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Left to Right:
* M'lea (1978 SD Curlee, converted to fretless)
* Honeygrrl (1988 Custom-built 6-string)
* Boy (1991 Fender P-bass lyte)
* Mackie 1202 mixing board
In rear
1995 Nemesis (by Eden) 4x12 bass combo
Englisch:
Like a roarin’ postcard from the fifties – that’s the sound of the HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS. Three voices, an overdriven sixstring, a big bad black doghouse bass and a pumping and swinging set of drums – that’ s what is called High Octane Hillbilly Rock’n Roll at its best, a patchwork of rough Rockabilly, fast Country and a little bit of Swing performed by Goldi Grasshopper, Crazyeye and Mr. Madsn. So put your cat clothes on, you rockin’ cats and enjoy the HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS!
Deutsch:
Die HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS – High Octane Hillbilly Rock’n Roll at its best! Der Boss eines berühmten Rockabilly Labels sagte über den Sound von Goldi Grasshopper, Crazyeye und Mr. Madsn: Irgendwie erinnert das, was die Jungs mit der Gitarre, dem Kontrabass und den Drums da zaubern, an einen schweren V8 Motor - mal schnell, mal dreckig, mal laut – aber immer mit viel Gefühl für Rhythmus und Melodie. Rock’n Roll von den HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS, das ist ein Mix aus rauem Rockabilly, schnellem Country und einem Schuss Swing, der das Adrenalin dahin treibt, wo es hingehört. So wie es bei gutem Rock’n Roll sein soll. Der Sound der HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS – High Octane Hillbilly Rock’n Roll!
Jimbo and the Soupbones are a local band from near Pittsburgh, PA that plays folk-funk and everything in between. A super nice guy and a big persona, Jimbo Jackson leads the group and also does some acoustic work. His web page has some sample tunes and if you get a chance to see him play I would recommend going. He played a set for us this saturday that included Prince covers, original work and Bill Withers. his original song Incredible...is just that.
Tony MacAlpine
I am hammered in this picture.
I went to Rumba Cafe to see Tony MacAlpine. His opening acts were Hephystus and Lonero. Bill Lonero is on SixString and I got to meet him after the show. He is an AMAZING player and his one guitarist Nasser Abdalla is a total ham on stage like me! I embarrassed myself talking to the guys in Hephystus, Bill Lonero, and people I knew there.
I was so drunk I couldn't drive home so Julie and Shay came and got me and my car. It was bad. I might be done drinking for a while...
Earlier today I took the Jetta to Hatfield to get rear brakes and have the ignition switch replaced. It took quite a while but the key easily turns off the car now!
I also drive Julie's cousin Amy home from work again today.
Englisch:
Like a roarin’ postcard from the fifties – that’s the sound of the HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS. Three voices, an overdriven sixstring, a big bad black doghouse bass and a pumping and swinging set of drums – that’ s what is called High Octane Hillbilly Rock’n Roll at its best, a patchwork of rough Rockabilly, fast Country and a little bit of Swing performed by Goldi Grasshopper, Crazyeye and Mr. Madsn. So put your cat clothes on, you rockin’ cats and enjoy the HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS!
Deutsch:
Die HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS – High Octane Hillbilly Rock’n Roll at its best! Der Boss eines berühmten Rockabilly Labels sagte über den Sound von Goldi Grasshopper, Crazyeye und Mr. Madsn: Irgendwie erinnert das, was die Jungs mit der Gitarre, dem Kontrabass und den Drums da zaubern, an einen schweren V8 Motor - mal schnell, mal dreckig, mal laut – aber immer mit viel Gefühl für Rhythmus und Melodie. Rock’n Roll von den HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS, das ist ein Mix aus rauem Rockabilly, schnellem Country und einem Schuss Swing, der das Adrenalin dahin treibt, wo es hingehört. So wie es bei gutem Rock’n Roll sein soll. Der Sound der HELLABAMA HONKY TONKS – High Octane Hillbilly Rock’n Roll!
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Hundreds of guitar abstracts in my set, "Johnny Guitar:"
Suzy has gotten rather warped!
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Гітара -- Ukrainian for Guitar. I figured that since I'm making an everyday familiar object look so foreign to the visual senses that I needed a foreign language to describe the set too.
More here in my set, "Гітара:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630600730218/
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Music. Life.
It makes you crazy. It makes you sane.
Doesn't it? I don't think I can write something about music. Its such a thing.
Beautiful.
Music.
Love.
Sadly, I did not get to see the pillows perform over the past weekend. The lines to attend made it impossible given the time I arrived.
On the plus side, I did manage to get my guitar signed the next day- it is now imbued with magical Japanese rock powers!
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Throwing my little camera up into the air over and over again for your viewing pleasure.
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Kinetic photograph.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_photography
Camera: Kodak EasyShare M1033.
More in my set, "Flux Velocity:"
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Okay, all...our new Christmas Anthem:
Restringing
I am restringing my 2013 Gibson Les Paul Signature "T" and once again checking the intonation. This guitar just doesn't seem to stay in tune and when it is "in tune" it sure doesn't sound like it is in tune. Very frustrating. The SixString community is suggesting the nut might be the culprit. Either it is cut wrong or binding. I'm thinking of trying graphite in the nut slots or something called "Nut Sauce" that I think they make...
Julie wasn't feeling well so I stayed home with her. I took her to the Urgent Care at Giant Eagle (since they take our insurance) then we ran errands before meeting Mother Mary and Shay at Northstar Cafe for lunch. It was a Mother's Day lunch for Mother Mary and I paid for everyone. After lunch, Julie had a consultation appointment with an acupuncturist.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Bridge_(film)
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One shot SOOC.
Want more? See my new set, "Drawing with Light:"
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Kinetic: Relating to, caused by, or producing motion.
These are called “Kinetic” photographs because there is motion, energy, and movement involved, specifically my and the camera’s movements.
I choose a light source and/or subject, set my camera for a long exposure (typically around 4 seconds), focus on my subject and push the shutter button. When the shutter opens I move the camera around with my hands...large, sweeping, dramatic movements. And then I will literally throw the camera several feet up into the air, most times imparting a spinning or whirling motion to it as I hurl it upward. I may throw the camera several times and also utilize hand-held motion several times in one photo. None of these are Photoshopped, layered, or a composite photo...what you see occurs in one shot, one take.
Aren’t I afraid that I will drop and break my camera? For regular followers of my photostream and this series you will know that I have already done so. This little camera has been dropped many times, and broken once when dropped on concrete outside. It still functions...not so well for regular photographs, but superbly for more kinetic work.
To read more about Kinetic Photography click the Wikipedia link below:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_photography
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Albeit supremely risky this is one of my favorite ways to produce abstract photographs.
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My photographs and videos and any derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka “Zoom Lens”) and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved. ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law.
My photographs and videos and any derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka “Zoom Lens”) and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved. ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law.
Oooo... Six-stringed sex. Mmm... Beautiful fiddle-back maple top (Quilted maple back) Flamed maple fingerboard, Flamed maple neck. Big frets, EMG's Gold Shaller hardware, Locking nut and a Shaller/Floyd Rose whammy. Mirrored scratch-plate.
Гітара -- Ukrainian for Guitar. I figured that since I'm making an everyday familiar object look so foreign to the visual senses that I needed a foreign language to describe the set too.
More here in my set, "Гітара:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630600730218/
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My photographs and videos and any derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka “Zoom Lens”) and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved. ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law.