That stupid cat peed in my HSC

1rr3l3v4n7 · Post by **1rr3l3v4n7** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:24 pm

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cdaniel · Post by **cdaniel** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:57 am

Although I've had cats for decades, they've never managed to get inside my bass case.

However, in 1977, soon after getting my 3001, I was playing at a party when a high school classmate tripped over my empty case and spilled his beer inside. ("Oh, sorry, man! Here's a rag.") The beer left the plush lining where the body rests all clumped and stiff, and the moisture somehow made the adhesive fail, because the plush lining pulled away from the hard shell along the front edge.

I re-glued the lining (it's still holding) and did my best to clean it, and eventually (years later) the stiffness finally left and it stopped smelling like a bar.

But I still have the memories!

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:09 am

Hold on Chris. Back up a minute. You were playing at a party in high school...and BEER was in the room? BEER?! That's a no-no! Bad. Bad boy. Does your mother know this story? What is her email address?

None of us here at the Rickenbacker forum EVER break the law. None of us break our curfew or stay up past our bed time either. If you're going to be a Forum member, you need to pay closer attention to our codes of conduct.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:24 am

Drinking in junior high school? Was there actually anything else to do on the weekends?

cdaniel · Post by **cdaniel** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:35 am

The legal age here in Missouri is 21, so there were a lot of lawbreaking teenagers at those parties in the late '70s. And I was there to keep them entertained.

I'm a teetotaler myself, so can you imagine my furor at the smell coming from my case? Blechhhh!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:54 am

The drinking laws here are quite (too?) liberal. The legal age is 18, but a minor is permitted to consume alcohol on licensed premises in the company of and with the permission of a parent or guardian, provided it is consumed with a meal.

You learn these things when you attend an RSA (Responsible Serving of Alcohol) course, which enables you to serve liquor on licensed premises.

What you do or allow in your own home is your own business, until drunken minors start wandering the streets at all hours of the night. Then you've got some explanations to make to the fuzz!!