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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | for me anyway.
Sittin here drinking coffee on the beach and chillin. SWMBO and myself arrived yesterday afternoon and Unca Beal graciously picked us up from thr airport and dropped us off at the Amelia Oceanfront B&B which literally sits right on the beach. Very relaxing and soothing and gives me some alone time with wifey before I COMPLETELY IGNORE her starting Weds afternoon.
Went to 29s last night for dinner and then walked over to the Florida House and listened to bluegrass while drinking Grand Mariners with Lia and Bobbie Joe....great timr but made for a slow moving morning,,,,hence the coffee on the beach.
Anyway, the down time is very nice but I am gettin antsy to get things goin. Probably gonna call Unca Beal this afternoon and bum a guitar off of him.
I heard that a few more unfortunately had to drop out which is a bummer but I hope everyone who did so is ok!
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Just printed my boarding pass.
I'm on a redeye firstclass to Atlanta at 1140 tonight. Quick hop to JAX and I'll be on the island around 930-1000.
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| See you tomorrow mid-afternoon. Stephen, you been to the liquor store yet to buy some Matusalem? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | No but I did finish off a bottle at the house over the weekend before headin out for AI. Smooth stuff....gonna have to keep a close eye on Lia with that stuff floating around
My bar tab last night would have bought SEVERAL bottles of Grand Mariner or Matusalem!! Your way is way more economically friendly ;)
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Location: Vernon CT | Have a great time Guys&Gals!!! I'll be sitting here dreaming of the day I can head to FLA!! :) |
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Location: Newington, CT | From stephent28: "...listened to bluegrass while drinking Grand Mariners with Lia and Bobbie Joe"
Were those Seattle Mariners? Other mariners are hard to drink...like, for instance "Ancient Mariners" Too dry. If any of those Grand Mariners had a few Grand Marniers in 'em they might have gone down a tad smoother!
APOLOGIES! I just get a real kick out of it when typoes put certain images into my head! And, of course the reason is that I'm the worst offender!!!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Alan, I blame the misspelling on the Grand Marnier and the pretty girls that kept setting them down in front of me!
Thanks for keeping a tight rein on me. I always hate to see unintentional grammatical or spelling errors.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Stephen, Beal and group: I am sure you all will have a great time...I am so bummed that it did not work out for me this year but it couldn't be helped...At least V still has her job: no time off and no vacations for a few months but it could be worse...
I will be thinking of you all: beware of the Huddle House...tell Matt I said hello...
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mike.....are you the latest causality! That really is too bad and you will be missed. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Stephen, I let Beal know asap several weeks back...the Company that owns the Hospital where V works laid off (fired) 129 the middle of Feb. 9 RN's from the hospital here and all leaves and vacations got cancelled...V is a pediatric RN so she is needed...but it shot the Amelia plans right out the door...bummed does not even come close to how I feel but again...it could be worse...
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Location: Marlton, NJ | This is the 2nd year in a row where work got in the way of this for me. It really sucks but life happens.
I know you guys and gals will have a great time. Hoist a few for the rest of us.
Mike - same thing happened to me. My company laid off over half of our sales force, leaving just a few of us to cover the whole thing. I'm just thankful it wasn't me. I went through the whole layoff thing a couple of years ago. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | It's been just over a year for me and besides a few odd jobs things aren't looking any brighter. To all that can make it, have a great time and say Hey to Matt for me. Tip a couple of beers, rums and a scotch or three and think of those who are absent but will be there next year!
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Location: Tennessee | I'm catching a redeye out of LAX tonight ... I meet up with lady stonebobbo in Philadelphia (she's flying from SFO) and we then hop to JAX from there.
I'm hoping to be able to write my Guy song while traveling. I've sorta put it off until now. Oops. :rolleyes:
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
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| Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
how do you get invited to the Amelia thing? It's like season tickets on the 50-yard line for your favorite team - passed down from generation to generation. Or your stellar collection at a jam induces others to shell out the big bucks. ;) |
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| I did not know there was another group trip planned to Beal's place. Did not see it in the postings?
Hey have a good time, Florida is nice this time a year. Sounds like everyone who is anyone is there. |
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Location: SE Michigan | Im all packed and ready to go. Slipkid picks me up tomorrow morning at 6:15am (that's just sick isnt it?). Flight leaves like 9am.
We should be there early afternoon. Looking forward to meeting you Stephen, and look forward to having a great time down there.
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | All y'all enjoy it!!
Sorry I can't be there this year to keep y'all inline. :rolleyes:
Dadgum, back to YSBT.........
