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Title: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: Johnbob on January 30, 2012, 11:30:57 PM

This article popped up on RollingStone.com today. I know most of you have already seen Mike Watt's Pelham Blue NR Bird but I have never seen this photo before so I thought I would post it. I'm excited to see fIREHOSE again, they were a big influence for me when I started playing bass. I saw them a lot growing up.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mike-watt-on-the-firehose-reunion-20120130

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: 4005 on January 30, 2012, 11:48:00 PM

I think I have a later photo of that Bird, ok yeah here it is,

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: Johnbob on January 31, 2012, 12:50:52 AM

Yeah, I have that one too. That's the one that I usually see around.

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: chromium on January 31, 2012, 01:21:38 AM

Nice pic!

It reminded me that I had seen these shots on a facebook group's page, archiving concert photos and flyers from an old Tucson, AZ venue that I used to play...

(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/6009_1175438796806_1553183943_30455172_688990_n.jpg)

(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/6009_1175438836807_1553183943_30455173_6303978_n.jpg)

(photos were taken by someone named Chris Hamby; http://www.facebook.com/groups/56003372224/photos/)

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: godofthunder on January 31, 2012, 06:41:38 AM

  I love my rebuilt Pelham Blue NR!  Shameless plug here. good shots right around 1:45-2:00 http://youtu.be/bVqnY4NENGU

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: slinkp on February 02, 2012, 09:56:35 AM

Here's Watt flailing on it in all his unbridled sloppy glory...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTA-pP6j1Ws

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: godofthunder on February 02, 2012, 10:09:22 AM

 That's awesome!

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: Bionic-Joe on February 02, 2012, 10:38:45 AM

Reminds me of Primus......

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: slinkp on February 02, 2012, 11:28:03 AM

Quote from: godofthunder on January 31, 2012, 06:41:38 AM

 I love my rebuilt Pelham Blue NR!  Shameless plug here. good shots right around 1:45-2:00 http://youtu.be/bVqnY4NENGU

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Great. I only wish the camera mic hadn't been QUITE so close to the guitar amp ;)

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: godofthunder on February 02, 2012, 11:35:34 AM

  The camera is picking up a lot of the guitar hell he was right in front of his amp, still a fair amount of bass to be heard :) I learned long ago that if I want to be in the video I gotta go stand by the guitar player.

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: leftybass on February 02, 2012, 11:54:00 AM

Quote from: godofthunder on February 02, 2012, 11:35:34 AM

I learned long ago that if I want to be in the video I gotta go stand by the guitar player.

Aint it the truth! We play "My Generation" for our encore, when it comes to the bass solo I check out the audience, invariably they're looking at the lead guitarist!  ???

Title: Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
Post by: slinkp on February 02, 2012, 02:24:53 PM

That just makes it authentic ... it's just like all the old TV clips of the Who doing it :)