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I saw this on TV this afternoon while changing channels, and stumbled onto an episode of Regular Show on Cartoon Network: When I was stationed overseas while in the U.S. Military years ago, this was a big song, at least to those of us listening to European radio, or lucky enough to see the video on TV: So. do Summertime tunes/earworms even exist anymore? I'm out of the loop of what's fashionable with Hipsters nowadays, plus I don't even know if Top 40 Radio still exists as a thing anymore. Anybody know? I ask because Summer's a'comin', and sooner rather than later!
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No...there's no way to confuse the L and I on that sign, plus the letters were very large and each attached to the front of the building separately. Edited to add: Found it (or one very much like it), turns out it was 'MegaFlicks': Megaflicks memes. Best Collection of funny Megaflicks pictures on iFunny
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My attitude about music is that simpler is better, it's gotta have a 'hook', stick in people's minds for more than a minute, and (if nothing else) be fun to play. It's like that quote from early on in That Thing You Do: "We came here to meet girls and dance, and we can't meet girls until we dance!" It also reminds me of the old American Bandstand Rate-A-Record joke that I heard somewhere (maybe the same movie?): "Nice beat, easy to dance to, I'd give it a 65 Mr. Clark."
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PSA Mik Standard-HOT π₯
crunchee replied to Cboss's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
Congrats on the snag! Askin' stoopidly high prices sure ain't gettin', especially when you can find it much cheaper elsewhere. It definitely pays to shop around first and compare, plus it's just good common sense! -
PSA Mik Standard-HOT π₯
crunchee replied to Cboss's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
I'm surprised that the OP/seller didn't include the term "It's 'fire' " in the description, since 'fire' seems to be the current overused buzzword of the year. -
Thoughts on Tally Pros vs. Other 25.5 Hamers
crunchee replied to LucSulla's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Mirages had a longer scale--either 25" or 25 1/2" (I forget which), didn't they? -
FireHouse Singer C.J. Snare Dead at 64 (msn.com)
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KISS Kashes In And Sells Out, Finally
crunchee replied to crunchee's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
True, but now they're somebody else's 'Kash Kow'. -
Hard rock band Kiss sells brand and songs for $300m (bbc.com) Older news, but still good to know about in the same context: Kiss to become 'immortal' thanks to Abba's avatar technology (bbc.com)
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WTF is it with missing tremolo cavity covers???
crunchee replied to kurtsstuff's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
A year or so ago, I bought a kit Strat with a Callaham vintage-style trem and otherwise all brand-new Fender MIM parts. No holes were drilled for the back trem cover, but the previous owner was good enough to pass along the back trem cover itself anyway, which lives in the case pocket. If I ever sell it, I'll probably do the same thing and leave the choice to the next owner, I don't feel the urge to drill holes just because. Hey, you gotta have a point to haggle about if you're buying used gear, especially nowadays! -
Whew, for a minute there I thought it was this song (no affiliation with any insurance companies, BTW): Happy April 1stDay!
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New guitars 2023. What did you get, if any?
crunchee replied to Disturber's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Congrats, and +1 on finding a good inexpensive solidly-made bass! Last year I managed to snag a early-mid '90's USA Peavey Forum bass with Seymour Duncan P and J bass pu's for $200, and a Korean-made Brawley bass with an ash body and a 35" scale for $150 within a month of each other. I figured that Tree-fitty for the basses combined was a good sign. -
Hamer beefier necks? βand some guitar p0rn, just for fun
crunchee replied to zorrow's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
I used to call the neck profiles on Hamers from '94-'97 'Goldilocks'-sized, as they fit my hands perfectly. I wouldn't have minded a thicker neck, but I wouldn't have wanted a thinner one, that's for sure. Even the neck on the '96 T-51 currently at CME is a good playable size IMO, according to the measurements: I had a few earlier Hamers, including a couple of 'Sunburst Archtops' (pre-Studio Customs) from around '91. I did not care for the thinner neck, it was a little too 'flexible' for my taste. I did like the grade of maple used on those Sunburst Archtops, they were some of the nicest flame maple tops I've ever seen on a Hamer. -
Wow, marked down by $125 for a used guitar that already goes for $2 Grand brand new? Hard pass.
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I had a Standard with gold hardware once, and the tailpiece had the gold finish worn and tarnished from playing, so I simply polished the original tailpiece. Yeah, it looked more like chrome than gold once it was shined up, but it didn't look bad at all (looking at it from a distance, it wasn't obvious IMO), plus it was still original. The tailpiece still looked much nicer than it was before it was polished up.
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No affiliation...MIJ '78 Ibanez Iceman IC-100 in Black, went for $995 this evening at DGS: IC-100 Iceman '78 β Dave's Guitar Shop (davesguitar.com)
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Some Rickenbacker Combo guitars from the '50's had a similar body shape, too (no affiliation, and sold long ago): Combo 400 Guitars | Fretted Americana Inc. Wouldn'tya know it, DGS just got in a new one (definitely NO affiliation!): Theodore Standard - Antique Natural β Dave's Guitar Shop (davesguitar.com) "Only" $1999!
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Sadly, the "Theodore" is real: Gibson revives a lost Ted McCarty design from the 1950s with the Theodore (guitar.com) I'm still waiting for the "Simon" and "Alvin" models.