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Or is it Duct Tape ? I just bought a DVD of Mark King performing live (it’s a german collection called Ohne Filter). It’s quite OK, and Mark King just blowed my head off. Ever tried to follow the tempo on ‘Lessons In Love’ ? Anyway. He had his slapping thumb taped with this famous silver-looking tape. Does anyone of you know why ? better sound, protection ? TIA, — Henry! "Your shoes have got to match what colour guitar you’re playing. I had this black guitar and I was going, ‘Gem, I can’t seem to dress with this guitar’."
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Maybe he had a blister underneath? Or he likes to tone better? Seems like it would be the opposite of a slapring.
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> Or is it Duct Tape ? > I just bought a DVD of Mark King performing live (it’s a german collection > called Ohne Filter). It’s quite OK, and Mark King just blowed my head off. > Ever tried to follow the tempo on ‘Lessons In Love’ ? > Anyway. He had his slapping thumb taped with this famous silver-looking > tape. Does anyone of you know why ? better sound, protection ? > TIA,
I seem to remember that he was constantly fighting blisters. You blame him? cb
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Or is it Duct Tape ? > I just bought a DVD of Mark King performing live (it’s a german collection > called Ohne Filter). It’s quite OK, and Mark King just blowed my head off. > Ever tried to follow the tempo on ‘Lessons In Love’ ? > Anyway. He had his slapping thumb taped with this famous silver-looking > tape. Does anyone of you know why ? better sound, protection ? > TIA, > I seem to remember that he was constantly fighting blisters. > You blame him? > cb
Duct
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There is a brand of "duct" tape called Duck Tape.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > Or is it Duct Tape ? > > I just bought a DVD of Mark King performing live (it’s a german > collection > > called Ohne Filter). It’s quite OK, and Mark King just blowed my head > off. > > Ever tried to follow the tempo on ‘Lessons In Love’ ? > > Anyway. He had his slapping thumb taped with this famous silver-looking > > tape. Does anyone of you know why ? better sound, protection ? > > TIA, > I seem to remember that he was constantly fighting blisters. > You blame him? > cb > Duct
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Not a single second. But it’s just that you see this guy playing and you notice things. Something like ‘If I put some Duct tape around my thumb, I’ll be able to slap 10 times faster’. I’ll give it a try at home. Just to see if there is a difference. — Henry! "Your shoes have got to match what colour guitar you’re playing. I had this black guitar and I was going, ‘Gem, I can’t seem to dress with this guitar’." – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Or is it Duct Tape ? > I just bought a DVD of Mark King performing live (it’s a german collection > called Ohne Filter). It’s quite OK, and Mark King just blowed my head off. > Ever tried to follow the tempo on ‘Lessons In Love’ ? > Anyway. He had his slapping thumb taped with this famous silver-looking > tape. Does anyone of you know why ? better sound, protection ? > TIA, > I seem to remember that he was constantly fighting blisters. > You blame him? > cb
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> There is a brand of "duct" tape called Duck Tape.
But which came first? The duct or the egg? — Many Hands – Trans Cultural Music from Aotearoa/New Zealand http://www.manyhands.co.nz/
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> Anyway. He had his slapping thumb taped with this famous silver-looking > tape. Does anyone of you know why ? better sound, protection ?
He always did that, the claims at the time were so he could get a sharper sound, but maybe it was protection too. Either way, the man was a monster. He would not only slap like a demon, but sing *and* dance energetically around the stage in enormous doc marten boots all at the same time. Truly astonishing. The recorded material didn’t do the live performance justice. I’m assuming he is still a monster, but I’ll wager he’s slowed down a little, if only on the bouncing around the stage front. — Derek — Many Hands – Trans Cultural Music from Aotearoa/New Zealand http://www.manyhands.co.nz/
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The DVD I have shows him a little clamed down, but only for the jumping around. And he wears Keds. He still can play like hell, and sing pretty good at the same time. — Henry! "Your shoes have got to match what colour guitar you’re playing. I had this black guitar and I was going, ‘Gem, I can’t seem to dress with this guitar’." – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Anyway. He had his slapping thumb taped with this famous silver-looking > tape. Does anyone of you know why ? better sound, protection ? > He always did that, the claims at the time were so he could get a > sharper sound, but maybe it was protection too. > Either way, the man was a monster. He would not only slap like a demon, > but sing *and* dance energetically around the stage in enormous doc > marten boots all at the same time. > Truly astonishing. The recorded material didn’t do the live performance > justice. > I’m assuming he is still a monster, but I’ll wager he’s slowed down a > little, if only on the bouncing around the stage front. > — Derek > — > Many Hands – Trans Cultural Music from Aotearoa/New Zealand > http://www.manyhands.co.nz/
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DUCT Tape was invented to cover any holes or leaks in heating/air conditioning duct work. Originally it was very thin steel with glue added to the underside and was metallic so that it would carry an electrical ground. Later for ease of use it became silver colored carpet tape type stuff. Several years ago someone started a company that manufactured this tape and called it "Duck Tape". Pt
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> Originally it was very thin steel with glue added to the underside and > was metallic so that it would carry an electrical ground.
ooooohhh! This looks cool. If I can wrap my thumb with this metal thing, I couls get a killah sound. Sure. — Henry! "Your shoes have got to match what colour guitar you’re playing. I had this black guitar and I was going, ‘Gem, I can’t seem to dress with this guitar’." – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> DUCT Tape was invented to cover any holes or leaks in heating/air > conditioning duct work. > Later for ease of use it became silver colored carpet tape type stuff. > Several years ago someone started a company that manufactured this > tape and called it "Duck Tape". > Pt
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iuk-ee-doo ! I know it. And How do you get two mice to screw in a light bulb ? The hardest part is to get them IN the lightbulb. ARF! — Henry! "Your shoes have got to match what colour guitar you’re playing. I had this black guitar and I was going, ‘Gem, I can’t seem to dress with this guitar’." – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> Originally it was very thin steel with glue added to the underside and >> was metallic so that it would carry an electrical ground. >ooooohhh! >This looks cool. If I can wrap my thumb with this metal thing, I couls get a >killah sound. Sure. > There is extremely distatsful joke that starts > "Why do you wrap a hamster in duct tape?" > — > Lynrd > http://www.xcdx.com – Music that doesn’t suck.
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uh! And why a damned hamster knows where the best surfing’s spot are ? cuz Hamster-damned has the best pot ! Sorry. What happen to the wooden car ? It wouldn’t go. Sorry again. — Henry! "Your shoes have got to match what colour guitar you’re playing. I had this black guitar and I was going, ‘Gem, I can’t seem to dress with this guitar’." – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> Originally it was very thin steel with glue added to the underside and >> was metallic so that it would carry an electrical ground. >ooooohhh! >This looks cool. If I can wrap my thumb with this metal thing, I couls get a >killah sound. Sure. > There is extremely distatsful joke that starts > "Why do you wrap a hamster in duct tape?" > — > Lynrd > http://www.xcdx.com – Music that doesn’t suck.
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> Or is it Duct Tape ?
I believe Duck Tape is but one trademarked brand of the many brands of duct tape that is available. I actually used duct tape for its intended purpose in sealing an air duct the other day. It’s good for that too, I assure y’all! — /" ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H / | http://www.toddh.net/ X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/ / http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | "4 lines suffice."
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Oh yeah the Ohne Filter programs are/were nice… I watched a lot of german tv years ago, we had one national danish channel, and could receive 3 german ones… all the children shouted "H