Guitar Street in Bejing

[Tonray's Ghost]

[thepezident]

So are they Gibson or Chibsun?

[tonebender]

I imagine they are all fakes. There did not appear to be any customers in any of them.

[Tonray's Ghost]

I imagine they are all fakes. There did not appear to be any customers in any of them.

But I'd bet the Fender and Gibson Logo decals in the storefront windows are real

[toomanycats]

I'm kinda fixated on the store sign over that guy's shoulder in the fingernail for the video. What does "Century VILI" mean?

Century of VILI.jpeg

It can't be roman numerals. Is it read 6, 11? Or is it 5, 9, 1? Neither makes sense.

A quick Google search reveals that In Norse mythology Vili and Vé are the brothers of the god Odin. It seems unlikely that the Chinese would reference this.

The next Google hit reveals that Vili stands for "Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury," which is acute lung injury inflicted or aggravated by mechanical ventilation during treatment and has the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality.

Century of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury!

Aaaahhhhh!

[Tonray's Ghost]

I'm kinda fixated on the store sign over that guys shoulder in the fingernail for the video. What does "Century VILI" mean?


Century of VILI.jpeg


It can't be roman numerals. Is it read 6, 11? Or is it 5, 9, 1? Neither makes sense.

A quick Google search reveals that In Norse mythology Vili and Vé are the brothers of the god Odin. It seems unlikely that the Chinese would reference this.

The next Google hit reveals that Vili stands for "Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury," which is acute lung injury inflicted or aggravated by mechanical ventilation during treatment and has the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality.

Century of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury!

Aaaahhhhh!

Yili, the “Book of Ritual,” a collection of Chinese rituals probably compiled during the Western Han dynasty (206 bce–8 ce) and listed, along with two other ritual texts (Liji, “Record of Rites”; Zhouli, “Rites of Zhou”), among the Confucian classics.

[tonebender]

Even if they are fakes I would sure like to spend a couple days perusing all those stores. I gave up flying though so if I can't get there in my truck or on my motorcycle I won't be going.

[Tonray's Ghost]

Even if they are fakes I would sure like to spend a couple days perusing all those stores. I gave up flying though so if I can't get there in my truck or on my motorcycle I won't be going.

There's always sailing...you can be like Thor Heyerdahl, build a raft, leave from the Florida Keys and in no time you'll be quaffing noodles and noodling on Chibsons in China. Of course you'll be subject to 25% tariff when you get back into Biscayne Bay, so the trip might not be economical.

[tobijohn]

With the thickness of that guy's Scottish accent, he might as well have been speaking Chinese...