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Location: Marlton, NJ | Wow! Every year it gets better and better! I won't spoil the surprises - but they definitely add some flavor!
Thanks DZ and Brad for a PHENOMENAL job, as usual!
I can't wait for January now! |
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Location: NJ | Miss it by THAT much!!
Just came down from th'Mailbox t'post . . .
WellDone!(as always) Gentlemen. |
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Location: NJ | Good.
NOW! I can book some gigs . . |
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Location: south east Michigan | Wow..
That was quick.
I guess slipping the Old Yet Kindly Mail Lady a little extra did the trick!! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Brad, did you tell her where Idaho is? Sometimes I think you're the only one east of the Mississippi who has ever been here, except for the Kennedys and Kerrys, but they probably just have their jets on autopilot. |
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Location: south east Michigan | The Motor City is ground-zero for OFC Calendar distribution.
The further you are from here, the longer it's gonna take.
But the fact that a couple Jersey boys already got theirs is a good sign.
Cliff... are you happy with the (ahem) outcome??? |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Brad, did you tell her where Idaho is? Sometimes I think you're the only one east of the Mississippi who has ever been here, except for the Kennedys and Kerrys, but they probably just have their jets on autopilot. I was just there and had a very nice visit. Between this trip and the trip to Montana, my geography knowledge of the continental US is complete. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | How soon I forget, but my long term memory seems good, I think. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I just tracked a couple.
Packages will arrive at the Mothership and Amelia Island on Monday. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Wow..
That was quick.
I guess slipping the Old Yet Kindly Mail Lady a little extra did the trick!! Bradley... Money would probably have been just as effective.
Mark, everybody knows it takes things longer to go west than east, due to the earth's rotation. |
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Location: SoCal | Boy, even with no pee soaked Taylor sign in it, this is great! |
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Location: NJ | Money Well Spent Bradley, Money Well Spent . . .
thx! |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by cliff:
Money Well Spent Bradley, Money Well Spent . . .
thx! +1. Clifford hit his head with a nail on that one... |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I've been eagerly checking my mailbox at the office the last couple of days. Today someone told me that the postman has not delivered anything the last two days because the front door is taped off for repairs to the sidewalk.
"We have a back door too." I said with remarkable calm to the secretary.
She said, "I know. They were ringing the back door bell until Wednesday, but no deliveries since."
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Location: Orlando, FL | Remember, patience is a virtue. Of course, I have mine. :D |
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| Steve, next year I'll just pop down for a visit & get mine. :p |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Nicest one yet :eek:
Thanks for tackling this again Brad & Steve...y'all rock !!!! |
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Location: Tennessee | Oh yay! So much great stuff in here! Hawaii, Germany, England, and France. Porsches, too! Even Orson Welles Day! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Nice calendar. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | They found Idaho! Very nicely done, guys. My wife was even intrigued by the 2080 in December. Not enough to get me one, but intrigued. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | I posted this in the other thread:
I arrived at my second job at 5:00pm. It's now 7:09pm. I just looked at the calendar. WOW!!! Great job. Great photos. Hat's off to Zilla and Brad. Now I know the world will go on past January 3rd. You have raised the bar on quality photos. Thank goodness I have a whole year to work on my technique.
Thanks Again!! |
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Location: closely held secret | Steve & Brad... Excellent, simply excellent. Ya done real gud, boys. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Once again Colorado is left out in the cold.
bummer......same as last year. |
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| Pretty warm here in Flah, but other than DZ no calendar here yet either. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Received both of mine today, great job!
I really feel motivated to take more Calendar pictures now as well (how was that Brad?)!!! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Got Mine!!!
Whoa, nice! Best one yet IMHO!
Thanks 'Zilla and Brad...Great Work!
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | kudos gentlemen. January was stunning....
then, I saw Cliff looking at me... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | then, I saw Cliff looking at me... Well, there's that...... :eek: |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | I heard I made the calendar, I don;t have one so any ideas which month I made? Ta. |
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Location: closely held secret | Your 93 made November. |
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Location: Jet City | I got it! 2 months, and the cover, I'm very honored, thanks guys.
I really like the way y'all did the background behind the calendar with a picture of the person's featured guitar.
