| Author | Message | ||
| jack
Member Username: jack Post Number: 75 Registered: 11-2005 |
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 |
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 |
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
Member Username: jack Post Number: 77 Registered: 11-2005 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Rich, Is an Erotic Terrier anything like a Carolina Leg Hound? | ||
| paulman
Member Username: paulman Post Number: 69 Registered: 2-2005 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
"Fishing" or "Phishing"? | ||
| 57basstra
Advanced Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 232 Registered: 4-2005 |
a lot of 'em are drankin' | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 612 Registered: 2-2006 |
A school play about a boy and his Orion bass, could be called "Alembicskit"? |
