brideofskully

I just posted this video montage of Sam the Record Man to the OTLS forum; tune is TSOR. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShXexkD47_s btw, it is Sam's son who performs the piano in 'The Garden'. ☠

Rest in peace Sam Sniderman, and condolences to his family and many friends. How many of us purchased our Rush albums at his legendary store? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShXexkD47_s ☠

Jack Secret's hairstylist is my guess. ☠

I should mention that this particular bass *was* master-built (by a single craftsman). You can kind of blame me if you don't like the colour, since Skully always defers to me for my opinion (hahah); but Fender's Surf Green has a particular quality that almost gives it a 'ghostly' glow depending on the lighting, I think. It looks positively stunning under low lighting, especially. ☠

It's brilliant - from everything I see on videos from this tour, it's fresh to them, challenging, and energizing, and you can see it in their performances. ☠

The bass in question is from the Fender Custom Shop - Surf Green with a 'relic' treatment, custom pickguard by James Hogg, pearloid markers and set up to Ged's specifications. It was great to see it on stage - I think it looks striking under the lights. We were real excited about this project. ☠

The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect Think about it, then put it into practice please if you've taken *anything* away from Rush's music. Also, some posts don't warrant a reply; it's kind of like poking a skunk with a stick, don't you think?

I love the photo near the bottom of page two that shows Skully having grabbed Ged's bass as he exits, stage left. Thanks for that - some wonderful photos there; hope you enjoyed the show.

Good to know that those throat and tongue procedures seem to be working...