Never buy a "Gilled" Guitar

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Yeah Frono... that's Amber, "back in the day".

Here's a recent photo. of her out shopping................

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coastie99 said:
Was it "Smoker" Roach ?

I remember it was some guy who wore a Cod-piece, and Smoker Roach did. Always claimed that he kept his stash in it.

Or, maybe that was Ian Anderson ?

Here's another band you might remember; "Thanks 4 the Mammaries".................

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Was the drummer the titular head of the band :?:
 

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BobsterMan said:
this is getting really bad... i holding onto my pike so i don't fall off my perch.

gotta go... time for sauger practice.


Bobster - shirley you knew it could get this bad bafore you joined up :shock: At least Grammy hasn't gotten involved - things could really deteriorate - maybe even to a bit of prawn (shrimp to you Americans) :mrgreen:
 

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I actually spoke to a captain who took the whole band "Thanks 4 the Mammaries" out for some off-shore fishing one time. Said he veered off course several times that day. Trouble was, none of the girls wanted to deal with the bait so he had to take care of that duty all day as well. He said by the time the day was done he had become a master baiter.
 

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eastie... a "master baiter" ?? that almost reminds me of my university days when they respected my language skills when they referred to me as a "cunning linguist"... at least that's what I think they meant... or it could have been that I had the odour of a ling cod... dunno for sure.

and you Jer... here as a realignment for you... no Uncle Sam for me... you hoser! I'm Canadian, eh. and don't call me Shirley. I'm suffocating... I need a place that's calm and airy...
 

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Well Bobster - I can understand your embarrassment in confessing you come from the same country as Grammy (your address is not admitted under your Avatar), but I was guessing (perhaps wrongly as Canadians spell colour, odour, harbour etc correctly, even though they drive on the wrong side of the road) that in line with your US cousins you term a prawn a shrimp - so thought I'd better add a translation. A translation not needed obviously for Coastie or other antipodeans - I'm sure Gary well understands the term 'two prawns short of a barbie'. The term 'American' was used to embrace United States and Canadian citizens as shorthand for 'North American' - I really didn't mean it as an insult.

I hope this offers a ray of light on the subject, I really did want to skate round the reply as that might be like trying to dab spirit on a wound, which would be a shellfish thing to do :mrgreen:
 

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I don't want to appear sailfish either, so, on the topic of gilled guitars - that's all I've got to say about that (say, that reminds me of Bubba Gump - oh, never mind, better not go there). See you on the serious topics. :D
 

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JerryR said:
The term 'American' was used to embrace United States and Canadian citizens as shorthand for 'North American' - I really didn't mean it as an insult.

Who's being insulted again?
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JerryR said:
The term 'American' was used to embrace United States and Canadian citizens as shorthand for 'North American' - I really didn't mean it as an insult.

Who's being insulted again?
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Give it a re-read and draw your own conclusions - I did point out he was from the same country as Graham (and managed to insult the antipodeans at the same time) :wink:
 

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"The Antipodeans were a group of Australian modern artists who asserted the importance of figurative art, and protested against abstract expressionism. They staged a single exhibition in Melbourne during August 1959."


How can you possibly insult them?
They only had one exhibition, for crying out loud!
 

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"The Antipodeans were a group of Australian modern artists who asserted the importance of figurative art, and protested against abstract expressionism. They staged a single exhibition in Melbourne during August 1959."

Here in the southern US back in the 60's we had a small but vocal group of protesters that called themselves the "Antibodines". Seems they were insulted by the Beverly Hillbillies show.
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"The Antipodeans were a group of Australian modern artists who asserted the importance of figurative art, and protested against abstract expressionism. They staged a single exhibition in Melbourne during August 1959."


How can you possibly insult them?
They only had one exhibition, for crying out loud!


Sigh - You're right - it is impossible to insult Coastie :roll:
 

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eastcoastbuzz said:
I actually spoke to a captain who took the whole band "Thanks 4 the Mammaries" out for some off-shore fishing one time. Said he veered off course several times that day. Trouble was, none of the girls wanted to deal with the bait so he had to take care of that duty all day as well. He said by the time the day was done he had become a master baiter.

That would surely be Captain Peter ("Pud") Pullar........ he's referenced in the Mammaries biography, "Ain't No Tit-For-Tat Here !"

It isn't a bad read, but doesn't reveal a lot that we don't already know. One assumes that at around the time that publicity shot was taken, the Mammaries had revealed pretty much all that they were ever going to.

Happily, in one of the chapters, a little more light is shone on the notorious "Norks To Alaska" tour of the early sixties. And there's a couple of surprises in as far as the influence they had on other musicians. It's a little known fact that they opened a couple of The Bands Canadian gigs ! Robbie Robertson was so impressed with the gals that he was inspired to write "Chest Fever" in their honour.

And on another occasion, after having appeared with the Shadows, and stealing the show, Hank Marvin created "36-24-36" honouring The Mascara Funk, the nom-de-stage used by bass-player Drucilla Bangs. Which she apparently did. Quite a lot !
Now, I'm wondering if these girls influenced Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band at all ?

I must dig that book out some time, and see what other funky facts I can find.
 
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