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Post by duckbarman on Feb 27, 2023 16:35:16 GMT
OK, there's got to be a story behind this... but does Buck remember what it was...? (The pic was said to be from a 30 July 1985 gig in Austin, but I don't have such a gig listed so I dunno...). BTW: I did wonder if it might have been from a soundcheck, but it does look like a gig photo...
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Post by Buck on Feb 27, 2023 17:39:31 GMT
Can't remember where, but it musta been hot. Albert was the "shorts" guy, histotrically.
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Post by fransauce on Feb 27, 2023 20:07:32 GMT
I could be wrong, but wasn't that particular Vulcan stolen in '83?
To me that looks like either sometime in 1980 or '82, but admittedly I'm just guessing.
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Post by eastmark on Feb 27, 2023 21:04:51 GMT
Saw Buck play a show wearing shorts...hot daytime show outdoors...Northboro Mass maybe ? Long time ago. Had pics at one point but who knows where !
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Post by marty on Feb 28, 2023 3:18:11 GMT
OK, there's got to be a story behind this... but does Buck remember what it was...? View Attachment(The pic was said to be from a 30 July 1985 gig in Austin, but I don't have such a gig listed so I dunno...). BTW: I did wonder if it might have been from a soundcheck, but it does look like a gig photo... This photo was way before 1985. I’d guess 81, judging by the guitar he’s playing and the hair length.
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Post by Alessandro on Feb 28, 2023 8:47:47 GMT
also there's Allen with a Strat behind him. and Slingerland white drum kit. 81-84
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Post by frog on Feb 28, 2023 11:18:55 GMT
also there's Alan with a Strat behind him. and Slingerland white drum kit. 81-84 I'd say it's more Albert than Allen... seems to me it's the 5 guitars...
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Post by joe on Mar 1, 2023 3:27:56 GMT
I'll make a wild guess 1980. I've spent way to much time trying to match some exact date. :) But I was in the mood tonight I guess. If you look at the shirt closely you can make out "Texas". If you blow it up there seems to be a large A before the Texas. Can't make out what the letters under Texas are. The photographer seems to be from the Austin area. BÖC appeared to play a show at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, TX on July 30, 1980. Believe me, it's typically HOT in July and August in south Texas (source: www.hotrails.co.uk/history/1980.htm ) But this doesn't prove anything. (originally posted photo) Buck looks about the same in these shorts in daylight. No clue when this was taken. A "Buck Shot" photo from: www.buckdharma.com/General/BkSht0306.shtmlThe only caption was "BOC - From sea to shining sea." The T-shirt is of the same design, but I can't make out the lettering under the BOC. No date stamp on the photo. Looks like the same shorts to me. Notice the bottom edge of the front pockets. To me not just the same design - the same shorts. Look for other "unique" colors, folds, etc. Looks like an ocean somewhere, or the Texas gulf. Looks too big and too many waves to be Lake Travis in Austin, but the drop off and terrain look similar, but probably not. Maybe Buck was at Hippie Hollow at Lake Travis? Look it up!
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Post by duckbarman on Mar 1, 2023 4:26:11 GMT
The T-shirt is of the same design, but I can't make out the lettering under the BOC. Well, the t-shirt is the only thing I can be certain of - it's from the 14/15 Feb 1979 shows at Alexander's, Browns Mills NJ: I think you might well be right about it being from 1980 - the date thing (other than the year) is too much of a coincidence... if it was that 1980 Austin show, that's interesting. I currently have some conflicting info about that gig. According to Sam Judd, that was the first show in that timeframe that Allen didn't make and was replaced by Steve Schenck. Sam reckoned there were five such shows. However, Mr S emailed to tell me that was only partially correct but that Allen did play the Austin show, and not him. Obviously, I've taken note of this, but I do tend to lean towards favouring Sam's word because he was always spot on with this stuff - even at times when I thought he must be wrong, only to find proof later on that he was right after all... So - onto Gerard's point about it being Albert rather than Allen... if Sam's right, then it couldn't have been Allen anyway... I have to say, it's tough to be sure with the bottom half of the face missing - depending how I squint, I can make a case for either... I did think that the clothing didn't seem to be Albert's style for gig wear - he's often more for the T-shirt and shorts etc thing, but then again, I have seen photos of him during ME262 with long sleeves and " proper" trousers on, so I dunno... I remember they did a lot of raising their arms in the air during the 5 guitars bit, so that might fit in with the photo... Regarding why Buck adopted the casual look for that particular show, maybe it was like that gig that Marty once saw where the truck carrying their stage gear didn't make it to the show, and everyone went on in jeans and t-shirts...? Then again, if it was a really hot July evening, maybe Buck took one look at his shirt and waistcoat on the hangar in the dressing room, and thought "f**k that, where's me shorts..?"...
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Post by javan on Mar 1, 2023 6:56:42 GMT
The guy next to Buck in the picture doesn't resemble either Albert or Allen, but, rather, Roger Daltrey.
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Post by frog on Mar 1, 2023 8:40:14 GMT
actually, about Allen, it's the Strat that puzzles me the most. Allen is not a Strat guy. he was mostly playing Les Paul those years. But if the truck did not make it, it could be rental gear...
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Post by agent on Mar 1, 2023 13:47:49 GMT
Could have used that outfit in the last few Austin Shows, AKA Playing In Hell On Earth
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Post by Alessandro on Mar 1, 2023 18:01:33 GMT
actually, about Allen, it's the Strat that puzzles me the most. Allen is not a Strat guy. he was mostly playing Les Paul those years. But if the truck did not make it, it could be rental gear... Allen can be seen in pictures playing Strat occasionally in the time frame 1981-84.
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Post by frog on Mar 1, 2023 18:34:36 GMT
actually, about Allen, it's the Strat that puzzles me the most. Allen is not a Strat guy. he was mostly playing Les Paul those years. But if the truck did not make it, it could be rental gear... Allen can be seen in pictures playing Strat occasionally in the time frame 1981-84. Maybe, but I looked for some to shake up my neurons and and try to remember and did not found one. not a proof, of course.
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Post by duckbarman on Mar 1, 2023 19:46:25 GMT
Allen can be seen in pictures playing Strat occasionally in the time frame 1981-84. Maybe, but I looked for some to shake up my neurons and and try to remember and did not found one. not a proof, of course. I did come across these 2 pics from Aug and Oct 1980:
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