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Sun ??? we had snow on the hills yesterday morning and the wind chill at moment would cut you in two. I'll just stay in then.

Yep. I'm getting a bit tired hearing about them all. I do subscribe to a few animal charities but its all money money money adverts on TV. If i gave to them all i would be destitute. Dave

This was the single from the album A Million Vacations that reached 43 in UK charts.

Think the fact Kim Mitchell was fiends with some of Rush did help tho. Just a very technically brilliant band who played some really nice but different songs. Not the usual dross from many of the bands back then. Dave

Brilliant band. Was always surprised they weren't more popular. Saw them support Rush many moons ago and they were first class musicians and very entertaining to watch especially when they were just a support band. Dave

Nice P basses. I think the tort suits that bass more than any other.

An all bass ZZTop.

When i was 20 i grew my first attempt. Pure blonde hair, dark eyebrows and ginger beard too. That's one of the reasons i shaved again. I'd forgotten all about that. Now everything is white.......sorted Dave

Needs to be proper moisturiser so i'm told but was also told just to wash with water when itchy and that seemed to work quite well. Its kind getting past that stage now with just occasional itch. Been quite an interesting experience but not sure i'll keep it much longer. Doesn't suit the 70's Glam Rock covers band i'm in

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Did you have change ? Dave

Thought i would try a beard. First time in 40yrs. By time Xmas gets here i should be a good Santa lookalike. For those that have beards how did you manage to get thru that itching like blazes stage. That's the main reason i've never managed one since i was 20.

Some great material in here @Bilbo. Very much appreciate the effort and work you are putting in. Between Bruford and Yes its gonna keep me busy all year. Thanks Dave

I have an Overwater J4 as shown below. It's not the Tanglewood version and was made by the guys at Overwater as a special for a few people. I'm guessing the dimensions are all same as Tanglewood versions. I'm not a big fan of the pick-ups but i like the feel of the bass. I quite fancied going passive with it. Is it possible to fit a Precision style pick up under the pick up covers to get that Precision sound. I don't want to change the bass itself so needs to be something that will fit the current hole positions. Not even sure that's possible. Curious to know if anyone has changed the pick ups / pre-amp on one of them to see what you used. Dave

Never heard that one before. Nice choice. No idea what he's using on bass during piano solo Dave

I'm with you on that. Great album. I actually prefer the Seconds Out version mainly because i heard it first. Seconds Out is my fav era Genesis Great choice tho. I actually bought Foxtrot and Nursery Cryme as a double album box set in vinyl must have been late 70's Dave

He freely admits he's not a slap bassist but some of the slap he did in 80's / 90's was pretty impressive. He's probably like many players who just haven't had the need to play that style over last few years and you get a bit rusty. Dave

When i bought my Thumb NT back in 89 it was a choice between the Thumb and the Streamer like that with the gold hardware but being a bit of a Jack Bruce fan i went with the Thumb. Still got it and the basses from that era are simply superb. My Thumb had an electronics fault and had to go back to Germany for repair. I had that same style of bass as a loner and it was very nice. Dave

Not his best slap work. Wee bit rusty at the start but in his younger days he could slap with the best of them. Just a great all rounder in my book and added to a great personality explains why he was / is in high demand. Dave

When i say i wasn't fussy they were all gorgeous after a few beers. Not so much in morning tho

When i was younger i was never that fussy.

At our last Xmas gig someone shouted out to play some AC/DC. We are a 70's Glam Rock covers band with full Glam gear incl wigs, big boots and sparkly jackets. All our gigs are clearly advertised as such and many actually turn up dressed in 70's Glam gear. There's always one. At our last gig before Covid-19 we were asked to play a 2nd encore. Not bad for a wee support slot. Dave