The Dirty Knobs Live at Joe's Joint - 08/21/09

[Refugee]

The Dirty Knobs will be playing at Joe's Joint (formerly The Joint), Friday, August 21, 2009.

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It's not going to be your normal Dirty Knobs show, but a two drummer jamfest! Oh yeah!

Joe's Joint

8771 W. Pico Blvd.
West Los Angeles, CA

Ph - 310-275-2619

This is a 21 years and over establishment.

Hope to see you there!!


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[nurktwin]

who's the 2nd drummer? inquiring minds want to know, they didn't call me.....lol.

[angelic_22]

WooHoo!!!!!! I love it when Phil and Matt drum together. (I am assuming it will be Phil and Matt, but who knows. Those drummers are sneaky!)

Major Reno rode up to Colonel Custer on the eve of the Little Big Horn massacre and said, "Colonel, there's evidence of a large number of Indians over the ridge. I don't like the sound of those drums."

From over the ridge came a loud cry, "He's not our regular drummer!"

;)

Well, it was either that joke, or this one......



An anthropologist decides to investigate the natives of a far-flung tropical island. He flew there, found a guide with a canoe to take him up the river to the remote site where he would make his collections. About noon on the second day of travel up the river they began to hear drums. Being a city boy by nature, the anthropologist was disturbed by this. He asked the guide, "What are those drums?"

The guide turned to him and said "Drums OK, but VERY BAD when they stop."

Then, after some hours, the drums suddenly stopped! This hit the anthropologist like a ton of bricks, and he yelled at the guide: "The Drums have stopped, what happens now?"

The guide crouched down, covered his head with his hands and said, "Bass solo".

[nurktwin]

hey relic, the 1st thing i thought of was phil, but who knows?

[angelic_22]

Its funny as hell the way Phil and Matt share some of the drums sometimes. The first time I remember seeing them play together was at Joe's Joint and I can still picture them smiling and laughing at the back of the stage - each periodically taking swipes at the other's cymbals.

[nurktwin]

maybe i'll meet you there and you can buy the drinks....lol

[angelic_22]

It would be great if you could come out Nurktwin. I still owe you a round from Cozy's!

[nurktwin]

you don't owe me anything, just our friendship. may we all live forever and be friends til the end of time.

[Pettyphile]

Something to look forward to...I think I can make this!

[Marion]

Boy, I wish I lived within driving distance. Sounds like a blast.

[brandonwood20]

I'm there!! Gonna drive down.

Perhaps they are planning a Grateful Dead tribute with the 2 drummers??? Ha

Can't wait!

[weird monkey]

^ You've got it bad, son.

And I can't wait to meet a nurktwin, too!

[Wildflower15]

Have fun!!! Pictures & reviews are always greatly appreciated:)

[Pawie]

Major Reno rode up to Colonel Custer on the eve of the Little Big Horn massacre and said, "Colonel, there's evidence of a large number of Indians over the ridge. I don't like the sound of those drums."

From over the ridge came a loud cry, "He's not our regular drummer!"

;)



LOL

[Pawie]

Right time, right place. I'll be there!!!

[WildflowerNJ]

WOW!!! Sure wish I lived a little closer!! Can't wait to hear all about this show....2 drummers!?!!

[surfnburn]

I'm seeing Bob Dylan the weekend before; I'm not sure I can work in both trips. I'll try to make it.... I might have to flip a coin...

[Doozie]

This time around the "famous stalker"....HA ha...(just a joke) won't be getting to go to LA....a fRIDAY IS NOT A GOOD FOR ME DUE TO job RESPONSIBILLITIES....."JUST A WORKING SINGLE MAMA"..BRINGING THE BACON TO THE TABLE.....ANY WAY...MAYBE THERE'S A NEXT TIME...on a Saturday.....and the notification might be a little earlier .....

Enjoy the show farmers...and friends who ever gets to go and give us that awesome"relic" pictures!!!

