Young Big Poppa playing early SR

[Big Poppa]

Here was a party at my parents house...My brother David Singing Jim Soldi on the tele you can kind of see Freebo on the tuba behind him and Albert not pictured....thats the bass leo made for me number 26 with the special pickup ....

 

[silverburst]

Whoo. What was I doing that year? Probably throwing dirt clods and swimming at the creek...

 

[T-bone]

Very cool, BP. I hope you still have that bass.

How was the sound with a tuba?

tbone

 

[TNT]

I love pic's!!!!! Keep em' coming!

What year? Great amp too!

 

[five7]

Killer! Thanks for posting.

 

[mmbassplayer]

There is just something a bit different with number 26! JOSH

 

[Grand Wazoo]

Poppa that mustache really suits you. And somehow that pic remind me of a young James Taylor. Excellent, B&W pictures have such character.

 

[bovinehost]

He's still got the bass.

I love these historical jaunts, Biff.

 

[mmbassplayer]

BP... How did that Ray compare to one with a standard pickup? JOSH

 

[Duarte]

Thanks for posting this, I love the old stuff.

And that bass is extremely hot - I'm also intrigued...how does it sound?

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I thought there was a maple leaf on the headstock! What's that all about?

 

[markbass99]

Hey Big Poppa, I see your old 'Ray photo and raise you with my old rick photo from 1979. It's a 73 jetglo and sorry about not having a ray, they had only been out a couple of years at the time. Unlike you, I did not keep this bass but I have a couple that are very similar.

 

[Big Poppa]

that is hysterical!

 

[Powman]

Groovy picture Big Poppa...love the retro wood grain walls as well. Now can you remember what song you were playing? Was it Brady Bunch Gonna Find Me A Rainbow?? Or maybe Come On Get Happy from Partridge Family. I can just picture Reuben Kincaid tapping his foot off to the side.

 

[7broccos]

Thanks BP and Markbass99,unbelievable!I haven't laughed out loud in quite a while

 

[Big Poppa]

it was elvis.

 

[bovinehost]

"Motor Skills", one of THE most unpopular bands in Houston, circa 1979.

The guy on the far left, the guitarist, went nuts and now lives off Social Security in a travel trailer in Gautier, Mississippi.

The guy on the far right, the drummer, turned into a record producer/engineer and ran Rancho de la Luna studios in Joshua Tree until he died way too young a few years ago.

The guy in the middle, the bassist, became a soccer mom.

 

[TheBassGuy]

Cool pic! +1 for the mustache

 

[T-bone]

The guy in the middle, the bassist, became a soccer mom.

Soccer mom or trophy husband?

I probably owe Chuck a nickel now.

tbone

 

[five7]

"Motor Skills", one of THE most unpopular bands in Houston, circa 1979.

The guy on the far left, the guitarist, went nuts and now lives off Social Security in a travel trailer in Gautier, Mississippi.

The guy on the far right, the drummer, turned into a record producer/engineer and ran Rancho de la Luna studios in Joshua Tree until he died way too young a few years ago.

The guy in the middle, the bassist, became a soccer mom.

Looks like the kids from "That 70s Show"