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Title: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: Dave W on May 22, 2015, 09:13:06 PM
The day The Rolling Stones visited Gibson Guitar in Kalamazoo (http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/03/the_rolling_stones_visited_the.html)

More recent articles here since the Gibson smokestack stories: Gibson, Kalamazoo & a guitar heritage (http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/03/gibson_kalamazoo_and_a_guitar.html#0)
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: westen44 on May 23, 2015, 03:10:37 PM
I sent the article to a friend who is quite a big RS fan.  I'm sure he'll be very interested. 
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: Pilgrim on May 23, 2015, 03:43:35 PM
That story makes it seem even more amazing that Keef is still with us.
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: Highlander on May 23, 2015, 03:48:57 PM
Keef's not wiv us... he's not been wiv us since he was pickled back in the sixties... I believe they cloned him several times though...

Common knowledge over here... :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: Dave W on May 23, 2015, 07:39:51 PM
Quote from: Highlander on May 23, 2015, 03:48:57 PM
Keef's not wiv us... he's not been wiv us since he was pickled back in the sixties... I believe they cloned him several times though...

Common knowledge over here... :mrgreen:

No cloning necessary. He probably just mixed a little formaldehyde in the pickling solution.

Anyway, still looking through the other articles. This story (http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/03/orville_gibson_separating_the.html) told me more about Orville Gibson than I had known before.
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: Highlander on May 24, 2015, 01:00:44 AM
My Gawd... the first image... the Zoot Suit has legitimacy to me now... a true trib to the man... ;)

Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: nofi on May 24, 2015, 07:05:21 AM
research shows zoot suits didn't appear until the early 1940's in los angeles, a latino fashion statement. see zoot suit riots for info. that thing orville is wearing is ... :o
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: TBird1958 on May 24, 2015, 09:39:10 AM


 Obviously, he's Nikki Sixx's Great Grandfather  ;)
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: Highlander on May 24, 2015, 03:34:22 PM
Well ahead of his time... maybe Henry will be revered the same way at some future point... :vader:
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: Dave W on May 24, 2015, 07:08:25 PM
Quote from: TBird1958 on May 24, 2015, 09:39:10 AM

 Obviously, he's Nikki Sixx's Great Grandfather  ;)

Or the late Cub Koda.
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: 66Atlas on May 26, 2015, 11:33:20 AM
The BC Rich Seagulls seem a little out of place but I always liked them.  Fashion aside they're cool pictures  ;)
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: Highlander on May 26, 2015, 02:19:16 PM
Never heard of the model before and now I've seen it, never want to see it again... ugly, imho...

Each to their own...
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: 66Atlas on May 27, 2015, 03:38:11 AM
Definitely ugly ducklings but they're somehow likeably ugly to me if there is such a thing.  I feel the same way about ovation magnums for some odd reason.
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: Highlander on May 27, 2015, 02:54:29 PM
Liked those but only ever saw one once - Journey gig...
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: 66Atlas on May 27, 2015, 06:18:07 PM
I always loved Ross Valorys sound with those. And the best part is you can get the later less ugly version too!
Title: Re: Keef and Ronnie go to Kalamazoo
Post by: uwe on May 29, 2015, 08:55:05 AM
They weren't that unpopular back in the day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ29pVhsdMs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up4WjdabA2c