[normandi]

hmmmm.... working on some things to see if Elysa and I can make it there! :cool:

[LizzieB]

I was considering going, but I think I better save my FF miles in case TPATH tour next summer. It's a hard decision!!

Have fun everyone! I can't wait to hear about it.

[peacesmile]

Oh, yes....just another reason to say T.G.I.F. ;)

[Athena]

hmmmm.... working on some things to see if Elysa and I can make it there! :cool:

I hope you guys can make it. I would love to meet you when I'm sober. Too many margaritas last time.

[jawallac]

Darn! No conferences coming up! Wish I could be there - looking forward to the pix & stories - and fondly remembering Cozy's earlier this summer. :)

[normandi]

I hope you guys can make it. I would love to meet you when I'm sober. Too many margaritas last time.

OMG those were goooooooooooooooooood margaritas! :003:
It is looking good so far.... hoping Alaska Airlines is nice to me on the air travel revision plans!

[Pawie]

They have good Margaritas??? :003:

[weird monkey]

Knobaritas? *hic*

[Raelin]

I wish I lived closer too...have a great time who ever gets to go.

[wild1forever]

Can't make this one. Have fun, everybody!

[Athena]

They have good Margaritas??? :003:

Unfortunately not :( I was refering to the ones we took to the Hollywood Bowl with us, last...wait was that last year or the year before? Old timers disease setting in.

[angelic_22]

That particular batch of home brewed Margaritas was very potent! Sure was a relaxing was to kick off the gig once we arrived at the Bowl.

[normandi]

That particular batch of home brewed Margaritas was very potent! Sure was a relaxing was to kick off the gig once we arrived at the Bowl.

Oh... indeed they were sir!

[brandonwood20]

Well, folks I balanced the old Pluses(+) and Minuses(-) and it came up DOUBLE MINUSES(--)!!! So, that's no good. As we all know cars don't run on will power so I'm gonna be unable to make the show after all. Gal Darn it.

Have a great time everyone!

[Pettyphile]

^Bummer! Next time for sure, Brandon!

[Pawie]

Unfortunately not :( I was refering to the ones we took to the Hollywood Bowl with us, last...wait was that last year or the year before? Old timers disease setting in.

Ack, if I ever have some alcohol I enjoy a good Margarita... Well, Diet coke works for me too :)

[Pawie]

Sorry you can't make it, Brandon.

[normandi]

Oooohhh I am getting excited! So here is how it is shaking out for Elysa and I. In our wedding vows we promised each other to always keep music and art in our lives... Soooo to celebrate our 3rd anniversary (Aug 19th!) I am surprising Elysa with a trip to Vegas to see "LOVE" at the Mirage on Thursday and then Friday we swing into LA to see the "Dirty Knobs" at the Joint!!! I can not think of any better way to celebrate our anniversary, can you? Of course we will get to visit our family and friends over the rest of the weekend... BUT most importantly we are finally going to get officially "Knobbed"!!!! :003:

[Refugee]

^ You can get Hammered now on Saturday night at the Viper Room! :112:

[nurktwin]

ref, i'm not waiting to get hammered saturday nite. i'm gonna do it today while setting up a new tv!!!!!!......lol.

[Refugee]

^ Smart ass, LOL!

[nurktwin]

^ lol, you and mike are welcome to stop by and help, naturally food and drink is provided free.

[normandi]

^ You can get Hammered now on Saturday night at the Viper Room! :112:

dammit! we have to hang with the family on Saturday night! Well they are having a bbq and a cake from Sweet Lady Jane's for us... AND there will be booze... so I guess I can't complain and will have to settle for just seeing the Dirty Knobs next weekend.. :rolleyes: :003:

ps. For those that run into Elysa and I at the Dirty Knobs gig. Ssssssshhhhhhhhhhh... Elysa does not know about the bbq or cake!

[brandonwood20]

^Nice have a great time. My wife and I just made our 5th anniversary!

[nurktwin]

watch out for the 7 year itch, if you can wait that long!!!!

