To help Sway with the "Jist" of things (Jist = Implied or Unsaid meaning - I think!) If I understand Mick's lyrics and Swiss' interpretation of them, back in college, we called "Backstreet Girls or Guys" "F*ck Buddies". More recently, I think that a "Booty Call" would be placed on short notice to one's "Backstreet Girl or Guy".
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I saw the Black Crowes last night in Knoxville, TN and if there's a better American band RIGHT NOW than those guys, they're going to have to be amazing to pull it off. Say what you want about Chris Robinson's vocals (like 'em or not) but for much of the negatives that are constantly mentioned about The Stones current state of affairs, The Crowes have none of those problems.
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To add to some of the information Beelyboy found/provided. While there is no doubt that the neck length and width are going to factor into a person's ability to play a bass, this can actually be compensated for by adjusting the length of the strap and pulling the entire bass closer to your shoulders than your waist. A low hung guitar may LOOK cooler but a higher hung guitar gets easier t
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QuoteSwayStones Quotemr_dja .... One of my favorite all time shows that I've ever played was in an ampatheater in your town. I only wish I could have read the map I was using while trying to walk there a bit better... When I turned a corner and saw a staircase that seemed to strech beyond heaven I really wished it wasn't July that's for sure! I really wondered if I'd surviv
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Jack, In case you haven't realized it yet, the world is ALREADY SAD and youtube is alive and well. Youtube is not going to cure disease, feed the hungry or house the homeless. It's never going to bring about world peace or clean the environment either. There are BILLIONS of people living worldwide in poverty who have never seen or heard of youtube and could care less if it went
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Sway - Didn't know you were from Lyon. What a great city! With 20 years gone by, I have no memory at all which store I was in when I saw that bass. Have lot's of other (somewhat blurry) memories of a wonderful 8 days in your fine city though... ... One of my favorite all time shows that I've ever played was in an ampatheater in your town. I only wish I could have read the ma
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The Black Crowes Tennessee Theater Knoxville, TN USA SEPTEMBER 15th, 2010! Show scheduled to start in 31:12! Can't wait! This will be my first time seeing them as well as my 15 year old daughter's first non-festival/state fair concert. We've got 3rd row center seats and are looking forward to a good time! Peace, Mr DJA
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Sway - Unfortunately I'm not nearly as familiar with Brussels as I'd like to be. I got to spend the summer of 1991 in western Europe and haven't been able to get back there since. I did enjoy Brussels and would love to get back there. Heck... Just get me to Europe and I'll be happy! Can you still buy EuroRail passes that allow you to travel when you please? What a great
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QuoteBluzDude I have a bass question, normally I would have started my own thread, but since bv wants to limit OT Threads, I will post my question here. Sway, I apologize, I do not mean to hijack this thread, I am hoping for a quick answer. Regarding bass strings, While I have been playing guitar for over 40 years, I picked up the bass about 10 years ago and started getting serious abou
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Just voted for you all. Hope it helps! Peace, Mr DJA
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Best wishes to all his family & friends. Truely a sad day for music lovers everywhere. I've yet to hear from a drummer who doesn't respect Richie's playing. I'll personally never forget the first time I saw Little Feat... I went out and bught Waiting For Columbus the next day. What a great band. According to their website, they're actually on the road in Europe
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A Couple Of Summers Ago: "From the Private Bag" by Mingo Fishtrap More Recently: "Listen Hear" by Dumpstaphunk Recently: Rotating through the three live J Geils Band Albums "Full House", Blow Your Face Out" & "Showtime" on my way to gigs. Peace, Mr DJA
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Just finished the first run-through (after Amazon finally delivered it yesterday). Really good album. Fun to hear some of the altered versions as well as some which are played close to the originals just with different instrumentation. Really fond myself liking the female vocalists on many of the tunes they were on... used to good effect. I'll miss these guys while they're on &quo
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BV's link is to an article about Mick and has links to many additional articles about musicians and band's that worked at Longview during his tenure there. What I didn't see was an easy way to get to the essays he wrote about the entire process behind the Stones using Longview for their 81 tour prep. That link follows... takes you to the first page with MANY links down the l
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I don't want to hijack the thread - I LOVE the Crowes - My wife, my 15 year old daughter and I have 3rd row seats to see them when they come to Knoxville in September - but... I would like to ask stones77 (or others) if they'd be willing to recommend some of their favorite Tragicly Hip albums for me. I was doing some shopping on Amazon this morning (ordered Croweolgy among others) a
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My wife & I had our honeymoon 3 years ago at the couples resort in Ocho Rios & LOVED it. Although you're only going to be there for a few hours some of the things we learned will probably help... 1. STAY WITH THE GROUP - it's a third world country and although the authorities do the best the can to protect the tourists, you can go from safe to dangerous very quickly. 2.
