The Last Bass Outpost

Those heels 👠 used to be higher, Mark, are we letting up? Is “comfortable wear” all of the sudden a relevant criteria?

 

 You're correct, I did want to change my stage wear after the long break for Covid, the band had changed as well so it seemed a good time. Truthfully, those are still 3 inch heels but those and a cocktail dress are much, much easier to wear through 3 hours of playing than 6 inch platform boots. Perhaps it's okay to change, I'm going to be 66 this year and while I still can play at the level this band requires, I can see the writing on the wall, there's maybe 2- 3 years left at the very most - my hands are shot. 

Easy!!!


    Mk I: Blackmore, Evans, Lord, Simper, Paice

 Mk IIa: (minus Evans & Simper), + Gillan & Glover

 Mk  III: (minus Gillan & Glover), + Coverdale & Hughes

  Mk IV: (minus Blackmore), + Bolin —> line-up splits completely

 Mk IIb: as Mk IIa (first Mk II reunion)

   Mk V: as Mk IIa/b, but minus Gillan and + Turner

 Mk IIc: Turner departs, Gillan returns = as Mk IIa/b (second Mk II reunion)

  Mk VI: Blackmore departs, Satriani steps in, otherwise as Mk IIa/b/c

 Mk VII: Satriani departs, the Morse era begins, otherwise as Mk IIa/b/c

Mk VIII: Lord retires from the road, Airey joins, otherwise as Mk VII

  Mk IX: Morse retires ending his era, McBride joins, otherwise as Mk VIII, current line up: Paice (since Mk I),
            Gillan & Glover (since Mk II), Airey (since Mk VIII) + McBride (new kid)

   



 Might be easier to list who hasn't played in Deep Purple 

Voilà! That's one gnarly Roger Glover sound there  ...

 The keys are way up there too, good song!

 Love white Thunderbirds!

 The guy on the right looks like young you, Uwe! 



 All roads lead Deep Purple to you!

 Duran Duran for sure.

 Self titled first album and Rio.

 The more I learn about Satanists, the more I like them.

 Rob, they look fantastic!