For all those who have reissue Les Pauls

[velorush]

Thorn morphed into Ting Ho something or other toward the end.  Lemme Google...

 

ETA: DUNG! Thorn morphed into Ting Ho Dung: 

Ting Ho Dung's Content - Page 15 - Hamer Fan Club Message Center

[burningyen]

On 5/15/2025 at 11:05 PM, RobB said:

the great message board in the sky

Love that song.

[DaveL]

On 5/18/2025 at 10:30 PM, The Shark said:

Michael is my friend to this day.  He's gone through so much.  His first born was killed in a tragic accident.  I attended his surviving son's recitals at Stetson University.  He was fantastic.  I wish he was still here.  Kind of like Greg.

agree...    I miss the guy too,   and I don't really miss some of those other dudes who were tossed...    

BTW:  recommend following Greg on FB as he has some nice content and pics,   

 

[django49]

So, if there is some awareness that not all of this ilk have a G on the headstock, I would call this one of the better "copies"......

Kinda lost track of who went where when. Did Ting ever get his pool cleaned out?

[specialk]

24 minutes ago, django49 said:

Did Ting ever get his pool cleaned out?

Good question. Did he ever get busted for urinating outdoors? 

[django49]

1 hour ago, specialk said:

Good question. Did he ever get busted for urinating outdoors? 

Well, when the septic tank is full......

[Saul Goodman]

5 hours ago, burningyen said:

Love that song.

Ting Ho is dead? The man is dead?

[RobB]

39 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

Ting Ho is dead? The man is dead?

No. How can Thorn be dead when The Shark posted about their current friendship? “Michael is my friend to this day”, yadda-yadda..?

[kizanski]

1 hour ago, Saul Goodman said:

Ting Ho is dead? The man is dead?

Not dead.  Banned.  

[Disturber]

5 hours ago, kizanski said:

Not dead.  Banned.  

I missed that he got banned. Thought he was just doing other stuff than posting here.

What happened?

[Brooks]

On 5/16/2025 at 12:27 PM, Armitage said:

Some may have simply sold their Hamer and moved on...

 

Sold my Hamers, but not smart enough to move on. Plus, you ever been on an Ibanez forum? 🤨

 

[kizanski]

6 minutes ago, Brooks said:

Sold my Hamers, but not smart enough to move on.

Ditto.

[The Shark]

8 hours ago, kizanski said:

Ditto.

You can borrow any of mine.  Any time.

[kizanski]

8 hours ago, The Shark said:

You can borrow any of mine.  Any time.

I think you need to buy a BC Rich Eagle bass.

[The Shark]

2 hours ago, kizanski said:

I think you need to buy a BC Rich Eagle bass.

I showed it to my bass player, but he's enamored with Rickenbackers right now.    

[Steve Haynie]

How many of the old regulars have we lost to Facebook?

[kizanski]

2 hours ago, The Shark said:

I showed it to my bass player, but he's enamored with Rickenbackers right now.    

Anybody who prefers a Rick over that BC Rich needs to have his vision and his head examined.

[Brooks]

9 minutes ago, kizanski said:

Anybody who prefers a Rick over that BC Rich needs to have his vision and his head examined.

[Steve Haynie]

4 hours ago, kizanski said:

Anybody who prefers a Rick over that BC Rich needs to have his vision and his head examined.

Yeah, well Geddy Lee played a Rickenbacker, so that makes it a priority!   

 

 

 

 

Actually, I want that Eagle.

[The Shark]

8 hours ago, kizanski said:

Anybody who prefers a Rick over that BC Rich needs to have his vision and his head examined.

I'll tell him.

[Saul Goodman]

On 5/21/2025 at 3:02 AM, Disturber said:

I missed that he got banned. Thought he was just doing other stuff than posting here.

What happened?

I don't know what happend. But, after @velorush pointed to their page, after I read several posts, they deserve an anthem. 

[kizanski]

18 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

I don't know what happend. But, after @velorush pointed to their page, after I read several posts, they deserve an anthem. 

The posts that didn't get deleted.

[Saul Goodman]

11 hours ago, kizanski said:

The posts that didn't get deleted.

Those must have been epic.

[tbonesullivan]

Ahh yes, I remember him. I don't remember what led to being banned, though I tend to have periods where I don't log in for a year or so. I still have most of my Hamers. I still have my Heritages.

Now I'm wondering why Thorn chose to rename himself to Ting Ho Dung? Because Ting Ho is literally a composer I am familiar with, who was at Montclair State University for quite some time, and passed away in 2023.

As for BC Rich basses... never really understood the allure. Yes, lots of knobs and buttons, but pointy and not nice ergonomics. Give me a Music Man stingray any day of the week over any other bass. Except maybe a Rick. Nothing sounds like a rick.

[specialk]

33 minutes ago, tbonesullivan said:

Now I'm wondering why Thorn chose to rename himself to Ting Ho Dung?

As I recall, it was due to some SOB stalking/following him, so he added a nom de plume.