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
how do you get invited to the Amelia thing? Your parole officer has to recommend you..... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Hey Brian, I am looking forward to meeting you also and all the Amelia Island newbs :rolleyes: . Gonna be a rocking good time and I am just sorry that some of last years patrons such as Beggin, Mike, Blues, and Elgin won't be able to make it along with some others that I was really looking forward to meeting like TJ.....guess Iffy and AJ will have to do! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Oh yeah, just got back from hearing Davis at O'Kanes rocking it big time for Saint Paddy's day. The place was jammed packed to the max.
I am not sure if Beal made it or not? He was a bit under the weather on Monday so I did not bother him today but thought I might see him tonight.
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Originally posted by stephent28:
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Location: Orlando, FL | Have a great time guys! I am really bummed things didn't work out for me this year. I am going to miss the hell out of not being there. It's just right up the road! |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | While "clinic" may be appropriate, Workshop just sounds better. Don't 'cha think? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | The proper name is "Parr-taayy"...and sounds like Davis has picked right up from last year...I remember O'Kanes just like that...rats! lol...have a good one...
Stephen: the one good thing is I ordered the rest of my DAW today: Logic Studio Pro/Apogee Duet/Audio Technica ATHM50 Headphones...iMac 24 and the rest of what I put together last year (with your help) are waiting...finally...
I'll have to save my Guy song for the OFC CD...
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
I'd tell everyone to "break a leg" but since Iffy's there I won't...its too close to home... 'Clinic' is starting to sound comforting! 
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mike, sounds like a really nice system. After a little over 3 years I finally finished mine up last month by putting in a nice patch bay and XLR mic extender rack. It just reduced the stress level of changing the i/o configurations by a factor of 150%! Man, I can't believe I waited so long to take the final plunge.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Dave, I had a blast playing the "Book Elite" tonight for nearly an hour before changing to the '47 for another hour...I woke my son up and he and his Mom came into the living room for the last of the Concert...man, what a great guitar...best O I have ever heard....Thanks again!
Have a great time!
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by stephent28:
Alan, I blame the misspelling on the Grand Marnier and the pretty girls that kept setting them down in front of me!
Thanks for keeping a tight rein on me. I always hate to see unintentional grammatical or spelling errors.
I have a feeling that if you keep tabs on this thread over the next week if will slowing start to degenerate. Woo hoo! GREAT reasons! Keep the typoes (and the pretty girls) coming!!! |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by BluesSailor:
It's been just over a year for me and besides a few odd jobs things aren't looking any brighter. To all that can make it, have a great time and say Hey to Matt for me. Tip a couple of beers, rums and a scotch or three and think of those who are absent but will be there next year!
Blues I've been laid off more than eight times (If I show up as a colleague in your company...RUUUUUUUNNNNN!!!)
I TRULY feel your pain!
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
Dave, I had a blast playing the "Book Elite" tonight for nearly an hour ...[snip] man, what a great guitar...best O I have ever heard....Thanks again! Glad you're liking it Mike. Sadly I just sold the matching mando. They were quite a pair. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
This is Amelia Island 3, last year was 2. Absolutely correct! I forgot the 1st small workshop/clinic that some of you guys had (and when you picked up the awesome Collings CW!) |
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| ot, but, we are moving out and into our new apartment, and just 3-4 days ago, septic got fubar'd again,( finally hit the 900 gallon mark when LL didn't fix it correctly then )..
Idiots in the honey wagon backed the tanker right up to the tank... and right over the drain field..
oops... but not my problem.. we'll be out of here completely in another couple of days....
some of you could take a trip up and help us move tho...nevermind..
Have Fun All..... I know you will, and be careful.
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Location: closely held secret | I'm having fun even if my song didn't win again...
but congrats to ProfBB, Dave and Beal for being this year's singer/songwriter winners.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Congrats Guys! Nice to pass the baton....wish I were there!
Sadly I just sold the matching mando. They were quite a pair. Dave, I would have liked to have it but one at a time is all I could handle...if it went where I think it did, it will be coveted...lol
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
I'm having fun even if my song didn't win again...
but congrats to ProfBB, Dave and Beal for being this year's singer/songwriter winners.
...btw, you guys don't know the Professor. You may think you do, but... So I suppose this is going to be another one of those "What happens at Amelia stays at Amelia" deals, where you hint about how rowdy everyone got, but you're all sworn to secrecy. |
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Seriously, this is one of those times that "you had to be there".
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Location: South of most, North of few | Just got back home from my "one nighter" at Amelia, and brought home many truths that I never really knew.
1. ProfBB is really a funny guy.
2. Despite sometimes acting like the North end of a Southbound mule, Al IS a VERY nice guy in person.
3. Al can really play guitar!
4. Just about anyone there can play a lot better than I can.
5. Dave (Toby) actually has a serious side. (Great song Dave!!)
6. Cliff is funnier in person than he is on the board. (and a great guy too!)
7. Serge really knows his way around the JAX airport. With a combined effort, we managed to find and abscond AJ and his luggage.
