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  1. spongebob
    I watch CBC every year. Love it. Due a watch tomorrow as it's Christmas Eve. I was playing around with the soundtrack last night. Vince Guaraldi was a genius. He was immensely proud of his Charlie Brown work and rightly so. He had a good voice as well....witness 'Little Birdie' and one of my favourites, the totally legendary 'Joe Cool'! 😎
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    When he stopped playing bass with Genesis......🤔
  3. spongebob
    Now £55! 😮
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    Many thanks. Been looking at this, but was put off by the £50 price tag! Now ordered....at that price, I don't care how long it takes! 😀
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    What a legend. Another player from an era now gone....looking at the list, very sadly.☹️
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    Manic Street Preachers - pre-1995, before Richey Edwards went missing. Totally different band, lyrically and musically. Can't abide what they became 1996-onward....sold millions more records, but lost all of what made them different and great. Blue Oyster Cult - Tricky one....first 3 'black and white' albums are sublime, post-'Reaper'.....some great stuff, but never the real consistent heights they reached on albums 2 and 3. All IMHO of course.....😀
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    ....and sold! Thanks Mick!
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    Pete Way - A Fast Ride Out Of Here - The Autobiography Read once, so in very good good condition indeed. Tiny spine crease, other than that, immaculate. I bought it as a 'not a big' UFO fan or anything, like some of the classic stuff, moreover, it's just a great rock 'n' roll bass tale! The rise, fall, and.....well, you'll have to read it to find out! New copies are a tenner, so only looking for £6 posted to your door in the UK. Payment by PayPal 'gift' please. Please PM with any interest, and thanks for looking! SB 😀
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    Sold Brian a nice RightOn leather padded strap. Comms were excellent, and the transaction was super smooth. As you'd expect from a good man from the walled city! Thanks again Brian! 😀
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    Honourable mention to the late David Brown on bass....did a couple of stints with Carlos, awesome player. Not a particularly well known name, and sadly the drink and drugs took him in the end.
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    RIP Pete. I was thrilled to see them back in '93, not too long after they'd relaunched. They'd released a new album at the time as well, and it was great to see them on the up again. Less than a year later, they were out with Nirvana! Place was tiny, so we were right up close. Awesome gig. He had such a way with melody and delivery. Those records are timeless. I really like the later stuff he wrote at the end of their first incarnation - stuff like 'Strange Thing' - really underrated.
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    I think it has slowed. I listed my US Geddy Lee, a minter, £500 off the going price...and it's still with me. I'll either keep it, or pass it on to a shop to sell for me to widen the net. Either way, I think the slightly bigger ticket items are sticking on here right now.
  13. spongebob
    Bit of a thread resurrection here - it's been shown on Sky Arts, and I recorded it. Loved it, very entertaining. Does anyone know if the DVD has got any decent extras on it? Just thinking ahead for Christmas ideas, maybe get the Blu Ray for my collection, as it's the only Rush DVD I'm missing. But having seen it, it's only really worth it if there's some decent extra stuff on there.....
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    Nice one Brian....now sold pending the usual......
  15. spongebob
    I really can't stand this kind of carry on. Mind blowingly unnecessary. They all seem to follow a pattern - simply ruin a track with meaningless orchestral flourishes where they detect there should be an accent. Taking old rock and roll, it's doing to it exactly what rock and roll wasn't! To me, it's like taking the Mona Lisa and drawing a dirty great 'tache on it, or worse! 🧔
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    Price drop - now only £35, UK postage included. 😀
  17. spongebob
    RIGHT ON LEATHER STRAP. Handcrafted in Spain, these are of the most amazing quality. Wide, padded, simply awesome. If you've not heard of this firm, check them out! This one is known as the Bassman Fakey - brown, slightly worn look. It's 8cm wide, 98-153cm long. They retail at £45+p&p (so £50). Here's the link to Bass Direct, where it was purchased from - http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Righton_straps.html Simple reason for selling - I've got super narrow shoulders, so need to buy a smaller variant. As such, this one is almost like new. I say almost, as it's had only a few hours play time on an instrument. Pictures testify to the condition. Only looking for £40, posted to your door (UK only please). £10 off for one the same as off the peg! Payment by PayPal 'gift' or bank transfer please. PM with any interest, and thanks for looking! SB 😀
  18. spongebob
    Had a productive chat with an old bandmate this afternoon about originals. We're on a similar page, so got a bit of potential there..... Going to keep looking out for other opportunities as well, just in case. Not sure we have any originals circuit around here at all, probably further afield. There was one great place we used to play in a previous originals band, but it long gone now.
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    I think what did me was a couple of years back. Old bandmate got me a dep gig with his current band. Not my thing, I thought, ska covers, but we played to an enthusiastic 3-400 people. He approached me for a project earlier in the year, he dropped out....and it kind of left the, is this it? My last originals band was the best ever, save for the deranged BL which drove it apart. I had the most fun not gigging, but writing and recording. After all this, rock covers down the pub just doesn't hold any appeal whatsoever!
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    I always do it. Saves any awkward unplugging at an inopportune moment!
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    I left a covers band earlier in the year, but returned (against my better judgment) to fulfill the odd booking. In the meantime, I helped set up a semi acoustic trio, did a couple of gigs with them. However, it's all now come to an end. Just lack of interest, chemistry, and also my being jaded at the idea of another year doing that. It got me thinking.....what next? I've got no interest in pub covers. Stopped that a while back, got dragged back in, but its now never again. Rather not play at all than that. Previous originals bands I've loved, but lack of work folded those. What's everyone up to, that's not pub covers? Join My Band is, well, JMB....and our other decent local site closed years back. It's a tough time. Last time I was between bands, I'd joined up with another 3 by the following lunchtime....can't see that now!
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    Forgot until I saw this, saw Uriah Heep in early 1991. Perhaps their era of their lowest ebb....they'd released an absolutely appalling record, 'Different World' recently. Remember it, as I had the misfortune to buy it ahead ahead of the gig! Either way, my friend and myself thoroughly enjoyed the show. It was loads of early 70s material, we were too young at the time, but loved that stuff on record. For a 'down' band, they played their bits off. TB great the whole time. Lesson learned.
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    Does seem to be sticking at the mo. Guessing the incoming Festive season isn't helping, either?
  25. spongebob
    My current doesn't have a drummer on purpose. We're electric bass, acoustic guitar, 2 vocalists. I put it together originally because I was fed up playing with poor drummers. I used to play myself, and whilst not being a big-head, could do better than most of our ex-sticksmen, even not having playing for about 25 years! The gigs have been good, and it gives me more of a percussive role as well as providing the low end. Obviously, it depends on the style of music you're playing......
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