[KansasPettyFan]

^ Happy Anniversary to you both!

[normandi]

watch out for the 7 year itch, if you can wait that long!!!!

Oh yes, do be careful!!! :077:

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[Marion]

Great plan Normandi! You will have a blast! Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to you too, Brandon!

[Wildflower15]

Normandi I don't know if you have ever seen LOVE but it is AWESOME!!!!!!! I just saw it back in June when I went to California and did the whole Las Vegas then LA swing by. Anyways, sounds like you have some fun stuff planned....Enjoy!

[angelic_22]

^Nice have a great time. My wife and I just made our 5th anniversary!

We all wish you many more happy years together!

Does she like live rock and roll? Unless she hates it, you ought to bring her out to CA some time for a Knobs gig. At least that sure seems to be something Athena and I enjoy doing together - going to see live music.

We have been married since '91 and we have to stay together now because it would be too difficult to split the memorabilia up ;) LOL!

Seriously though, Ill bet she'd love it if she likes live rock and roll, and most of us don't bite ...... much :)

[weird monkey]

He's already ahead of you, Steve. He brought his lovely bride to the Cozy's show in June!

[Pawie]

You sure have your priorities straight, Normandi :).

Very good plan.

[Marion]

He's already ahead of you, Steve. He brought his lovely bride to the Cozy's show in June!

Yes! That was a good Knobbin'!!

[WildflowerNJ]

Happy Anniversary to both of you!! :)

[Refugee]

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight! Please fly, drive or walk there safely.

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[WildflowerNJ]

Wishing everyone safe journeys...and have a great time!! Look forward to hearing all about this show....rock on, Knobs!!

[Marion]

Have fun everyone! Looking forward to hearing all about it.

[weird monkey]

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[Pawie]

^ HA HA HA..

I'm leaving around noon. See you there!!!! :003: :079:Yeehaaa.

[Pettyphile]

I'm also leaving around noon...looking forward to seeing everyone!

[ratstokill]

what time's the show tonight guys? i'm in anaheim and wondering what time i should leave by. thanks

[angelic_22]

From memory I think they open the doors around 9 PM.

We were hoping to arrive around then to beat the rush of rock and roll crazed Dirty Knobs fans :)

[Refugee]

what time's the show tonight guys? i'm in anaheim and wondering what time i should leave by. thanks

I think the show might start around 10PM.

[Echosoftom]

A little Refugee birdie just texted me and told me that Jason sang lead and Mike played keyboard on "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"...OMG! That must have been priceless!!! :003:

Hurry up and get home people, (but drive safely) I can't wait hear the rest.

[WildflowerNJ]

WOW!!!! That must have been awesome!!!!!! Thank you for sharing that, Sharon....

Yes, drive safe everyone and looking forward to hearing more...YAY, Knobs!!!!

[Refugee]

Yes! It was such a great song! Jason went deep for the vocals, just like Iron Butterfly, lol. Jason also brought out this beautiful guitar he bought for this song. I don't know the whole story on the history of this guitar, but it's pretty. I'm sure Relic and all the other shutterbugs are working on their pictures to post. I can't wait!!

It was so great to see Mike playing keyboard. I haven't seen that since 2002 at the Coach House.

They had two special guests playing with them tonight. Mr. Phil Jones and Mr. Andrew Gold. I bet a few of you can guess the big hit song that Mr. Gold had back in the day.

I'm so tired. Long drive to and fro. It was so nice to see everyone. :)

Once again, another rockin' night with the Knobs!! :003:

[WildflowerNJ]

YAY!!! Love reading this, Linda, thank you for coming back and letting us know about this song and the special guests........everyone who went to this show, get some rest now and look forward to hearing about it more.....

[angelic_22]

Wow that was a blast! We are going to be grinning from ear to ear for a while to come after that performance tonight!

Jason shared a little about that guitar with me - I learned it is from Italy, but not a lot seems to be known about it except that it has wonderful tone! Especially for that song.

