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    PayPal Problems

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    [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1415660330' post='2602564']
    Good point. But if everyone chose not to use to sell & only to buy, then you wouldn't be able to use it. :)
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    Sellers use it because it enables a lot of people to buy their goods who couldn't do do otherwise. Like it or not it's a convenient way to pay for items. It has its downside fees being one and yes it does side with the buyer. I've come off second best once or twice as a seller but as a buyer the protection it has given me has more than paid for that.

    GOD.... I LOVE JAZZ

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    [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1415611709' post='2601870']
    These guys all look so young! :)

    For some reason, I though Israel Crosby was white. Maybe I was getting mixed up with Chuck Israels (this video of him with Bill Evans opens with a lovely shot of a fag toting John Le Mesurier in the front seat of the audience!!)
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    I think Jamal was 29 when this was recorded. A wonderful and nowadays underrated pianist.

    Bilbo, This clip is a gem. I love Steve Kuhn's playing and you can't go wrong with the great JF Jenny-Clarke on bass.

    The second part with Gary Burton is worth watching especially for the brilliant Steve Swallow. Great stuff!!!

    http://youtu.be/KX-ZdONc3Oc

    Harold Bradley on BBC Radio 2

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    It still amazes me that this thread has had so little interest.

    One of the greatest session players and the most important Danelectro 6-String bass player ever and a drummer on another posts gets three times the posts and five times the views.

    I wonder if there are more posts about bass players than drummers on drummers forums?

    Radio 4 NOW - thing about BASS

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    [quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1415439203' post='2600271']
    That's a very funny analogy - to make it a little more inclusive surely someone playing Come Together thinking they're Paul McCartney or All Roght Now thinking they're Andy Fraser fall into the same category - or indeed anything a bit flash on any instrument in a cover band!
    [/quote]
    Absolutely, i won't argue with that. :D

    Radio 4 NOW - thing about BASS

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    [quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1415274957' post='2598610']
    and there are other things -- some great Larry Graham
    [/quote]
    I often think that someone slapping down the pub thinking he's Larry Graham is similar to the bloke who plays football on Sunday mornings and thinks he's Ronaldo.

    Two are legends in their own lifetime while the other two are legends in their own bath-time.

    PayPal Problems

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    [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1415311156' post='2599191']
    I have sometimes paid extra, to cover the fee and ensure the seller gets the full amount, and that way be protected.
    [/quote]
    Yes that's a very good point and worth knowing. I bought a bass from the U.S. and did just that and although it arrive fine it was worth paying the extra for peace of mind.

    PayPal Problems

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    While on the subject of Paypal it's worth remembering the protection you have as a buyer. I payed for something as a 'gift' (not connected with ebay) and never received the goods. I trusted the person so sent the money as a gift therefore i have no chance of having that payment refunded. Totally my fault but it has taught me a valuable lesson in that i will never pay for goods that way again. Even if it's here on Basschat and the seller insists on a 'gift' payment. In that case it will be a definite 'no sale'. Once bitten as they say.

    Harold Bradley on BBC Radio 2

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    [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1415280111' post='2598692']
    Well that's that mystery solved - we should have known. If you're a slapper you get attention off guys (the next installment is on, about Mark King) :P
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    No i think it's much simpler than that. I didn't mention Dave Grohl, Geddy Lee, Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin in the title. If i did then this thread would have run and run. :D

    Experimental music promoters around the London area?

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    [quote name='Jecklin' timestamp='1415202738' post='2597849']
    Actually if anyone knows promoters of an experimental leaning throughout the UK I'd be grateful for a heads up on those too.

    Cheers
    Thomas
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    I really hope that you find a promoter that will put on your music.

    Have you tried any promoters through links like those who advertise in magazine like The Wire. That is still the go to in the UK for experimental music as far as the print media is concerned. This forum is very MOR as far as music is concerned so maybe you need to look elsewhere.

    Good luck and i hope you find someone as it's what keeps music alive.

    Harold Bradley on BBC Radio 2

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    [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1415220672' post='2598137']
    It was excellent! I taped it (yup! on a real cassette deck!) for a mate & will be burning it to CD for him. It was an amazing hour of ticking off hit after hit that he was on.
    [/quote]
    Yes it was joy to listen to.

    What surprise me on here sometimes is that here is a guy that is so interesting and important as far as Basses go but there is little interest. On the other hand there are 40+ posts in a thread about zombies. BC can be a very strange place at times. :D

    The Alternative Rock Factfile. It's Back for a Christmas Edition!

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    [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1415201222' post='2597817']
    After Le Ann Womack left Womack and Womack and Womack, they reverted to Womack and Womack. . [/quote]

    As the new album had just been released Bobby joined so the name could remain for the upcoming world tour.

    [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1415201222' post='2597817'] One Direction used to rehearse in a studio on a One Way Street. When asked to come up with a name that's all they could think of. [/quote]

    I heard that One Direction have turned into a jazz improv group called No Direction, Man.

    Wicked bass solo... on Radio 1 ! :)

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    [quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1415142715' post='2597275']
    Sounds a bit Jaco-esque - possibly a fretless - if it's a keyboard it doesn't sound like one!! Too many bass guitarisms in there - I've heard that bass sound before - Gerald Veasley/Jimmy Haslip?
    [/quote]
    Sounds like the bass solo could well be Demonterious Lawrence (aka Detoxxx). He has played bass for Kendrick Lamar on previous recordings as had Stephen 'Thundercat' Bruner. Both are top bass players in Hip Hop.

    Not bad bad for an old fella eh? :D

    Why don't 'the kids' on here know this stuff?

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