oldwailer
1858 posts
Mar 02, 2012
6:21 PM
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Some people are way more committed to busking than others. . .
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Last Edited by on Mar 02, 2012 6:26 PM
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Hobostubs Ashlock
1678 posts
Mar 02, 2012
7:44 PM
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No shit;-)
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STME58
82 posts
Mar 02, 2012
8:14 PM
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Bagpipes, bugles, drums, and fife have been used on the battlefield for centuries, why not a guitar?
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Aussiesucker
1033 posts
Mar 02, 2012
8:49 PM
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Haven't I read somewhere that harmonicas have actually saved lives because they were in a breast pocket & deflected a bullet?
I think a harp in a neck rack and a rifle instead of a guitar might be a more secure choice!
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Jehosaphat
187 posts
Mar 02, 2012
9:08 PM
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Man if i was in the situation he is in I'd sure as hell be playing the blues.
Shell cases in his tip jar?
"Make sure my grave is kept clean"
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STME58
83 posts
Mar 02, 2012
9:38 PM
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Perhaps this would be a good choice of instrument?
Last Edited by on Mar 02, 2012 9:40 PM
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KingoBad
1057 posts
Mar 02, 2012
9:39 PM
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Maybe I've watched too much QuickDraw McGraw, but can't he unleash a giant KABONG with that thing?
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STME58
84 posts
Mar 02, 2012
9:41 PM
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My son saw this photo and suggested the tune may be
"Praise the lord and pass the ammunition"
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Greyowlphotoart
916 posts
Mar 03, 2012
3:37 AM
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Singing "War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothin'!"
Don't think he'd want passers-by shelling out though.
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Tag
46 posts
Mar 03, 2012
4:38 AM
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Maybe it should be a steel guitar?
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jbone
817 posts
Mar 03, 2012
8:25 AM
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if that's a real deal pic- that dude has brass ones. HUGE brass ones. and not the ammo either...
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Honkin On Bobo
990 posts
Mar 03, 2012
8:46 AM
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jbone,
the photoshop giveaway: position of guitar man's hands and fingers exactly as you's expect if he were holding an assault rifle, not a guitar. Unless of course, he's playing "Tight Grouping Blues".
Last Edited by on Mar 03, 2012 8:48 AM
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Greyowlphotoart
917 posts
Mar 03, 2012
9:53 AM
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It's definitely fake, there's no way that guy's playing a nylon strung in a war zone. Gotta go for heavy gauge steel.
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STME58
86 posts
Mar 03, 2012
7:34 PM
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I was convinced by comments above that this photo was fake so I tried to use the watermark to find the Getty Images photo it was photoshopped from. Instead I found more photos from this shoot by Aris Messinis.
Caption:
National Transitional Council fighters fire against Moamer Kadhafi's troops in the town of Sirte on October 10, 2011, as they move in for the kill against the strongman's remaining diehards. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)
If this is not real it is a very elaborate deception.
The images will not show but if you want to see them go to
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?query=z.i.H4sIAAAAAAAEAOy9B2AcSZYlJi9tynt_SvVK1-B0oQiAYBMk2JBAEOzBiM3mkuwdaUcjKasqgcplVmVdZhZAzO2dvPfee--999577733ujudTif33_8_XGZkAWz2zkrayZ4hgKrIHz9-fB8_In7dfLn91es_58_-7X-PX-PXPVtkF_mv-Wv8Gr_GY_r_b3xcF036Rd40xbJofs0RPo8_-OaT13lWT-dfFLNZmb8p8nr8Kj8vlvkiX7ber6fLtr7-9fW9X_fT3Z39h7_u82JynVno5pdfM6mrqn2Z1dmi-XX0s18L_9_dwa-_mWn_u5tffutfw0D8jem3X-_d6-vm9J2B-Gt6fzOk7Nz8-mvq7wD-a2fnU4uJ-QP__7Xxc4f7X7TuzUVrUPstfg2LGv-653695369z7_-OgS4tEDsX-jj16U_6oWlQfgn6PZr7uKvX48_n1gYnb_5tfMQiv2ToexYKOcdKO5vfq225Aj_ZCh7FkrdgeL-JirmFhP88WvrH0zSXfz2G5q2mDieB6JJvjKf_prBX792PmnsN-YPnpjc4eD9_mvlrrn3-6_drFb2c_xhcPyt7IuXU_fi5dSg_Vvi7x372779jYfy61S1x3T2L_5qkvtfmb_w_Nqzq6X5_dc0f4Czfp1m7Y02-OvXzjOHn_8H_b7yv7B__LpNAC3889d-9-y5myb6w36R1R5u3h-_UTOtVvmT9ZIE3kENPjUAfxxwHuzcx--_DnHY2jYP_vp15rX8IRTCXwbCx4Cwt_cQvxMTORH0__j1XuRXedP-PwEAAP__juXQy9IEAAA.&rid=731604&rcat=Location&rt=Sirte#2
Scroll down about two thirds of the page and there are the images taken in sequence.
I was expecting to see the original photo with a rifle but here are more photos, from what I expect is a trustworthy source, of the guitar player. I think this photo is the real deal. I find it odd that the caption does not mention the guitar, perhaps this is commonplace in Lybian street battles.
Last Edited by on Mar 03, 2012 7:49 PM
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roundRiver
12 posts
Mar 04, 2012
12:10 PM
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He's a bard!
The Dobro was created before electric instruments to get the instruments volume above the crowd. What type of amplification to you need for a war zone?
Music has been a part of war since the beginning.
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