Strat history - RTE Radio 1 tonight @ 10pm

kennier · 01-09-2005 6:05pm #1

Only just heard - it's on Music Close Up tonight (Thursday) @ 10. Might be worth a listen....

feylya · 01-09-2005 6:22pm

RTE or BBC?

kennier · 01-09-2005 6:23pm

Rte

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 7:49pm

Music or commentary?

I'll have to figure out how to use the radio again, haven't listened to it in about 15 years.

feylya · 01-09-2005 7:50pm

There should be an online stream

Behold! http://www.rte.ie/radio1/musiccloseup/

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 7:54pm

Online stream is good, coz i'm preoccupied having a beer and eating chicken in front of my PC at the moment, can't be arsed moving.

I wonder what possessed those intellectuals in RTE to air a program about strats though........

feylya · 01-09-2005 7:56pm

Chicken, beer and a show about strats. What a quality night in

Christ, I'd love a beer now

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 7:58pm

Ha - and the missus is out!

Eh, i clicked on that "Leadbelly" link but i'm listening to some news about the "Kilrush Circuit Court"......?

Edit: em, just ignore me....i figured it out.

feylya · 01-09-2005 8:06pm

Nice.

It's not like RTE to have interesting programs on

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:08pm

I know....it's the equivalent of watching that program "Hands" on RTE. Ever see it?

feylya · 01-09-2005 8:10pm

Hands? Probably before my time. Never watch live TV any more anyway.

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:14pm

It's still running, afaik. Just as well you haven't seen it, it's total crap. They mostly show octagenarians from obscure Irish villages weaving baskets or making wheels for the horse carts or something like that. "Hands".

feylya · 01-09-2005 8:16pm

Ah, what ever happened to the almost decent music shows on RTE? Like the Beat Box on a Sunday morning? And that one on a Monday that did Irish bands? Ah, back in the day.

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:22pm

You mean the one where the bands played in a church? That was pretty good at times, yeah.

feylya · 01-09-2005 8:23pm

Yeah, the church one but there was one a couple of years before that I think.

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:29pm

Yeah i know which one you mean, but the name escapes me.
There were some decent bands on there, but more often than not it hurts me to see moany bitches playing nice fenders!

feylya · 01-09-2005 8:30pm

Yup. Why isn't there an Irish Jools Holland?

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:36pm

You may want to smack me for this, but:

Who he?

feylya · 01-09-2005 8:38pm

It helps when I spell his name right

http://www.joolsholland.com/

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:42pm

Ah, so many musicians to listen to, so little time.

Can't say i ever heard of him (dunno how i managed that

), but i'll have to check him out. Cheers for the link!

feylya · 01-09-2005 8:44pm

He has or had a show on BBC2 for years. Used to do a New Years special too. Had loads of bands on too. Even Metallica...

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:47pm

That's probably coz i haven't listened to / watched BBC in years.
I get my news from Doc

feylya · 01-09-2005 8:49pm

So you don't know about the monkeys taking over the world then?

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:54pm

:eek:

The bastard never told me that! I think he chooses the information he gives me carefully, coz he wants to brainwash me and rob my guitar!

bounty_hunter · 01-09-2005 8:54pm

This is completely unrelated to RTE or Strats, but how in **** have you never heard of Jools Holland? :eek:

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:56pm

Coz i'm Ancient1 !!

I really don't know how....and i live in Dublin and not in a cave!

feylya · 01-09-2005 8:56pm

Ancient1 wrote:

:eek:

The bastard never told me that! I think he chooses the information he gives me carefully, coz he wants to brainwash me and rob my guitar!

I know I would.

Bounty_hunter, since when have Instruments threads actually stayed on topic?

BTW, the show is about to start.

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 8:59pm

I'll tune in now and check it out.

Been listening to the Brutality radio station (www.xwarp.net) via live365.com and the last song was called "Butt Mud" by "Morsgatt". Ugh. Talk about obscure fcukin gore bands....

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:02pm

They better play some Rory Gallagher or I'll not be a happy bunny!

bounty_hunter · 01-09-2005 9:05pm

feylya wrote:

I know I would.

Bounty_hunter, since when have Instruments threads actually stayed on topic?

BTW, the show is about to start.

Touché, salesman.

Ancient1, he's a ****ing legend! Where have you been? Evidently you have much more exciting things to do than watch TV on New Year's Eve.

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:08pm

Nice. A Wayne's World clip. Pre CBS strat? Yes!

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 9:09pm

Where have you been? Evidently you have much more exciting things to do than watch TV on New Year's Eve.

Um....apart from having spent 11 years in Iran, i usually spend New Year's under the table or in the gutter.

Are you guys listening to the show? Not bad...

Edit: you are.

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:11pm

Did he just say "Sex with strings"? Seriously? Ya know, growing up learning to play, I never wanted a strat really. Admittedly my first guitar was an Epiphone Strat but I've never really gased after one. Until recently...

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 9:13pm

aaaaaaaah, did you hear that? "Piece of sculpture"!

See?

Everything i've been telling you guys is true! It's the gospel!

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:14pm

Weeee, a Malmsteen interview! Score.

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 9:15pm

Excellent

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:16pm

And they're actually talking about positions 2 & 4. Nice. How many non-guitar players understand it though?

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 9:17pm

Yeah, the difficulty of wedging the switch on 2 and 4 on a 3-way switch....there was a name for that, but i can't remember...

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 9:20pm

C'mon SRV!! They have to play some SRV!

Fey - do you want the last piece of chicken?

*teleports chicken & bottle of beer*

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:21pm

C'mon Rory FTW!

Yeah, I'll take it

bounty_hunter · 01-09-2005 9:26pm

I feel this conversation is out of my hands.

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:27pm

Ah, you know Rory. You know SRV. You know Chicken and Beer.

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 9:31pm

Are you tuned in, bounty hunter?

It's better than i expected actually...

Trivia: speaking of chicken and beer, John Lee Hooker has one of the best album titles of all time, it's called "Free Beer and Chicken" (1974) - excellent stuff.

bounty_hunter · 01-09-2005 9:31pm

Well that's true.

Go team!

bounty_hunter · 01-09-2005 9:31pm

Ancient1 wrote:

Are you tuned in, bounty hunter?

No, just spamming.

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:32pm

Ancient1 wrote:

Are you tuned in, bounty hunter?

It's better than i expected actually...

Trivia: speaking of chicken and beer, John Lee Hooker has one of the best album titles of all time, it's called "Free Beer and Chicken" (1974) - excellent stuff.

That's some nice topic trivia Ancient1

This is really cool actually. Malmsteen is still a **** though

Oh no, why did he say that? He said scallops make you play faster. THEY DON'T!!! FEYLYA SMASH!

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 9:33pm

Turn on the radio man.

Fey - who's this chick talking now...missed that bit.

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:34pm

Bounty_hunter's a chick btw

Eh, Fair Verona singer.

bounty_hunter · 01-09-2005 9:34pm

Yeah, praise me.

I'll do it now.

Ancient1 · 01-09-2005 9:36pm

Turn on the radio woman.

I thought i heard Malmsteen say that...did he? But he refutes that in so many interviews.

feylya · 01-09-2005 9:37pm

No, it wasn't Malmsteen. It was some other bloke talking about Malmsteen's Sig guitar. Liked the chat about Gallagher's strat

Strat history - RTE Radio 1 tonight @ 10pm

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