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Don't bother with it, lad. It's supposed to be 'funk', but they're all... Fakenham..! ...

I watched this, quite content to follow the joke, although the 'spoof' seemed to lack a bit of (well, a lot of ...) the Spinal Tap magic. This evening, I thought to check, and am amazed to find that it's not at all a joke; that they were, apparently, briefly famous (I've never heard of 'em, but what would I know..?), and that there really was a reunion gig..! The laugh's on me, I suppose. As a 'real' film, I don't think it stacks up at all. Maybe for fans of 'em..? I'd have been better served by not checking and continuing to take it as a spoof..!

Seriously..? Fascisme ... "... Fascists believe that liberal democracy is obsolete and they regard the complete mobilization of society under a totalitarian one-party state as necessary to prepare a nation for armed conflict and to respond effectively to economic difficulties. Such a state is led by a strong leader—such as a dictator and a martial government composed of the members of the governing fascist party—to forge national unity and maintain a stable and orderly society. Fascism rejects assertions that violence is automatically negative in nature and views political violence, war and imperialism as means that can achieve national rejuvenation. Fascists advocate a mixed economy, with the principal goal of achieving autarky (national economic self-sufficiency) through protectionist and interventionist economic policies. Since the end of World War II in 1945, few parties have openly described themselves as fascist and the term is instead now usually used pejoratively by political opponents. The descriptions neo-fascist or post-fascist are sometimes applied more formally to describe parties of the far-right with ideologies similar to, or rooted in, 20th-century fascist movements. ..." Really..?

Useful stuff; I especially like the Strum machine. Thanks for sharing.

Probably wouldn't get on very well with Schubert, then.

Air-raid sirens do that to me, as do ice-cream van chimes. Just sayin'.

Second week of July, 2022..?

Good evening, Paul, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, FH , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

... which, in turn, brings to mind one of the very many anecdotes recounted by John Aubrey, collected in 'Brief Lives'... "Edward de Vere" This Earle of Oxford, making of his low obeisance to Queen Elizabeth, happened to let a Fart, at which he was so abashed and ashamed that he went to Travell, 7 yeares. On his returne the Queen welcomed him home, and sayd, My Lord, I had forgott the Fart.

Hardcopy CD received, just in time for Christmas. Good Stuff, well worth a spin on the turntable. Oi'll give it foive. Thanks, Eddie.

Good evening, Rollie , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

You mean, this actually goes on for over twelve minutes..?

When learning to play drums (properly...), it's almost essential to be able to read rhythmic patterns from scores and method books. I found this to be the most transferable of 'skills' when reading for bass, as the rhythmic aspect was now easy, I only had to work out the notes.

Well that's me out, then..! ...

Yes, I'm a drummer. I'm not sure that anything would help my bass playing, though.

Fixed.

Good morning, Rob, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good morning, Marc , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. We don't do valuations on this forum (they become too close to disguised 'For Sale' ads, so we refuse 'em all, sorry...). Maybe get a quote for a similar 'spec' from your local luthier..? Hope this helps.

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Fat chance; good luck with that..!

Good evening, Scales , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Looks like an 'Oops' moment on the part of Amazon, but fair do's to them if they are honouring their mistake. Reading the apparent reduction above, I went to Amazon.fr last night, to see it at just under 70€. Swapping over to Amazon.co.uk, I saw the £18.19, and ordered one from there. Once postage (to France...) added on, it comes to 30€, less than half the French Amazon price. It's now back to the 'real' price everywhere, so probably a 'glitch', but I'm still invoiced for yesterday's lower price. Available whenever, I'm not bothered; I'm not even a Geddy fan, either..! It'll do nicely to prop up a wonky table, though.

Have a look here ... KVR, Ignite amp sims ... There's enough there to play around with; they're free, but good quality Vst's.