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| Mark your calendars and make your travel plans, two month notice! The third installment of G8rBowl will be held the MLK Holiday weekend (seemed to work well last couple of times) - Fri Jan 15th 2010 onward.
Plenty of space for folks to crash (beds, couches, air mattresses), lotsa food and drink (don't need to tell previous attendees), great company, some fairly OK guitars, and most of all Music, Music and more Music!
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Location: South of most, North of few | I should be able to make it Serge. Put me down for some floor space. :D |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Shrimp and Grits!! |
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Location: on the web | Ooh, can I come? |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Which one of your personalities would be going? |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Which one of your personalities would be going? |
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Location: Tennessee | Richard, now THAT's funny. Gotta love the irony in your double post.
Is this taking place in Gainesville? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Isn't that the week of NAMM? |
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Location: SoCal | yep...
NAMM Anaheim, January 14–17
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Location: SoCal | Stephen, G8rBowl would be more fun. |
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Location: Vernon CT | You Southern boys have all the fun. :( |
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Location: everywhere | Save me a seat! Not the one with the hole in the middle of it either like you did last yeat. |
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| CR - I thought it only fitting the King of Turds should have a proper Throne...
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Caravan Rooubishe:
Save me a seat! Not the one with the hole in the middle of it either like you did last yeat. CR makes the sweetest music in that little room. The acoustics are fantastic! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Tony Calman:
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MLK, Mon 18 Bummer.....I keep threatening to make it out for one of these but the timing is always wrong (just like the last OFC tours were). |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | No fair, another one I gotta miss.
Next year................ |
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Location: Parrish, FL | I should be able to make it. If not, maybe NAMM as I'll be in San Diego right around then.
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Location: Orlando, FL | Count me in! It will be nice to play with somebody who won't get tired of playing the blues! |
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Location: SoCal | Since that's the week of the NAMM show, I'm assuming that none of you guys are coming out for it. Although, you could come to the party at my house on the 14th and fly back to Gator's the next morning..... |
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Location: on the web | don't wporry paul, all of the usual suspects will be there for namm. |
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Location: on the web | I would bet he'll be there but hiw will we know which one is really him |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | He'll be the one with the huge ego and the tiny mind? |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | It's on the calender, barring any work related issues popping up.
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Location: Flahdaw | I'm in, although I'll be giving up my usual huge MLK celebration activities (sitting around drinking beer, eating food, playing around with my guitar, and wasting another day) Oh wait, I guess I won't be giving all that up after all! |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Can I get some Shrimp & Grits delivered...? |
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Location: Flahdaw | I'll put some in a Fedex envelope for you. Keep your nose out for it around the end of January. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Since I had to miss the mountain retreat I'll hafta do everything I can to make this happen again!
Whaddaya say Capt'n? |
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| PLEASE CHECK THE NING BLOG ANNOUNCING THIS GATHERING FOR UPDATES |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Serge - there's a pretty good chance that Nicky and I will be there... is the leather couch available?? (Nicky can sleep on the floor!). |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by cholloway:
Whaddaya say Capt'n? I say GIDDYUP! |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Of those planning on attending, is anyone bringing along their significant others? TJ, Iffy?
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Location: 6 String Ranch | maybe, is there a plan for them to go terrorize Gainsville? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Brad,
Patty won't be attending this gathering. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Donna says she may come if there are other SWMBOs to hang out/terrorize Gainsville with. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
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Patty won't be attending this gathering. Bonnie's going to be staying home too. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Is there going to be an acoustic bass at the gathering? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by cholloway:
Is there going to be an acoustic bass at the gathering? I sure hope so. The bass at the SSSJ was a fantastic addition to the jamming! |
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Location: GA USA | ...as was the bass player. He was awesome on the french harp too. |
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| Two Weeks! Can I get a head count? SWMBO wants to start planning he menu... |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Only 1 from Parrish, arriving late Friday, departing Sunday mid-morning.
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Location: Orlando, FL | I'm in. I'll be there as early Friday as you'll have me! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I'm riding with Iffy and we should be there around noonish staying through Sunday morning. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Count me in... and I'll have Jas in tow.
Probably same as last time. Fri early pm - Sun late am. |
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Location: GA USA | 2 words... PAR TAY! |
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| Looks like a great crowd - we're at 12 confirmed (excluding me) and counting.
I have 2 air mattresses, 3 couches and 2 sleeping bags. There's plenty of floor space, so if you're crashing here please let me know if you can bring a mattress or a cot. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | No mattress or cot here, but I have my own sleep bag if I can have the front room couch again I'll be fine. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | A couch would be fine with me!
Serge, will 12 set a record? |
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Location: Central Florida | One coming from Marion. I've got a couple air mattresses too (queen and full) and a pump if we need more. Say the word and they're in the car. Myself, I'm thinkin' about my backpack tent in the back yard. You did order the premium weather package for the weekend, right Serge?
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Location: Parrish, FL | Can I claim a sleeping bag?. That is all I need. Yep, just a sleeping bag. Oh, and guitar pick. Yes, all I need is a a sleeping bag and a guitar pick and well, perhaps a guitar. That's all I need.
That would do it! A sleeping bag, a guitar pick and a guitar, that's all I need. Yes sir, a sleeping bag , a guitar pick, and a guitar. A stand for the guitar would be nice though. That's the ticket, a sleeping bag, a guitar pick, a guitar, and a guitar stand. That's all I need.
Wait a sec, a sleeping bag, guitar pick, guitar, guitar stand, and the ability to to play the damn thing. Yes, that's ALL I need!
Can't wait to see everyone there.
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| Blues - a sleeping bag is yours.
Originally posted by Captain Lovehandles:
I have a couple of air mattresses and a pump. but you may have a pump. Excellent, yes please bring the mattresses.
Originally posted by Otto:
I've got a couple air mattresses too (queen and full) and a pump if we need more. Sweet, please bring the full and the pump. I'd say bring the queen, but as SWMBO says, "Gawd forbid 2 men should share the same bedding. Who knows, one of them might wake up in the middle of the night and decide they wanna try out some homo sex." To which I reply, "And your point is?" |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by Otto:
One coming from Marion. I've got a couple air mattresses too (queen and full) and a pump if we need more. Say the word and they're in the car. Myself, I'm thinkin' about my backpack tent in the back yard. You did order the premium weather package for the weekend, right Serge?
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by G8r:
I'd say bring the queen, but as SWMBO says, "Gawd forbid 2 men should share the same bedding. Who knows, one of them might wake up in the middle of the night and decide they wanna try out some homo sex." To which I reply, "And your point is?" [/QB] There's a "shrimp & grits" joke in there somewhere but I'm just not looking. Unh-uh. Ain't gonna do it. |
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| Aw c'mon Weas, you're about the last smart-ass left here. I'm not counting db, he's just nonsensical. |
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Location: closely held secret | Lonely at the bottom, ain't it, Weas? |
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Location: Cicero, NY | You know it. If I had any conscience it'd probably bother me too. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by CrimsonLake:
Yes... the Smokey Jam weather was my fault Don't let Music Mike know that!!!
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Weaser P:
You know it. If I had any conscience it'd probably bother me too. That answers a lot of questions. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Dang, one minute there hasn't been a post to this thread in a month, the next there's 20!
Hey, I'm coming! (to g8rbowl, that is). Arrive Saturday in time for shrimp and grits, and leave Sunday after leftovers. Will be staying at the ultra-plush and swanky Paramount Hotel with the Mrs., so I don't need no steenkin' sleeping bag.
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Location: GA USA | Still planning on coming. The only thing that might hinder me is that my bro-in-law (one of my favoritest people) has placed his dad in hospice, and he's going downhill pretty quick. If his memorial service coincides, that would spell no shrimp & grits for me. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Who knows, one of them might wake up in the middle of the night and decide they wanna try out some homo sex. "one of them"
That's when they wake everyone else up!!! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | there's a story behind that pic.
That's a real guy and he is, ah, a wee bit simple. Those aren't his arms. They hired a real banjoest to play and had him crouch down behind and stick his arms through the coat. Steve knows who the guy is, met him a few years back. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by BT717:
Is this the guy you're talking about?
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Beal:
there's a story behind that pic.
That's a real guy and he is, ah, a wee bit simple. Those aren't his arms. They hired a real banjoest to play and had him crouch down behind and stick his arms through the coat. Steve knows who the guy is, met him a few years back. Maybe I need to buy fewer guitars and rent a few more arms |
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Location: Vernon CT | Hope you guy's realize I was only joking.
The only thing that they have in common is they are both playing a banjo righthanded!
Bob, I've heard you play, you could rent your arms/hands out! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by G8r:
Sadly, debanjo can't make it, so no "Theme From Deliverance." I think y'all are safe. Crap, Steve isn't going to make it? He will be missed! |
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Location: GA USA | I was telling my son a couple of weeks ago how I spent a day playing music with this guy . He was impressed. |
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| He sure will be missed. You haven't lived until you've heard killer leads worthy of the best electric shredders played on banjo. He's a helluva guitar picker, too.
Add in that he's one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Guess when you make your stage debut at the age of 12 at the Grand Ol' Opry you got nothing else to prove. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
Well heck, I think it's time to throw my banjo away.
(OK, here's the opening for all of your banjo jokes.) Ok....
What has six legs and three teeth?
The front row at a banjo clinic.
Did you hear about the banjo player that was so out of tune the other banjo players started to notice?
What do you say to a banjo player in a three piece suit?
Will the defendant please rise.
What's the difference between a Cockatoo and a Banjo?
One is loud, garish and obnoxious, the other is a bird.
What is the definition of perfect pitch?
When one lands a banjo into a garbage can at 50 feet..
What is the difference between a banjo and a trampoline?
You take your shoes off before you jump on a trampoline.
How can you tell if the stage is level?
The banjo player is drooling out of both sides of his mouth.
Did you know that the toothbrush was invented by a banjo player?
That's right, otherwise is would have been called a teethbrush.
Why are banjo's ugly?
So deaf people can hate em, too.
FOR SALE. 1930's vintage banjo. Excellent condition. RECENTLY TUNED.
What's the difference between a banjo and chain saw?
You can tune a chain saw and it has dynamic range.
My wife just told me to choose between HER or my BANJO.
Jeeze I'll miss her.
What do you call a guy who hangs out with musicians?
A banjo player.
How is a banjo like a bomb?
By the time you hear it, it's too late.
What's the difference between a banjo and an onion?
You cry when you cut up an onion.
If you drop a banjo and an accordian off the Empire State Building at the same time, which one lands first?
Who cares?
What's the difference between rock 'n roll and bluegrass?
Rockers play all night without tuning; bluegrass pickers tune all night without playing.
How do you get a banjo picker off of your porch?
Pay for the Pizza.
What's the difference between a banjo player and large pepperoni pizza?
A pizza can feed a family of four.
How many banjo players does it take to change a light bulb?
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I've been going through the archives a little at a time when I get a chance, but I missed that one. |
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Location: East Tennessee | A capo allows the banjo player, once out of tune in one key, to quickly be out of tune in any other key.
Q: Why do banjo players leave a capo on the dashboard?
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I remember seeing him in a YTube clip where he is ACTUALLY SINGING!
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by G8r:
Add in that he's one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Banjo player x10.
Gentleman x20.
And just plain fun to be around.
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by cholloway:
What really suprised me about the videos is, they all kept in rhythm... and WITHOUT A DRUMMER!!! |
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Taken from Whateverhappenedto.net:
"This 16-year-old boy from Rabun County, Georgia was the only "authentic" local to play the role of The Banjo Boy in John Boorman's disturbing hit movie of 1972 Deliverance. Billy was hand-picked from his local elementary school largely due to his "look" ( Billy's large head,skinny body, odd-shaped eyes and moronic grin had sadly branded him a poster-child for inbreeding and mental deficiency).
The actual irony is that Billy was neither "retarded" nor even able to "fake" playing the banjo. "
Dueling Banjos He also had a small part in Tim Burton's FABULOUS movie entitled "Big Fish"
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And we can't get our 15 yr old daughter out of the house when her hair's not laying perfectly straight. |
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I dunno.
I'm just sayin'.
Per Wikipedia:
In his famous scene, Redden plays the instrumental "Dueling Banjos" opposite actor Ronny Cox on guitar.
Redden could not actually play the banjo. A musician reached around from behind Redden which was disguised using careful camera angles. |
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Location: Right now? | LOL, Colin! Well, if you watch that link I included, he is walking across the porch as he plays (before he sits on the swing) ... I didn't think the technology was good enough at that time to pull off such a special effect, but I think Wikipedia is probably a better source than whateverhappenedto.com.
Who knows? If he WAS playing, you'd think Mr. Reddin would be giggin' somewhere instead of running a diner in Georgia, no? If he WAS it's kind of sad for him to not get recognized for it. And if he wasn't, it's weird that he's posing with his banjo ... anyway, to stay on topic (sort of), maybe he'll read this and show up at the G8r Bowl gatherin'! ;p
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Even with a little practice every day since 1972, one could probably learn to play the banjo (if they wanted to!!! :)
Besides... conflicting stories is what makes it so interesting. (Yawn.) |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by WillaMuse:
anyway, to stay on topic (sort of), maybe he'll read this and show up at the G8r Bowl gatherin'! ;p ;)
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I don't know if he was really playing banjo or not, but I do remember that the guitar (not the one you saw in the movie, but the one you HEARD) used to belong to Jim Ricard, one of the geniuses behind Ovation. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | I just thought of this...
Definition of a banjo - A tamborine that stuck its neck out and got strung up.
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Location: Pennsylvania | Originally posted by cholloway:
I just thought of this...
Definition of a banjo - A tamborine that stuck its neck out and got strung up.
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Location: Orlando, FL | OK, what guitars is everybody bringing? Any requests? I'd love to try a VXT. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | I'll have my "beater" 1617 and my newly acquired Elite bass.
Just checked the weather forecast for next weekend at Casa G8R.
As it now stands the weather guessers say:
Chance for rain and scattered T-storms.
High Temps from upper 60s to lower 70s. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Maybe it would be easier to ask "what would ya like to play/try out" and see if anyone has one to bring.
At this point, I'd love to fondle the new 2010 Limited!
I had planned on bringing the 1680 and the Folklore. But I'll take requests... |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Colin, glad to hear your bringing the bass! |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | aw jeez... does that mean there'll be a cover charge now??? :confused: |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I'm bringing an off brand guitar, as usual. ;)
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Location: South of most, North of few | Naw, the CA (not the Taylor). The Taylor is sold to Gulfcoast. Actually that clock is pretty cool. I picked it up on Ebay and the neck swings like a pendulum. Doesn't make any noise either. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | just so I don't hafta go looking for his ning link again... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | There's more info here than there anyway. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Jim,
I love the finish on that CA. :cool: |
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Location: Newington, CT | I'll have several Adamii, several collector's editions, two 12-strings, and FD-14 (that I love insanely), a bass and a Gretsch 6771...I just won't have 'em THERE, unfortunately.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The good thing about that CA is you just have to put the snares across the back and it doubles as the drum.
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | A -5??? Pffft. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Hey all! If you guys have half the fun we had at SSSJ III (And I'm sure you will) It will be a great Weekend!! I promise you one thing, I will atleast be there in "Spirt" and playing my guitar all weekend "with you". ENJOY!!! :) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Come on down, there's extra room over at the hotel in Stark. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by Beal:
Come on down, there's extra room over at the hotel in Stark. To cold down there. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Slight change in my plans as it turns out I have to work Friday (ugh) Anyway, Iffy has decided to wait for me and we will be hitting the road EARLY Saturday morning. Should be there between 9 and 10.
Beal, that color looks a little different in person. I'm trying to get used to it. It's not one of my favorites, but the guitar sounds real nice. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I wish these two could have made it on time. They're being shipped next week to return home. The Adamas is returning a second time, to my wife's delight...
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
... to return home. Oh gawd, my grin hurts and my side aches...  |
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Location: Cincinnati | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
I wish these two could have made it on time. They're being shipped next week to return home. The Adamas is returning a second time, to my wife's delight...
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Location: East Tennessee | Jim,
You're the only guy I know who can:
1. Buy a guitar,
2. Post pictures when it arrives,
3. Sell the guitar,
4. Buy it back,
5. Post pictures BEFORE you get it back again.
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by Capo Guy:
Jim,
You're the only guy I know who can:
1. Buy a guitar,
2. Post pictures when it arrives,
3. Sell the guitar,
4. Buy it back,
5. Post pictures BEFORE you get it back again.
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Location: South of most, North of few | yeah, aint I somthin? :D
That Adamas has been all over the US. I bought it off Ebay, sent it to the mothership and they installed a NOS neck and resprayed the bowl, I traded it to Stephen for a 30CM, bought it back off him, sold it to Beggin, and now bought it back off him. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast |  < Pssst... Since Jim thought of going electric, he needed others to 'open up' his acoustics!> |
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Location: Cincinnati | Two fine guitars you have there, TJ. |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | "Come on down, there's extra room over at the hotel in Stark."
You're not referring to Raiford are you Beal?(Florida State Prison, North Florida Reception Center, Union Correctional Institution all pretty much rolled up into one)
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
The Adamas is returning a second time, to my wife's delight... That's brilliant! When I think "what can I do to delight my wife?"... somehow buy a guitar never comes to mind. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Captain Lovehandles:
Originally posted by Trader Jim:
The Adamas is returning a second time, to my wife's delight... That's brilliant! When I think "what can I do to delight my wife?"... somehow buy a guitar never comes to mind. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | She was always partial to that guitar, and when I sold it (both times) it took her a while to get over it. She knows better now. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Yee Haw....
Jas & I should be there tonight between 7:30 - 8.
See y'all then! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Ya lucky bastids!
Play a couple British Invation tunes just for me will ya?
Have fun down there in sunny, warm Florida.
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Location: Flahdaw | Ahhh...finally back up into the 70's.
How the hell do you folks live in that cold weather?
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Location: South of most, North of few | Just getting ready to cut out to Iffy's and head up. |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | Me and Beggin won't be their in aaout an hour |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | Me and Beggin won't be their in about an hour |
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| A great time was had by all! Look for pictures in the Gatherings section (coming soon).
Side note to attendees - I wound up with 2 more guitar stands than I started with. Contact me if they're yours. |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by BT717:
I promise you one thing, I will atleast be there in "Spirt" and playing my guitar all weekend "with you". ENJOY!!! :) Originally posted by Beal:
Come on down... BT is a sly devil. He was there before any of us. It was great seeing you again, Bob, and meeting you, other Bob. A fantasic time. Thanks g8rs! |
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Location: Flahdaw | Thanks Serge and Jhimli for hosting g8rbowl and inviting me to hang out. The food alone was worth the drive. It was great to finally meet all the guys and play their great guitars...I don't even know who's guitars I was playing. I only played the one I brought for about 5 minutes. I kinda fell in love with a Collings and decided that they probably ARE worth the money.
More importantly, after listening to Beal play and sing his fantastic original stuff, I have a new goal for 2010... WRITE SOME DAMN SONGS!! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Ditto on what DB said. A great time as usual at casa G8r. Beal may have turned me on to Collings too. (maybe a Merrill too :eek: ). Great guitars, food and company. It don't get any better! |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | G8r & Jhimli, again thanks for your hospitality and graciousness. I had a wonderful time.
T'was great to meet friends for the 1st time and to renew past friendships.
It just don't get much better'n this! |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Sorry I couldn't be there (had to work all weekend) |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Fond and grateful thanx to Serge and Jhimli for another fantastic gathering and all the great food!
My biggest surprise was when TJ and I walked into the G8r Casa, and there was this Yankee cat that looked like he swallowed a canary... Yepper, apparently ol' BT Bob didn't get enough abuse at the SSSJ...
The friendship and music was awesome, the guitars seductive and the food too good to describe!
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Sounds like you all had a good time. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Some pics are starting to show up on the OFC Gatherings topic. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | I'd like to also personally thank Serge and Jhimli for their hospitality and hosting this event. We had a good size group, most with great talent (I was the exception).
The company was great, the music was really great, and the food was fantastic. Jhimli did a wonderful job constantly whipping up a tasty treat. The shrimp and grit were fabled and did not disappoint. Outstanding!
It was good to see old friends again and to put a faces to a couple of OFC'ers I had not met yet. Everyone needs to make one of these regional get togethers at the their first opportunity.
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Location: Orlando, FL | A huge thanks to Serge and Jhimli for having all of us over. It was an incredible weekend. Great people, great guitars, great food and a great time.
I can't thank you enough for the hospitality. It was a load of fun playing, listening and watching.
Also thanks to everybody who came, I was good to see everybody. Ya'll are a talented bunch!
And Serge, those are my guitar stands. I didn't miss them until I was figuring out where to put my guitars. Good thing I didn't bring a bass home with me! I also left my cell phone charger there. |
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Location: GA USA | Leaving stuff at a jam used to be known as "pulling a Jas". I left the same jacket at g8r's house and Keith's cabin in the same year. I'm doing better lately. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I'm playing the SJ koa in that picture and the other s/b one is Serge's CJ. |
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| Just posted a BUNCH of photos on the Gatherings section .
I want to thank everyone who came for such a great time, good company and outstanding music. I truly value your friendship. |
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Location: GA USA | NOW WE'RE TALKING! That shot of Zilla on the cajon is awesome as are the rest. We almost look like musicians. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Well, just got back a short time ago, I'm beat!!!!! What an Awsome time.
Serge, THANK-YOU to you and Jhimli for your hospitality. You treated me like family!
It was such a fantastic time and being able to see old friends and meet new ones was amazing.
The music, as always was great!
A quick hi to Rohan from Mister Bob!!!
Hi-Five buddy!!!
Thanks to "One String Keitha" for the Pic's and Sunday night Jam.
Oh, and If you all could have seen Iffy's and TJ's face when they came around the corner. PRICELESS!!!
One more thing, Shrimp and grits are Goooooood!
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Ya lucky bastids! Lucky?
I think I speak for the group when I say, "GUILTY AS CHARGED!" :D
INFINITE thanks to Serge and Jhimli for another legendary G8rBowl.
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by Otto:
Originally posted by Slipkid:
Ya lucky bastids! Lucky?
I think I speak for the group when I say, "GUILTY AS CHARGED!" :D
INFINITE thanks to Serge and Jhimli for another legendary G8rBowl.
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We arrived back home safely last night after meandering up the east coast. Many thanks to Jhimli and Serge for hosting this rag-tag group again. Nicky and I had a great time seeing everyone (Bob!) and meeting Cholloway and Darkbar for the first time.
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Location: Vernon CT | Glad everyone made it home safely!
You have no idea how hard it was to keep my presence at G8r bowl quite,BUT, well worth the reactions,looks and comments received!! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Serge,
Ya gonna post the results of the ABCD plectrum comparisons?  |
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| Almost forgot about that. Tone only test, everybody voted on which pick they thought produced the best tone when I strummed/struck individual notes on a Takamine EF75J amplified thru a Genz-Benz Shen100.
The choices were:
1. Genuine tortoise
2. Blue Chip
3. Read Bear
4. Pearse Tortex
5. D'Andrea Pro plec
6. Fender cellulose
7. Dunlop nylon or Delrin, can't remember exactly
2, 3 and 4 are made from cellulose, each company with a (supposedly) proprietary formulation/process, and are supposed to be the closest thing to genuine tortoise that chemists can synthesize ona large scale.
Cost:
1. Unavailable/illegal for sale, you pretty much have to happen across one at a garage sale (or know someone who knows someone, then pay a king's ransom).
2. $30-40 (yes, that's each)
3. $20-30 ditto
4. $2-4 each
5. ~$7/dozen
6. pennies or less
7. pennies or less
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Round 1: 6 & 7 fell out.
Round 2: 2 & 3 fell out.
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| DOH! Too late to edit the last post. The Red Bear, Blue Chip and Tortex aren't made from cellulose, they're made from casein (milk protein). |
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Location: Flahdaw | What does "fell out" refer to? I assume it's not good.
I've got my eye on the turtles in my backyard pond. How would one go about making a guitar pick out of one of them? |
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| "What does "fell out" refer to?"
dropped out of the running.
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Location: Sydney, Australia | So, I travel up to Queensland (or ask Muzz to go down the beach at egg laying/egg hatching time). Then I gets me a turtle. Do you hold the turtle by the flipper and strum the guitar with the shell, or hold it by the shell and use the flippers?
Is it better to use a big turtle and cut the shell down, or do you get one of the babies and use the whole shell? |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by dark bar:
What does "fell out" refer to? I assume it's not good.
I've got my eye on the turtles in my backyard pond. How would one go about making a guitar pick out of one of them? Geez Bob, What are you from South Central Florida or something? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Captain Lovehandles:
Must have happened after I went to bed. Nah, it occurred while you were having S&G for dessert! |
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| Originally posted by TAFKAR:
So, I travel up to Queensland (or ask Muzz to go down the beach at egg laying/egg hatching time). Then I gets me a turtle. Do you hold the turtle by the flipper and strum the guitar with the shell, or hold it by the shell and use the flippers?
Is it better to use a big turtle and cut the shell down, or do you get one of the babies and use the whole shell? Strum with the flipper for a softer tone, the shell when you want to really dig in. I prefer the babies, myself. The big ones tire your arm out, especially when they flail around. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by G8r:
Originally posted by TAFKAR:
So, I travel up to Queensland (or ask Muzz to go down the beach at egg laying/egg hatching time). Then I gets me a turtle. Do you hold the turtle by the flipper and strum the guitar with the shell, or hold it by the shell and use the flippers?
Is it better to use a big turtle and cut the shell down, or do you get one of the babies and use the whole shell? Strum with the flipper for a softer tone, the shell when you want to really dig in. I prefer the babies, myself. The big ones tire your arm out, especially when they flail around. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Do you think a turtle and a turtleback could be "Happy Together"? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
Do you think a turtle and a turtleback could be "Happy Together"? <snort, chuckle>
Soooo, that's where these come from...
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