silverfoxnik

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1483909997' post='3211109'] Another 'apologies if it's already been posted' (but it is amazing, so here it is) Isolated Ziggy vocal track. [url="https://t.co/qyPFDRr58t"]https://t.co/qyPFDRr58t[/url] [/quote] Thanks for this - it is as you say, 'amazing'!!

Fascinating, funny, very moving and informative ... with some brilliant unseen footage. Absolutely loved it!

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[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1483720157' post='3209566'] This was the stand-out performance for me: written and performed by Imelda May . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILjkdZloLUM And the forthcoming tour is coming to Ipswich! Deep Joy [/quote] Totally agree Pete; she was sensational!

[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1483631019' post='3208851'] On that list of luthiers ,Graham Wheeler is near to you and can say from personal experience very very good. Very reasonable prices too. Grahams' been in the bizz for over 40 years. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/26654-recommended-luthiers/"]http://basschat.co.u...ended-luthiers/[/url] [/quote] +1 for Graham Wheeler - he's very good! There's also Ian Robinson, based at GB Music in Bognor, who's very good also and Mike at Mike's Music in Bognor.

Great story.. Well done Merton ! 😊

I didn't know Vic but despite that, this is still very sad news to hear. It's always a shame to lose fellow bass players and bass afficionados. As has been said already, thoughts are with his family and close friends.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1483473724' post='3207496'] Sorry for your situation, but as Dave says it's just stuff. When you're back on your feet there will be better stuff to buy. Good luck. [/quote] +1 Though it definitely hurts more having to sell treasured basses in times of need than with amps and cabs in my experience. Sorry to hear about your situation though and wishing you a speedy upturn in your circumstances!

This is a real bug bear subject for me because of the way musicians have been very unfairly and very poorly treated by the insurance companies over the years! I remember being on my local Musicians Union committee in North London in the late 80s and at the time, the MU had to negotiate a block deal with General Accident just so your average working musician could get affordable car insurance! Even now sadly, you still have to be so careful what you say to the main insurance companies and underwriters when applying for car insurance just in case they decide you're too much of a risk - regardless of the fact that you're only playing in local pubs - and they won't insure you. Which IMO, is pretty much a form of discrimination in my book, especially in 2017. I can still remember some call centre klutz years back telling me his company wouldn't insure me because '.. you might have Mick Jagger in your car.' even though I told him at least 20 times I only played in a covers band once or twice a month! Unbelievable..

Imelda May singing 'Black Tears' was the highlight of the show for me - absolutely stunning!

Thanks; I'm really looking forward to seeing that!

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1482795559' post='3202808'] The 1978 BC Rich Eagle. [/quote] Good call! That, or Old Horse Murphy's lovely Vintage 63 reissue P Bass...

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1482603984' post='3201840'] 2016 is just taking the piss now. 😡 F**k this f**king sh*t year. Relentless attrition from one f***ing end to the other. Sorry about the swearing. I'm upset and angry because bits of my youth keep dying. [/quote] +1 sad news.. :-( RIP

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1482418240' post='3200399'] And the very best to you, Sir and to everyone else here [color=#faebd7].[/color] [/quote] +1 Have a good one Folks! :-)

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1482447975' post='3200766'] My learning was nothing to do with music. First thing I learned was that when I said towards the end of 2015, "Well roll on 2016. At least it can't possibly be worse than 2015 was!" I was being terribly, horrendously presumptuous. This has been a bl@*dy hard year in just about every way - and I'm not thinking about celeb deaths and the like. I've buried a brother and seen another debilitated by a terrible heart attack, I've had a new boss that I thoroughly didn't like or really get on with, I've struggled to understand my little boy's diagnosis of ASD and worked to access the educational support he needs, I've seen his best friend horribly injured in a horrendous car crash and the toll it has taken on the whole family and struggled daily with my own health... The second thing I learned? Sometimes the most important things are just putting one foot in front of the other, keep on going and concentrating on those you love and whom love you. [/quote] Sorry to hear you've had such a difficult year Trevor, so I hope that you and your family manage to find some peace and enjoyment together this Christmas, despite everything that you've been through. Very wise words in your last paragraph by the way! All the best, Nik