Author Topic: Watch the bass player! (Read 303 times)

811952 · « **on:** December 10, 2006, 06:53:13 PM »

http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=2465110&l=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DDANkec2NY4w

Saw this one on Fark...

olieoliver · « **Reply #1 on:** December 10, 2006, 07:00:47 PM »

I think this video inspired Milli Vanilli!

inthelows · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2006, 10:04:45 PM »

Brought tears to my eyes..TOO FUNNY!!
NLP

georgie_boy · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2006, 02:45:09 AM »

Amazing!!!!
The first slap bassist eh?
Had me in fits.
The guy is a STAR!
G

speicky · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2006, 03:23:54 AM »

years ago, I read somewhere that many double bass players acted as clowns on stage during the 1950's. They were barely audible in a band before there was amplification, so they had to show off to justify their appearance ;-)

I haven't seen anybody like this guy before, and Georgie is right: TOP POLL !

Christian

georgie_boy · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2006, 05:05:42 AM »

Hi John,
Pardon my ignorance, but what is FARK??
I've played this video about 6 times, and sent it to all my musician friends-----it's just superb!!! Who is the Star that is playing this?
Must watch it again to cheer myself up a bit as It's the usual high winds and serious rain here in Scotland.
George

811952 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2006, 05:10:07 AM »

George,

Fark is www.fark.com, which is essentially a compilation of submitted links that is continuously updated. They typically have news story links days before the national media runs them.

John

adriaan · « **Reply #7 on:** December 11, 2006, 05:10:58 AM »

Seen that footage before, pretty funny. The film must have been scanned from the backside - the bass player could be a lefty, but the marimbas are definitely in reverse.

georgie_boy · « **Reply #8 on:** December 11, 2006, 05:17:40 AM »

Thanks John
I've added it to my Favorites.
Just can't get over that guy!!
I'm going to learn his every move so that I can copy his style exactly-I want to be a Star like him. Hope my band approves!!??

811952 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 11, 2006, 05:40:48 AM »

scanned from the backside sounds like an excellent band name!

adriaan · « **Reply #10 on:** December 11, 2006, 06:06:18 AM »

John (811952) - from your perspective, can you tell how deep the ladies' dresses drop on that side? ;-)

811952 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 11, 2006, 06:24:47 AM »

Unfortunately, no. They're all my parents' age by now anyway, so that's just /wrong/! :0

edited because my grammar isn't so good

(Message edited by 811952 on December 11, 2006)

David Houck · « **Reply #12 on:** December 11, 2006, 08:07:11 AM »

Is that really the sound an upright bass makes when you slap the back of it?

811952 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 11, 2006, 08:13:23 AM »

If you slap it hard enough..

Maybe that's the sound of all the bones in his hand shattering?

David Houck · « **Reply #14 on:** December 11, 2006, 08:17:55 AM »

Research results:

The bass player appears to be Frank DeNunzio Sr.

And apparently original Soundie films were printed backwards so that they could appear correct when played in the Panoram machine (an early film jukebox).

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