The Last Bass Outpost
Main Forums => The Outpost Cafe => Topic started by: TBird1958 on December 15, 2009, 09:54:57 PM
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Ahh............
The magic of Facebook, a longtime friend and former bandmate from my highscool years sent me some fun pics today.....All I can say is; It was the '70s
Seattle's Paramont Theater in Sept 1976, yeah I saw Nazareth that night, I still remember Pete Agnew a Gibson EB and his 3 full Marshall stacks. Good times!
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/nazareth.jpg)
And for us aircraft folks an Avro Vulcan buzzing the field at the 1975 Abbotsford, B.C. airshow.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/vulcan.jpg)
How this lead to me today, I'll never know?! But here I am with my bandmates and a new Rickenbacker 4001 in '77 or '78............ Gotta love that mustache :rolleyes:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/70s.jpg)
Happy I'm so well adjusted today ;)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/GothicBall101of130.jpg)
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Facebook has been fun for me for the same reason. I've run into people I haven't seen in 25 years or more, and while I didn't really need to re-connect with the majority of them, there are a few it's been a pleasure to catch up with. I just hit ignore on all the games and spam type applications and go from there.
Those pictures are great! No inkling of the Fraulien in that Ricky shot (though the hat is rather stylish)! :) And once again let me say that the LullBird looks fantastic...
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moustache, Rickenbacker and a peavey amp ?? ??? ??
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Cool pictures Mark! I had a buddy send me some old photo's as well. Got to love the 70's!
(http://i47.tinypic.com/v5eefs.jpg)
Here was me with my G-3 in 1978
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2dhsprk.jpg)
And some 30 years later or so..........
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(http://i48.tinypic.com/35aveiw.jpg)
This was the guy I bought my first bass from in 1977. Mark Vizcarra is his name and he was a big influence on the way I approached the bass guitar. He played a '76 P bass through a Fender Bassman 10 amp.
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I'm stunned Fräulein Rommel ... You mean you were once a guy and a regular one at that? ???
I always knew there was something wrong with people who like model trains ... :mrgreen:
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I already posted my pics from '77 or so. I've gone backwards! Yeah, Facebook has been interesting. I've found a few people I haven't heard from in years. Right now, my old keyboard player from '77 is converting the master of a TV show we did into DVD.
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All those pics are great!
Hörnisse, I love that NR!
I've been hit up on Facebook by lots of high school friends but notably, the only ones who sent friends requests are the ones I liked and spoke to anyway. Thankfully!
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I've hooked up with a few people from high school that I was really glad to hear from, but overall, this Facebbok thing has been a bit overwhelming.
I can't tell you how many people have sent me friend requests, 80, maybe 100 or so :o
Some of these people I never even knew in high school. The guy you borrowed a sheet of paper from in math class in 10th grade wants to hook up 40 years later ???. Some of these people I swear I've never even heard of. It's a nice thing but it freaks me out a little. I'm sure there a a lot of people that must think I'm a real SOB for not replying but I'm just not comfortable with putting that much stuff out there.
Rick
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I always knew there was something wrong with people who like model trains ... :mrgreen:
hey - Hey - HEY!
One of the best model train stores in the country is in Seattle.
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hey - Hey - HEY!
One of the best model train stores in the country is in Seattle ...
... and sells fetish wear for wimmin as well as TBird accessories? :o :o :o :o Some customer base they must have. ;D
At closer inspection, a lot of that "innocent" modeling stuff is not innocent at all:
(http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://www.norasalzman.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/model-train-sex.jpg&usg=AFQjCNFEexubdCnFTrUZ2Xywef3ezG0G4Q)l
Nor should train attendants be blindly trusted:
(http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://www.westfalenhallen.de/messen/rail/downloads/rail/IMG_6952.jpg&usg=AFQjCNES6LHFLoVbjNja0vVLYcA_c2bHOw)
In fact, as a matter of precaution, any affinity to public transport should be viewed as a strong indicator of alternative life styles!
(http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://p3.focus.de/img/gen/Q/p/HBQpN04o_Pxgen_r_467xA.JPG&usg=AFQjCNHwkOCaa1Sdgct-z9P_T3Q1SrWStA)
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Nice Ford Pinto in the Nazareth pic! My sister's been posting a bunch of old pics of me from when I had long hair.
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In fact, as a matter of precaution, any affinity to public transport should be viewed as a strong indicator of alternative life styles!
(http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://p3.focus.de/img/gen/Q/p/HBQpN04o_Pxgen_r_467xA.JPG&usg=AFQjCNHwkOCaa1Sdgct-z9P_T3Q1SrWStA)
She's hot!
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Mark, Great pictures ! The Vulcan is my favorite. Mustache? Must have been your Freddy stage or maybe Dukes of Hazered ? Here is me in early '77 wishing I looked more like Ian Hunter but my folks kept on making me get my hair cut. :sad: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/godofthunder59/scottjade11-1.jpg)
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(http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/kjrstewart/US/771stBass.jpg)
With my EB2 copy... and hair... poor pic, but the only shot I have of this bass...
(http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/kjrstewart/US/1980JammingwithMickColin.jpg)
The RD... before the butchery... Jamming with some friends...
... and always nice to see a Vulcan...
(http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/kjrstewart/US/RIAT2075.jpg)
The very last flying Vulcan... kept in the air purely by donations...
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Those pics are scary Kenny ! A distinct possibility we are related somewhere way back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It's that "butcher" gene that lies within our souls, my brother... ;D
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I had that same early Peavey Bass amp from about 1976. It was the first amp I owned that could handle the all the balls my '67 EB-2 put out at high volume. Prior to that I had a Mosrite Award amp, a piece of crap. It would break down constantly. I carried a Fender Bassman, (blackface), along as a spare, using just the speaker of the Mosrite.
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I know I'm late to the party, but someone on facebook just posted an old picture of me:
(http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/4606/mamakin.jpg)
That's me on the right, with my Fender Japan Jazz Bass. The band was Jiggle the Handle - this must be around '93-'94 or so. Doesn't seem like that long ago, but it's over 15 years! Apparently the club has closed down. It looks junkier than I remembered...
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I'll play.
Here's a few old ones that have popped up on Facebook for me-
My angry youth, about 1984/85-
(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2184/191/12/1152323588/n1152323588_124655_7228.jpg)
A couple from 1986-
(http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs275.snc1/10228_101651513187080_100000266940041_42231_4908427_n.jpg)
(http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs255.snc1/10228_101651483187083_100000266940041_42229_7501294_n.jpg)
Promo shot from 1989-
(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2177/44/64/1406419971/n1406419971_273387_5677.jpg)
Another promo from around 1991 or 92(?)-
(http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2328/100/70/1553136286/n1553136286_30176374_9614.jpg)