...and #8....DON'T SLICE YOUR LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE THE DAY BEFORE YOU GO TO AMELIA. It really makes it a challenge to play anything.
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Location: Bluffton, SC | TJ - multiply each of those by about 10 and you have the Factory Tour.
Can't wait for the next one...
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Day 1 - Arrive, meet old friends, meet new friends including AJ, TJ and Otto. Drink some. Meet more friends. Drink some more. Watch Bobbo hand write 3 copies of a song. Dinner at Genneros, really good sausage and pepper pizza very NY style. Drink a bit more. Singer/Songwriter contest, lots of great songs. rum n Cokes, Nitecap. Go to bed.
Day 2 - Coffee, more coffee, get lost on way to golf course. Arrive and have more coffee. Golf was awesome. I forget the score. Net -3 balls. Played with Connie and T28. Coffee from cart girl. Brats and beers at the turn. medley practice on the porch with Skip, Brian, rabbit and T28. Don't wear black. A few more drinks. Awesome group dinner at Espana's, great spanish seafood. Full to the brim. Coffee shop with Bobbo, Kim, Lorainne and Mrs.Temp. O'Kanes, more drinks. Great set by Davis and Slip/Brian. Some monkees and kazoos. Beers, Matt Smith blew the place apart. Tired, last beer call it a night.
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by Weaser P:
TJ - multiply each of those by about 10 and you have the Factory Tour. Good point. Don't slice all 10 fingers before the factory tour. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Thanks Dave; exactly as I remember it...glad you are all having a great time...I imagine that right now its breakfast at the Inn and then on to the workshop which starts at 9am...well, carry on! Try and keep Matt away from the Waffle House tonight! |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Radio silence has been imposed. Sorry. Am or fm? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Camera's are allowed but only in designated areas....ie., the workshop and surrounding venues.
We got some killer shots at O'Kanes the other night and word got out that YSBT!
After we were pretty much done and worn out, lots of people were coming up and asking what was happening and really bummed when we said it was over but to check things out Friday night (pre-Huddle House)!
So far, there has been 3 employees who requested extra shifts tonight because they are expecting a crowd.
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Location: Tennessee | All the good stuff happened after you left, TJ. There is a total media blackout in effect for all events beginning 72 hours ago. And several other blackouts as well, if you know what I mean. And the Huddle House is no longer just an "incident" - it is now a tradition. I can say no more. |
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| A well-deserved rest. Thanks for everything, Uncah Beal!
Now to bed - got back from Huddle House at 4:30 this morning, with the last workshop session starting at 9:00. Just got home after dropping off Mr. Big and the Wabbit at JAX on my way home.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by G8r:
Next time you see Slipkid ask him about the Asian squirrels. and don't forget the b-b-b-b-b-b-bitch!
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | What a grand time! Even better with Patty totally enjoying the music last night and meeting more of the 'O family'
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Just awoke in my garage. I blacked out about the middle of last week and just came out of the coma an hour ago. What really happened back at Amelia? Pirates posing as OFC members? Don't believe anything you hear and only about half of what you actually see. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I am exhausted. Just plain over-beat.
I'm can see that I'm back at the Desk Of Drudgery but my head is still in a dense Fernandina Fog.
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am I really sitting at my desk gettin my income taxes ready for my accountant?
why does my head hurt so much?
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why don't my eyes want to stay open?
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I'm glad I'm not the only one.
And it wasn't all just partying, there was a college semester worth of information on Saturday, and a great show that night as well.
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| Originally posted by alpep:
is it monday already?
am I really sitting at my desk gettin my income taxes ready for my accountant?
why does my head hurt so much?
why don't my fingers want to work?
why don't my eyes want to stay open?
......... You in particular had more fun than should be legally allowed. My Adamas is still warm from the fire you set playing it Saturday night - and into the very small hours of Sunday morning ;) |
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Location: Tennessee | I'm just flat out energized. And it's not the four shots of espresso I tend to injest a couple of times a day. I don't want to work, I just want to bang on the guitar all day. Shoot ... I'll probably be up half the night for the next month just working through all the possibilities that opened up for me over the past five days. Friday we covered two to three days worth of stuff. Saturday was an even more accelerated learning experience. There was a killer clinic (of sorts) Thursday night at O'Kane's ... featuring a whole bunch of really great players too numerous to mention individually - and one kazoo-laden Monkees medley that brought down the house. There was another killer clinic Friday night involving the best of the best in acoustic guitar-land, fueled by heaping plates of Sonny's and some really special grilled Bratwurst, and fortified by assorted lubricants highlighted by none other than gen-u-wine 'shine ("No Flame" radius of 15 feet recommended). The Saturday night show was a blast to watch, and some even had our own little Ted Mack moment that bordered on the surreal. Only to be followed by a meeting of the guitaroholics in the 12-Step Room until it was time for the sun to almost rise, the sated to topple over, and the truely twisted to take another bonsai run at Huddle House immortality. With just enough time left over to shower up, squeeze the Visine bottle a couple of times, and work our pulverized fingertips one last time in a "post-mortem" session led by some true masters of the craft including DeBanjo, Templeman, Cliff, Joyce, Davis and Beal. Thanks to Iffy and his lovely enabler, I got to the airport and on my plane. And now all I want to do is go try to play all those things that flew into my head.
