Comments on: The Spin I’m In: Good Morning VietNAMM http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:15:30 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: EternalVigilance http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1212005 EternalVigilance Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:36:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1212005 <p>Which guitar company?</p> <p>NAMM was always one of my favorite shows, not only because one could see Stevie Wonder or Les Paul or Shawn Lane or whoever just hanging and jamming, but because the nighttime parties were always such halcyon moments of wretched musical excess. Imagine 30 great guitar players, all wanking furiously for hours over the same 12 bars of “Louie Louie” :-) Very entertaining - sorta like having Pablo Picasso paint your house.</p> Which guitar company?

NAMM was always one of my favorite shows, not only because one could see Stevie Wonder or Les Paul or Shawn Lane or whoever just hanging and jamming, but because the nighttime parties were always such halcyon moments of wretched musical excess. Imagine 30 great guitar players, all wanking furiously for hours over the same 12 bars of “Louie Louie” :-) Very entertaining – sorta like having Pablo Picasso paint your house.

]]> By: bdu0 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211635 bdu0 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:25:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211635 <p>I’m at the show, too, taking pictures as always… ( <a href="http://www.fdiskc.com/syn/namm/2008/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fdiskc.com/syn/namm/2008/</a> )</p> <p>In fact, I was about three feet to the left of where that video was shot, when it was shot!</p> I’m at the show, too, taking pictures as always… ( http://www.fdiskc.com/syn/namm/2008/ )

In fact, I was about three feet to the left of where that video was shot, when it was shot!

]]> By: nikto http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211324 nikto Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:25:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211324 <p>The NAMM show is a wonderful exhibition of all those cutting-edge musical-techno devices middle America can’t afford anymore<br /> thanks to the GOP and our current ruling cartel of Corporations.</p> <p>A 27-string synth-guitar?</p> <p>A midi toenail-controller for 99<br /> electronic keyboards played simultaneously?</p> <p>Nah.</p> <p>Gotta’ keep enough cash to cover the<br /> macaroni and cheese budget this month.</p> The NAMM show is a wonderful exhibition of all those cutting-edge musical-techno devices middle America can’t afford anymore
thanks to the GOP and our current ruling cartel of Corporations.

A 27-string synth-guitar?

A midi toenail-controller for 99
electronic keyboards played simultaneously?

Nah.

Gotta’ keep enough cash to cover the
macaroni and cheese budget this month.

]]> By: JandiraFerreira http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211178 JandiraFerreira Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:53:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211178 <p>But the experience solves everything! A good musician’s secret is dedication, then, you can try and with the time, you’ll get better enough! Well, I’ve to go now… See ya, Young jess! ^^</p> But the experience solves everything! A good musician’s secret is dedication, then, you can try and with the time, you’ll get better enough! Well, I’ve to go now… See ya, Young jess! ^^

]]> By: YoungJess http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211161 YoungJess Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:40:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211161 <p>It sounds fun to do, but if I were in one, I’d suck, especially if I did guitar, I can only play a few L7 songs :D</p> It sounds fun to do, but if I were in one, I’d suck, especially if I did guitar, I can only play a few L7 songs :D

]]> By: wangdangdoodle http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211155 wangdangdoodle Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:34:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211155 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/a-cold-reception-for-americas-working-middle-class/" rel="nofollow">Christy</a>’s upstairs…</p> Christy’s upstairs…

]]> By: darkblack http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211153 darkblack Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:32:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211153 <p>Donifinito!</p> <p>I remember that clip…Fender made a squawk about it and Youtube pulled it the first time around just before Ed went into rehab with his <a href="http://beverlyhillspeople.com/pages/Eddie_Van_Halen.html" rel="nofollow">groovy shoes</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__9eCmTupSY" rel="nofollow">This</a> vid, I love the bass in the mix…Go Mikey!</p> <p>;>)</p> Donifinito!

I remember that clip…Fender made a squawk about it and Youtube pulled it the first time around just before Ed went into rehab with his groovy shoes.

This vid, I love the bass in the mix…Go Mikey!

;>)

]]> By: JandiraFerreira http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211152 JandiraFerreira Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:31:15 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211152 <p>Thanks, Young Jess! To do a cover of L7 is revive the 90’s years and to maintain that great band in the memory of all the people who likes good music! =D</p> Thanks, Young Jess! To do a cover of L7 is revive the 90’s years and to maintain that great band in the memory of all the people who likes good music! =D

]]> By: Organic George http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211151 Organic George Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:28:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211151 <p>Have you heard the story about Stevie walking into a music store in DC.</p> <p>Over heard was a young man saying What’s he doing here?”</p> <p>Bodyguard replied “Window shopping”</p> Have you heard the story about Stevie walking into a music store in DC.

Over heard was a young man saying What’s he doing here?”

Bodyguard replied “Window shopping”

]]> By: mack http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211150 mack Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:25:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/18/the-spin-im-in-good-morning-vietnamm/#comment-1211150 <p>or the result of paying too much to incompetent service providers</p> <p>which, in a national security sense could be even scarier</p> or the result of paying too much to incompetent service providers

which, in a national security sense could be even scarier

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