Amp merry-go-round (B-12)

[drbassman]

Dang, Bill, that was my freshman year in High School too! 

No band though, orchestra, wrasslin' an upright bass.

1964 was a great year.  We gigged just about every weekend and all through the summers.  Life was good and we had a ball.

[rahock]

This will make you fell even younger.  I graduated HS in '64...do have all my hair, though.

Still have most of my hair , but I have four blown discs in my back and a new hip. I was talking with an 81 year old guy the other day and he was complaining about all the stuff he can no longer do. Between the two of us , I think I'd call it a draw .
Rick

[drbassman]

Damn, you're making me feel young. I graduated in 1970. Thanks guys, I needed that .
Rick

1970?  I got t-shirts older than that!  Enjoy your youth, it's gone before you know it!  

[drbassman]

This will make you fell even younger.  I graduated HS in '64...do have all my hair, though.

Ah, it's good to have a wiser and older mentor in the forum.  Hair is way overrated.  I save a ton on combs and shampoo!

[drbassman]

Still have most of my hair , but I have four blown discs in my back and a new hip. I was talking with an 81 year old guy the other day and he was complaining about all the stuff he can no longer do. Between the two of us , I think I'd call it a draw .
Rick

Wow, you've been through the mill.  Hope you don't have to go through any more of those ortho issues, they can be nasty and chronic.  Stay healthy!

[dadagoboi]

Still have most of my hair , but I have four blown discs in my back and a new hip. I was talking with an 81 year old guy the other day and he was complaining about all the stuff he can no longer do. Between the two of us , I think I'd call it a draw .
Rick

How's it going with the hip?  A buddy of mine had his done, took a LOT longer to heal than the docs said it would.

[slinkp]

Heh, I like hearing from you guys that were gigging back when rock and roll was actually a thing that still freaked out a lot of parents.
Me, I was BORN in 1970 ... on the other hand, since I work in the world of "tech", I've gotten used to often being the oldest guy in the office by a wide margin, and more recently I've had to come to terms with having some coworkers who were born after I graduated college.

I have apparently just hit the age when I start seeing medical professionals younger than me.  That's going to get irksome over the next however-many-decades-i-have...

I thought of a fun "how to feel old" game.  Start making a list of things and events that, if they were people, would be at least old enough to legally drink in the US.


- Punk
- "New Wave"
- "The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal"
- The Who's "Farewell" tour ( hahahahahhaha)
- The Who's first reunion tour
- Live Aid
- "Hair metal"
- "Death metal"
- a thousand other flavors of metal
- Fall of the Berlin Wall
- The entire f***ing decade of the 80s
- Nirvana and all the Seattle / northwest / grunge bands
- Sinead O'Connor ripping up the Pope photo
- Prince making no sense
- Bill Clinton getting elected

And so on and so on.

[Dave W]

^ ^ ^

Some of us were already in our thirties before any of the above happened.

[drbassman]

^ ^ ^

Some of us were already in our thirties before any of the above happened.

Yep, it's hard for me even consider I was 30 already in 1980!  I essentially shut down musically in the early 80's.  I quit listening to the radio much and purchased even fewer cassettes and then CDs.  The joke in my family is everything from that era sounds like Journey to me!     I rediscovered classic rock about 10 years ago and it's been a kick ever since.

[rahock]

How's it going with the hip?  A buddy of mine had his done, took a LOT longer to heal than the docs said it would.

I'm far from being the poster child for hip replacement surgery . They put a hairline fracture in my femur when they hammered the ball portion of the joint in. That really slowed the recovery down and added a fair dose of additional pain. It's been about seven months and things are OK, but nothing to brag about. It did very little to ease back pain. In my defense, I still work out an hour a day ,5 days a week and can toss around more weight than most guys my age. Too bad that's all I can do. As far as doing anything practical, I'm freakin' useless. Can't bend , can't reach , can't stand on a ladder etc..
Rick

[dadagoboi]

I'm far from being the poster child for hip replacement surgery . They put a hairline fracture in my femur when they hammered the ball portion of the joint in. That really slowed the recovery down and added a fair dose of additional pain. It's been about seven months and things are OK, but nothing to brag about. It did very little to ease back pain. In my defense, I still work out an hour a day ,5 days a week and can toss around more weight than most guys my age. Too bad that's all I can do. As far as doing anything practical, I'm freakin' useless. Can't bend , can't reach , can't stand on a ladder etc..
Rick

I think it takes a year to recuperate from hip or knee replacement in the best case scenario.  Sounds like they did a  bad job on yours.

I've had back pain most of my life.  I'm a little guy and moving SVT fridge cabs and lifting 80 lb sheets of MDF did its damage.  These days if lucky I can catch tweaks and take it easy before I'm left prone for a few days.  Had a slight one yesterday that 'encouraged' me to adjust the height of my workbench immediately to 46" off the floor.  I'll see how that works today for buffing a body.  Seems to be just about right for soldering a wiring harness standing up, which is how I work.

[rahock]

I think it takes a year to recuperate from hip or knee replacement in the best case scenario.  Sounds like they did a  bad job on yours.

I've had back pain most of my life.  I'm a little guy and moving SVT fridge cabs and lifting 80 lb sheets of MDF did its damage.  These days if lucky I can catch tweaks and take it easy before I'm left prone for a few days.  Had a slight one yesterday that 'encouraged' me to adjust the height of my workbench immediately to 46" off the floor.  I'll see how that works today for buffing a body.  Seems to be just about right for soldering a wiring harness standing up, which is how I work.

It kills me to see these 80 year old women who have been through both hips that can run circles around me . I went to the best hip surgeon in the state and landed in the less than 10% category that gets the fracture in the femur(typical for me). My back has been screwed up for about 31 years, but the age thing is making it a whole lot tougher to deal with. So, that's why I sing the Blues .
Rick

[drbassman]

Wow Rick, sorry to hear about your back and hip issues.  I feel blessed that my neck and should issues are minor in comparison.  I hope things improve for you and that you heal quickly and as completely as possible!

[Pilgrim]

I feel the same way about occasional back complaints here...be better, Rick!

[rahock]

Thanks guys . I didn't mean to turn this in to the let's feel sorry for Rick thread . On the brighter side, I'm walking without a cane for the first time in 18 years, taking less pain meds, and I'm working out like crazy. Everyone tells me I look like I'm in great shape. So, I prescribe to the "it's better to look good than to feel good " philosophy. I'm not so sure I believe it but, what the hell, you play what you're dealt .
Rick