MCChris

And it aggravates them that fans know it, too, and that some fans prefer Ace and Peter to Tommy and Eric, no matter how much Gene and Paul try to spin that it's a better band now. Alan It has cheesed Gene for decades that Ace, even with all the defects of character, is infinitely cooler than he is. IMO the solo albums were a vehicle to publicly embarrass Ace and Peter and prove who really made the band tick. It totally backfired on Gene, who I'm sure was convinced that Ace would release a total turd. In fact, the opposite happened.

They're already on it: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/9571497/members-kiss-buy-stake-la-arena-expansion-franchise

Peter is like Philthy Animal Taylor and Steven Adler: Eric Singer, Mikkey Dee and Matt Sorum are far superior technical rock drummers, but their respective bands lost something without the original guys.

LOL I like their recent recorded material, but as a live act, they are beyond finished.

I wouldn't treat a Carvin to a protein swirl.

I'll stop short of calling them a favorite, but I have no qualms about admitting that I like almost all of Loverboy's material.

Although my ear isn't good enough to hear the tonal difference between fretboard woods, I do know that you'd probably have to actually fret a note in order to hear them. Of course I could just be a dumb motherfucker.

My copy arrived today. Well done, Not Chris!

Don't spoil it for the rest of us.

Just got a shipping confirmation email. Perfect timing, as I need to prop up one of the legs on my coffee table by next weekend!

Just ordered my copy direct from the publisher. I'm a writer by trade and I'll probably sooner do a backflip or run a marathon than write a full-length book, so major kudos to you!

"But in recent years, she struggled with job woes and the stress of care-giving for her elderly mother." Yep, I can relate. Life can be overwhelming at times. Sorry to hear she chose this method of exit.

Great call on the Hollies tune. First heard it on a K Tel compilation and that's was when I fell in love with the sound of the electric guitar. Kiss turned me on to the sound of a distorted electric guitar. I had the same reaction as Matthes when I first heard "Mean Street." On vinyl, so the snaps, crackles and pops added to it. Still doesn't have the same effect without them.

Are you kidding? Of course there was malicious intent. If the imposter is a twit, you cannot acquit.

I won't rain on your parade, other than to say that the demise of Hamer was a combination of the company's own failures in the marketplace and the unwillingness/inability of enough people to pony up and place a custom order, myself included. In other words, the toothpaste left the tube long before FMIC arrived.

No. Fuck no.

FTR that's what I paid for my NOS wraparound Studio back in '97 or '98. $1.2K is 40% off original list price for those. Not that it particularly matters in this market or among us cheap fucks at the HFC.

eBay sucks.

Probably the same as before. Inspiration does not automatically make dollars emerge from one's ass.

I don't. That's above market value for a stock Centaura IMO.

Fair price as in, an offer that won't get you ignored or cussed out? Probably 5 bills would be the bottom of that scale. What's it worth? The proverbial $350 is in the ball park.

Or rocking that hard!