The Ovation Fan Club
The Ovation Fan Club
Forum Search | Statistics | User Listing Forums | Calendars | Albums | Language
Your are viewing as a Guest. ( logon | register )

Random quote: “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” -Plato



Jump to page : 123
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]
old timers ???

View previous thread :: View next thread
   Members Forums -> General PostingMessage format
 
guitarwannabee
Posted 2024-01-15 10:28 PM (#558990)
Subject: old timers ???


Joined:
January 2006
Posts: 1478

Location: Michigan
just sitting here checking out some of the websites i used to get involved in quite a bit in my middle ages and now only maybe once every couple of weeks to try to stay up on some of latest poop and to see if any of the long time and older timers are still around and just watching the posts and not posting?

i just see that there are still maybe a handful of people that i still remember just by their names and never have met them but have a feeling of being good neighbors anyway , so i just wondered if there are any of you long timers still out there could you just check back in for a hello i;m still around. that would be great and also if you know of some of the old timers please give us an update on them.
i am going to put some old timers on the list i remember but haven't heard from

lanaki
damon
muzza
popcritic
captainlovehandles
Top of the page Bottom of the page
tpa
Posted 2024-01-16 12:42 PM (#558991 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
December 2004
Posts: 566

Location: Denmark
I am not an old timer, but I check in here almost daily as OFC is my favorite forum mainly populated by nice people.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Love O Fair
Posted 2024-01-16 7:26 PM (#558992 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???



Joined:
February 2016
Posts: 1802

Location: When??
GWB.. I am 10 years junior to your presence on the OFC, but definitely an old timer in terms of Ovationlore. I think a lot of OFC oldsters are still around, and living the same guitar lives as always, but in terms of online communication I sadly feel that many-- as with much of society-- have become accustomed to the pocket app"tweet" methods of connecting in lieu of actually composing a "post" on a static website. "Sadly" being the operative word of my point. Or maybe "from my dead, cold hands" in terms of the keyboard on my desk would better represent a personal sentiment to the whole scenario. It seems the less that people communicate in detail and with forged intent, the more we may as well just regress back to playing with cans and string.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Standingovation
Posted 2024-01-16 8:39 PM (#558993 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???



Joined:
June 2002
Posts: 6197

Location: Phoenix AZ
I think there are more of the old guard and usual suspects around than you might think. But the world and how we communicate has changed a lot. This forum was once pretty much the only game in town for all things Ovation. But now it seems the infoverse is fragmented into a large number of ever more specific Ovation subcultures each with their own slant on things. I do believe I saw a Facebook group called "Fans Of Sunburst Ovation Tornado Guitars With Hairline Surface Checking".

I am happy to report that I still do cross paths (in person or virtually) with a number of the folks I met during the first 2-3 years of this forums existence. And quite a few of those relationships will last until both parties cease to exist.

If you have a question or comment (What brand of strings should I use ... How much is my guitar worth ... Ovation sighting ... etc) just put that letter in the mailbox and make sure you include a self addressed stamped envelope. You'll hear from me.

Edited by Standingovation 2024-01-16 8:42 PM
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Guitsome
Posted 2024-01-16 9:06 PM (#558994 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
April 2011
Posts: 119

Location: NH
I think many of the “old timers” left in the 2012 (approx) exodus never to return. Combine that with the advent of FB, this place was effectively turned into a museum. Unless you have nothing better to do but post in the Insomniac Quiz.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
moody, p.i.
Posted 2024-01-17 8:15 AM (#558996 - in reply to #558994)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
March 2002
Posts: 15664

Location: SoCal
Guitsome - 2024-01-16 7:06 PM

I think many of the “old timers” left in the 2012 (approx) exodus never to return. Combine that with the advent of FB, this place was effectively turned into a museum. Unless you have nothing better to do but post in the Insomniac Quiz.


Really? Never to return? That's a little extreme.....

What Witko said......
Top of the page Bottom of the page
seesquare
Posted 2024-01-17 8:38 AM (#558997 - in reply to #558996)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
November 2002
Posts: 3614

Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire
Probably not as raucous as in the past, but still active & faithful to the cause. Interests and time changes. I do note the proliferation of more discussion in different venues to which I have devoted attention & participation. This is still the relevant & original fan site. Continued thanks to Miles for stewardship, too!
Top of the page Bottom of the page
MWoody
Posted 2024-01-17 10:07 AM (#558998 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???



Joined:
December 2003
Posts: 13987

Location: Upper Left USA
I check daily and it is always good to hear from all y'all.

Where is the Like button?
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Mark in Boise
Posted 2024-01-17 10:16 AM (#558999 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
March 2005
Posts: 12758

Location: Boise, Idaho
I still check in almost every day, but don't feel compelled to post a reply. Old age might have something to do with it, although I see a lot of old people posting nonsense on other forums. I came here after the "old timers" who were around in the first 2 to 3 years because they were the best, or only, source of information about Ovations on the internet. I agree with Witko, but personally there have been a number of life changes that take my time, some I consider wasteful, other than Ovations. I am down to 19 of them now and don't want any more. I just want to play the ones I have. This forum was my motivation for doing so 15 years ago and I haven't really found a replacement.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Mike S.
Posted 2024-01-17 12:55 PM (#559000 - in reply to #558999)
Subject: Re: old timers ???



