The Ablairican Pie and Steve M. Appreciation Thread

[Zoneboy]

Two of my favorite posters, Extremely knowledgable when it comes to music and always a plethora of trivia and other information. You guys rock! :guitar: :guitar: :guitar:

[catlover79]

Yes, they do indeed rock!! :rock: :rock: :rock:

[Marvo301]

I appreciate Ablairican Pie and Steve M sharing there mucical/trivia knowledge with the rest of us and helping to make S.O. a more interesting place!

[Shine]

When it comes to music, these guys know everything. :) And Ablairican Pie loves Lisa W even more than I do!

[ABlairican Pie]

When it comes to music, these guys know everything. :) And Ablairican Pie loves Lisa W even more than I do!
Correct on both counts!!! :rock: :rock:

Yeah, more than just writing about rock history, I'd like to CREATE it!!

Also, haven't said much about this, but I'm going to see Lisa at Women of Faith in Seattle next month!! I guess since this is mostly a "girls'" event, though guys aren't necessarily excluded, should I wear a dress? :idea:

:D

[Shine]

Correct on both counts!!! :rock: :rock:

Yeah, more than just writing about rock history, I'd like to CREATE it!!

Also, haven't said much about this, but I'm going to see Lisa at Women of Faith in Seattle next month!! I guess since this is mostly a "girls'" event, though guys aren't necessarily excluded, should I wear a dress? :idea:

:D

No, don't wear a dress! You might scare Lisa! :lol: ;)

[Brad Russ]

I don't know Steve M. very well, but I do know he has a vast knowledge for music, which I can definitely appreciate. I think Greg is an awesome guy, and I also respect his great knowledge of music, and his awesome threads over at the music board. Him and I are on complete opposite ends of the political spectrum, but I appreciate the fact that despite that, he has always been very cordial, and even friendly towards me. I definitely consider him a friend, and always have alot of respect for people who can put their differences with you aside, and be friendly with you despite those differences. We'll probably never agree with each other much politically, but that won't change the fact that I respect him a great deal, and see him as a friend. He's definitely a good guy!! :cool:

[Family Ties Forever!]

:cheers:

[ABlairican Pie]

I don't know Steve M. very well, but I do know he has a vast knowledge for music, which I can definitely appreciate. I think Greg is an awesome guy, and I also respect his great knowledge of music, and his awesome threads over at the music board. Him and I are on complete opposite ends of the political spectrum, but I appreciate the fact that despite that, he has always been very cordial, and even friendly towards me. I definitely consider him a friend, and always have alot of respect for people who can put their differences with you aside, and be friendly with you despite those differences. We'll probably never agree with each other much politically, but that won't change the fact that I respect him a great deal, and see him as a friend. He's definitely a good guy!! :cool:
Actually, this may come as a surprise, but in the past few weeks I've begun to move a little away from where I've been politically and have seen more of where people are on the right. I'm not so far to the left as I once was. It's always good to have an open mind and understand the point of view of others, I've always wanted to have that civility with people who think differently in regards to politics. I'm having some big questions about our current administration, just like I'm sure a lot of people are. I think it's like a common quote some figure during the Reagan administration said, "Trust but verify." :nod:

[MickeyMac]

Two for one, you both seem like cool cats to me.

[littlebelle]

Right on to both of you! :cheers:

[Stuck In The '70's]

:cheers:

[ABlairican Pie]

So in honor of my wonderful accomplishments AND my blushing sense of humility, I thought it might be fun to post from A to Z, all the cool things which make ABlairican Pie, ABlairican Pie!!!! :cool: Starting with the letter A:

ART


Works by Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 'Lady Lilith' 1867:

Vincent Van Gogh, 'Starry Night', 1889:

Salvador Dali, 'Temptation of St. Anthony', 1946:

Pablo Picasso, 'Three Musicians', 1921:

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 'Young Girls at the Piano', 1892:

Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, 'In the Car', 1963:

Album illustrator Roger Dean, 'Yessongs', 1973:

[ABlairican Pie]

BLACK SABBATH!!!!!!

