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Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« 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
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2012, 11:48:00 PM »
I think I have a later photo of that Bird, ok yeah here it is,
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2012, 12:50:52 AM »
Yeah, I have that one too. That's the one that I usually see around.
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #3 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...





(photos were taken by someone named Chris Hamby; http://www.facebook.com/groups/56003372224/photos/)
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #4 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
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2012, 09:56:35 AM »
Here's Watt flailing on it in all his unbridled sloppy glory...
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2012, 10:09:22 AM »
 That's awesome!
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2012, 10:38:45 AM »
Reminds me of Primus......
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #8 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
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Great. I only wish the camera mic hadn't been QUITE so close to the guitar amp ;)
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #10 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!  ???
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Re: Mike Watt/Pelham Blue NR Bird
« Reply #11 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 :)
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