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Location: Upper Left USA | Please forgive me Mr. Scroggins:
The Ballad of Al Pepiak
Come and listen to a story bout a man named Al
A poor guitar player, Bims and Drummers were his pals.
Teaching English to the children where they didn’t speak a word
On the East Coast in Joisey, it was totally absurd
Diction that is, the spoken word.
As time goes by Al is reaping in the dough
On an English Teachers salary, you say it isn’t so
But with the Rock and Roll equipment that keeps rolling on his floor
He’d buy it real high and sell it for much more
Amps that is, Old guitars, shiny dreams.
Well the next thing you know Al is making music pay
He can find those guitars that people love to play
Then one day you can’t imagine what he’d found
A different kind of axe where the back was round
Ovation that is, kind of odd!
These guitars that Al is selling they are different and unique
When he sells them overseas, the Samurai just Freak!
The solidbody parts in his basement that is deep
Go for what the whole darn thing cost when the Factory had a heap!
Unappreciated that is, Feeling no Love!
The next step Al takes is to sell them full time, Wow!
It isn’t always easy (like it seems to be now)
The bills still come in but Ol Al is without fear
You can hear Al say “I’m just an Idjut selling gear”
Amps and things, textured tops too!
Al and Miles, they meet up one day to shoot the $!@# with friends
They have to end their meetin’ wishing it would never end
When a bolt of 110 lighting hits old Miles through the eyes
“Al Gore’s internet” he clamors “We’ll meet there most every night”!
Bulletin Boards, Modem speed, HTML
Well the first meetings there draw a very different crowd
From the Left and the Right, from fields just freshly plowed
If you do a little search you can find them still
You’re dang sure to run into some retired guy named Bill
From a Gas station that is, (or is it GAS to you?)
Time goes by and the Meeting room gets big
Al’s like a god to the Ovation Factory
They’re selling them new aLeX thingies both near and very far
It don’t take long and there’s an “OFC” Guitar
Shrouded in Mystery, Soon to be told!
Well the story isn’t over there’s a lot more to tell
With the Brothers and the Sisters doing very, very well
You can get an education. You can pass the time of day
You can speak your @#$# mind! Just don’t be mean so they say!
Freedom that is, Democracy, even at work!
You can find something there that brings a smile to your face
If you use another name you'll be there without a trace
Al never had a clue what him and Miles were a start'in
and all Al can say is "My middle name is Martin!"
Y’all come back now! Ya Hear! |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Gotta play it on the aLeX 5-String Banj-"O"! |
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Location: NJ | God you have a lot of time on your hands.....
but that was funny as hell.
just for the record I met Bill while he was still at his former gig and we kept in touch. When the site went public he was one of the first people I contacted and invited to join. I am sure there are folks in Bloonfield that were not so happy about that. My only regret is that the folks from the factory can't post. Many over the years are people I consider friends and they have great stories and ideas and tons of information |
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Location: SoCal | Hey Woodrow, you get your ass fired and now have too much time on your hands? |
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Location: Toronto | Woody - that was brilliant, now Al is a legend, and Jerry Scoggins would be proud! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Woodman, Beautiful, just F@#$*&# Beautiful!! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I think it is a must for the OFC CD Collection!
Left plenty of room for Mando and Uke solos!
So Al, does this mean I can get a 12 string OFC guitar? :rolleyes: |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Gratitude, and gratuity, are two entirely different commodities. Don't hold your breath, Ol' Buddy...... |
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Location: Central Oregon | Very good Mike! :) |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Love it!!!
I just saved a copy of it so I can work on it.
I'll be glad to provide a mandolin break when you record it for the OFC CD, but I need Al to send me a complimentery "Book" mandolin for the sake of authenticity.
I predict that it will be sung at every OFC gathering from now on. It will draw banjo players like flies to S--t, revealing the rotten underbelly of the OFC posters. :p :p |
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Location: State College, PA | Hats off, gentlemen, we are in the presence of greatness...
Michael |
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The Ballad of Al Pepiak