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| Please pm me as there is a guitar I'm interested in on Ebay.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | There's an occasional poster, Nils???, from central Oregon. Maybe you could search the membership list for "Coos". If that doesn't work, I have a daughter who will be driving through there, from California to Portland before Thanksgiving, if that's not too late. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Michelle, I sure hope someone can help ya!
If there is anyone near there, they need to make the trip. I envy them for at least one reason. They're near Cannon Beach which has the day-um'd BEST IN THE WHOLE WORLD 'home-made' clam chowder at a small restaurant on the beach! Hopefully the eatery is still there... that was only 25 years ago...
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | Nothing good in the Gulf, Iffy? There's got to some good chowder down there.
Hey, Michelle, how ya doing?
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Coos Bay and Cannon Beach are a couple hundred miles away on Highway 1, Iffy. I'm sure they have good clam chowder closer to Coos Bay. They also sell a lot of salt water taffy down there. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Anita,
I LOVE seafood and have savored much around the world. But I'm serious 'bout the Cannon Beach chowder! Your taste buds will be so happy that your tongue will slap your face silly.
Now if ya want to talk 'bout Gulf Coast cuisine, check out the NOLA food sites. Or better yet, head on down to my place for some Keys 'bug' tails and grilled snapper and...
OK, back to helpin' out Michelle...
<edited to add> Mark, we didn't stop in Coos Bay for lunch. But that area is just awesome! The fog was mercurial and fascinating. As to salt water taffy, locally, we divers have a different concept of such... |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I got a horrible case of food poisoning from some gulf coast clam chowder about 10 years ago. I was on a business trip at a customer location when it hit. Not good... |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Coos Bay is about 3 hours from anywhere, I'm afraid. Three hours from Eugene, 3 hours from Cannon Beach. And it's 5 hours from me. There used to be an active member in Eugene.
There's a place called Shore Acres State Park near Coos Bay that has the most amazing rocky shoreline.. one of my favorite places in all the world. Unfortunately, I'm not heading that way any time soon.
Mark's daughter might be your best bet.
(for perspective, that's a fenced viewing area in the top right corner of the picture) |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Gulf Coast Clam Chowder???
There's no CLAMS in the Gulf. None worth eating, at least. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | After checking the map, I decided my daughter isn't a good option. We'll all be trying to make it to Portland for dinner. She has the longest drive and isn't good at getting an early start. I forgot how far it was from I5 to the coast. |
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Location: Central Oregon | Unfortunately I'm several hundred miles from the coast. Sorry. |
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Location: SoCal | Just have seller take it down to Orcoast Music on Newmark Ave. Have someone at the store check it out. John Pundt is the owner.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Coos Bay gives new meaning to the phrase, "You can't get there from here!"
There are the coast range mountains and no direct route from there to Anywhere!
But I do wish you success! |
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Location: Michigan | Coos Bay...Go Pre! Go Pre! Go Pre! |
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| Originally posted by ladylaw:
Nothing good in the Gulf, Iffy? There's got to some good chowder down there.
Hey, Michelle, how ya doing?
Anita I'm fine, but I got GAS really bad. It's all Karen's fault. I went to her house and she graciously let me play her Tornado and I've been wanting a Storm Series guitar ever since!
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| Originally posted by Tony Calman:
Just have seller take it down to Orcoast Music on Newmark Ave. Have someone at the store check it out. John Pundt is the owner.
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I might as well spill the beans -- I'm looking at a 1972 Thunderhead for $600.00 with 3 days left on bidding and no bidders.
I don't really care if someone here bids on it and wins. My motto is "If I am not the successful bidder on Ebay, please let it be an OFCer that ends up with a great guitar"!
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Location: NW Washington State | Originally posted by Tony Calman:
Just have seller take it down to Orcoast Music on Newmark Ave. Have someone at the store check it out. John Pundt is the owner.
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Location: SoCal | Michelle,
I would recommend calling them...they are a pretty complete music store, to include a repair facility, school rental, etc. Should get good disclosure as to electronics, neck, frets, etc. They have more than their listing reputation at risk.
I have called stores listing guitars and haven't had a problem.
