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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Thunderbirds
« Last post by TBird1958 on May 02, 2024, 12:55:33 PM »
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. 
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Duane Eddy …
« Last post by uwe on May 02, 2024, 11:48:19 AM »




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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Sam Ash on the decline
« Last post by uwe on May 02, 2024, 10:44:51 AM »


The small dinosaurs died first (mom and pop stores), but the larger ones followed in due course.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Thunderbirds
« Last post by uwe on May 02, 2024, 10:38:02 AM »
Those heels 👠 used to be higher, Mark, are we letting up? Is “comfortable wear” all of the sudden a relevant criteria?



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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Duane Eddy …
« Last post by Pilgrim on May 02, 2024, 09:26:47 AM »
A man who created a distinctive sound that people fell in love with. Also closely linked by reverb to surf and artists like Link Wray.

R.I.P., Duane.
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The Outpost Cafe / Duane Eddy …
« Last post by uwe on May 02, 2024, 08:54:34 AM »
Not forgotten by some …

”Just heard about the passing of the wonderful Duane Eddy who was my first guitar idol with songs like Rabble Rouser, Shazam, Some Kind Of Earthquake. I would always rush out and buy his long playing records. My favorite all time tune from him was The Lonely One.

He was a brilliant guitarist in his own right. He was the first guitar player with that deep bass sound which I loved. Unfortunately, I never saw him live, although I tried to see him playing on a couple of occasions. One particular time, when I was 12, I went to London airport to meet him. I sat there for hours waiting, so I could get a glimpse of him. After 2-3 hours, I asked the ground staff what time his plane would be in as it was obviously delayed. They told me his plane actually came in early and I missed him. That was my first of many futile attempts to see him. But I would play his music night and day.

He was very kind to me last year, because I had missed him on so many occasions, he sent me a Gretsch Guitar as a present for Christmas. I couldn’t believe it.

He will always be my number one inspiration from the time I took up the guitar until now. He was so unique in his playing.

The world has lost a great guitar player. A truly unique guitar player.

Our hearts are with Deed and his family.”


Credited to an unknown & irrelevant Brit former ‘stadium rock’ guitarist and now Long Island resident with later in life a penchant for tights - before I get accused again of letting all threads end (or begin!) in the inevitable!


RIPnRoll for the man who invented platform crowd surfing long before KISS …




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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Thunderbirds
« Last post by gearHed289 on May 02, 2024, 07:43:32 AM »
Looks like a good show!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« Last post by Alanko on May 01, 2024, 11:30:34 PM »
Interesting hearing 19th Nervous Breakdown without the fuzz guitar on the turnaround.

This video in particular feels like the blueprint for a lot of garage and proto-punk bands to follow. The stagecraft, fashion and hair.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« Last post by Dave W on May 01, 2024, 11:09:01 PM »
Nostalgia time tonight, way back before the Stones became just another Stones tribute band.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Sam Ash on the decline
« Last post by Dave W on May 01, 2024, 10:40:32 PM »
Sad news.

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