The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: TBird1958 on August 24, 2020, 01:25:09 PM
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My Epiphone Vintage Pro, not like any other! It spent about 3 months in quarantine at the wrap shop, then a bit more time getting set up at Mike Lull.
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Staying sane during Covid times...…..I really miss playing out!
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I keep hearing great reports on those Epi birds . That looks perfect .
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That's Cool!
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That bass has a great bottom end! ;D Looks great actually. Very cool.
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You'll have to start including Tush, Fat Bottom Girls and maybe Blowin' In the Wind in the set list. I'm sure it'll be a gas to play. ;)
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I keep hearing great reports on those Epi birds . That looks perfect .
They are really nice! Just a great Thunderbird all around and they're priced right, I think it's the best bass value out there, you need one!
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Betty Page...?
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Yes .
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Nice to see a Subaru and bass photo again....and that is extremely cool! Bettie Page is a classic herself. Hope it plays as good as it looks.
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Ah... so now we know who M'Lady is modelling herself on... :mrgreen:
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I love it. Wanna date?
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I love it. Wanna date?
:-* Awww...... man. I can't, I'm engaged.
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:-* Awww...... man. I can't, I'm engaged.
In what, we wonder? ;)
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In what, we wonder? ;)
It's hard to believe, but I'm actually telling the truth here.........Big Gay Wedding when things settle down.
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Congratulations!
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Yes, congratulations !
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Thank you, guys!
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It's hard to believe, but I'm actually telling the truth here.........Big Gay Wedding when things settle down.
Major congrats!! 8)
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Sweet bass
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Thank you, and welcome!
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That's fabulous news!
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Pictures here or it ain't happening. :popcorn:
Alas!, even the swiftest PT boats moor eventually ...
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Pictures here or it ain't happening. :popcorn:
Alas!, even the swiftest PT boats moor eventually ...
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At 62 I'm not the "swiftest PT boat" anymore, although I feel good and not "my age", I've made it a point to exercise 4 times a week over the past year and it's really helped me feel much better after decades of indifference. We're not in a hurry to set a date as we'd want it to be a fun time and for folks to be comfortable socially, so if it's two years from now (or whatever), that's fine.
I am really glad I got to come for a visit when I did considering current events, you're an gracious, wonderful host and getting to hang out even for a short time was really cool.
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Congratulations!
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Suspected this was in the wind a while back... so happy for you both... :toast:
You'll have to get Uwe to be your maid of honour, or maybe that Dutch dyke, er bike boy you know... and maybe a Thunderbird "guard of honour"... :mrgreen:
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I'll stand ramrod-straight right behind Mark and real close to back him up so he doesn't get second thoughts. The man needs some stability in his life.
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I'll stand ramrod-straight right behind Mark and real close to back him up so he doesn't get second thoughts. The man needs some stability in his life.
Now I'm all tingly ;)
No cold feet are expected though, my fella (Frank) and I have already been together for more than two years and I've never been happier (excluding the present state of things) except when under my parent roof.
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I managed to hang on for nine years before we tied the knot , had our twenty ninth anniversary last week .
The time do fly , and Herself is still putting up with me .
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I dated my wife for 8 years before we got married. Granted, we were only 18 and 17 when we started dating. Just celebrated 30 years of marriage on Labor Day.
Congrats Mark!
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My wife and I went out for four years, broke up three times, got back together. The fourth time, it stuck.
We'll be married 36 years in November.
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I think my wife and I had been dating for half a year when I asked her to marry me. Been together 20 years now :)
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Floor and I have been together for 24 years, but we're still not married ;D
(I do call her my wife, cause girlfriend sounds a bit odd for a guy my age :mrgreen:)
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Congratulations, and nice bass!
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Floor and I have been together for 24 years, but we're still not married ;D
(I do call her my wife, cause girlfriend sounds a bit odd for a guy my age :mrgreen:)
Liebe Amerikaner, think nothing of it, Rob is not alone, THAT IS THE PREVAILING CONCEPT of marriage of our dear neighbours to the northwest. In fact, I have never met a Dutch couple that is not "married" like that. Well, the Royals might be.
Another Dutch idiosyncracy is that they don't have curtains. Trust me, I have (not) seen (any). :popcorn:
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But Rob has a point, the English language (and many others too, German among them) is/are in dire need of a term for a non-married wife or husband. Like Rob, I think "girlfriend" sounds of schoolyard, "fiancee" is intrinsically a transitional term with a best-used-before-date, "significant other" is heartlessly stilted census form speak, "mistress" intentionally denigrating and "(life) partner" anodyne. Linguists would no doubt point to the fact that the lack of a good term is no coincidence: "Thou shall not (be able to properly) name, what shall not be." Yet times change (luckily so), language should catch up.
As a European I also squirm when I read about people past, say, age of 25, "dating" each other, that sounds to me of schoolyard too or of men in their 40ies/50ies in sports cars chasing women. I understand that it is ingrained in American culture, yet in German we don't even have a term for it! We use the English one since the last 30 years or so.
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I use "significant other" for my oldest daughter's partner.
But in a gender-free sense, as used above, "partner" is probably as economical and accurate as anything.
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But Rob has a point, the English language (and many others too, German among them) is/are in dire need of a term for a non-married wife or husband. Like Rob, I think "girlfriend" sounds of schoolyard, "fiancee" is intrinsically a transitional term with a best-used-before-date, "significant other" is heartlessly stilted census form speak, "mistress" intentionally denigrating and "(life) partner" anodyne. Linguists would no doubt point to the fact that the lack of a good term is no coincidence: "Thou shall not (be able to properly) name, what shall not be." Yet times change (luckily so), language should catch up.