So sitting next to me on my flight to Los Angeles was, and I kid you not, 1st Runner-up for Miss America in 2007. And it was anti-climactic. Seriously. |
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Location: NJ | bobbo
was it that blonde we scoped out in the airport lounge? |
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Location: Tennessee | Nope. Tall, statuesque brunette. Looked like the girl next door. Like any Miss America. The blonde was more like Miss March. |
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Location: NJ | ok
I loaded up my "that guy" song on my myspace page.
myspace.com/lostartusa
it is called "I'm that guy again"
no I was not a winner and the recording is a demo that i sent witko but you can get the idea from of the tune from it.
read the corresponding blog and it gives info about the tune |
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Location: south east Michigan | Okay... Al it is.
This is from songwriters night.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | That's a honkin nice Takamine 45th !!! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | There were some seriously nice guitars all over the place.
Just got back home about 20 minutes ago and had to see what was up with my OFC brothers before even thinking about unpacking.
I took a bunch of pics this year so I will begin posting them real soon....... |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by G8r:
You in particular had more fun than should be legally allowed. My Adamas is still warm from the fire you set playing it Saturday night - and into the very small hours of Sunday morning ;) [/QB]
it was fun staying up and jamming. I think that el dorado had something to do with fueling the flames LOL |
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Location: closely held secret | You were great, Al. "Sandman" was fun, too. |
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Location: ms | Als got more hair on his arms than i have on my head. Maybe he could be a doner for a transplant. |
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Location: NJ | I am just as god made me sir. |
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Location: ms | I`m just jealous Al. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
That's a honkin nice Takamine 45th !!! Don't you have one? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Yes I have one. They are honkin' nice guitars !!! |
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| I followed Al's lead and put up a recording of my original song - Ladies Night - I did at the Mermaid. It's up on the ning site . Big thanks to Trader Jim and Beal for being my pick-up band at the Mermaid. |
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Location: GA USA | Looking at pix - That is a nice shirt Temp has. I shopped 4 islands in Hawaii and never saw one like that. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I just added a video.
It is taken with my digital still camera so it's not great quality.
The background singers were closer to me so you have to pay attention to the smokey vocal stylings of our man Al.
Get ready... Al Sings Grunge Beatles |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Al was in rare form and killin it all night long! |
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Location: GA USA | Bobbo, you started a gallery called That Guy in Ovation Fan Gatherings. Must be because we don't have a section called Non-Ovation Fan Gatherings.
At least Brian and Otto were representin'. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I just added a video.
It is taken with my digital still camera so it's not great quality.
The background singers were closer to me so you have to pay attention to the smokey vocal stylings of our man Al.
Get ready... Al Sings Grunge Beatles
you missed the introduction Brad.
I said I was singing it as if it was a serial killer singing the song such as David son of sam berkowitz
btw do any of you guys know how I can put that video up on my myspace page? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Al, you should be able to just copy the link. (right click) |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | There was a definite connection to a "That Guy" theme at Amelia this year, although I'll continue to deny any knowledge of certain events that may arise in this context, proof to the contrary notwithstanding. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I have over 200 pictures and 8 video clips. About 2 gigs worth.
Even if I edit out the marginal ones, that's still a lot of bits and bites.
We talked about some centeral gathering point for pictures. It might be nice to have these in the original size rather than what the web site will host.
I'd be willing to take point on this. You'd just have to get the photos to me somehow. (Maybe on a disc?) I'll put them in some sort of order and maybe make a DVD slideshow out of them. After that, I can send them out from here. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by stephent28:
Al, you should be able to just copy the link. (right click) I think I need to upload the file
but I will check it out |
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Location: south east Michigan | Let's get into some good stuff.
Take ProfessorBB (aka: the other Brad) for instance.
Now here's a guy who has flown well under the radar at past OFC events. No more. Wait till you hear his "Guy" song. Until then, you'll just have to be happy with this little "If I Could Turn Back Time" moment.
