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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:26 am
by jingle_jangle
Dale, as you've told me, you've been up there in Aloha country for awhile.
I used to shop at the Main Street Std. Brands regularly, and then they just sorta disappeared. Must have been about 11 years ago. Haven't seen one anywhere in LA since. A pity, because they were a good source.
Another specialty chain done in by bog box retailers, I'm afraid...
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:27 am
by jingle_jangle
Er, BIG box.
Bog box is what water closets come packaged in...
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:07 am
by wayang
No correction necessary, Paul...it all has a lot to do with why our economy is 'bogged down'...
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:54 pm
by jps
"...up comes a calendar porno site with lots of naked girls posing on various months"
I bet you didn't close out of that right away, though!
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:38 pm
by ozover50
Or the 20 others that popped up as well!!
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:38 pm
by dale_fortune
To be honest, I didn't click on to it, if you do then it will link you to alot of things you don't want, so I deleted it. To bad cause I really wanted some info on Std. Brds. Paint.
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:40 pm
by larry_mondello
AS to what happened to that chain ..it was a law suit by a former employee that shut them down .
They filed bankrupcy several years ago .
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:47 pm
by dale_fortune
Larry What's Up? How about that secret item used on Ricks, any idea what it might be?
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:41 pm
by qmoder
So does all this mean Fabgear or Pickguardian as the best source for a set of Gold Pickguards for and 03 Montezuma Ric 360/6?
I assume you'd just have to paint the TRS gold and brush in the raised Rickenbacker letters with a small black brush.
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:04 pm
by dale_fortune
The T.R. covers were silk screened on the back in reverse, then lacquered over with Gold,Black, or White then clear coated.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:45 am
by qmoder
Thats the old ones right? Mine being and 03 the letters are raised.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:11 pm
by dale_fortune
That's correct Dan. I misunderstood what you were refering to.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:33 pm
by qmoder
Too bad that Ric is not doing anything constructive to end this TRS problem. Then they could be making some money on pickguards too.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:03 pm
by doctorwho
Hmmmm .... using Yahoo search, I found a link to an NLRB action against the Standard Brands Paint company:
http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/decisions/324/32429.pdf#search='Standard%20Brands%20Paint'
and a 1995 news item on the company's attempt to come out of bankruptcy:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_n34_v17/ai_17416383
but no porn sites.
Dale, it sounds like you may have a "search-engine hijacker" on your system. Do you use anti-spyware programs like Ad-Aware SE and Spybot Search & Destroy? If not, you should.
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:50 pm
by qmoder
Any other TRS ideas to match our TRS's to the gold pickguards?