time. It too is very heavy for what it is but it sounds great.
Plus it has many, many knobs and sliders which always make you feel more like a "pro" when you are pretty much clueless as to what any of these things actually do....

 

[PillO]

That toxic material is beginning to seep into your fingers now. It's only a matter of time.... I suspect you have less than 30 years to live, and any children you may have will be born naked. Stop while you can.
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We can keep a number warm for @GonePlaid

 

[PillO]

Certainly not happy to hear that. I fell about three months ago and strained ligaments in my left hand/wrist. The pain doesn’t really bother me when playing unless I play more than a couple hours straight. It is gradually getting better. Gentle stretching, the alternating thumb to fingertips exercise and hot/cold all helps.

And my set of Cobalt Flats now reside on the Goth. I’ll always have a set of them on at least one of my basses.

As you get older, those injuries that you used to be able shake off over the course of a week or so become chronic. Old ages sucks; still, better than the alternative.

I have a L thumb injury. Initially, thought it was skier's thumb - stretched ligament that gives the thumb joint stability. That injury could be fixed relatively easily surgically. No, instead, the cartilage is damaged meaning that it will not get better, only worse. And there are no joint replacement options for that joint (yet) so the only surgical solution is to fuse the joint. So pain for many more years until I decide I can do without that movement.

 

[PillO]

until someone mentions cobalt flats….

We aren't offended. It just activates our immune systems...

 

[Gaolee]

I've never played/heard one but I bet it sounds damn good.

It does. Set up properly for those beastly pickups, it whispers, growls, and roars, depending on what you want it to do. With tapes, it can thump with the best of 'em. It has the usual Thunderbird colors and some more besides.

 

[GonePlaid]

On Fleabay(n/a) Gibson Non-Reverse Thunderbird Bass Faded Pelham Blue w/ COA - Near MINT | eBay
And: New2021 Gibson Non-Reverse (Inverness Green)*Bass+Original Case Fast Ship | eBay

 

[GBassNorth]

It was always racist to some. Southern Pride to most.

This is what I recall as well.

 

[Gaolee]

Perhaps I was pleasantly detached at the time, but in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, the 'rebel flag' was rather common. The popularity probably boosted by The Dukes of Hazzard. But it seems to me that it became a racist symbol some time late 90s or 00s. Perhaps it always was but us great white north types didn't know. The appearance was that things shifted.

It always was for some, but it was not well publicized. I found out about it in college. As a rural white person, I was used to seeing those and didn't give them a second thought. My roommate one year was from Connecticut and had one. A Black friend explained to me that she wouldn't set foot in our room because of that flag, and explained it to me. I had to admit my own complete ignorance and will forever be grateful to her for the explanation. It was never my intent to upset people, well, never unintentionally. To be doing just that without knowing it was a problem.

 

[PillO]

It always was for some, but it was not well publicized. I found out about it in college. As a rural white person, I was used to seeing those and didn't give them a second thought. My roommate one year was from Connecticut and had one. A Black friend explained to me that she wouldn't set foot in our room because of that flag, and explained it to me. I had to admit my own complete ignorance and will forever be grateful to her for the explanation. It was never my intent to upset people, well, never unintentionally. To be doing just that without knowing it was a problem.

So I was pleasantly detached then.

I never want to unintentionally offend anyone. If I am offending someone, I want it to be purposely...