DawnPatroller

Some spot-on opinions in here about Newsted and Trujillo's bass abilities and contributions👍

On 31/01/2024 at 03:49, Vin Venal said:

 I reckon some of the people in Metallica were actually racists

Are you this much fun everywhere you go? 

On 27/12/2023 at 17:35, SamIAm said:

Nope ... When I try to rap it comes out crap!

Sam x

You can't spell crap without rap 👍

50 minutes ago, floFC said:

I don't either. The floor tends to be the emergency storage for those I still have.

Couldnt have said it better myself 😂

32 minutes ago, floFC said:

So… you need emergency pick storage storage?

😂

No mate, do you? 

(I don't use picks anymore anyway) 

5 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

https://www.thomann.de/gb/pick_holders.html

 

This, for instance:

 

 

 

Which could be attach to for example either somewhere on the body of the bass, or on the strap.

 

 

 

I've got one of those. Somewhere. 

I took this first photo the next morning.

The rest used to be up on the Eddies website.

3 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

At the time it burnt down, my old mate Bricko owned it (aka Colin Wall). No, not an insurance job. Before that, the Edward it was named after was Eddie Fewtrell, one of the Fewtrell brothers, who sent the Krays packing when they tried to move up to Birmingham.

Colin was a top bloke yeah.

It wasn't an insurance job as such because there's no way he'd have jeopardised everything he'd worked so so hard to build.

But everybody knew it was the last undeveloped building on that plot where city centre apartment living was being built for big money nonstop at the time.

Whoever set that firework off that started the fire, you have got to ask yourself if they'd done it with that agenda in mind. If it was just a coincidence, we will never know. 

I spoke to Colin on the phone the next day and he told me he'd stayed in the building as long as he could until the smoke was so overwhelming he risked his own safety. He said he was terrified someone had passed out drunk in a dark corner somewhere and had not been evacuated. 

11 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

I remember playing Edward's Number 8 back in the early 90s supporting Gaye Bykers, that was the furthest north Barf Roco ever got!

A rock institution, Edwards sadly burnt down after a fire started one Saturday night when it was packed full of people. I was there (no, it wasnt me). 

Wow, Barberellas! That's a place I haven't heard mentioned for a long time. 

P. S. Alroight, bab? 

2 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Is that what it said ?

No, silly 😂

It said several complimentary things about my... attributes 

Of the bass variety, obviously 

27 minutes ago, Minininjarob said:

That looked awesome. It’s my dream to play something in front of people one day. 

Cheers. I picked an easy one. And waited until everyone was drunk 👍

On 24/05/2023 at 18:46, Ralf1e said:

But they never played legs?

An amusing ZZTop joke... they're ain't many! 

On 22/05/2023 at 19:48, Waddo Soqable said:

I don't have any music vids unfortunately, but did find some pics on an old laptop, here's me in the full drag playing at some gig somewhere, we did some photos in the old nunhead cemetery, which was fun, no really it was... 

Flipping heck Wad! You were cool! 

2 hours ago, Nail Soup said:

Or maybe it doesn't count if it's another bass player 😀!

I have a feeling that one cancels the other out 😂

3 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

Three fingers! 😁👌🏻

I know, right!
(Couldn't have done it without you, Justin!)

Well, I wasn't wrong when I said that other bassist didn't mind stepping down for one at my party ... He kindly packed my gear away for me at the end of the night and I've just come to put my bass back on its stand now I'm back home and found a note from him inside my case 😂

Nothing ventured!!

2 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

@DawnPatroller... that smile says it all... looks 'n sounds like ya had a blast!

Fifty and fabulous, darling!

I tell everyone I'm 26 the rest of the time.

2 minutes ago, mep said:

Go for it DP! Looks like you had fun. Good to see a bass player smiling. Love the rock out bit with the guitarist at 1.50. Now you've got the taste for live playing will there be some more?

Haha I doubt it, I might need to learn to play bass first!

Bugger. Massive video there. Sorry folks.

It was my 50th birthday party last night so I surprised my guests by playing bass with the band we hired. Their bassist didn't mind stepping down for one, which was just as well because I made him film it.
This is the first time I've played bass in public, with just a quick run through during soundcheck prior to the party starting.

The guy making most of the noise is my twin brother. Also his party. Obviously. 😁

9 hours ago, yorks5stringer said:

Watch out for raised itchy skin bumps with a black centre...

😂 WTF

You're supposed to get caught in a mosh not catch something controversial... 

Anthrax, right?

I hate those phone tickets, I never have my glasses on to get into the Ticketmaster app, and what are you meant to do if your phone runs run out of battery?

I have never been to Bristol 02 before, was rather bemused by the airport security style scanners, could do without emptying all the shizzle out of my pockets though ...

Sold out gig, wasnt it. Absolutely rammed. I couldn't find my way around or figure out how to get upstairs/downstairs when I first came in, it was so crowded. But as luck would have it, I had a wander in the general flow of direction, got a spot down on the rail AND I caught a pick (yay!)

This handing out the water biz after the show is abit nanny state but I can't knock it. Still went straight to the bar and downed another pint of tap water before I left.

The week before I was at Birmingham 02 for Carcass. No scanners but had to empty out all the pockets for a wand wave on the door. The security guy tried to take my hairbrush off me, said I couldn't go in with it. Following a brief discussion, he conceded with a "Don't hit anybody with it, alright?!" and off I swan into the venue. I was wearing a bullet belt but hey, better watch out for my Tangle Teaser there, folks.

I give up ...

What he said ^^