Owen Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I feel kind of sad. It was a beacon of bass back in the olden days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The pub down my road closed. It used to be the place to go. Times change. We move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Ok, Captain Thicko here - what is TBL? Cheers Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnm93 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I was just about to be the first to ask that - thanks for taking the place! Thicko No2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I was planning on being the first thicko originally, but then decided it was better to use Google. So now I know! The Better Liason! Thicko No 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Google didn't seem to help me at the time. Must have been on a tea break. I shall be dishing out Thicko Club numbers soon... Edited December 31, 2013 by RandomBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 If I say it is The Bottom Line, do I get a prize? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Steve Manes' list? I didn't realise that was still going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I'm surprised it lasted this long. I unsubscribed back in 2004 after one particular member decided being alpha male meant repressing or undermining any views that didn't agree with his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Nope, sorry, that all went past me so fast that it never touched the sides ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 For the uninitiated/thick/dense/uninformed members among us could somebody spell out what the hell this thread is about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Thicko #1 back again. Does anyone have a link to the mythical world of TBL? Ta muchly. It's not a 'funny handshake' thing, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 This thread is hopeless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 [quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1388492235' post='2322551'] Ok, Captain Thicko here - what is TBL? Cheers Geoff [/quote]you beat me to it Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 In which case it must be Thin Blue Line (http://www.thethinblueline.net/). Some of my playing is indeed criminal, so it's a fair cop, guv. I don't want to end up with a Police record because of it though. I rest my case... And Rowan Atkinson isn't even a member on there. I'm bored now.... More wine, Vicar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 The Bottom Line was the original bass-centric email list. In the days before super easy www action it was the place to be. Every day there was an email discussing lots of bass stuff. It was most excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/the-bottom-line It would appear that I am older than I think. I thought everyone with a hint of bass geekery knew about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1388498036' post='2322668'] [url="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/the-bottom-line"]https://groups.googl...the-bottom-line[/url] It would appear that I am older than I think. I thought everyone with a hint of bass geekery knew about it. [/quote] Thank you for the link. I started playing long before the Internet Revolution, and even though I now live in the world of Google, this one has passed me by I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnm93 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1388493821' post='2322582'] I was planning on being the first thicko originally, but then decided it was better to use Google. So now I know! The Better Liason! Thicko No 3 [/quote] I scorn your god Google and rely solely on rumour and overheard goss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1388498036' post='2322668'] [url="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/the-bottom-line"]https://groups.googl...the-bottom-line[/url] It would appear that I am older than I think. I thought everyone with a hint of bass geekery knew about it. [/quote] Indeed, I also remember doing sessions with Dick Turpin. It was real analogue Tinterneting - And excellent it twas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 [quote name='Johnm93' timestamp='1388498292' post='2322674'] I scorn your god Google and rely solely on rumour and overheard goss... [/quote] You are clearly my wife in disguise, and I claim my £5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1388498377' post='2322675'] Indeed, I also remember doing sessions with Dick Turpin. [/quote] Was that on his famous hit 'Stand And Deliver', covered by Adam Ant many years later? Edited December 31, 2013 by RandomBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 [quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1388498680' post='2322687'] Was that on his famous hit 'Stand And Deliver', covered by Adam Ant many years later? [/quote] That's the one - Dick was really a Jazz musician, even back then it did not pay the bills, so he resorted to pop music when the stage coach business dried up a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I was on a couple of mailing lists in the early days of the internet (not TBL) and found that they quickly filled up my in-box with messages most of which were of no interest to me. After being away on holiday for 2 weeks I came back to find that the amount of mail I had missed in my absence took over 30 minutes to download on dial up, I unsubscribed. Forums are better since you can pick and choose what to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnm93 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 [quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1388498570' post='2322682'] You are clearly my wife in disguise, and I claim my £5. [/quote] She [I] just spent it on shoes... or something.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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