Two band pics from the early 70's:

Tony and Ozzy live in 1973:

Black Sabbath live with Ronnie James Dio in 1980:

Black Sabbath with Dio and Vinnie Appice in 1981:

Tony Iommi with Black Sabbath at Live Aid in 1985:

Check out this closeup of Geezer Butler's BC Rich bass at Live Aid!!! :rock:

[ABlairican Pie]

We need some MORE Sabbath!!!! :rock: :rock:

Shots of Geezer, Ozzy, and Bill at Live Aid, 1985:

The band in the studio in 1970:

Black Sabbath live around 1976 or later:

Tony Iommi at Ozzfest 2004:

Black Sabbath as Heaven and Hell, reunited with Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice, 2009. CAN'T WAIT FOR HEAVEN AND HELL TO PLAY SEATTLE IN AUGUST!!!! :rock:

[ABlairican Pie]

BLAIR WARNER!!!!!!

[Shine]

BLAIR WARNER!!!!!!

Those pics put a big smile on my face!!!!! :D

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE BLAIR!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

STILL MORE BLAIR!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

BEER!!!!!!

Great with everything: Chicken wings, pizza, nachos, taquitos, chips, burgers, METAL!!!!! :rock: :rock:

[Shine]

^ More great Blair pics!!!! :D

[Pus$y Galore]

How long is this thread going to get by the time you get to Rush!?!?! :lol:


Yes - both of these guys truly ROCK! They're huge contributors to all the boards and especially the music one.

:bighug: from one hard rock fan to you guys!!

[ABlairican Pie]

CATS!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

DEATH METAL!!!!!!


The late Chuck Schuldiner of Death:

Sepultura:

Trey Azagthoth of Morbid Angel:

Necrophagist:

Malevolent Creation:

Michael Ammott and Jeffrey Walker of Carcass:

Behemoth:


:rock: :guitar: :guitar: :rock:

[ABlairican Pie]

Death metal albums:


Death --'Spiritual Healing'

Sepultura --'Chaos A.D.'

Morbid Angel --'Formulas Fatal To the Flesh'

Necrophagist --'Epitaph'

Malevolent Creation --'The Ten Commandments'

Carcass --'Necrotism--Descanting the Insalubrious'

Behemoth --'The Apostasy'

:rock: :guitar: :guitar: :rock:

[ABlairican Pie]

EDIBLES!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

FACTS OF LIFE!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE FACTS!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

'THE FUGITIVE'.


The 1960s episodic drama featured David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble, an innocent doctor falsely accused of the murder of his wife. After escaping a train crash en route to death row in state prison, he searches for the one-armed man he saw on the night of his wife's murder fleeing from his home. However, Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard is obsessively seeking Kimble, firmly convinced he is guilty and determined to send him back to prison and to certain death.

The two-part season finale in the summer of 1967, where Kimble at last confronted the one-armed man, named Fred Johnson (played by Bill Raisch), was the most-watched t.v. episode of its time, only to be broken later by the "Who Shot J.R.?" episode of 'Dallas' in 1980.


Dr. Richard Kimble on the run:

A Wanted poster of Kimble's mug shot:

Kimble's nemesis, Lt. Philip Gerard:

The object of Kimble's quarry, the One-Armed Man, Fred Johnson, who really murdered Kimble's wife:

Kimble and Gerard, en route to the prison, moments before the fateful train crash which freed him:

Kimble escapes by night:

A rare shot where Kimble, Gerard, and Johnson all meet:

[Shine]

Great FOL pictures. :)

[ABlairican Pie]

FAMILY GUY!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE FAMILY GUY!!!!!!

What could be a finer family holiday tradition than the Griffin household's favorite Christmas special, 'KISS Saves Santa'!!!! :santa: :cc: :santa2:

[ABlairican Pie]

STILL MORE FAMILY GUY!!!!!!