And never, NEVER let him order for you at a resturant. He has an un-canny knack for not getting what he asks for.
And can I get you anything else you didn't want, sir? |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Brad I guess the BB in your screen name stands for BIG BARRELL |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Slipkid:
And can I get you anything else you didn't want, sir?
Absolutely true. We're sitting on the deck waiting for the waitress to take our breakfast orders. This was Friday, Brad's already had 2 or 3 meals screwed up and isn't going to take anymore. When the waitress looks at him he says clearly, "2 eggs, bacon, NO grits, NO toast."
The waitress starts writing, then says, "I'm sorry, sir, we aren't serving toast this morning." pause... pause...
I lean over to Brad and say, "Is there something else you don't want as a substitute for the toast?"
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Location: closely held secret | Oh, and my favorite quote of the weekend...
Friday night at Beal's house. Steve Sutton (D'Banjo) is retrieving his banjo from Beal's utility/laundry room.
Me: Bill really makes you keep your banjo in here?
Steve: No, he prefers to keep it in the garage with a hose from the car exhaust running to it... |
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Location: south east Michigan | :D
Here's another Sutton-ism.
Steve was asked... "Is there young & upcoming talent out there that can replace the talent and tradition of the "older" musicians".
He replied... "Replace!?... Nobody even told me I was sick!!" |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
and of course he GOT the grits... Good man. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | "Is there anything else I can bring you that you don't want?"
Sounds like there might be a song in here somewhere. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by alpep:
I am just as god made me sir. I didn't see this... 
Seriously, it was great to meet more of the 'O family' and and trying to hug Big Al.
If this is the thread to express our impressions of the gathering, then I'll post more after my mind regains some circulation. At this point all I can say is WOW... just WOW! |
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Location: closely held secret | If the redhead had only known... he would've been That Guy! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | "put a cork in it" never meant more... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Conversation at the dinner table tonight . . .
"Of course not, Honey. These guys are experts with Photoshop." |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | There is no question about this. New related thread to come... |
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Location: SoCal | If there was ever a case of a guy shooting blanks, this is it..... |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Take those remarks to the Caption Page. Now open. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | 
Nuff said........ |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Notice that I'm IN the fairway, not off looking for my ball in the bushes like T28 seemed to be doing most of the day. Low 80's ? Or was that the temperature ... |
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Location: south east Michigan | When we flew out of JAX, I was on the right side of the plane and got a GREAT view of Amelia.
I could see the Amelia airport, Bill's condo complex, the beach on the east side, Fernandina's main street, the docks we walked on earlier, and the old fort on the northern end. You know.. the one with the cannons.
To top it all off, I got bumped to first class. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Slipkid:
To top it all off, I got bumped to first class. Ah ha, someone from the airlines saw your O'Kanes performance! ;) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nah... it definalty was not that.
It had to be Dave's Monkees Melody w/kazoos. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I hope you took advantage of the free drinks! |
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| You're living right, Brad. What the other Brad didn't tell us was that they sat him in the last row next to the toilet - payback for defiling the local monuments. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Nah... it definalty was not that.
It had to be Dave's Monkees Melody w/kazoos. Ixnay on the monkeezay. We know NOTHING !!!! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Slipkid:
It had to be Dave's Monkees Melody w/kazoos. That had EVERYONE participating, even the bar tenders! :D |
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Joyce wailing away. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | 
Richard Gere and Mr. Big pointing out "THAT GUY". |
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Location: SoCal | another view of Amelia Island
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Well I'm home after a long and tiring trip.
To just say that it was worth it is the understatement of the year.
I had a fantastic time and an experience that I will never forget.
Thanks to everone for making it so memorable.
Now all I have to do is figure out why I can't download the pics from my camera.
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Welcome back AJ. When's show and tell? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by AussieJames:
Well I'm home after a long and tiring trip.
Now all I have to do is figure out why I can't download the pics from my camera.
AJ 
and none the worse for wear! |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Originally posted by AussieJames:
Now all I have to do is figure out why I can't download the pics from my camera. AJ, you might need to hold the camera upside down, given that the pics were taken in the states. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | AJ have you lost weight? Did you fall for the "You can't have anything to eat until those grits are all gone" line? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Speaking of weight, I've never seen a person wipe out paella like Serge did! :eek: |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Yes yes yes....the paella was excellent as was everything at the restaurant.
I guess we were lucky Serge wasn't at our table! |
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Location: south east Michigan | I had never had paella before. I like!
But then, Amelia is all about stepping out of your comfort zone. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Brad, I thought you were such a wild and crazy guy that you didn't have a comfort zone. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nope... in real life I'm not "that guy" at all.