Joined:
August 2002
Posts: 603

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Hello, Everyone,
I check out this forum almost every day since I joined, but I also don't feel compelled to post something on it, because always I'm looking at what's for sale in the world of OVATION guitars. I've always described my activity here as, "lurking in the background", and I've met many great people, and learned tons of information through my participation on this site. Am I another, "old timer?" By now, I'd say so, because I played my first OVATION guitar in 1969. However, if we're just considering time on this forum, others were here way before me. Most recently, I tried to reach the Ren-Ovation page on FB for repairs on my guitar but got nowhere fast. I'll keep posting here as long as this forum remains viable, and I'll keep playing my OVATION guitar until they put me in the ground.
Mike S.
Ottawa, ON.,
CANADA
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Randy22
Posted 2024-01-17 2:24 PM (#559001 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
April 2003
Posts: 230

Location: Pewaukee, WI
Not an old-timer, but I did attend the 2007 Trebuchet event, and check in frequently. And still buying Ovations.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
FlySig
Posted 2024-01-17 3:59 PM (#559002 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???



Joined:
October 2005
Posts: 4046

Location: Utah
I check in almost daily. I'm also a member of a few Ovation groups on FaceBook where there is a lot of chatter, but mostly not terribly interesting.

Damon is still around and still actively dealing in Ovation, Adamas, Peavey, BC Rich, and who knows what else.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
bvince
Posted 2024-01-23 10:33 AM (#559011 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???



Joined:
September 2005
Posts: 3618

Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :)
Not here as often, but still checking in occaisionally
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Weaser P
Posted 2024-01-24 7:54 AM (#559013 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
October 2005
Posts: 5330

Location: Cicero, NY
Still here as well and will probably always will be. SO's definitely right about there's more around than you might think and other outlets may have watered this one down a little bit but I still think it's the premier source of everything Ovation. The knowledge that's here in the archives may never be matched anywhere.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Patch
Posted 2024-01-24 11:47 AM (#559014 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: RE: old timers ???



Joined:
May 2006
Posts: 4226

Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent

I still come and go, and that is unlikely to change. But as time has progressed, I've found I have less to say, and I spend less time online in general than I used to.

FWIW, I still get an occasional kick out of digging through the archives here. The sheer wealth of knowledge, experience, and entertainment buried here is pricelss!

Top of the page Bottom of the page
seesquare
Posted 2024-01-24 11:47 AM (#559015 - in reply to #559013)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
November 2002
Posts: 3614

Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire
"The knowledge that's here in the archives may never be matched anywhere."
Yep.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Randy22
Posted 2024-01-24 2:08 PM (#559016 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
April 2003
Posts: 230

Location: Pewaukee, WI
I spent Christmas vacation reading old postings, starting as far back as I could go without hitting the archives (2009 I think) and working my way forward.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
moody, p.i.
Posted 2024-01-24 10:49 PM (#559017 - in reply to #559016)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
March 2002
Posts: 15664

Location: SoCal
Randy22 - 2024-01-24 12:08 PM

I spent Christmas vacation reading old postings, starting as far back as I could go without hitting the archives (2009 I think) and working my way forward.

Go back into the archives. We had a lot of fun 2002-2007......
Top of the page Bottom of the page
BluesSailor
Posted 2024-01-25 10:04 AM (#559018 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
February 2005
Posts: 1132

Location: Parrish, FL
Still around. Check in every few days, lurking to what’s up and what’s for sale. Fondly remember the early days.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Jonmark Stone
Posted 2024-02-04 7:52 PM (#559051 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
May 2008
Posts: 1556

Location: Indiana
Still here.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Mr. Ovation
Posted 2024-02-05 2:46 AM (#559052 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
December 2001
Posts: 7222

Location: The Great Pacific Northwest
Well I'm here... We get on average at least one new member signing up each day. Sometimes they post, sometimes they don't. Sometimes more than one. But, there are still people knocking at the door which is nice. 23+ years and still going.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
hwebster
Posted 2024-02-06 5:32 PM (#559053 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
June 2005
Posts: 489

Location: California
+1
Top of the page Bottom of the page
guitarwannabee
Posted 2024-02-06 7:01 PM (#559054 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
January 2006
Posts: 1478

Location: Michigan
I gotta say that I went back into the archives the other night and spent hours going thru a ton of posts .
This website had an answer for anything Ovation related and a crazy group of family members who used to have a whole bunch of fun and laughs about our lives and guitars adventures.
I spent another 3-4 nights going thru all of the old forum posts and I have not laughed so hard at some of the posts since the days they were put out.
A great reminder of all of the good times had by a bunch of strangers who at first only had a brand of guitar that brought them to this website.
A lasting tribute to Miles & Al for creating such a gem, GREAT JOB guys.
I'm curious thou ,

Hey Al
I am curious When is the last time you had to give someone a VACATION ?
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Mr. Ovation
Posted 2024-02-06 9:21 PM (#559055 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
December 2001
Posts: 7222

Location: The Great Pacific Northwest
guitarwannabee,
I know you didn't ask me, but the last time we had to give someone a vacation was likely just before OMA (may he rest in peace) took over the "Welcome Center". Up to the actual day he passed, he was the gatekeeper here only letting in the proper type of riff-raff. He is sorely missed.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Jonmark Stone
Posted 2024-02-06 11:39 PM (#559056 - in reply to #558990)
Subject: Re: old timers ???


Joined:
May 2008
Posts: 1556

Location: Indiana
He is missed.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Jump to page : 1 2 3
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]
Jump to forum :
Search this forum
Printer friendly version
E-mail a link to this thread

This message board and website is not sponsored or affiliated with Ovation® Guitars in any way.
Registered to: The Ovation Fanclub™ Copyright (c) 2001
free counters
(Delete all cookies set by this site)