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avid

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By BP-Wire
Published: March 10, 2006

Filed at 10:39 p.m. ET

Chicago, Illinois (BP-wire) The world already weary from the Bird flu epidemic now faces another scourge. Outbreaks of Bongo Flu have been found in major cities throughout the United States. Recent studies have shown that it has been affecting predominantly right-handed middle-aged males. Starting last fall a few left hand males have also been infected. Western Europe has only begun to see sporadic cases that seem to involve Internet contacts. The major concern to date is there seems to be no cure. Families, who have Bongo flu afflicted family member, only recourse seems to be appeasement of the infected individual’s fantasies.

Right now medical authorities are focusing on trying to produce list of symptoms that would prove as an early warning sign. They are focusing on changes in affected individuals speaking patterns as perhaps the earliest clues of an infection. Here is a list of phrases that seem to be an indication of having contracted Bongo Flu:

Egyptian smoke
HH
Desert Gold
Piezo (pronounced, pee-ay-zo)
Python
Neodymium
Big bottom
Single Humbucking
Stealth

If you know someone who has started speaking like this please call your local county health department. The only hope to stop this epidemic is quarantining the individuals and preventing the rapid spread of the Bongo Flu.

Individuals who have contracted this illness are known to gather at events called Camp Bovine. Authorities want to stress this has nothing to do with Mad Cow disease and they assume the choice of name seems to be only coincidental. Do not attempt to prevent stricken individuals from attending such events. If denied access they have known to become moody and withdrawn.

The other avenue of investigation is the source of this seemingly mutant flu. At this time, authorities are focusing on a laboratory in San Luis Obispo, California. The Ernie Ball Corporation was reputedly working on crowd control devices using musical instruments when the Bongo Flu escaped captivity and infected an unsuspecting population.

If this continues, as authorities’ fear it might, it could infect the entire population of the world. The consequences of that could forever change the history of humankind.
 

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Welcome to the forum.

On one post.... your opinion doesn't count yet.


JK :D


tk
 

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My name is David and I have the Bongo Flu

Thanks for the welcome; I sure glad I found this board. It’s the only place with all the answers one needs once they have become afflicted. My name is David and I have the Bongo Flu. At first I was in denial and even laughed at the thought of my owning a Bongo. Then it slowly dawned on me, I had to have one. I am still in the final throes of purchasing my first one and just the other day got a price quote from Jack. I am getting down to real difficult part of purchasing one, you know, the color choice.

I should be getting back to reading through all twenty pages of results I get when searching this forum with the term Bongo. That and spending time thinking about what color Bongo I need for my first one. Since I am a lefty, there is no off the shelf Bongo for me. Once I make up my mind then comes the challenging part, the wait.

Thanks again for the welcome and I appreciate all the information that I have managed to pick up from the Bongo masters.

David
 

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great post.....Dr Ball posted something like this about 10 days ago...it is really a contagious disease.....some of the other symptoms include maxed out credit cards to vintage bass, an obsession with midrange, re naming your pets Dudley and Dargin
 

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Welcome David. Please forgive my earlier teasing. Thought you might be someone else.

The Bongo will be worth the wait.

You will need to stay on top of the lefty Bongos as we have this psycho lefty around here and he intends to take over the left handed bongo world.

tk
 

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Welcome David!

I'm currently going through Bongo and Stingray withdrawals, so I may be a bit cranky every now and then.

;)
 

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Truly a wonderful disease...


Love the irony - supremely contagious yet no quarantine for the infected... ;)
 

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adelucia said:
Truly a wonderful disease...


Love the irony - supremely contagious yet no quarantine for the infected... ;)

Ahh, but's there's where you're wrong my friend.

Think of this place as one big ward!

:p
 

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Welcome to the addiction!

Nice post and I have the Bongo Flu....but mine is in an elevated state....called LE bongo flu......God help us all!

:D
 

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Though I'm mostly a guitar player, since I've gotten my Sterling a few days ago I've been seriously considering finding another band and playing only bass. (It's that good!) Now, I'm afraid that that the Bongo flu may reach pandemic proportions and I too may become infected. I'm afraid that my HMO doesn't offer flu shots for this.:eek: What's a brother to do?:confused:
 

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Further Clarification

Right now the outbreak has been limited to those bass players who possess exceptional insight into what a true electric bass guitar should look and sound like. But authorities are afraid that the strain will mutate and infect all bass players soon.

Heh :)
 
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