Author Topic: Alembic in BORAT (Read 171 times)

paulman · « **Reply #15 on:** December 12, 2006, 06:24:02 AM »

Where Tenacious D is concerned, their acoustic tunes seem lacking.

I just heard their Christmas song, What I Want for Christmas, and the hard rocking side of them I like very much. But, I don't seem to hear any Alembic in there. Com'on Jack!

Steve Martin is a hell of a Banjo player, and played with Jerry once so there is a remote connection to Alembic.

And There's Something about Alembic was a very funny movie. At least it sounded great

811952 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 12, 2006, 06:51:08 AM »

Okay, bear with me here...

Steve Martin was a writer for the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (I think that's what it was called). Glen Campbell played Ovation guitars. Ovation used graphite composites extensively. Graphite composites were also used extensively by Geoff Gould (Modulus Graphite). Geoff built graphite necks for Alembic.

Not quite 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon...

Steve is one heck of a good musician.. When he performed King Tut on SNL, didn't his bassist play a Hyak? I looked it up on youtube, but it's too low of resolution to tell...

John

adriaan · « **Reply #17 on:** December 12, 2006, 07:06:20 AM »

I have a personal friend who used to be PA to a member of parliament, and I once spent a few minutes chatting to this MP, as my friend was finishing a phone call. A few years later, after a brief period of unprecedented political turmoil, this unassuming MP became Prime Minister, and in that capacity has been the guest of and host to numerous heads of state. (Name of PM withheld so as not to bring more ridicule upon our already prideless nation.)

So by virtue of your membership of this forum, you are all just 3 degrees from shaking hands with the high and mighty worldwide. At least if you're into that sort of thing.

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #18 on:** December 12, 2006, 07:16:36 AM »

(Going even further afield) Martin was guest-hosting for Johnny Carson once, and had Bill McKuen (sp?) of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on - I think Bill taught Steve to play. So Steve played - really good. Bill played - mind-blowingly good. Then, while they were sitting down talking, Bill lays his banjo on the floor. He whips off his shoes, and then his socks - revealing another pair of socks with the ends cut off - and proceeds to play with his toes! He was almost as good as with his fingers.

Peter

jack · « **Reply #19 on:** December 12, 2006, 02:15:06 PM »

Personal Assistant to Bootsy? That'd be a cool job.

dela217 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 12, 2006, 04:16:33 PM »

Glen Campbell did have an Alembic guitar. I remember it being a lovely graphite necked koa topped beaut. So there is a stronger connection there!

Hyak!?! Someone say Hyak? I checked out the King Tut video and it seems early on in the vid, the headstock does not have the Hyak logo, but almost looks Guild-ish with a truss rod cover. But toward the end of the video, looks like it could be a Hyak. I need better pics.

By the way, I really like my Hyak.

811952 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 12, 2006, 04:19:06 PM »

I remember when I saw that originally on SNL, the bass had a scroll. It's been a few years though...