Post by jedadiah on Mar 28, 2012 10:41:01 GMT
Morning chaps, how we all doing, keeping well? OK, finding this forum is a bit of a revelation for me. Being a 43 yr old Specials fan and a great appreciator (if there is such a word) of Roddy, i had no idea this site existed, nevermind the forum!
Now i see that i share musical tastes with Roddy that reach far beyond The Specials and i feel much better for it.
I never got to see the Specials when i was younger; by the time i was old enough to go to gigs, they had splitup. Fast forward to November last year and i was stood yards away from Roddy, His Gretsch Penguins and Deusenburg (Outlaw?) in Cardiff, living the dream!
As soon as i can, i'll be stocking up on some SKA Billy Rebels Cd's so i may be presumptious enough to educate my young family.
Anyway, a little story for you. About 5 years ago, just after my eldest son was born, we soon found out kids take over the house (i'm sure a few know what i mean). There seemed to be as little room as there was money about so things had to go. Funny old thing, my old stereo was one, to be replaced by an iPod and docking station (they take up less room according to the Mrs). Any road up, my Mrs and i were chatting at 2 in the morning during breast feeding (her, not me) and the discussion moved to how it may be an idea to, at some time in the future, we should have a 'Man Cave' where all my guitars, amp, keyboards, tour posters etc could be used and enjoyed. Well, that day has come. The Mrs has started converting the garage into a Music Room/Man cave!
She produced a list we wrote at the time of the initial discussion; a 'Fantasy' contents list. Some i'll not be able to afford (American made 60's Gretsch 6120, Vintage Vox AC30, Jim Heath sat in the corner starting to play everytime i walk in the room) but others are pretty impossible to get hold of, money no object! No-6 on my list (to my shame, sorry Roddy) was a signed picture or poster of Roddy Radiation doing his thing, rocking out! I'd forgotten all about the list, nevermind the contents so this spurred me on to do a bit of digging around.
If you've made it this far, i apologise for the fact there is no 'Holy Grail' thing here but, the question is this, does anyone have any glossy signed pics or tour/promotional posters (Specials/Ska Billy Rebels) featuring Roddy in action or know of where to get one from? It would be excellent to get framed and mounted in between the signed Reverend Horton Heat poster we got as a wedding gift and vintage Muddy Waters tour poster just above my Gibson LP (something else i must blame Roddy for!).
Don't get me wrong, i'm not looking for a free lunch, i just figured this was the best place to ask!
An excellent forum by the way, i look forward to contributing a lot and learning more!
Now i see that i share musical tastes with Roddy that reach far beyond The Specials and i feel much better for it.
I never got to see the Specials when i was younger; by the time i was old enough to go to gigs, they had splitup. Fast forward to November last year and i was stood yards away from Roddy, His Gretsch Penguins and Deusenburg (Outlaw?) in Cardiff, living the dream!
As soon as i can, i'll be stocking up on some SKA Billy Rebels Cd's so i may be presumptious enough to educate my young family.
Anyway, a little story for you. About 5 years ago, just after my eldest son was born, we soon found out kids take over the house (i'm sure a few know what i mean). There seemed to be as little room as there was money about so things had to go. Funny old thing, my old stereo was one, to be replaced by an iPod and docking station (they take up less room according to the Mrs). Any road up, my Mrs and i were chatting at 2 in the morning during breast feeding (her, not me) and the discussion moved to how it may be an idea to, at some time in the future, we should have a 'Man Cave' where all my guitars, amp, keyboards, tour posters etc could be used and enjoyed. Well, that day has come. The Mrs has started converting the garage into a Music Room/Man cave!
She produced a list we wrote at the time of the initial discussion; a 'Fantasy' contents list. Some i'll not be able to afford (American made 60's Gretsch 6120, Vintage Vox AC30, Jim Heath sat in the corner starting to play everytime i walk in the room) but others are pretty impossible to get hold of, money no object! No-6 on my list (to my shame, sorry Roddy) was a signed picture or poster of Roddy Radiation doing his thing, rocking out! I'd forgotten all about the list, nevermind the contents so this spurred me on to do a bit of digging around.
If you've made it this far, i apologise for the fact there is no 'Holy Grail' thing here but, the question is this, does anyone have any glossy signed pics or tour/promotional posters (Specials/Ska Billy Rebels) featuring Roddy in action or know of where to get one from? It would be excellent to get framed and mounted in between the signed Reverend Horton Heat poster we got as a wedding gift and vintage Muddy Waters tour poster just above my Gibson LP (something else i must blame Roddy for!).
Don't get me wrong, i'm not looking for a free lunch, i just figured this was the best place to ask!
An excellent forum by the way, i look forward to contributing a lot and learning more!