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Silvie (Bluejay) and I were lucky enough to catch a rare London gig for 51m0n's band Mister Super Juice. They played The Village Inn at Castlebar Village (North Ealing) by invitation from the bongos-playing landlord. The crowd was small but very enthusiastic, this pub has no reputation as a music pub (it's a gastro) so some of the regulars deserted early, but plenty of passing trade came in and stayed when they heard how fine the band were. Loud, instrumental, 70s-style theme tune / cinematic funk, heavy on the brass - check out the trumpet player. The band is as tight as a gnat's tight thing, and the 3-piece rhythm section (four if you include the wah-wah guitar) drives things along very nicely. Silvie had her cameras and got busy. This track is [i][b]Dragonfly[/b][/i]. http://youtu.be/QrN4KaNC-gA

Bluejay & I were at The Village Inn in Ealing last night to hear 51m0n's band (Mr. Superjuice). Their PA is a pair of FR800s, though they have full backline too. The sound is undeniably very good indeed and I was well impressed. Only fair to point out that Si is a very competent sound engineer and they did a proper sound check an'all, so the band were definitely getting the best out of their rig.

[quote name='njbillbass' timestamp='1486414889' post='3231638'] I'm not a salsa player...I'm not sure why the baby bass gets pigeon-holed for that type of music, but I use it on all kinds of material. [/quote] The original Ampeg Baby Bass caught on in the Caribbean and Central America with salsa players and established itself as a must-have instrument. I don't know the sales figures, but it wouldn't surprise me to find that Ampeg sold more of these in the Caribbean than in all of the USA. It's also noticeable that the Baby Bass 'clone' industry seems to be centred in South America. Kris Kedzior got the idea of making high-quality copies like his after marrying a South American lady and being exposed to a variety of poor-quality copies.

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[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1490910801' post='3269078'] I don't need a motorbike. My other hobby is driving trains for a heritage railway. 266 Litre diesel engine this weekend [/quote] Yes, but does it have 'heft'? Are diesel litres the same as valve litres?

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1490893272' post='3268910'] 76. I mucked out three stables this morning while the Mrs swanned round the lanes with a friend. Then I got the harrows out and put everything together and in the meantime mowed two lawns. Then before supper went round half the paddocks (8 acres) with the harrows. Gig tomorrow evening so I'll take it a bit easy. But don't let the above fool you, I'm really feeling old these days. [/quote] If you're doing 8 acres with the harrows at 76, it may be time you treated yourself to a tractor or something.