Re: Big Bastard Hammond quote

[Brad Baker <bpb@bpbsn.cca.rockwell.com>]

Steve Blau writes:

  > Could whoever posted the quote about "....I want a big bastard Hammond
  > that smells like an old man's house..." please repeat it and give the
  > source and context. Many thanks.

The quote came from Perry Hemus in a posting to this list. He was
asking about whether he could obtain the righteous sound from an M-100
and a Leslie or not. The context of the quote was referring to the
fact that much of list traffic at that time was about hammond clones:

   > 
   > ......before you B3 owners smugly reply with smart answers
   > like....forget it, nothing comes close, then just remember that most
   > of the mail going to and fro from this list, is about little boxes for
   > A3500 that do just that, come close.
   > 
   > I don't want a module or a synth, I hate them, I want a big bastard
   > Hammond that screems, hums and smells like an old man's house.
   > 
   > I have one at the moment that does the latter, but not the former.
   > 
   > Advice please........

---
Bradley Baker,          "I don't want a module or a synth, I hate
bpb@cca.rockwell.com     them, I want a big bastard Hammond that
                         screems, hums and smells like an old man's
                         house."  - Perry Hemus