As a European I also squirm when I read about people past, say, age of 25, "dating" each other, that sounds to me of schoolyard too or of men in their 40ies/50ies in sports cars chasing women. I understand that it is ingrained in American culture, yet in German we don't even have a term for it! We use the English one since the last 30 years or so.
Well, we did "date" for awhile before we got more serious - and we make it a point to go out on "dates" even in these strange times. I'm leaning towards just calling Frank (my guy) "my husband" it seems the most fitting, except for those occasions when we're both dressed, then we can be wives to each other... :-*
I really try not to get too caught up in all this though as it's relative importance to either of us on a day-to-day basis is pretty low.
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But Rob has a point, the English language (and many others too, German among them) is/are in dire need of a term for a non-married wife or husband. Like Rob, I think "girlfriend" sounds of schoolyard, "fiancee" is intrinsically a transitional term with a best-used-before-date, "significant other" is heartlessly stilted census form speak, "mistress" intentionally denigrating and "(life) partner" anodyne. Linguists would no doubt point to the fact that the lack of a good term is no coincidence: "Thou shall not (be able to properly) name, what shall not be." Yet times change (luckily so), language should catch up.
As a European I also squirm when I read about people past, say, age of 25, "dating" each other, that sounds to me of schoolyard too or of men in their 40ies/50ies in sports cars chasing women. I understand that it is ingrained in American culture, yet in German we don't even have a term for it! We use the English one since the last 30 years or so.
We do have a term for it, although pretty much just as dry and heartless. Domestic Partner.
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We do have a term for it, although pretty much just as dry and heartless. Domestic Partner.
Yikes! That's like a dry hump, no thanks!
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If you're talking about partners of the opposite sex, the US Census Bureau in the late 70s coined the term Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters, to be used in the 1980 census. The acronym was POSSLQ and it was to be pronounced "posselcue." No, really. And they did use it for the 1980 census.
Charles Osgood (retired journalist/TV newsman) wrote a poem about it.
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
If you would be my POSSLQ.
You live with me, and I with you,
And you will be my POSSLQ.
I'll be your friend and so much more;
That's what a POSSLQ is for.
And everything we will confess;
Yes, even to the IRS
Someday, on what we both may earn,
Perhaps we'll file a joint return.
You'll share my pad, my taxes joint.
You'll share my life - up to a point!
And that you'll be so glad to do,
Because you'll be my POSSLQ.
Come live with me and be my love
And share the pain and pleasure of
The blessed continuity,
Official POSSLQuity.
And I will whisper in your ear.
That word you love so much to hear.
And love will stay forever new,
If you will be my POSSLQ.
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If you're talking about partners of the opposite sex, the US Census Bureau in the late 70s coined the term Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters, to be used in the 1980 census. The acronym was POSSLQ and it was to be pronounced "posselcue." No, really. And they did use it for the 1980 census.
Charles Osgood (retired journalist/TV newsman) wrote a poem about it.
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
If you would be my POSSLQ.
You live with me, and I with you,
And you will be my POSSLQ.
I'll be your friend and so much more;
That's what a POSSLQ is for.
And everything we will confess;
Yes, even to the IRS
Someday, on what we both may earn,
Perhaps we'll file a joint return.
You'll share my pad, my taxes joint.
You'll share my life - up to a point!
And that you'll be so glad to do,
Because you'll be my POSSLQ.
Come live with me and be my love
And share the pain and pleasure of
The blessed continuity,
Official POSSLQuity.
And I will whisper in your ear.
That word you love so much to hear.
And love will stay forever new,
If you will be my POSSLQ.
That's really fantastic.
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Beauty!
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Heh , who knew ?
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Yikes! That's like a dry hump, no thanks!
;D ;D ;D
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Dave always had true romance lurking in him.
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But Rob has a point, the English language (and many others too, German among them) is/are in dire need of a term for a non-married wife or husband. Like Rob, I think "girlfriend" sounds of schoolyard, "fiancee" is intrinsically a transitional term with a best-used-before-date, "significant other" is heartlessly stilted census form speak, "mistress" intentionally denigrating and "(life) partner" anodyne. Linguists would no doubt point to the fact that the lack of a good term is no coincidence: "Thou shall not (be able to properly) name, what shall not be." Yet times change (luckily so), language should catch up.
As a European I also squirm when I read about people past, say, age of 25, "dating" each other, that sounds to me of schoolyard too or of men in their 40ies/50ies in sports cars chasing women. I understand that it is ingrained in American culture, yet in German we don't even have a term for it! We use the English one since the last 30 years or so.
Well there's common law marriage, I suppose, though I think there's only 7 states here that recognize it. Hell, I was about 2 months shy of being common-law married to my college roommate!
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I'm sorry to bring this thread to the topic, but I've just bought an Epiphone Vintage Pro T-bird. Nice bass, slim and fast neck, quite hot compared to the Bach, but not so hot as my Gibson 1991 T-Bird. I will try to make some pictures tomorrow
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I'm sorry to bring this thread to the topic, but I've just bought an Epiphone Vintage Pro T-bird. Nice bass, slim and fast neck, quite hot compared to the Bach, but not so hot as my Gibson 1991 T-Bird. I will try to make some pictures tomorrow
I'm a bit late but was about to say the same thing - except to add that common law marriage is a thing in all former British Commonwealth states, or any state with laws based on the British Common Law System. Probably a few other Countries besides that as well.
Live with someone for a year (or whatever the accepted time period is) and ya married. Divorce can get murky though, and if you later do get proper married the technical common law period may not count depending.
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Congrats!!!! <3