Steve Haynie

Are you linking to the jpeg or trying to upload it?

What?! What?!

I am thankful I did laundry last night, so it does not bother me today. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone at the HFC!

Do not expect a show from the 1970's. The guys are older, and Rick is not as "in your face" as he once was. Tom never ran around a lot, so his presence will be about the same as it has always been. Robin's voice is as strong as ever, which is amazing for someone still seen with a cigarette every now and then. Robin will be the one holding the show together. You will be impressed by him. Robin's son will be there as an extra guitar player and singer. He does not need to be there, but he will be. Rick's son plays drums. I want to see Cheap Trick next year. A friend convinced me to buy tickets for Rush and AC/DC next year. That makes me skittish on buying more tickets to anything. With my other 2026 tickets my entertainment budget is now spent already. Cheap Trick has not become a tribute band to themselves. They are still very much Cheap Trick. Their setlist changes every night, so you may get all your favorites or a bunch of newer songs you never heard. That was a point of argument with Bun E. as he only wanted to play an all hit-song setlist. Now you get some good surprises in the show.

The death metal band Vitriol fired their singer by abandoning him at a gas station. https://consequence.net/2025/11/vitriol-kyle-rasmussen-gas-station/ That got this reaction:

Some finishes look better in person. Are you going to stare at the finish while playing? Again, it might sound and play like a dream. If that is true, then the finish is less important.

It would be nice to have that guitar, but how many times do you set off the smoke before you start thinking about how it stinks up the house too much?

Yeah. Them and their asshole parents.

I like the Johan Segeborn videos, but he might be running out of ideas for new videos. Then again, was there not a Pignose amp used on a ZZ Top album?

A friend loves Todd Snider and got a couple of us to go see him. He put on a fun show. Earlier this year my friend saw him again as his health issues were beginning to affect his touring schedule. He is glad he was able to see Todd a last time. I am glad I got to see him once.

Play it and the finish might not matter anymore. I still want a Talladega.

Yes.

Was he a member here for a short time?

At 8:51 you can recognize @Jeff R in a photo with Ace.

I have a Sven Dirkschneider drumstick!

Billy has some tour dates announced for 2026. 1/20 Napa, CA Uptown Theatre 1/21 Monterey, CA Golden State Theatre 1/23 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern 1/24 Santa Barbara, CA Lobero Theatre 1/25 Anaheim, CA Grove of Anaheim 1/28 Santa Fe, NM Lensic Performing Arts Center 1/29 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre 1/31 Clear Lake, IA Surf Ballroom 2/1 St Charles, IL The Arcada Theatre 2/3 Columbus, OH Southern Theatre 2/4 Niagara Falls, ON Fallsview Casino Resort 2/6 Wilmington, DE The Grand Opera House 2/7 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa 2/10 Derry, NH Tupelo Music Hall 2/11 Plymouth, MA Plymouth Memorial Hall 2/13 Rutland, VT Paramount Theatre 2/14 Patchogue, NY Patchogue Theatre 2/16 New York, NY City Winery New York 2/17 New York, NY City Winery New York 2/19 Wilkes Barre, PA F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts 2/20 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino 2/21 Tarrytown, NY Tarrytown Music Hall 2/23 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere 2/24 Frederick, MD Weinberg Center for the Arts 2/26 Rocky Mount, VA Harvester Performance Center 2/27 Bristol, TN Paramount Bristol 2/28 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

That is the Asian import model. They were nice.

Sports teams convince government to build their stadiums and arenas with public money. The contracts usually allow the teams to take all revenue, and the government is supposed to recoup its "investment" through accommodation tax and tourism dollars flowing to the local community. Imagine being able to get government to build a guitar store building for you and letting you use it rent and tax free.

There will be rabid KISS fans for another decade or so. Flying V's are going to be around for a while, too. They will still sell today.

Is your Suhr a Strat, or does it just look like a Strat? There have been guitars like the Hamer Daytona and PRS Silver Sky that have design differences. So, how different is the Suhr?

Another PM sent.

Just look click on the song title to see how many times Heaven Tonight was reported as being played. The count is 502 so far. https://www.setlist.fm/stats/cheap-trick-23d6d4b3.html

They did play Heaven Tonight live.

The flux capacitor is what makes the guitar so expensive. So, how much would Gibson charge for an ES-345 with a regular case and no accessories?