Jason mentioned that he was horse-trading guitars and had traded one in and got another, and had some 'credit' left over - so he looked for the most unusual guitar he could find to surprise Mike and ended up with the Italian guitar :)

Wow! I just saw the Dirty Knobs play In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida!!!! So Cool!

(pinching self) Did that really happen?!?!?!?!?!?


I have a lot of photos of the gig to go thru - too many to process tonight - but I couldn't resist getting a couple ready to post, so here you are from the beginning of the gig:

Mike Campbell (with Phil Jones in the background)

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From left to right, Phil Jones, Jason Sinay, Lance Morrison

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Thank you everyone for a wonderful time! What a night! Great seeing all the farmers there - hope I got to say hi to everyone!

[Starfish]

Sounds amazing! :)

[WildflowerNJ]

Ooooo Relic!!!!!! Beautiful, gorgeous photos!!!!!! Thank you for those!!!

[angelic_22]

I just took a peek at some photos in camera that looked really good - from the second CF card I used - a rapid fire series of Jason.

Can't wait to upload that card and have a look on the big screen, but sometimes you just know when you first see a shot that all the planets were aligned... but cannot keep eyes open any longer.... must go to bed.....

Sweet Knobby Dreams everyone.

[angelic_22]

OK - I couldn't resist a couple more - taken during In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Mike at the keyboards - Anyone else besides me think he was having fun? :)

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And Jason - Half way into the song he grabbed this funky set of blinking glasses. What a goofball! I tried to catch the glasses as the lights were blinking - Hopefully you can get the idea, but only a couple of the bulbs were lit at the instant I took the photo.

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[KansasPettyFan]

Awesome pictures! Love seeing these and glad some Farmers got to go. :)

[Marion]

I just found Ref's text on my phone. She was excited! haha! In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida?!!!! How fun! I'll bet that was a trip. Everyone must have been flipping out when they heard the first few notes. :)
Relic, LOVE the pictures and can't wait to see more. Thank you, Thank you!! http://www.mudcrutch.com/honeybees/images/smiles/7222.gif

[Echosoftom]

Ref, thanks for the late night surprise TM. That sure woke me up, lol.

OMG! Andrew Gold...The Golden Girl theme song guy! No way! :003:

Relic, those pictures are gorgeous! The guys look like they're having a fun time! I love the shot of Mike on keyboard, and Jason's goofy glasses... they look perfect for that song, LOL! I love it!!! Thank you for sharing those. You always do such a fabulous job.

I sure wish I'd been there but glad everyone had a great time and got home safely. Thanks for the reviews guys! :)

[WildflowerNJ]

Awwww, Relic, just came back quick before I left to see if there were any more pics..yes!!!! I LOVE these!!.....thank you so very much!!

The Knobs rocked 'em at Joe's!!!! :heart::heart::heart:

[angelic_22]

Mike Campbell, Matt Laug and Phil Jones They are all laughing because Mike just broke a string in the middle of the first song - 'Goldfinger' and it is still hanging from the guitar.

Well, maybe Mike's expression is one of 'nuts!' - his guitar tech handed him another guitar later on, but until then he just soldiered on using 5 strings LOL!
(I think Mike lost his g-string, but don't quote me)


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Andrew Gold

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[Echosoftom]

^ That is beautiful! :heart:

My god Relic, have you even been to bed yet? LOL

[Marion]

That is gorgeous. Look at Phil and Matt. What great smiles. They are having a blast. That photo just captures the joy of this band.

[Wildflower15]

I seriously just got butterflies in my stomach looking at all these photos! The reviews are great too!!