I was wondering what Mark was going to do on "Hairstyle Appreciation Day", but then I saw you had "Bald and Free Day", so now I don't feel so bad for him.
I'm also glad you included "Fight Procrastination Day", but I think I'll wait till the following year to celebrate that one.
Great job guys! Mega kudos to all that participated contributing pictures, and all involved with it's creation. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Nice job as always.
Did we get permission from the Tolkien estate to use a picture of Gollum on the January page? |
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Location: NJ | ssssssssss . . . . |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Combover is a hairstyle, so I get 2 days to celebrate. |
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| Excellent work. Kudos to the photogs, and special thanks to Brad and Steve once again for a job well done. |
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Location: Chicago | Absolutely first-rate, guys. I gave one to Jeff Burns for X-Mas and we were diggin' it on the way to a holiday gig (featuring our Elite-Adamas "twins"). It DOES get better every year!
Warmest thanks. |
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Location: big island | got mine several days ago. phenomenal work, guys! y'did a great job with monthly themes too. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | got mine today, Great Job guys!!!! |
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Location: Germany | They arrived in Europe, got mine today! What a wonderful calendar, thanks so much. The explanations are very helpful, great addition.
Karl
PS. Mark, the April color combination is very tasteful. And thanks for buying German cars. In return I buy American guitars. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Thanks, Charlie. I had a similar combination planned for my OFC with the wisteria in bloom, but the weather didn't cooperate. Maybe next spring. I think I'm a bit ahead of you in the international trade department. Six VWs and 4 Porsches and we still plan on another trip to Germany next spring. |
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| So what happened to the "special relationship"? Germany before England? If the French get in ahead as well I may have to reconsider my position.
(I trust I left that wide open enough?) |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by schroeder:
(I trust I left that wide open enough?) Hard to say. Can you drive a German car through it? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I think it's the language barrier, Schroe. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | (...don't say it...just hold your tongue until it passes...you can do it...) |
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Location: Indiana | Hey Weaser,are we related somehow?
Screamin' Legs Bradley |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by schroeder:
So what happened to the "special relationship"? Germany before England? If the French get in ahead as well I may have to reconsider my position.
(I trust I left that wide open enough?) Maybe it's the fact that the British cars are so reliable. I see the new Jag has only been recalled twice so far--this month. It's sad that they were more reliable when they were Fords. |
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Location: NJ | . . and they'll be "Collector's Items", too.
(as Pre-Bailout Fords). |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Just arrived in Melbourne Australia Downunder!!
It's my first so I didn't know what to expect but all I can say is "Bloody Ripper Mate". :D
Thanks for your effort in putting this together :) |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Great Job guys!!! Thanks! |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | Got mine yesterday. Outstanding job! I especially like the added information about the pictures. For those who missed it, there's always next year...
Thanks for you efforts,
Mike... |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | That would be "Thanks for YOUR efforts". I have the same trouble hitting all the notes when I'm playing too!
Mike... |
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Location: France | Arrived in France yesterday!!!
Wonderful Calendar. thank you guys.
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| That's it! I am officially disgruntled. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Schroeder.... Over here there have recently been several "news" articles about how you Brits are just "too nice". As a society you guys accept a much lower quality of personal service than we hyper-active Yanks would ever put up with.
The articles discussed your overall love of standing in a que.
I thought about e-mailing you the articles. If I find them, I will.
So... It's time for our Queen serving friends to step up and demand that you be treated better by the business' that want you to spend your hard earned money.
I want you to take up this rightous cause just after you get your calendar. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by schroeder:
That's it! I am officially disgruntled. I don't think everyone heard you. You have to type louder. |
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| OK. That'll be fine. No complaints from me. I'm sure the calendar will be here by Easter.
If any of you impatient Yanks want to go to war on my behalf, please feel free to nuke Maytag. They want $17 (you read that right) for a replacement light bulb for the water/ice dispenser and they want just shy of $700 (you read that right) for a new thermostat. I can't believe the American economy is in recession given the overseas earnings of Maytag and Ovation. Not that I'm complaining you understand. |
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Location: big island | hmmm...perhaps fender should acquire maytag? |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Woo-hoo! I'm apparently worth two months! Great job guys! |
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Location: Indiana | The workmanship on these calanders is getting better every year. This is the best one yet. And the earlier ones were excellent, too. GREAT job guys.
