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RUSHCON UK

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 6:34 am
by TH1
WHO'S GOIN
see ya all saturday
say hi to THE HAIRY ONE

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 6:43 am
by schuette
I cant make it :(

and welcome TH1 :-D

Re: RUSHCON UK

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:22 pm
by Walkinghairball
TH1 wrote:WHO'S GOIN
see ya all saturday
say hi to THE HAIRY ONE

Uh, do I know you?

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:52 pm
by Julie
Post some pics for us! :D

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:49 pm
by awip2062
I am sure Liam will be there.

Intro yourself, TH1. Where in the UK are you and alla that?

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:57 pm
by Walkinghairball
And how do you know me................or are there more hairy ones out there?

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:54 pm
by TH1
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some piccys Im on the left the other dude is me mate Mart
Hi folks
Im from Congleton in cheshire
46 yrs old married with 4 brats 2 girls 2 boys
20-18-16-15 yrs

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:01 pm
by Walkinghairball
Ah, I get it now.

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:07 pm
by TH1
Have it tied back most of the time
as I find it pretty important to see where Im goin
but not seen a pair of scissors for 11 years.
pride n joy etc
name comes from folks I work with
Oh Hairy 1 -- hairy git and worse!!

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:10 pm
by TH1
CONGLETON
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:20 pm
by awip2062
Nice to make your acquaintance, TH1. Thanks for the intro. I also have four kiddos, but mine are 20, 15, 12, 9. Aerosmitten is me eldest; she's about here somewhere.....*looks for her kiddo* Ach! She'd gone off to kick her drums again.

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:58 am
by H3WMW
I was there and it was fantastic!!!!!!!

I had such a brilliant day. There was a lot happening. Rush Idol, Donna Halper, Joe's Band and Counterparts all had a part in the day.

Here's a pic of Joe's Band in action at the Limelight club that night........

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Here's me playing a mean "open E" bass note........

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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:15 am
by awip2062
Oh good to see, Liam!

Say, is that your Hartke there I see, or did it belong to the house?

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:22 am
by H3WMW
awip2062 wrote:Oh good to see, Liam!

Say, is that your Hartke there I see, or did it belong to the house?
That particular one belonged to "Big Al", the bassist of Rush tribute band Counterparts.

He let me use it so that I wouldn't need to use my own and take up more space on the stage. He's a really sound guy.

My own Hartke cab was outside in the van at the time as a back up.

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:48 am
by H3WMW
I remember seeing TH1 there at the convention. I'm sure he's the same guy that asked Donna Halper two questions during Donna's Q&A session.


By the way, Donna Halper was brilliant on the day. She spoke to the crowd for around an hour and a half. That's brilliant considering she wasn't feeling very well. She was suffering from allergies and needed to have a drink occasionally to keep her voice from drying up.

What a wonderful lady she is. She spoke to the crowd giving them her first-hand account of playing "Working Man" on her turntable in her office at WMMS Cleveland radio station back in 1974. She was monumental in getting Rush played on American airwaves which led to them getting their record deal with Mercury.

She was so passionate about talking about her friendship with the band. She is still good friends with all three members of Rush after 32 years.