[angelic_22]

From the printed setlist: (Please update as required if memory serves, mine is limp and unmanageable at present! LOL)

Intro
Goldfinger

(Mike breaks string on guitar, finishes with different guitar, comments "We like to break everything on the first song")

Walkin' Shoes
Sookie Sookie
All She Wrote
Just Wanna Love You
One Toke (Over The Line)
So Tired (I don't remember this being played, but I am so tired....)
Money
Unfinished Business
Inna Gadda / Suzie Q
Humdinger / Loves Made A Fool
Balls Off / Deal
Working Class Hero / Hide Away
Loaded Gun
Feed The Snake (Not Played)

Here is the encore as printed on the set list - I remember gtr boogie shuffle but its all getting kind of fuzzy now :)

Sweet 16 / Latin Lupe / Anyway
Guitar Boogie Shuffle
Tomorrow Never Knows

[Marion]

Thanks, Relic.....Oh man, did they really play Love's Made Fool Out of Me? LOVE their version of that song. They haven't played that one for a long, long time. I can't believe they skipped Feed the Snake - it is such a brilliant song but it's a wonderful set list full of great stuff. I'm so glad you guys got such a great show.

[weird monkey]

From the printed setlist: (Please update as required if memory serves, mine is limp and unmanageable at present! LOL)

Intro
Goldfinger

(Mike breaks string on guitar, finishes with different guitar, comments "We like to break everything on the first song")

Walkin' Shoes
Sookie Sookie
All She Wrote
Just Wanna Love You
One Toke (Over The Line)
So Tired (I don't remember this being played, but I am so tired....)
Money
Unfinished Business
Inna Gadda / Suzie Q
Humdinger / Loves Made A Fool
Balls Off / Deal
Working Class Hero / Hide Away
Loaded Gun
Feed The Snake (Not Played)

Here is the encore as printed on the set list - I remember gtr boogie shuffle but its all getting kind of fuzzy now :)

Sweet 16 / Latin Lupe / Anyway
Guitar Boogie Shuffle
Tomorrow Never Knows

I remember "So Tired" Steve, they didn't play "Tomorrow Never Knows" or I think "Guitar Boogie Shuffle", but I'm a little fuzzy myself (no AM coffee yet)

[angelic_22]

Marion, there were a few technical issues that popped up - Mike's broken string and a couple of sound system issues...

So the way things were going I'm pretty sure that if they had played Feed the Snake, Joe's Joint would have probably exploded. :)

[weird monkey]

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[SusieSunshine]

Wow Steve, your photography is, as always, superb.... I am still pouting because I had to miss it...sniff, sniff.

[weird monkey]

Marion, there were a few technical issues that popped up - Mike's broken string and a couple of sound system issues...

So the way things were going I'm pretty sure that if they had played Feed the Snake, Joe's Joint would have probably exploded. :)

Ape broke a string too, and had to swap the Fender for the Italian Job.

Good morning everybody. Where's my coffee?

[nurktwin]

hey relic, do you have a good close up of jason's new guitar? when you said it was 'italian' the 1st thing that came to mind was "Italia" guitars, but i don't think they made a model like that. i know i've seen that guitar before, but just can't remember the brand.

[angelic_22]

We missed you Susie.

Wow! Great shots Monkey!

[angelic_22]

nurk, I don't know yet- the lighting on that side of the stage was very tricky. Will have to check all the shots carefully.

If I remember correctly Jason said he didn't know much about the guitar. A mystery axe.

The shape was a little like a flying vee, but maybe a little more blunt - like an Italian pickle fork! ;)


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[weird monkey]

I was having auto focus issues, but got a couple. Bad that using a flash negates the ambient lighting, good that flash picks up the details in low light.

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[Marion]

^ Cute!! That really is an unusual looking guitar. I'll bet it's got an interesting history. I wonder if they will ever know the story.

Wonderful pictures Marcia. Thanks!!

[normandi]

What a great show! I have finally been "Knobbed"... great to see everyone and it was so much fun to see the Dirty Knobs and thanks for the great pictures! Elysa and I are now going back to bed to recover from Vegas and the Knobs!

[Refugee]

I'm still buzzing! :003:

[BrandyZep]

thanks for sharing! all this is so wonderful!!!

[surfnburn]

I just got home. What an awesome show! Thank you Dirty Knobs... Relic and WMonkey, your shots are gorgeous. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Wow...another song from my childhood...lol I guess those lyrics are open to interpretation...lol It was so nice to see everyone again.

