I got the email telling me I was in and to post and introduction - so I thought I better come along and do it.
A bit about myself:
I played in bad punk bands from the late 80's through to the end of 99 when I moved interstate for the day job and basically just stopped playing - for some reason I always preferred to play in a band that just sit around and practice.
After 13 years of not playing I fell backwards at lunch once day, fractured my skull, suffered bleeding throughout the front part of my brain and a few other things (i.e. now have no sense of smell and my balance in stuffed). Spent two weeks in hospital in the head injury ward and then 2 weeks at home before starting to slowly go back too work.
It's now been 4 months as of today actually and I am happy to say I am pretty much back to normal having been given the clear by neurologist, neurosurgeon, endochronologist and passing my neuropsych assessment. So all in all I am as good as I am going to get.
However the injury meant I had to give up all my hobbies, and then it struck me. I used to love to play bass, and with the step up in gear I can now easily play along to tunes while not giving my wife a royal pain in the bum. So I have pulled out my '79 4001 Ricky and had it cleaned up (13 years under a house meant it was far from pristine) which I picked up today.
But the reason for this forum is my love of mosrites - Ramones fan and all, even flew to New York from Australia to see them on year because I was afraid they would never tour again (special thanks to Monte Melnick for putting my name on the door and getting me backstage pass - one of the best days of my life was when the girl at the door ask security where to send these guys "they're friends of the Ramones").
Currently I have either a Mosrite early 70's bass or a very good Japanese clone (certainly has age and if it is a copy they have put some serious work into it). It is at the same place I just picked up my Ricky from and they are going to research it for me - Tym if you get an email from Matt at Saltmine the bass he is talking about is mine
. Next on my wishlist if a Mosrite Celebrity and also a Wosrite - I am going to start building a collection I think, because even an old man needs something to live for.
Well that's enough from me - off to play along with Dickies and Motorhead tunes for an hour or so before bed.
Catch you all on the forum.