Just don't say "go Ducks" :D or "go Beavers" :mad: . The "Civil War" is in a couple of weeks between Univ of Oregon and Oregon State. You never know what side someone is on.
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Location: Cincinnati | "I'm fine, but I got GAS really bad. It's all Karen's fault. I went to her house and she graciously let me play her Tornado and I've been wanting a Storm Series guitar ever since!"
In my case it's AJ's fault for bidding on a guitar he wasn't going to buy. I'm taking the Tornado shopping for a case tonight. Good luck with the Thunderhead. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by twistedlim:
Coos Bay...Go Pre! Go Pre! Go Pre! ;)
I've been in Orcoast, Tony. Nice place, seemed like nice people. I don't get down to the south coast much anymore. Last time I was in Coos Bay was a couple years ago, visiting the K&K folks to pickup a pickup.
Iffy, it's a heck of a long drive for a bowl of soup. |
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Location: North Oregon Coast | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Michelle, I sure hope someone can help ya!
If there is anyone near there, they need to make the trip. I envy them for at least one reason. They're near Cannon Beach which has the day-um'd BEST IN THE WHOLE WORLD 'home-made' clam chowder at a small restaurant on the beach! Hopefully the eatery is still there... that was only 25 years ago...
Good luck in your quest! Are you referring to Moe's Iffy? If that isn't it, let me know the name of the place and Candice & I will check it out, Cannon Beach is only 15 miles north of us!
Sorry to hijack your thread Michelle, if we lived closer to Coos Bay, we would be happy to check out the Ovation you're interested in. Goodluck |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Ray,
Nice of you to help Michelle out!
All I remember about the restaurant was that it was fairly cozy (re small) and right up on the beach dunes. Sorry... |
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Location: North Oregon Coast | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
All I remember about the restaurant was that it was fairly cozy (re small) and right up on the beach dunes. Sorry... Probably Moe's, they sit right next to the beach and they've been there for as long as I can remember (they have 3 or 4 restaurants up and down the Oregon coast and are famous for their chowder). Actually though, we have a place a couple of miles from here in Wheeler that has even better chowder, the best I've ever had (The Sea Shack Seafood and Chop House) I like to plug good places whenever I can, Lord knows there's enough bad places out there who get erroneous good plugs! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by 'O'Well:
even better chowder, the best I've ever had My taste buds are screaming "Propaganda, marketing spoo!!!" But I know ya wouldn't kid us.
Now if I could only get the Food Network to sponsor me for a PNW 'best chowder quest'...
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| Thanks everyone for the help. Iffy, Old Man Arthur and DVD -- love the pics!
I'm wondering why no one has bid on this guitar -- do you think the price is too high? $600.00 for a vintage guitar doesn't sound too bad, but I don't know about such things.
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Guitarzannie:
I'm wondering why no one has bid on this guitar 'Snipers' in the treeline... |
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| Hmmm...now this is interesting. I found another Thunderhead listed on ebay. This one is for $800 and doesn't have the original tuners and is being sold by a pawn shop:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ovation-Thunderhead-1231-4-Electric-Guitar-USA-...
Makes the $600 one look like a steal.
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Michelle,
Did you get it? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Beat me Fletch :D
Did you get it Michelle?
All bids at the death!!
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| No, I didn't get it. But I am really happy to know that so many of would have volunteered to look at it for me if the place was near you.
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | If I may ask, what made you decide not to bid on it? Seemed like a good deal from a rep. dealer. |
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| Originally posted by fletcher:
If I may ask, what made you decide not to bid on it? Seemed like a good deal from a rep. dealer. Yes, it definitely did. However, I was being an idiot. I actually thought that the guitar would not sell and was hoping that it would get re-listed at a lower price.
Oh well, I lost that one.
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Location: Cincinnati | Originally posted by Guitarzannie:
Originally posted by fletcher:
If I may ask, what made you decide not to bid on it? Seemed like a good deal from a rep. dealer. Yes, it definitely did. However, I was being an idiot. I actually thought that the guitar would not sell and was hoping that it would get re-listed at a lower price.
Oh well, I lost that one.
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Anyone near Coos Bay Oregon?