[LizzieB]

Sounds like such a fun night. I'm glad everyone had fun. Thanks for sharing! And thanks for the great pictures. I saw a couple of Relic's pictures on Phil's Facebook a little while a go and I knew exactly where they had come from!

Get some sleep, normandi. But I do hope you are planning to fill us in a little more on your first knobbing!

[angelic_22]

What do you do when you need to play a tambourine and a drum kit at the same time?

Matt Laug's solution:

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Jason reacting to something Matt did -

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Phil Jones

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[Square One]

Another great one - that sure was a fun show. :) I love your pictures Relic and WM - they capture the spirit of the night so well!! It was good to see everyone - hope you all got some sleep today.

[Pettyjunkie]

I'm so glad it was a great show!!!

Thanks for the pictures!

[agirl]

Sounds like a great show. Thanks for the pictures!!

[angelic_22]

An update on Jason's guitar -

I am told it was made in Italy between 1967 and 1970 and is called an 'EKO Rokes'. There is an Italian band named after the guitar apparently, so there must be at least a few other folks who also think it sounds good :)

[nurktwin]

ok relic, eko in italy made vox guitars after they stopped making them in england. eko now has a reissue of the guitar jason played.
http://www.eko.it/international/prElRock6Sun.htm it's now called "rock VI"

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[Marion]

Wonderful pictures, Relic! I love the warmth in your photos. They all look like they are having such a good time. Great shot of Phil Jones. I finally got to meet him at the last Cozy's gig. What a nice man.

[WildflowerNJ]

Wow, I am loving all these pictures!!!! What a great show....yeah, looks like everyone is having so much fun...makes you smile just seeing these photos. Thanks to everyone sharing this time in review and pics for us who did not make it.....I love those Knobs!! :heart:

[WildflowerNJ]

Hey, Nurk, thank you for that link about the guitar....:)

[nurktwin]

YW.

[Pawie]

At last. Computertime. Here's a few of mine...

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Don't cross the Police Line...

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[surfnburn]

Beautiful photos Lotta! I have crappy camera with a blinding flash, so I don't like to use it much. This is my one good shot...lol Everyone is in it! I might make it into a painting.

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[SingsInFrench]

Wow! Thanks everyone for posting your pictures and comments - what a thrill that must have been!

[Pawie]

Let me try some more..

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[Pawie]

And here's Steve. "No Pictures" ;-)

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[weird monkey]

:118: Oh Lotta! I am so jealous, your new shooter takes great pictures!!!!!!!!!

Ames, it was so good to talk to you before the show, we must get together for an art outing one of these days!

[angelic_22]

:) You caught me 'chimping' LOL!

[weird monkey]

O Lord! you mean there's a word for that!??!!? My A2 has a little switch, so it's easy to flip back and forth - I do it constantly. God, I love digital photography.



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[jawallac]

Oops

[jawallac]

Wow. What a stunning & intense pic of Mike. Anybody know what's on the necklace?

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[nurktwin]

looks like a flash drive

[jawallac]

^ LOL Nurk!! I was just wondering if anyone knew if it was a specific gemstone...never thought it could be a flash drive! ;)

[weird monkey]

It's a pretty stone, but I don't know what it is.
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I've noticed it before.

[jawallac]

Looks like it has flecks of white, so it could be a form of Obsidian. FWIW, obsidian is said to have the following properties:

-honesty, sincerity & truth
-brings out your warrior spirit and reclaims forgotten abilities within yourself
-help prevent negative energies from attacking & keep thoughts from turning negative
-reflect your flaws & provide insight into changing the flaws
-helpful to those in 12 Step programs as a powerful tool of change, aiding your desire to alter behavior

and that's one large chunk of obsidian (err, obsidian talisman, more likely) he's got there...

[nurktwin]

from that picture it looks like an old indian arrow head.