When I go to Amelia I don't just go to play the guitar, I go to play.
Roomate Waskel & I touched on this subject but it really need to be discussed over a drink or two. |
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| Originally posted by stephent28:
Yes yes yes....the paella was excellent as was everything at the restaurant.
I guess we were lucky Serge wasn't at our table! You were UNlucky, Stephen. Just ask the folks at my table. Because I was good-naturedly razzin' the chef for being Portuguese ("what the hell does a Portuguese know about making paella?") he gave us the caramelized rice from the bottom of the pot - which is the best part of the whole dish ;) |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by G8r:
he gave us the caramelized rice from the bottom of the pot - which is the best part of the whole dish ;) but did anybody get to eat it besides YOU :rolleyes:
How was the flan (since again you were the only one who seemed to score dessert!) ? |
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Location: NJ | FLAN was for dessert???????
how did I miss that. I LOVE flan!!!!!
brad
you and brian were great. always a ball of energy ready to play a tune at any time.
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| Originally posted by alpep:
FLAN was for dessert???????
how did I miss that. I LOVE flan!!!!!
Ain't what ya know, it's who ya know ;) The flan was superb, just like Mom (may she rest in peace) used to make. Hmm, that'll be the featured dessert at the next G8rBowl! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Serge needs to hold a 'Serge Paella Workshop' at the next AI! He filled us in on the history and 'local' (in Spain) variations while he was filling up!
BTW, he did share the paella 'candy' and flan. In fact I finished off the 'candy' while Serge was razzing the cook... ;) |
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Location: south east Michigan | thanks al
Here's a couple more....
Bill & Steve having fun.
Sweet Pea is one kool kat.
Brad, Otto, Brian, Brad, Waskel
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Location: south east Michigan | Cliff, Waskel, Matt
Davis Rocks.
The Monkees Melody w/kazoos & accapella / harmonized intro at O'Kanes.
I got to play the part of Davey Jones. My life is complete.
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Location: closely held secret | I got to play the part of the dead guy.
Paul, I'll call you tomorrow. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | If it's any consolation Matt used an 08 Collector for his Saturday night gig. But for us mere mortals the Takamine's seemed to be the tool of choice plugged in. |
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When at the venues we used what was provided. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by stephent28:
When at the venues we used what was provided. True, oh so true! But regardless of our allegiances, the show must go on!
Come on, a Fender Tele...? :p
BTW, Cliff blew me away with his O'Kanes and BBQ performances. Think of Joe Crocker with a tonally controlled voice! Effing awesome...  |
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Location: SoCal | Way to go Bradley!
I feel better now.... |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Cliff blew me away with his O'Kanes and BBQ performances. Think of Joe Crocker with a tonally controlled voice! Maybe you're thinking of Betty... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Trader Jim stopped by for just one day
Waskel sings at the songwriters contest
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Location: south east Michigan | Here's a highlight for me & Brian.
Playing in front of a crowd with Matt Smith.
In hindsite I've thought of a couple things I would have done different but it sure was fun.
StephenT was nice enough to help us out on the cahone(?). I remember counting the song off for Stephen. Then the next thing I knew I was sitting back down. I wonder how it turned out??
This about sums it up for me.
Happy-Happy-Joy-Joy
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Location: SoCal | I donno know -- from the angle of the dangle in front of you, couldna gone too well..... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Hey... just because you didn't show up, don't be bitter.
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I've been holding back one particular picture.
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I've been holding back one particular picture.
I think tommorrow morning would be a good time to post it. Brad, signed releases from all involved might be prudent here... |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Ya know, Brad says he's not "That Guy"...but I'm not so sure he doesn't KNOW That Guy... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Libel: A tort (civil wrong) consisting of a false and malicious publication by printing, writing, signs or PICTURES (slander is spoken defamation) for the purpose of defaming one who is living, or exposing one to public scorn, hatred, contempt or ridicule. |
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Location: closely held secret | This is what I'm worried about. Not that Brad will post the picture, but that I'll be in it doing something stupid...
...at least I can take some comfort in knowing I didn't bring a teddy bear with me... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
This is what I'm worried about. . . that I'll be in it doing something stupid... Of course, not any of us. |
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| S'OK John, it's all my fault... |
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Location: south east Michigan | So until tommorrow, try this video...
Waskel, Bobbo & Cliff play Right Field |
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Location: closely held secret | Try this one . |
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Location: closely held secret | btw Bob - that was a lot of fun! We should work up some songs for next year! |
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Location: SoCal | Jeez Bobbo, don't you know any other songs? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Ziggy Stardust (an excellent rendition!) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Bobbo knows TONS of songs, but people seem to like RF. He commented to me that he doesn't want to known as a one trick pony. Yeah, just as Moody. |
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Location: SoCal | Yeah, but it's one good song (I think!)...... |
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Location: closely held secret | I agree, Bob knows a bunch more than I do. Hopefully I can learn some of them... |
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Location: south east Michigan | We join our story in progress.
