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jack
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Username: jack

Post Number: 75
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 7:44 am:   Edit Post

Well, here I thought you were all kind of kidding with that ol' Olympic joke, and I'm gettin' on the subway the other day with the bass and the cops are there to check bags and they say "Hey, what you got in there?" "Bass." (My Alembic is in a Peavey hard case). "Fender Precision? Rickingbaker? Olympic?" When he said Olympic I pretty much fell over laughing. "Yep, Olympic." "Stephen Clarke?" "You got it buddy, see you later."
57basstra
Advanced Member
Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 225
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 9:04 am:   Edit Post

I have a good friend, really good guitar picker, who just cannot get Alembic out of his mouth. (and this is a reasonably intelligent fellow, or at least he should be because he has a good job with the federal government.). It's always "Olympic' and now I just look at him askew and let him go.
dadabass2001
Senior Member
Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 651
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 10:33 am:   Edit Post

Ah yes... good old Stephen Clarke. Didn't he play with that fusion band Chink Corea & Return To Whatever? I loved their albums No Mastery and Erotic Terrier
j/k

Mike
jack
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Username: jack

Post Number: 77
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 10:48 am:   Edit Post

Mike, you are mistaken, Return to Whatever was a biker band. Don't you remember Tight as a Leather?
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 605
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 11:25 am:   Edit Post

Oh yea, "Stephen" played "circles" (5 to be exact) around other players on his "Olympic". :-)
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1558
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:55 pm:   Edit Post

David:

Having a good job with the federal gov't, IMHO, has no correlation with reasonable intelligence. After all, George W. has a pretty good job with the feds and, well, you know ..........!

As for Stephen Clarke, didn't he write "Carry", the story of a lonely outcast teen with psychic abilities, a bass, and no roadie?

Bill, tgo

P.S. I know I'm bordering on the political, a border I try to stay away from around here, but, c'mon now, you can't hand me a straight line that good and expect me to control myself!
57basstra
Advanced Member
Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 227
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 2:05 pm:   Edit Post

Hey Bill, I know, I know. ....believe me I know...One certainly does not logically lead to the other (good job/intelligence) but you would expect a reasonably sharp bloke to be able to pick up on a different word after 7 or 8 respectful corrections. Anyway, I did couch my remark with 'should'...;....believe me I know. I may bid on Bob's Series because a previous post said it was made of "bleeding heart."....
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 606
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 2:26 pm:   Edit Post

I don't know David, I've been correcting people for years on the pronunciation of my name, Olie, pronounced Oh-lee, (rhymes with holy) and they still want to call me Ollie, pronounced ah-lee. Go figure!
richbass939
Senior Member
Username: richbass939

Post Number: 698
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 5:01 pm:   Edit Post

I used to have a copy of Erotic Terrier. He would make a mess of your pant leg if you weren't careful.
Rich
tbrannon
Intermediate Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 122
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 5:06 pm:   Edit Post

Rich,
Is an Erotic Terrier anything like a Carolina Leg Hound?
paulman
Member
Username: paulman

Post Number: 69
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 6:10 pm:   Edit Post

Bill you are confusing Stephen Clarke with Stanley King.

Saint Stephen dada dah dah...
byoung
Advanced Member
Username: byoung

Post Number: 345
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 6:29 pm:   Edit Post

I think he did something called "If this bass could only talk".

Wasn't that how we got the Billy Bass?

Yes, I realize it's a verbal joke.

Bradley
Take me to the riiiveerrr...
richbass939
Senior Member
Username: richbass939

Post Number: 699
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 6:59 pm:   Edit Post

Toby, they are very similar except that they work in different areas. The CLH mainly works above the knee. The ET's primary work zone is close to your home, you know, down under.
Rich
bob
Senior Member
Username: bob

Post Number: 692
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 9:25 pm:   Edit Post

As long as we're talking about pronunciation in the context of federal government positions, I saw a bumper sticker last summer that said:

"I give up - it's nucular".
bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 963
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 9:58 pm:   Edit Post

Ah the astounding synchronicity of it all . . . one of the mechanics at work has personal tags on his truck: "ON2BASS" . . . right right between the bumper stickers for 'BASS Pro Shops' and 'BASS Anglers' Society Member' ! !

Now what I want to know is, how the hell do you angle a bass? What angle? Did I miss something back in my School Days? I thought Stephen Clarke played with the New Crusty Nostrils.

Whaddya mean, it's not n-u-c-u-l-a-r ?

J o e y
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1004
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 2:00 am:   Edit Post

You angle a bass to make it sit upright.

Joey, people usually switch the first two characters. It's u-n-c-l-e-a-r.
bracheen
Senior Member
Username: bracheen

Post Number: 1043
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 5:24 am:   Edit Post

Erotic Terrior? Didn't they do Virgin on the Ridiculous?

When I'm asked about my bass and say "Alembic" people always look at the headstock. I guess that word doesn't register. I wore my t-shirt to the pub one night and a guy who plays bass in a Dead tribute band got all excited. "Alembic! They're the best!"
57basstra
Advanced Member
Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 231
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 9:15 am:   Edit Post

Around here we have lots of these huge Bass clubs with dozens of men and women. (They don't seem to spend much time at their music, though. They are always fishing.)
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 608
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 9:31 am:   Edit Post

"Fishing" or "Phishing"?
57basstra
Advanced Member
Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 232
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 10:37 am:   Edit Post

a lot of 'em are drankin'
olieoliver
Senior Member
Username: olieoliver

Post Number: 612
Registered: 2-2006
Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 10:45 am:   Edit Post

A school play about a boy and his Orion bass, could be called "Alembicskit"?:-)

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