[SusieSunshine]

I love the picture of Steve....that is great!

[Marion]

Wonderful pictures everyone. I especially love the one of our star photographer!

[angelic_22]

I need a haircut

[KansasPettyFan]

^ LOL! You look just fine...just keep taking these pictures and sharing them with us. lol

Thanks everyone for sharing all of these great pictures! It's eye candy for those of who didn't make it. Oh, yeah!!!

[Tara]

Fantastic pictures (as always), and what a sweet set! Glad to hear you all had a good time. Uhhh...and the guy who composed the Golden Girls' theme song was there?! What the heck? LOL

[Pawie]

:) You caught me 'chimping' LOL!

Wooops, Sorry.... :cool::)

[LizzieB]

Love the pictures Lotta! Yours will make a great painting, Ames, lol. Srsly, I'd love to see that!

[weird monkey]

Overload...
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[angelic_22]

How about this one? :)

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[angelic_22]

Oh Deer :)

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[angelic_22]

Another one of Mike

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[Marion]

I love waking up to all these great photos!! Thanks Marcia and Relic.

What's with the deer? hahaha!

[WildflowerNJ]

Love all of these photos!!! Thank you so much!! :heart:

[bee1234]

Great job on the photos - Hope I can see these guys next time they play.

[Pawie]

The deer sat in one of the base drums for some reason. It was really cute.

I love to see all pictures. To me they all look amazing. Every one is a reminder of a great evening. :heart:

[KansasPettyFan]

Love all of these pictures!

LOL@ the deer!

[wild1forever]

Sounds like a great night! Thanks for the photos.

[peacesmile]

I love 'Bambi'. I hope they dedicate a song to her.

[LRED]

THUDDDD !!! Great pictures and reviews everyone !!!

[Tara]

Deer in the bass drum? Classic.

[normandi]

Thanks for all the great pictures! I was still very wrecked from my swing through Vegas prior to landing in LA before the gig and the pictures help bring everything back in focus! It was so great fun to see the Dirty Knobs having so much fun up on stage... and Mike on keyboard to boot!!! :b55:

[LizzieB]

Wow, these additional pictures are great! Next best thing to being there. I :heart: all the photographers. :)

[angelic_22]

No kidding Liz - some great shots of the gig.

I am so happy to get to see the band perform live. There is simply nothing like live music - particularly when it is played from the heart by uncompromising artists who cherish everything about music.

In fact, events like this help to restore my faith in humanity.

Now you could say that is a lot to lay at the feet of these performers, and maybe you'd be right, but even so there is something remarkable going on at gigs like these, and how ever it might be described, it is worthy of celebration!

Thanks guys!!!!!


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[Marion]

Wonderful pictures, Relic. And you are so right. There is something so special about these gigs. It's hard to describe the feeling you get. They just make you so happy. I think it's love.

[WildflowerNJ]

Relic, those are beautiful!!! WOW!! These Dirty Knobs shows are so very special....the feelings you get from them....you just cherish the ones you get to see. I wish I did not live so far away....I miss them so much....

Thanks to all for their photos and reviews.....it makes me feel like I am there again....:heart:

[normandi]

Perfect description of the Dirty Knobs experience Relic!!! And the pictures capture it all... just fantastic shots. Thank you again for sharing them!

[dogontherun]

WONDERFUL PICTURES!! Those last couple close-ups of Mike and Jason are stunning! Thanks Relic and Pawie and Marcia! The next best thing to being there is seeing all your great pictures!! What a fun night that must have been for those of you lucky enough to be there:003:

[surfnburn]

Beautiful shots, Relic!

[angelic_22]

I dont know if anyone mentioned the Rick guitar Andrew had. I noticed it looked a little different - i.e. had three pickups - but there was some kind of glitch and he didn't end up playing it so I never got to hear the sound.

Did anyone get a photo of that guitar?

It looked like a Rick on steroids.

[weird monkey]

^ :085: All I got was a shot of the headstock and neck, the rest was hidden behind a monitor.

