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Location: SE Michigan | Well, after a 10-hour drive and many hardships Slipkid and I finally made it home. There was the cute blond Canadian custom’s agent with her probing questions, the near hurricane force wind and rain, $3.00 gas prices driving a SUV, and the Niagara Falls incident. Not to mention driving almost 700 miles with Brad.
But we all had an excellent time at the OFC tour. I haven’t played that much guitar in three days in many years, I’m going to have some awesome calluses, I’ll have to keep up the playing.
I want to say thanks again to Frank and Rick at the Factory for being such great hosts, and thanks to Al (alpep) as well for all of your hard work. We also greatly appreciated the workshops by John (Strummin12) and Paul Templeman. It was also the first time we met Matt Smith and he really inspired us, he was a wealth of knowledge and one of the friendliest persons I have ever met.
And I cannot forget to thank Ed and Karen for hosting the barbeque on Saturday; we really enjoyed all of your hospitality. Ed has one of the largest guitar collections that I have seen, and many of them got a pretty good workout that evening.
It was also great to get to see all you guys and get to talk to you a bit and hear some of your guitar playing. I really enjoyed the lobby jams.
I’ll post more later; but I wanted to say thanks right away and also post some pictures:
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/BKOK_T/2006%20OFC%20tour/ |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Great photos! |
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Location: closely held secret | Great pictures, Brian! Really captures the feel of Thursday and Friday night in the looby.
To all who took photos this year - I plan to include a 'Photo Gallery" on the DVD this time. If you have digital copies of yours and are willing to share them, please put them on a cd and send them to me.
I'll pay extra if they result in any convictions. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Waskel,
I'm sure you will be glad to know that when I have my photos ready to go I will probably use the US Postal service. My package will not involve any GPS device :D :p . Therefore you will not hear that famous female voice say,
"LOST SATELITE RECEPTION,OFF ROUTE,RECALCULATING :eek: :mad: :( " |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'll pay extra if they result in any convictions. uh-oh...
....off to Mexico. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Phil Wong:
Waskel,
I'm sure you will be glad to know that when I have my photos ready to go I will probably use the US Postal service. My package will not involve any GPS device :D :p . Therefore you will not hear that famous female voice say,
"LOST SATELITE RECEPTION,OFF ROUTE,RECALCULATING :eek: :mad: :( " Thanks, Phil, that's good to know. Besides, you'll need the GPS to get to work... ;) |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | For those who couldn't make it this year, here's another incentive to make it a priority for next year. Imagine a wall with a bunch of original Ovation prototypes from the first Balladeer to the Adamas, some vintage slothead Adamas from Charlie's personal collection, a couple of new #47 RI's so you can compare the old with the new, and then being able to take any one and play it to your heart's content.
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Did any of them have finish cracks?????? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | The Players -Yes!
The guitars - no battery and some needed strings changed. No finish cracks but the Protos had some unfinished issues. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Update,
Film sent to lab for processing. Three rolls of film. Ordered photo CD for each roll. Sent USPS Priority Mail with delivery confirmation to:
A and I
933 North Highland Ave.
Hollywood, Ca, 90038
www.AandI.com |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Wow! Looks like I missed another good one.
So the llama wasn't present, or it just hid-out in Cliff's room? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Phil,
Thank you for your time and efforts! |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | MWoody,
My pictures are better than my guitar playing. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Brian.....nice pics there. |
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Location: NJ | PhilWong;
I think you need to keep the receipts for all the film/processing/mailing and get reimbursed right off the top from the DVD proceeds . . . . |
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Location: Cicero, NY | I'd second that. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by cliff:
PhilWong;
I think you need to keep the receipts for all the film/processing/mailing and get reimbursed right off the top from the DVD proceeds . . . . Great. Next he'll want health benefits and vacation pay... |
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Location: NJ | At least he won't need a PrescriptionPlan . . . |
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Location: Waxahachie, Tx | I just have to know what tune the ladies in the grass skirts played? anyone. Maybe they did a couple Pussycat Doll songs. :D
Someday, I'll make it. It looked very relaxing. |
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Location: NJ | ". . I just have to know what tune the ladies in the grass skirts played? . ."
You'll just have to wait for our upcoming DVD release.
(Waskel says he'll have it done by next week :rolleyes: ) |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by cliff:
PhilWong;
I think you need to keep the receipts for all the film/processing/mailing and get reimbursed right off the top from the DVD proceeds . . . . Cliff,
I feel that the pictures and video are my contibution to help support the club. I look at it this way. Many people who attended had to come a long way at their own expense to come to the tour. For me it was about a one hundred mile drive and the cost of the two nights stay at the hotel. Coming to the tour/hotel jam is like coming to a free live up close and personal concert given by friends. That in itself is priceless. People coming together with a common interest in guitars and music is great. I also feel that everyone who played/sang songs contributed in their own way. You also cannot not put a price on that. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Phil, that attitude, exhibited by you and many others over the years is what makes the OFC and it's members a very very special place to hang out. |
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Location: NJ | Phil;
Your time and effort are contribution enough.
Doing this whole thing on film, while it LOOKS really nice, is a bit of an overkill as this stuff is just gonna be viewed on computers & passed around on the Internet, . . . and is EXPENSIVE!
Frets I thru III need t'go to college, and I'll be damned if we're gonna let you squander their tuition on tastless pictures of men in hula skirts!
Besides, we outnumber you, and if you don't allow us to reimburse you, we won't allow you to take pictures next year . . . .
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | If I am not allowed to take pictures next year I can use my GPS and be the convoy leader for The New England Moon light Country Roads Scenic Tour. Your tour guides could be Waskel and Strummin12. :eek: :D ;) :rolleyes: |
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Location: RI. That small State out East | Brian great pic's!
I'm in one pic, on the phone calling a son in MN wishing he could be in my spot. (About 1:00 am)
He was at a friends Jamming with an Adamas and getting rave reviews.
This phone call, to this son, was very special. We havent been close for years. The "mojo" of the moment was working and you caught it on film.
Thanks.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Bump!
I have copied those provided on this string and anxiously await anyone that took pictures to send them to me for consolidation.
PM or email for address.
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Location: Michigan | Alpep, where did you get that tee-shirt from that says I can be very abrasive ? I sell body shop supplies & I use to give those to customers in the 80's . NORTON RULES!! I still wear mine at least once a week in the summer months . It is nice to know that there are at least two of us out there that wont give up our twenty year old tee-shirts ? Good Luck to you . GWB |
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Location: NJ | Nils aka hogrider sent it to me. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Nils does/did body work and spends most of his waking moments in the 80's!
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2006 OFC Tour pictures