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In Philadelphia, carrying any kind of knife in a public place is prohibited, except for those in use in the course of ones trade.
I remember reading a story a few years back about a chap that worked in a warehouse for a living & was carrying a utility knife on him & had it confiscated for one reason or another. I also believe that one has to be 18 over there to be able to purchase a set of chefs knives, which I think is insane.
While musical trends come and go, I don't imagine the Fender Telecaster (first introduced as the Broadcaster in 1951), or the Fender Stratocaster (1954) will disappear anytime soon (despite that almost happening the latter in 1968). That goes double for the Fender Precision Bass guitar (1951), which had such a huge impact on rock and roll.
I think rock & roll music, depending on how you define it, can be produced on almost any instrument. There is even a German group that uses an alphorn. The problem is in defining what rock & roll is, which can be said of several other musical genres, like country & western, swing, western swing, folk and so on. I would have to say that the more successful musicians and singers define their own music.
(SIGH!)
Yep. As we say in Germany, the term Rock'n'Roll is not "clearly defined".
Have you ever seen one of those minute screwdrivers, with which you tighten the little screw, in the arm of your spectacles? My wife had one that she carried in her spec case. It was confiscated at the airport, she was given a receipt which read that it was deemed offensive and wouldn't be returned to her.In Philadelphia, carrying any kind of knife in a public place is prohibited, except for those in use in the course of ones trade.
And the sad thing is that it's become mostly the illusion of security. Sure, they'll confiscate certain items, but they're taking those items from people who have no intentions of using them as weapons and most of them wouldn't even know how to in the first place. And, yes, occasionally they'll stop some idiot from causing trouble, but they make sure it gets widely publicized so that everyone will know how well they're doing their jobs to keep us safe. It's "smoke and mirrors" to disguise the fact that it's a numbers game--the TSA simply doesn't have the resources to thoroughly check each and every passenger.Last time I flew I brought back a small switch-blade knife. There was no security check-point at the airport. I recall my folks walking to the airplane
to see me off when I left for military service. 9-11 changed all that.
It's "smoke and mirrors" to disguise the fact that it's a numbers game--the TSA simply doesn't have the resources to thoroughly check each and every passenger.
It beggars belief.My 90 year old mother had her small nail clippers taken away at the airport.
I think rock & roll music, depending on how you define it, can be produced on almost any instrument. There is even a German group that uses an alphorn. The problem is in defining what rock & roll is, which can be said of several other musical genres, like country & western, swing, western swing, folk and so on. I would have to say that the more successful musicians and singers define their own music.
I've had that happen to me. Fortunately the TSA agent laughed when I joked, "What do you think I'm going to do with these, manicure someone to death?"My 90 year old mother had her small nail clippers taken away at the airport.