[nurktwin]

post a picture of the RIC, i'd like to see it.

[Raelin]

Love the pictures Relic! Very nice.

[angelic_22]

Nurk, this is the best I have.....

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[nurktwin]

thanks relic. it looks like an old late 50's RIC 325 like lennon's original, but they didn't come with the bigsby B5 tailpiece. (2 pickups would make it at model 320 and they didn't make a 320 back then). but at that time they had the 'toaster' pick ups like in this pix. the pickguard seems like the original single layer which at that time would be gold in color, not white. it also has 1 toggle switch and 4 knobs like the originals. today you get 5 knobs and a toggle switch. if this guitar is the small 3/4 size it's a modified RIC 325. if it's a full size guitar, it's a model 350. lennon's original was blond in color with an 'accent' tailpiece, which he had removed and replaced with the bigsby B5 vibrato tailpiece at a local shop in liverpool after he bought the guitar in germany, he also had it painted black. i have 2 of these ric's in 3/4 size, my original 60's 325 in fire-glo (red sunburst) with the original 'accent tailpiece' and a black 1980 model 320 (2 pickups) without a vibrato tailpiece. all in all, this looks like an original RIC that had the bigsby added. i'd like to know if it's full size or a 3/4 size. i'd also love to see a close up of the headstock, because where "made in america" is located gives you a clue as to when this guitar was made. i'd also like to know if the ric logo on the headstock is just plain white or gold and carved out or if the whole thing is covered in a clear smooth finish. btw, if you have 1 of these guitars and want to add a bigsby, get the B5, not the B500. the B5 is about $200 and made in the USA. the B500 is about $100 and made somewhere in china or somewhere in the east. thanks for the pix, keep them coming. oh, i forgot to mention, if you have a model 320 and are thinking of adding the bigsby, DON'T. ric doesn't make a 320 anymore and the price on these guitars is going up pretty fast, so don't do anything to it yet, you could be destroying a classic that could be worth some money some day. who knows, maybe Mike is looking for one....lol.

[normandi]

"...It looked like a Rick on steroids.

It did indeed!

[nurktwin]

i forgot to mention another thing, these guitars came with or without an "F" hole and you can also tell their age by that position!. here's a clue, if you hold the guitar upright with the neck straight up, what position is the "F" hole pointing to? any idea's before i post the answer? the cutaways on this guitar are definitely from a 325, 320 or 350. the only other model that comes close is a 330. AND the 4 knobs on this guitar are NOT the original brown and gold knobs on the original RICS!!!!

[angelic_22]

I have no idea Nurk! I'm already swimming in the info you posted, but all this talk of f-holes is getting me hot. (What are you wearing?) ;)

As for the size of the guitar, if it was 3/4 then the full size must be giant because it seemed like an enormous guitar to me and that is what first caught my eye. I knew it was a RIC right when I saw it, and the three toaster pickups all in a row caught my attention.

I suspected it had to be something pretty special. Maybe we will get to actually hear it some day LOL! It was like a jet fighter on static display at an airshow - you really want to see them fly!

[nurktwin]

well steve, if it's full size, it's a 350 and then andrew made changes to it. i'd still like to see the headstock and where "made in america" is located. i'd like to mention more about "F holes", but then none of us would get anything done!! run Athena run, don't look back!!! have a great day everyone, be back after a fried chicken dinner!

[nurktwin]

i messed up on the 320, it does have 3 pickups. it doesn't have the tremolo arm like the 325., therefore 2 different model numbers. now back to the "F holes", holding the guitar straight up, if the f hole is in the 1 o'clock position, it's an older ric. if it's in the 2 o'clock position, it's a newer ric. as far as the nameplate on the headstock, if 'made in the usa' is placed at the bottom along the nut, it's an older ric. if 'made in the usa' is directly under 'rickenbacker' it's a newer model. the older ric's also have the nameplate covered in clear plastic for a smooth finish, the newer ones don't and you can actually feel the name rickenbacker.