TomFest

Streaming services are all heavily compressed, are they not? So what's the point of remastering for a streaming service?

At this point, doesn't it make sense to wait until 2019 for a 25th Anniversary release of Wildflowers? The "Super Deluxe" career retrospective is out in a couple of weeks, and that should keep us busy at least through the holidays.

Happy Birthday, Ben!

Love me some Gil and Dave.

Cool old lap steel. I have no skills on a steel or pedal steel guitar. I assume it's quite old as it has the original spelling of "Rickenbacher".

Ooh, I do like this. New for 2019.....single P90, doublecut, Gibson Les Paul Junior. And I like the "worn cherry" finish. The pickguard is a lot different than the old 50's Juniors, but I like it. I will have one of these, but it may be a little bit. The slush fund took a beating recently when I bought a Taylor 416ce-R. I don't even have it yet, and I'm already lusting after another guitar. It's a curse. https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gibson-les-paul-junior-tribute-dc-2019-electric-guitar

Yep, no girls or steel guitars in the Heartbreakers. Mike has a B-Bender though. The original idea of the B-Bender was to simulate a steel guitar.

Ryan posted this on the Steve Hoffman forum today........YAY! If you bought the "Super Deluxe", you get a hi-res download..... =========================== Thought I'd share this with you all here. We just got the green light to include a Hi-Res download link for the "Super Deluxe" version of An American Treasure: An American Treasure Super Deluxe 4CD Box Set So, in addition to the CDs, the 84 page hardbound book, and the other goodies, this super package will also get you super sound! (FYI, The Hi-Res version is 24 bit 96K and has more dynamic range than the CD and standard downloads. It will be available separately, but now will be included if you want to go deluxe!Here are the formats (FYI, digital formats were mastered from the original stereo master tapes or digital files. The vinyl was mastered from the Hi-Res files):24 bit 96K Hi-Res (with extended dynamic range)Vinyl (with extended dynamic range)CD MFiT (Mastered For iTunes: 24 bit 44.1K) Standard Download: 16 bit 44.1K

I like "Sin City". I thought Tom and Howie could have done a nice job there. Or Tom and Scott. No steel guitar in the Heartbreakers though.

^ I notice all of those round reflective stickers on Page's Telecaster. Syd Barrett from Pink Floyd did the same thing, and I think Terry Kath from Chicago also did that on his Telecaster. That must have been a "thing' back then.

No, I really don't want to see it fall into the sea, but I'd like it to stop beating me up.

Why does California hate me? I was down there on business in February and broke my wrist. Never broken a bone in my life before that. Then I'm back down there on business again last week and broke my ankle. WTF California?

^ That's funny about the cereal. I did the same thing when I was a kid. They used to have 3D baseball cards in cereal, and I'd beg Mom to buy those. Also, for a while you could get a record from the cereal box itself, I think. Seems like you cut them out of the box? Anyway, it would actually play on my crappy little lunchbox record player. For some reason, I'm thinking there were some of The Monkees? Now I have to go down that rabbit hole and look for those....

I've been powering through The Cars first four albums. Great power pop. I remember seeing them in the late 70's and they pretty much stood still like mannequins, but played the songs perfectly. I would link something from Youtube, but I hate that they make you watch commercials in front of everything.

It would definitely be in 1973, the summer I turned 15, and Mom took my younger brother and I on our first ever real vacation - a flight to San Francisco (my first time on a plane), a game at Candlestick Park (against my favorite team the Big Red Machine, but sadly Willie Mays was no longer a Giant by that time), all of the tourist things in SF (Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge, cable car ride, Lombard Street), then another flight to L.A. and my first time at Disneyland. Our "rich" Uncle (Mom's brother) lived in San Francisco, and I suspect he helped pay for everything, otherwise I have no idea how Mom pulled this off. I had worked a part-time job that summer and had some cash. There is a picture of me holding a fistful of 20's just prior to this trip. $300 in my pocket, as I recall. Best vacation ever.

The closest I came was - I left for a beer and when I came back, my son had caught a foul ball. Of course I took it from him. LOL I still have it.

No, and I've never caught a foul ball at a baseball game. I can't even catch a cold. Wait, that's probably a good thing.

Shelter - did you just quote yourself? Party foul. Anyway, I always liked "Car Phone". I'll pause right now to listen ........Yeah! fun song. I like the 12-string riffs teasing some old Byrds tunes. The voice at the end that you refer to? Sorry, I never watched Twin Peaks but I doubt I would have made that connection anyway.

And don't forget everyone smoked in those days. I've heard it said that John Wayne could do a carton a day. Can you imagine?

I also had a NGD for my recent birthday. I picked up an "Inspired by John Lennon" Epiphone Casino. These are an upgrade over the regular issue Casino. It has Gibson USA P-90 pickups, and a couple of other different cosmetic touches including the black ring around the pickup selector switch. I'm really enjoying it so far. I was trying to think if Mike or Tom ever used a Casino on stage, and I don't think I've ever seen them do that. Tom used a Casino in a couple of videos - I think the "Walls" video, and maybe the Mary Jane's Last Dance video from the living room? I'd have to double check. If anyone has a picture of Tom using one on-stage, I'd love to see it.

Just picked up "Bear's Sonic Journals - The Allman Brothers Band Fillmore East February, 1970". Any chance to hear new Duane Allman recordings......I'm in. This is an early one - over a year before the legendary Fillmore East live album was recorded.

I've been hearing "Runnin' Down A Dream" on a new commercial. Not Tom and the Heartbreakers version, but that song. This seems to be a departure from the past. I wonder if they can do that without permission if it's a different artist performing it.

After seeing the live show from '82 that recently surfaced in pretty high quality, I have upgraded my respect for that era. Those were great versions of the songs, and Tom's voice was absolutely top notch.