In the second pic, Lois and Peter discuss the dangers of the drug of "toad" on their family's moral well-being while preparing for bed:

[phoebe7165]

"T" I'm getting ahead of myself

Things that rock -

GREG:rock:

STEVE M.:rock:

FAMILY GUY:rock:

METAL:rock:(sorry, Greg, not really a fan of death metal though;) )

Greg & Steve put me to shame with their knowledge of music, AND other subjects. I LOVE reading their posts.

Oh, and Greg, that is a GREAT photo of the FOL girls with Cloris. I'm talking about the one with just the girls & Cloris, although I do love me some George Clooney, too!!

[ABlairican Pie]

GUITARS!!!!!!

Fender Stratocaster Dave Murray Signature Model:

BC Rich Warlock Kerry King Signature Model:

Dean Old Skull Eric Peterson Signature Model:

ESP Alexi Laiho Blacky Signature Model:

Schecter C7 FR Jeff Loomis Signature Model:

Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature Model:

Jackson Phil Demmel Signature King V:

[ABlairican Pie]

GIRLS!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

HEAVY METAL!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

IBANEZ GUITARS!!!!!!

The greatest guitars in the world!!!! :rock: :guitar:

Ibanez RG550 20th Anniversary model, Road Flare Red--I OWN THIS ONE!!!!

Ibanez RG1527 (7-string), Royal Blue--I'm getting this one NEXT!!!!!

Ibanez RG2228, Galaxy Black--would you believe, 8 strings??!!
:eek: A bottom F# and low B string added to EADGBE standard tuned strings.
I WANT THIS ONE!!!!!!

Ibanez Xiphos XPT 700XHGSF, Green Shadow Flat--Instead of 22 or 24 frets, this one goes up to 27 frets!!!! :eek: An earlier Xiphos model is painted in Chameleon Green, whose colors actually change!! :cool:

Ibanez Herman Li Signature EGEN18TVF, reminescent of the Saber "S" series, but with a handle-grip on the upper fin:

Ibanez Destroyer DTT700MGS, a classic from the 80's brought back!!!!!:

Ibanez Steve Vai JEM, Shocking Pink, with disappearing pyramid fret inlays and inner "monkey grip" on the side of the body for easier handling:

[ABlairican Pie]

IRON MAIDEN!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE MAIDEN!!!!!! :rock: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: :rock:

This first shot was taken at Ozzfest 2005 at White River Ampitheater in Auburn, Washington, just up the street from me!! It was a killer show!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

STILL MORE MAIDEN!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

JESUS!!!!!!

6th-century mosaic of Jesus at Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy:

'Christ Driving the Moneychangers From the Temple', by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1626:

'Christ Carrying the Cross', El Greco, 1580:

'La Pietà', by Michelangelo, 1499:

Icon of Christ Pantocrator, possibly 6th or 7th century at Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt:

'Sermon On the Mount', Carl Heinrich Bloch, 1875:

'Ecce Homo' ("Behold the Man"), Antonio Ciseri, 1821-1891 (no date given when this was painted):

[ABlairican Pie]

JUDAS PRIEST!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE PRIEST!!!!!!

[Shine]

^ The Jesus pictures are really beautiful. I especially like the one at the bottom.

[ABlairican Pie]

^ The Jesus pictures are really beautiful. I especially like the one at the bottom.
I always thought it was interesting how the images of Christ developed over time, from the mosaics and icons of the early eras of Christendom to the Romantic era of the mid-1800's.

[ABlairican Pie]

STILL MORE PRIEST!!!!!!

2nd below, the Metal God himself, ROB HALFORD!!!!!! :rock: :guitar: :guitar: :rock:

[ABlairican Pie]

KITTENS GONE BAD!!!!!!

http://inebriatedpress.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/even-kittens-are-going-bad.jpg

http://icanhascheezburger.wordpress.com/files/2008/04/funny-pictures-kitten-cage-killed-a-man.jpg

[ABlairican Pie]

LISA!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE LISA!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

STILL MORE LISA!!!!!!

In the third pic, who is that twisted dude with here?? :confused:

[ABlairican Pie]

METAL!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

NWOBHM!!!!!!

