Rich

[quote name='BassBod' post='1157812' date='Mar 11 2011, 11:06 AM']I'll be there...its really not far from Bristol....even though the M5 doesn't go straight past![/quote] Likewise. If it doesn't clash with anything, I'm your huckleberry. Might even bring the Wal

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1154958' date='Mar 9 2011, 09:27 AM']why do these threads always go on for days and days? [/quote] Because people keep going "Tribute bands really suck." "No they don't." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do." Ad nauseum.

Result: over £1500 raised for the Samaritans and a local charity.

Yay, another member for the Bristol Massive welcome aboard.

Glad your baby's back Kevin... hope you enjoy it. [quote name='slobluesine' post='1145646' date='Mar 1 2011, 12:55 PM']eeeyup.... golden rule is ALWAYS lay your bass on the floor [b]i heard of someone did just that and then reversed over it tho [/b][/quote] straight out of a Carry On film.

Don't hold your breath waiting for mine to turn up I'll be selling my kidneys first.

These two.

Got my kids next weekend, so alas I will not be joining you fine fellows See you next year!

Well, y'know what they say about hindsight being 20/20. Anyway, I'm in general agreement with the good Mr. winks.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1153530' date='Mar 8 2011, 10:44 AM']The rule should be to put SOLD alongside the post title and leave the detail for others to view. Some of us have been requesting this for years.[/quote] This post has been in place since Nov 2007: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8905"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8905[/url]

It wasn't a bass I'd bought, but I still remember finally getting to try an original Steinberger cricket bat after ages of wondering how amazing they must be given all the hype... ...to this day, it remains the single most horrible instrument I have ever laid my hands on.

We had our first ever heckler at last night's gig. A man on crutches complaining about our material. It concerned me slightly, until I overheard him afterwards telling someone that he was off to a rave, and would then be getting on a plane to 'Libyeria' to go rescue some people...

[quote name='Norris' post='1147040' date='Mar 2 2011, 01:00 PM']By all means sell some stuff ... but keep enough back that you can pop out of retirement at a moment's notice... ... because you can guarantee you'll get the call as soon as you've exchanged the cash and settled down to a lifetime in your slippers[/quote] I agree entirely.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1147232' date='Mar 2 2011, 03:20 PM']Take him easy. The late Tiny Tim gave Al a ferocious leathering at Woodstock when Al laughed at Tim's ukueueuelele. Tim got a BJ from Grace Slick off the back of that. Al went home in an ambulance and turned to God.[/quote] If I recall it correctly, didn't the Rev.Green give Tony Goggle a fearful kicking outside a Starbucks many years ago in an argument over a tin of pineapple chunks?

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='1147203' date='Mar 2 2011, 03:04 PM']How about a Bass chat band swap, that could be interesting.[/quote] No chance. I get to stand behind Sian and Abi while they shake their collective booties... I ain't swapping my view for nothin'.

[quote name='krth1985' post='1145919' date='Mar 1 2011, 03:41 PM']- No camaraderie. Not at rehearsals, or at a gig. Feels like 5 individuals, not 1 band[/quote] For me, this alone is reason enough to walk away. No bond, no band, no point.

One of these days, i will give up bands for good. It will be either a} when my hands become too arthritic to play, or b} when i become too old and frail to lift a bass, or c} when they screw the lid down.

Oh how I remember having an altercation many years ago with a studio engineer... Heard him EQing the hell out of my Wal's sound on the track i'd put down, asked him what he was doing and he replied "I was trying to get a sort of Ricky sound on it...". I politely informed him that if i'd wanted it to sound like a Ricky, guess what? i'd have used a feckin' Ricky in the first place, and so would he please mind leaving my tone alone thank you very much. Arse.

Amp: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 with two 1x15" cabs Amp EQ settings: all three Signal Shape buttons engaged; all shelving controls flat. Bass EQ settings: slight bass boost, all others flat.

[quote name='lowdown' post='1132742' date='Feb 18 2011, 08:41 PM']Not long after Homer left the outfit, Roadie/Driver and backing singer Van Morrison left as well, but things went down hill then, and they became... Van-less, Homer-less, Still Broke, Norfolk n Tallent. Garry[/quote] Thankfully their chromatic-noseflute-playing make-up and nasal-hair artist "Chrome" Molly Piston was able to help them out, harmonically speaking at least. This led to the infamous 1988 Kazakhstan tour of 'Van-less Homer-less Still Broke Piston Norfolk n Tallent'... the one where Tommy Still was found wandering the streets of Қарағанды at 3 in the morning wearing only a Bay City Rollers sock and a plastic cocktail-monkey.

I [i]love[/i] Ordinary World. So there.

I love her "I don't care what anyone says, I AM great" attitude. She has a long and successful career ahead of her as Simon Cowell's stunt double. She needs to get ripped to bits at a future audition. Maybe it'll make her stop and think.