Much happened in the hours before but that is for another time.
Typical of such evenings we pick up our tale with the very cliche, yet very appropriate....
So 4 a.m. comes around and we find ourselves at the Huddle House.
Now last year there was the "incident" involving a mistaken unpaid bill and the Amelia Island Police Department. If let to stand this would always be an "incident". We figured we had to make the late night Huddle House thing happen if for nothing else the previous "incident" can become just part of a new "tradition". One time is a stand alone incident, the second time becomes part of a larger tradition.
Get it?
So off we go.
Two car loads.
We sit, we talk, we wait for the waitress. When she comes along she sees that Temp has a half bottle of brew that he just decided to bring along with him.
When the waitress comes around she firmly says, "Hey... you got to get rid of that!!"
To which Paul, up to any challenge, firmly replied something to the effect of, "Okay... I will".
Funny thing about Otto.... he looks and acts just the same at 7 a.m., 3 p.m., 11 p.m., and 4 a.m. I suspect that he's an android.
Great music, unbeleivable scotch, and waffles w/ scattered hash browns.
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Location: closely held secret | So Temp chugs his beer then contemplates the strange hand he finds at the end of his arm (counting his fingers?). Must have been just before the skank alert went off.
I think you might be right about Otto. That just ain't natchrul.
What a great night. And it's all Serge's fault... |
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| I'll accept responsibility for everything except the Asian Squirrels. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | So nice to see the tradition survived and continued...and everyone got away free...Temp is looking at least 4 sheets...sigh, memories... |
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Location: closely held secret | 4 sheets and a couple of pillowcases... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Ahhhhh, the Asian squirrels.......
surely a tale best kept for a latter time when there is more time to reflect on Slipkids direct involvement (meaning lets see what other damaging photos he might have before spilling the beans! :rolleyes: ) |
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Location: south east Michigan | I think the Asian Squirrel thing is a lot funnier outside the Huddle house at 4:30 in the morning than in the light of day. YHTBT
Couple more than I'm about done.
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Here is Paul reeking havoc on my strings.
Being a judge for the songwriters contest was a complicated process. One page of rules and guidelines and another page of about 8 catagories to judge on. You had to pay close attention.
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | When the Takamine forum arranges a get-together / clinic / piss-up, do they all play Ovations?  |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | When the Takamine forum arranges a get-together / clinic / piss-up, do they all play Ovations?  |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by muzza:
When the Takamine forum arranges a get-together / clinic / piss-up, do they all play Ovations? |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Y'know, I can't imagine ANYONE from this club being unwilling to share their guitar(s).
BTW, did Jim (AJ) park that pickup in the photo below?
Didn't anyone tell him you Yanks drive on the wrong side of the road? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by muzza:
Didn't anyone tell him you Yanks drive on the wrong side of the road? AJ did alright. That's a one way street!  |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | there were quite a few Ovations available. It just seems that these didn't make it to the Lady Fish. For Matt's show on Saturday night we intentionally had just two other guitars up there to keep switchover between people as quick as possible. There was the 08C-Series, CJ-41, and a Tak Opry. |
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Location: Scotland | There were around 9 acts just in the second half of the Saturday show, so keeping it simple and using the same guitars for everyone made my life a lot easier running the board. Matt used the 08 and everyone else used the CJ or Tak. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems. At one point the Tak started to sound like crap and I couldn't correct it at the board. Turned out that someone unfamiliar with the relatively complex cooltube preamp had mistaken the cooltube drive level for the output level and turned it down. |
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Location: closely held secret | Stephen meant that he's damn grateful that anyone would be willing to share with him. :p
I feel the same way... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Paul, Glad to see you made it back safely. Cheers. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Beal, you always have a smorgasboard of guitars available...it's an incredibly generous thing to do and it is really appreciated by those who travel (thanks to the restrictions imposed now on carry on's and not wanting to check a guitar...thats understood)as well as those who may want to try a guitar they have been wondering about...Since I drove I brought three Adamas w/me last year and they made the rounds as well... there definatly was no shortage of fine guitars available and I have no doubt that it was the same this year...
BTW, the Tak that Steve played when he and Temp accompanied me for the Wind song was one of the finest sounding guitars I've heard (of course the fact that Steve is a Monsta sure helped)...it cuts right though my '08C that Temp was playing and my 1688...not sure of the model but very nice...