The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal!!!!!!

Popular the late 70's/early 80's in Britain, would help inspire the rising thrash scene in America:


An early live pic of Iron Maiden in 1979, with vocalist Paul Di'Anno and bassist Steve Harris:

Diamond Head, the band who originally did "Am I Evil?", which was more famously covered by Metallica (Lars Ulrich toured around Britain with them in 1980):

Saxon, with lead vocalist Biff Byford sporting very tight pants:

Motorhead, with Lemmy being usual charming self:

Angel Witch debut album:

Samson, the band which featured Bruce Dickinson on vocals before he joined Iron Maiden:

Girlschool, one of the most popular all-female bands of all time:

[ABlairican Pie]

OATMEAL COOKIES!!!!!! :liplick:

[Shine]

^ Great Lisa pics! :D

[ABlairican Pie]

GUITARS!!!!!!
Fender Stratocaster Dave Murray Signature Model:

BC Rich Warlock Kerry King Signature Model:

Dean Old Skull Eric Peterson Signature Model:

ESP Alexi Laiho Blacky Signature Model:

Schecter C7 FR Jeff Loomis Signature Model:

Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature Model:

Jackson Phil Demmel Signature King V:


Dave Murray is one of the lead guitarists in Iron Maiden.

Kerry King plays lead guitar in Slayer.

Eric Peterson plays in Testament.

Alexi Laiho is the lead guitarist/frontman for Children of Bodom.

Jeff Loomis is the lead guitarist for Nevermore.

Of course, Tony Iommi is the lead guitarist and leader of Black Sabbath and currently, Heaven and Hell.

Phil Demmel plays in Machine Head.

[ABlairican Pie]

POWER METAL!!!!!!

HammerFall:

DragonForce live:

Seattle's own Nevermore live (I knew their bass player Jim Sheppard over twenty years from back in his days with Sanctuary):

Edguy:

Blind Guardian:

Stratovarius:

Tarja Turunen, formerly of Nightwish:

[ABlairican Pie]

Here is another picture of some of the members of DragonForce, with guitarist
Sam Totman sending his greetings in his typical fashion. ;) But there is that goofy nutcase who was in that picture with Lisa! WHO IS THAT CRAZY GUY??
:confused:

[ABlairican Pie]

PINUP GIRLS!!!!!! :eyes:

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE PINUPS!!!! :eyes:

[ABlairican Pie]

QUESTIONING AUTHORITY!!!!!!!

Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., two main figures in the Civil Rights Movement:

Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses, protesting the Pope's decrees, on the door of the church at Wittenburg, Germany, in 1517, signalling the start of the Protestant Reformation:

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, leading pastor of the breakaway "Confessing Church" in Germany during the 1930's, who opposed the Nazification of the German state church during the Third Reich. He was hanged outside a prison camp in 1945 for his involvement in attempting to assassinate Hitler, a few short weeks before the Allies liberated the camp:

Dee Snider of Twisted Sister faces the Senate during the PMRC hearings in 1985 where he defends metal and condemns Tipper Gore for "character assassination" due to painting his band and songs as being "sexist" and
"violent":

Rob Halford similiarly defends the lyrics of Judas Priest during the trial in 1990 where the band was falsely accused of promoting "subliminal messages" in their recordings which allegedly prompted two young men to commit suicide nearly five years before. The band won the case and were acquitted:

The famous photo of the man standing in front of the tanks in Tiannemen Square in Beijing, China, in 1989:

Masked Iraq war protesters are hauled away by police:

[ABlairican Pie]

I have no idea what is my favorite thing beginning with 'R'..... :confused:






























except for




RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rock: :guitar: :guitar: :rock:

[Shine]

Great Rush pics!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE RUSH PICS!!!!!!

Check out the black and white pic below, the first handbill of Rush's debut show in Toronto in the early 70's, with
original drummer, the late John Rutsey!

[ABlairican Pie]

STILL MORE RUSH!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

HOW ABOUT EVEN MORE RUSH!!!!!!

