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rj2858

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rj2858 last won the day on January 19 2014

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    Sunbursts ('78, '83), 2 Daytonas ('93, '94), T-51 , Hamer Cruisebass Fretless 2-Tek 5 string, Hamer Jazz 5 Hollowbody (Korean), '81 Guild F-50
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    Dr. Z Maz 18 Jr. (Red Tolex!!), Marshall 30th Anniversary 6101 combo, Johnson Millennium, Thomas Ampworks Marshall 18 watt clone (Red Tolex!!)
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  1. In an '80's kind of mood today, based on hearing a couple of songs recently that I hadn't heard in a couple hours short of forever. Scratched the itch somewhat by "youtubing" a bunch of Tawny Kitaens' greatest hits, uh, well, I mean Whitesnakes' hits, but then came across one of the few songs of it's genre that I liked back then, and the video is just a masterpiece!. The scene at 2:00 is magic. The equal of anything by Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Bergman or Zeffirelli. The perfect melding of song & subject - a young Jennifer Connelly.
  2. Check out the English band The Strypes....rippin' current rock & roll.

  3. ^^^ Appearing tomorrow in beautiful Wauconda, Illinois & tickets available at the door! www.enuffznuf.com
  4. Pulling out one of my favorite under appreciated bands from long ago, and hey, there's Hamer content too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Xq4gWHfv0 Seems apropos as yesterday marked one year since Doc Neeson died.
  5. ^^^ FWIW - I believe I saw that Blackberry Smoke will be opening up for ZZ Top at Ravinia this summer, maybe that will be the case wherever the ZZ's go this tour.
  6. I DO NOT want to know how you knew it was dried mouse urine. Also, to the original poster - the New Jersey connection explains it all.
  7. Thankfully, due to my self imposed abstention from listening to KISS, this was my first time hearing this song. Two things occur to me; 1) I will NEVER do that again, and, 2) Ace must have been listening to "Willie and the Hand Jive" a lot at some point.
  8. Even in a self directed IRA/401K? I'm a little surprised if that's the case
  9. This is waaaaaaaaay close to me! At 25 in the late summer of 1983 I gave up radio stations that didn't play a lot of "classic rock". Naked Eyes version of "Always Something There To Remind Me" was one thing, but I couldn't endure the endless barrage of Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, Prince (yeah, I know that one goes down hard around here, but when you grow up listening to the Yardbirds, the Who, the Young Rascals and others from the age of 8, Prince just blows!). Listening to the "One Of These Nights" album by the Eagles right now, but then, IT IS Don Henleys birthday today.
  10. So if Hamers' catch phrase was "The Ultimate", would Shishkov be "The Definitive"? "The Uttermost"? "The Paramount"? "The Consummate"? Also, how soon before the book? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcOSwyQkzYo
  11. My first thought. Had to be Don Felder on that part. The other guitar part is 100% Glenn Frey. Just Don, his Les Paul, and a cranked Deluxe! - Good taste from you guys, 'cause that's the best that's been done for my 2 cents.
  12. What's in Scottsdale? I'm thinking one of the large Auction Houses? Fender HQ, and an ex girlfriend of mine. Probably not related to the ex girlfriend.
  13. If you didn't think you could feel worse, they've all become fund managers, and now make 20+ million a year!
  14. Came across this while listening to some 'Off Broadway' on Youtube, while looking over some investment stuff. Bought the album when it came out in '79, back in college, and loved it, especially the covers of 'Under My Thumb', 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy' and 'Who'll Be The Next In Line', but the originals were good too, (Hey, I said it was '79!). Kinda "producie", BUT IT WAS '79! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p-fXmvQag4
  15. I'd probably be the last to take a shot at what someone prices something at anyway, but in the case of something like this, if you really want a Standard, (and this one is a beauty), what are your choices? Wait for another? Yeah, maybe. Having a new custom order built? Oops - not so much, and if you could, wouldn't the sticker on that say somewhere near $5000? Seeing what people pay for Les Paul R9's and such, is this really too much? If that's what the market is, so be it. If you can't afford it, or don't think it's right, well, my dad paid $2800 for his first new car in 1960, but that ain't coming back either.
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