I'd love to have a nice cool tube equipped model...one day... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Here are some of the Saturday Night Performances:
Bobbo and Joyce
Bobbo getting a tuneup from Matt
Paul checking Bobbo's tuning (this Bobbo guy is obviously is tone deaf ;) )
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Brad singing his singer/songwriter award winning hit with Matt and Dave.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | John (Wabbit) performing for the crowd:
Cliff and Matt working it out with the Wabbit!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The legendary T28 with Lia and John performing the Plant/Krause tune "Please Read The Letter":
Part of the All-Star Band featuring DeBanjo and Matt
They finally had to turn off the lights to get us off of the stage!!!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | DeBanjo, Matt and Beal rock the house!
A sighting of "THAT GUY"?????
Dueling "GUYS"!!!!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Matt's solo show. Always entertaining and astonishing!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | A few crowd shots:
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Location: Bluffton, SC | "4 sheets and a couple of pillowcases..."
Never heard it put so poetically. I'm going to be using that. Probably the next time I see Temp. |
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Location: Tennessee | Tone Def. My new stage name. Seems as if I was the next player of the GOO after whoever it was messed with the Cool Tube and flummoxed Paul at the board. I wasn't having any performance anxiety until I took my first strum, Matt winced and plucked a string, winced again, and Paul came running up from the board and said "you sound like shit". :rolleyes: It went downhill from there. ;) |
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Location: Scotland | Just to clarify, I said "The guitar sounds like shit" Bobbo's performance was as entertaining as ever. Just goes to prove, if it ain't broke don't fix it, and if you are unfamiliar with a piece of equipment that's working just fine, then leave it be. Neither myself or Matt were correcting tuning, we were trying to get the cooltube back to where it was when it sounded great.
As for the bed-linen references, I was extremely well-behaved throughout. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Yes, he was. |
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Location: closely held secret | Absolutely.
...except maybe for the open container in a motor vehicle. I'm sure (mostly) that was unintentional.
...of course, chugging half a beer in the Huddle House was a little naughty. Just a bit. But he was justified in that the waitress did ask him to get rid of it.
...but the joke about the kid with ADD was unforgivable... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Paul was hoping our memories were no better than his! |
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Location: NJ | did anyone get a pic of me singing "sweet jane" at o'kanes?
if so can you send it to me?
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Location: Brisbane Australia | On their way Al
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Ok, I think we've held out long enough...last year there were a handful of videos of the performances. We going to see anything this year posted on the ning? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | 
Matt, Al and Cliff at O'Kanes
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Joyce took the good videos. Not sure where she is with posting any of them.
Several took "clips" with their phones or cameras. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Oooo... That pic that AJ took is great! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Friday Night BBQ:
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | And in the end....
the love you take......
Is equal to the love you make......
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Location: south east Michigan | I'm gonna work up a disc of pics to go along with Joyce's DVD set.
I'd be greatful for any collection you could mail to me. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Well, now I'm really pissed off that I didn't stay! I know you guys had a good time, and that's enough for me (right). |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | No it wasn't a good time.
It was a GREAT F@#KIN TIME!
Or something the equlivent of that. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I'm gonna work up a disc of pics to go along with Joyce's DVD set.
I'd be greatful for any collection you could mail to me. And I'd be very grateful for a copy of that, Brad, seeing as how I didn't have a camera with me this time.
Beal, you certainly did seem to have a good time, even overcoming how bad you felt at the beginning! |
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Location: NJ | any pics of anyone wearing my t shirt?
I am about to send a new newsletter
send them to me
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Nothing like friends to pull you through,,,,, |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Beal:
No it wasn't a good time.
It was a GREAT F@#KIN TIME!
Or something the equlivent of that.
Nothing like friends to pull you through,,,,,
You definitely looked much more relaxed this year.
Glad you had as GREAT a F@#KIN TIME as we all did! |
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Location: south east Michigan | I have a couple people sending me all their pics.
The more I have, the more I can cherry pick from.
I forsee some kind of slideshow with a soundtrack of some sort. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Has anyone heard from Joyce?
She mentioned back on April 2nd that she was starting to edit the tapes and I haven't heard a thing since.
Hope she is ok and just overwhelmed by the project. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I don't doubt that that little firecracker Joyce will be able to wade through all that footage. But I'm sure it will take longer than she thought. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | It was fantastic, I had the best time
I think we all did!!!
Brad you got Temp's pics yet?
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Location: south east Michigan | nope... not yet.
But I did just get a set of his handcrafted tuning buttons. Very, very nice! |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | What colour? |
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Location: south east Michigan | eeeeeebony.
With just that little whisp of natural grain to prove that it's not man made. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Brad, what are you fitting them to?
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Location: south east Michigan | The UTE. |
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Amelia Island 2 officially kicks off