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Location: Carle Place, NY | I just put the 2009 OFC Calendar up on the cork-board in my office. Everyone who has come into the office noticed it and made very positive comments.
As always, nice work Steve and Brad! |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | SWMBO saw the calendar last night and her comment as she shook her head was "You're sick" - I wonder what she would have said if it had been a Playboy calendar??? :confused: |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by flacky:
SWMBO saw the calendar last night and her comment as she shook her head was "You're sick" - I wonder what she would have said if it had been a Playboy calendar??? :confused: she'd say you were sicker than she first thought! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My wife actually liked it, or pretended she did. After a few years she either comes around or gives up. Payback's a bitch, though. (pun intended) |
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Location: SoCal | Wives are interesting. Mine was very happy to have me go to Witko's house this last weekend. The way she says it is that then "I can go talk to somebody about guitars who cares the subject".... |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | It's almost like they read the same script :D
I have to confess that I have only recently started playing (less than 3 years) and have more than one guitar at home.
She says "If you had been playing for 100 years or was any good I wouldn't mind...."
I don't have the heart to say that I would probably be dead if I was that old or why would she have wanted to marry a man 50 years older than her in the first place....
Ah women - you gotta luv 'em |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Mine and I have a great understanding when it comes to discussions surrounding our passions. I can talk all day long about guitars. Just babble on and on to my hearts content. She, on the other hand, can do the same about Pilates and yoga. With no disruption whatsoever. The only flaw in the system comes when we're in the same room so we try to avoid that as much as possible... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Mine is hearing impaired. I used to say listening impaired, but she is going in for ear surgery Monday. We can't have a conversation at the dinner table, because all she can hear is her chewing. She thinks she is talking loudly, but I can't hear her. Same in the car.
This works fine. I just pretend I understand what she's saying and if she accuses me of failing to tell her something, I say I told her but she just didn't hear me. She's never accused me of playing a guitar too loud. |
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| Sounds like our house in reverse. |
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Location: Paris/France | I've got mine!!
2009 will be another great year. ;)
Thank you.
J :) |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Mine arrived today.
Fantastic!!
Well done guys
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| YES!!!!
Great work guys - just beautiful.
(A whole month looking at cliff?) |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by schroeder:
(A whole month looking at cliff?) Kinda makes you wonder what we did to The Kid and 'Zilla that they'd wanna punish us like that..... |
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Location: big island | kinda hurt my guitar's feelings too! |
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Location: NJ | Live w/it. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Don't let yourself feel bad.
Dat's what they make magic markers for.
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| Originally posted by Slipkid:
Don't let yourself feel bad.
Dat's what they make magic markers for.
FYI... Cliff offered a generous above & beyond donation to "sponsor" that particular day. You should have started an auction - we would have outbid him to keep him out. You would have had enough money to make a 14 month calendar. |
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Location: NJ | As an homage to the out-going Administration, it was a No-Bid Contract . . . |
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| Love the "an".
So few Americans speak English.
I did appreciate the significance of the date. But I never let the opportunity for a cheap shot pass me by. Wish I lived a little closer. Had a Templeman uke delivered today as part of SWMBO's xmas present - most excellent. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | An you do realize Christmas isn't for another two weeks... |
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Location: NJ | ". . Had a Templeman uke delivered today as part of SWMBO's xmas present . ."
Any confetti in it?? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Speaking of which, NEVER put a smaller AirLock in a larger soundhole.
(more frustrating than that friggin' old boardwalk ClawCrane/StuffedToys machine.)
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Location: NJ | Speaking of which:
I recently put a full-sized FeedbackBuster bung into a 1613 Classical (with the fingerboard that extends INTO the soundhole . . ..
Took a bit of doing (and some X-Acto surgery), but it got "done".
I'll post some pics when I get a chance . . . |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | I still haven't received my calendar.
Has anyone else in Canada gotten their's yet? |
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The Calendar Has Arrived!