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Gonna chime in on this one... First off let me just say: I LOVE SMOKING! OK. Now that I've got that off of my chest, we'll go on to part two... I am a recovering "Nicoholic" and have not had any nicotine since August of 2007. My last cigarette story isn't nearly as dramatic as Marv's (glad you're still with us man!) but it's somewhat similar
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I figured it for an update to include information about his upcoming solo tour... Maybe that midweek October update is actually going to be a midweek in late July. Peace, Mr DJA
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Big Al: I'll side with the Diana Ross version (I think it's the solo version as opposed to w/ the Temps - I'd like to hear that one!) Yorkey: After looking at the links you provided, it appears that the following songs only appear on the "Motown Classics Gold" Collection: (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas Where Did Our Love Go - The Suprem
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The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968, Volume 2. Volume 1 Played Earlier and Vols. 3-9 will keep me company at work tomorrow. Peace, Mr DJA
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Scored 3rd row center tix for the Black Crowes at a small theater in Knoxville, TN. Can't wait for September! Peace, Mr DJA
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According to Amacon.com (US site) it was released today: Link: Product Details Directors: Stephen Kijak Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) Number of discs: 1 Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Records (Fontana) DVD Release Date: June 21, 2010 Run Time: 151 minutes Average Customer Revi
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Interesting... The Text: Trace Adkins may be best known for his cowboy-style country music crooning, but in his first in-depth interview about the BP oil spill, this former oil rig roughneck and derrickman reveals he's unhappy with BP's "company man" mentality and the media's portrayal of his former profession. And he insists the president, despite his rhe
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Quote71Tele QuotePalace Revolution 2000 Quote71Tele QuoteWeLoveYou Bill slides up and down the neck of his fretless on I'm A King Bee ...and that great descending run on 19th Nervous Breakdown? That descending run doesn't sound like fretless though. IMO. You might be right... I've been thinking about 19th Nervous Breakdown all day and can't wait to get home to see if
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QuoteSwayStones >>If I'm not mistaken, could I read your question as: "How come all of the sudden, people realize how dangerous drilling for oil can be?"<< Well ,it might be a "Freudian slip " lapsus révélateur.... I meant " All of a sudden " >>If so, I think an answer, from me anyway, would be: We've always known. << Go
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Quotecolonial skipstone..yea.. I feel sorry for all ya wildlife and everyone who is affected by it..yea that pretend clean up..a bit usual. Hmmm... Typo or astute observation? Peace, Mr DJA
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QuoteSwayStones Quoteskipstone SwayStones, the way it's been understood by the people I've been listening to on the radio and from what I've been reading at nola.com and the newspaper, BP, by law, IS responsible. That will not change. The federal government is not... What I said is " I think the federal government has to share his part of responsabilities by lack of inspect
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QuoteNorthShoreBlues2 Quoteskipstone Because the government isn't allow by law to step in? That might have something to do with it. People want them to - but so far, as I've read and learned, they can't. Not sure why though. It makes zero sense. Then again, if they do, BP can say "Well we did what we could and you took over so it's all on you." That's probab
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Tele: Out of respect regarding our conversation earlier this year I never once put the word guitar after the word bass. Easier to type for me! You must not have noticed as I got it right to your eyes! Maybe next time I'll put it in just to see if you're paying attention! Shot in your honor! It's almost noon here in TN so I shouldn't get in to much trouble for thinkin
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Quote71Tele Nice post, dja. I currently have a Hofner Beatle Bass, a Fender Mustang Bass, and a Fender VI. I am getting one of the new mid-range Hofner Club basses to convert into a fretless (I wouldn't do that to a vintage one!). These have a sustain block in the body, unlike the original Hofners. If you ever want to hear great fretless technique on a pop/rock record, get "Cosi Fan Tut
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