[Shine]

More great Rush pictures! Yeah, the black and white one was really cool. It did seem kind of strange seeing the guys in platform shoes though. :lol:

[ABlairican Pie]

SUNSET STRIP METAL!!!!!!

Poison:

Warrant:

Pretty Boy Floyd:

Motley Crue:

Guns N' Roses:

Ratt:

Vixen (yes, they were actually chicks!! :eyes:):

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE SUNSET STRIP METAL!!!!!!

Racer X:

Kix:

Quiet Riot:

Stryper:

Dokken:

L.A. Guns:

Faster Pussycat:

[ABlairican Pie]

And now moving away from the ear candy of the 80's, the gateway drug to moshpit contusions--L.A. metal's mighty nemesis:

THRASH!!!!!!!!!! :rock: :guitar: :guitar: :rock:

Metallica:

Megadeth:

Slayer:

Anthrax:

Exodus:

Testament:

Overkill:

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE THRASH!!!!!!

Metal Church:

Forbidden:

Kreator:

Voivod (with former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted):

Annihilator:

Vio-Lence:

Machine Head (spinoff of Vio-Lence):

[ABlairican Pie]

Thrash:

Here's another cool picture of Slayer:

[ABlairican Pie]

STILL MORE THRASH!!!!!!!

Pantera:

Hirax:

Sacred Reich:

Warbringer:

Exciter:

Cynosis:

Heathen:

[ABlairican Pie]

UNDIES!!!!!!!

AND THE WOMEN IN THEM!!!! Or otherwise?? ;) :eyes: :grineyes:

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE UNDIES!!!!!!

[ABlairican Pie]

VIKING METAL!!!!!!

If metal had existed in the Viking era, it would be VIKING METAL!!! And, hey, who's to say it didn't??

Can't you just imagine it, burly, drunken Bezerkers sitting in a heavy metal parking lot, cranking out epic tunes about the glory days of conquest and the old tayles on the stereo in the backs of their Fjords, chugging down a six pack of mead, getting hammered like Thor!! :rock: :cheers: Hungry (for metal) like the Beowulf!!!

And remember, each time an emo kid cries, a Viking comes and dismembers him!!! :rock:

Amon Amarth:

The late, great Quorthon of Bathory:

Quorthon live in concert:

Borknager:

Enslaved:

Liv Kristine of Leaves' Eyes:

Turisas:

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE VIKING METAL!!!!!!

Ensiferum:

Týr:

Hammer Horde:

Destroy Destroy Destroy:

Finntroll:

Thyrfing:

Stormwarrior:

[ABlairican Pie]

WHITE METAL!!!!!! :rock: :guitar: :guitar: :rock:

Okay, the term may be a little outdated, but basically it was another word for
Christian metal back in the 80's, to counter the phenomenon of Black Metal popularized by "Satanic" bands as Venom (it was all a schtick, but a very convincing one to many), and true satanic groups as the Norwegian black metal bands such as Mayhem, Emperor, Immortal, and Burzum, who were actually involved in a wave of church burnings, murders and the like in the early 90's.

We've seen them earlier, here they are again--

Stryper:

Tourniquet:

Sacred Warrior:

Barren Cross:

Mortification:

Andre Antestor of Unblack metal band Antestor:

Believer:

[ABlairican Pie]

MORE WHITE/CHRISTIAN METAL!!!!!!

Btw, "white" in this context has nothing to do with race, but about being the opposite of Black (or Satanic) metal:

Bloodgood:

Bride:

Deliverance:

Frosthardr (Christian Unblack metal):

Leviticus:

Stavesacre:

Living Sacrifice:

[ABlairican Pie]

XXX!!!!!! :drool: :grineyes: :eyes: :liplick:






Nooooooooooo......The Peavey XXX amplifier, head and cabinet with mudflap chicks on the front panel!!! So named because it comes in three settings, Ultra, Crunch, and Clean, with controls for Hair, Body, Bottom, Volume, and Gain. SEXXXY metal amp!!!!! :rock: :guitar: