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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Looks like a Feb 21st one day OFC get together here in Manatee (sea cow) County, FL. 
Several of ya'll have indicated that you'd like attend this informal gathering. I need a near-definitive head count (including 'guests') in order to arrange a comfortable venue.
I'll be using e-mail for communications to minimize traffic here. So LMK via [email]2ifbyC@tampabay.rr.com[/email].
Thanx and hope to see ya soon... |
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Location: East Tennessee | Iffy,
Some of us "Chronologically Challenged" need bigger pics.
I wish my son still lived on Bradenton. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Mike,
HERE ya go!
Actually, I wish you lived here. ;) |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Beal:
I'll miss it, sorry. D-rats. I was looking forward to unpacking your vehicle! :( |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I'll give you a call today Johnny. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | I'm in! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Every party needs a pooper... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Every party needs a pooper... Does this mean you're attending? :eek:
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The ankle monitor won't let me beyond my driveway.
Don't worry, Weaser is more qualified. |
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| Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Every party needs a pooper... Does this mean you're attending? |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
The ankle monitor won't let me beyond my driveway.
Don't worry, Weaser is more qualified. With friends like these... ;) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | . . . who needs AcidReflux? |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
. . . who needs AcidReflux? All of us who are self employed..... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | hear ya... |
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Location: Orlando, FL | I'd love to come down, it's soooo close! But my daughter's birthday is the 21st and we are having a family cookout for her at our place.
There are starting to be enough of us Florida boys to do this a little more regularly.
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| Wish you coulda made it, Steve, but you have much more important things to do. Wish your daughter a happy birthday from the ZillaFest crew! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by G8r:
Wish you coulda made it, Steve, but you have much more important things to do. Wish your daughter a happy birthday from the ZillaFest crew! Ditto here Steve, we'll miss you, but I'm sure we'll get together again. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by G8r:
but you have much more important things to do.  Hopefully the next jam... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Bummer, 'Zilla. Would've been nice to meet you but maybe next time! Enjoy the family birthday party and wish her the best from all of us. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Of course I'll be there (unless my back implodes between now and then)I heard g8r's bringing some shrimp and grits. Yum! |
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Location: GA USA | Talked to GNATL yesterday, and he's planning on putting in a brief appearance, so it sounds like you may have half a dozen or so, plenty for a good time. Wish I could come down for it. Have fun! |
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| I want to extend a great big Thank You to iffy & his SWMBO for putting up with us yesterday. It was a great time. As always, it was a pleasure meeting OFCers for the first time (weaser, GNATL & darkbarguitar) and of course getting together with old friends. I have yet to meet an OFC member that didn't instantly become a friend.
The talent level on this board never ceases to amaze me - darkbarguitar especially. Otto, I think you have some serious competition for the "Best Voice" title, and he plays a mean guitar, too (played circles around all of us, I'll post some video later).
The only downside of the day was when I had to tackle Trader Jim as he was leaving and wrestle my 1538 out of his hands. Fortunately, I'm bigger than he is ;)
Again, thanks to Johnny & Patty, and if anybody here has an opportunity to get together with other OFCers, don't miss it. If fact, do everything you can to make it happen. |
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Location: Flahdaw | I have to concur with g8r....anybody with the opportunity to meet with other OFCers, DO IT! What a great bunch.
(G8r's description of me is a gross exageration), but if anyone out there wants lessons on Clapton unplugged, give g8r a call....he has him down pat.
And iffy and trader are the real deal. If you meet no one else from the forum, meet them. Fun stories and great guys.
Hey! I'm no longer a OFC virgin...I've been to my first gathering and survived! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | A bit of envy from the opposite corner. Not that I'd want to trade locations, but it would be nice to have so many OFCers close. |
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Location: south east Michigan | ditto |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I like to take out the atlas when you guys are planning a gathering and see how many people are within 350 to 450 miles, the distance from Boise to the closest members in Salt Lake or Portland. |
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Location: Georgia | What a great bunch of guys.
Iffy is about the nicest guy anyone could ever hope to meet. The lunch he bought us was delicious. As a first time visitor to one of these jams I can only say it was awesome. It was great to meet some of these guys so I can put faces with the names. All of them were great, talented guys. G8r wasn’t exaggerating; darkbarguitar is an unbelievable singer though G8r is no slouch himself. Trader Jim did look a little to comfortable with the 12 string. It was funny hearing the family tree of some of his past and current guitars. I feel sorry for Weaser. I’m bummed about the weather here in Atlanta after this weekend and he’s headed back to NY.
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Location: Cicero, NY | It was yet another great gathering for me. Iffy, thank you and your lovely wife Patty for a wonderful breakfast, loaning me a GREAT guitar to spend some time with around the pool (as I was tanning), buying ALL OF US lunch and allowing the group to overtake your beautiful home for the afternoon. You're a good man. I could not think of one reason to leave outside of the fact that my poor fingers were SCREAMING at the end of the afternoon. I guess I'll have to sit and play with friends for 8 hours more often, eh?
Serge, you're a very talented man and we HAVE to do this again. Your playing, singing, guitars, the electronic harmonizer...this guy is a walking party unto himself; darkbarguitar, I look forward to the tabs that you said you'd put together for serge and I (ok, WE said you should put them together but let's not get caught in the small details). Your playing and singing was nothing short of inspiring and reminds me that I really have to learn how to play and sing one of these days. It just looks so FREAKIN' easy; TJ. How you played that 12'er all day is beyond me but, for anyone who has not met the man, make it a goal. A never ending smiling machine who filled every two minute silence with a riff that led to another and another and another...just great stuff, man; Then Gary and his f-i-l came in to play a bit and join us for lunch and then ply the entire group with strawberries and whipped cream. Man. What a group.
Thanks everyone for putting this together when I could join in. I'm glad you've all found the OFC and we're a better group for having ya'll. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
I like to take out the atlas when you guys are planning a gathering and see how many people are within 350 to 450 miles, the distance from Boise to the closest members in Salt Lake or Portland. For G8R Bowl II, Jas and I drove 325 miles, Beggin & TRBoy were probably 450 and I'm sure War Eagle had to be over 500 miles. Not sure where Otto falls in there but, it had to be a haul for them too!
All distances are one way.
BTW... did Weaser say y'all ?
Another week down there and he'll go home asking for grits instead of hash browns for breakfast!
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Collin, He'll be askin fer both grits AND hash browns..........
....He's only got home fries up where he's from! :eek: :D |
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Location: Cicero, NY | :D :D |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Here's my pics from the Sea Cow Serenade .
What a fantastic day with ol' and new 'O' bothers!
Priceless... |
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| Great, Johnny. Post 'em up on the Gatherings section here, too. Maybe when Jim gets back from camping he can post his. Can't remember if Weaser or GNATL took pics, but if they did they should put up theirs too. I only had the video this time. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Very nice, iffy, and welcome back. Serge, if there is anything I regret about that day, the first would be I forgot my camera. Cannot beLIEVE I did that but, let's face it, some of you know what you're dealing with here and it's certainly not the sharpest tool in the shed. The second would be not torturing you guys with one of my classics but I just couldn't do that on the first trip. Maybe the second tho'... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Serge,
My DOH! Should I post the pics or the link there?
Bill,
Don't feel bad. I was counting on photog TJ to do his thang. But once he latched onto Serge's 12er, I knew I had to get a least a few shots for prosperity.
"one of my classics", ya was holding out on us?  |
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Location: Cicero, NY | "Sparing you" would be more like it. And I heard about it from SWMBO and SWMBOII too. Next time, I promise. |
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| Johnny, just copy the image link (from the preview, not full-size, image) from the ning page. Hit "Preview Post" to make sure you did get the preview image, otherwise you'll have giant pics that scroll off horizontally. |
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| Weaser - your PM box is full, couldn't reply. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Should be ok now.
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Weaser P:
And I heard about it from SWMBO and SWMBOII too. I wish that was on vid! "Ready to go, hon?". "No, play something!".
TJ got the same 'demand' from Bonnie!
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Location: Vernon CT | Hey Johnny welcome back! Great Pics! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Wish I had some more pics, but this is one time I actually tried to play instead of take pictures. Next time, I'll do a full photo shoot. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | I should have taken more pics, but it's tough to put down a guitar and grab a camera. I really regret not taking a camera to the Boiler Room!
I did put some pics over on the 'Gathering' forum.
BTW, didn't Gary take some vids?
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | "Welcome back...your dreams were your ticket out..."
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Location: Cicero, NY | "Welcome back,...To that same old place that you laughed about."
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'Sea Cow Serenade' Head Count ?