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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | So I'm a glutton for punishment I guess, but I've gotten used to having an OFC Calendar on my wall. So let's get this ball rolling!
I need pictures! Believe it or not, I barely got enough last year to complete the project. I wasn't short on material per se, but some submissions needed to be in higher resolution. So send'em to me. Here are the basics: - The higher the resolution, the better.
- Take pictures from lots of angles and take them from various distances.
- Don't worry about formatting them. It's better if I can do that as I build the pages.
- If your picture doesn't get used, please don't take it personally. The honest truth is that space is limited and there is not much I can do about it.
- I NEED THEM BY AUGUST 1st! (But sooner is better.)
The contact email for this project is ofc-calendar@patchworkmcg.com. You can send all your pictures there. If they are too large, send them one or two at a time. Be sure to include your screen name so I can give credit where it's due without dropping any real, personal information.
Expect the calendar to be the same size as last year. I've only got rough ideas about the layout, but what's life without a little risk eh? We BARELY broke even last year, so I'm going to have to ask just a bit more for the cost. But at $17.50 shipped in the U. S., it's still a pretty good deal in my admittedly biased opinion. Just like last year, any "profit" will be fed to the OFC Donation button. DO NOT send payments yet! I'll let you know when. (Probably sometime in August though.)
Last year, we had an excellent variety of instruments; from vintage to recent, from custom to production. I think it did a good job of showing the breadth of ownership on this forum. Hopefully, 2014 will have just as broad a spectrum. Thank you everyone for your support of the Ovation Fan Club.
See ya in the threads! 
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Location: Italia, Zianigo di Mirano (Venezia) | Pach ... Hello, when I show your calendar (with the photo on the page of my '87C of September) it is a great satisfaction.Well, I'll try to try to do an encore.As they say, the important thing is to participate.I'll try to take some pictures (I'm not a good photographer) of my beautiful CL 1719 30 CM..... |
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Location: sitting at my computer | wow this year's flyin' by... halfway thru Adamas 1681-X already!!  |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Hmm, this thread is much more quiet than I thought it would be.
For those who are new, or missed the chance to get last year's calendar, here's a blast from the past to give you an idea of how they came out. I am certain that there are enough showoffs..er..members on this forum to provide plenty of interest and photos. So let's hear some chatter out there! 
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Patch, I'm expecting good news in mid- to late- June so I should have some interesting photos to share. ;-)
Otherwise, keep doin' what you're doin'. The slight price increase isn't going to be a show stopper. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Patch, I'm hoping to have something very special to submit for your consideration... soon!
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I will try to get you some sexier pics of my Painted-T...
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Would OMA look great on the cover or what?! |
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Location: Italia, Zianigo di Mirano (Venezia) | ...Pach,I have several photos of my Custom Legend1719 30cm.I do not know if they can be of interest.but the Email address,tells me that it is not a valid address .... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "On the cover of the Roh-ho-ling Sto-o-o-o-o-o-o-ne" |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | titti191730cm - 2013-05-21 1:29 AM
...Patch,I have several photos of my Custom Legend1719 30cm.I do not know if they can be of interest.but the Email address,tells me that it is not a valid address ....
I just sent a test email to the address. It seems to be working OK.
If you copy-pasted from the post above, DO NOT include the "period" at the end of the sentence by mistake. Also, be sure to use a hyphen, not an underscore, in ofc-calendar.
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Location: Central Massachusetts | patchmcg - 2013-05-20 10:42 PM
Would OMA look great on the cover or what?!
Or the centerfold. Depends on the pics he sends you!
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Location: sitting at my computer | patchmcg - 2013-05-20 10:42 PM Would OMA look great on the cover or what?! The Man & the Legend er... Krylon T
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Location: Bristol England | Definitely, somewhere, the picture of OMA! |
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Location: Jet City | Was that OMA?0 I almost didn't see him with that outfit on. Just kinda blended in.
He IS representin' with the hat too. |
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Location: UK | I never got to see this year's! Patch, would you mind posting the month (like above for January) my pictures were used (if they have been used, of course!)? I shall be submitting some for 2014 soon! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Gemm,
I did use your photos, but I can't post them here as that month is still to come. However, that doesn't mean I can't send you a copy. Check you e-mail.
BTW, I don't have any more 2013's, but some members bought several apiece, maybe you can manage to fish one out from one of them? |
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Location: Jet City | I should have a few vintage 2013 calendars available in about 6 months. |
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Location: Corpus Christi, TX | I have a camoflage hat that I'd send OMA but I can't find it. Don't underswtand how it can disappear like that. |
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Location: UK | patchmcg - 2013-05-21 3:50 PM
Gemm,
I did use your photos, but I can't post them here as that month is still to come. However, that doesn't mean I can't send you a copy. Check you e-mail.
BTW, I don't have any more 2013's, but some members bought several apiece, maybe you can manage to fish one out from one of them?
I've got the mail, thanks! It looks great! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | It's a very quiet thread this year.....
I definitely need more pictures to complete this project.
I know all of you are incredibly bashful/humble/demure/etc., but please consider coming out of your shell just long enough to snap 5 or 6 good pictures and email them to me OK?  |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Thanks for the reminder, Patch. I was waiting for good weather and then forgot. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Since we are heading into a beautiful summer weekend, it seems timely to go fishing for more calendar submissions.
I presently have six months worth of photos and possibly another in the works, so unless you want a calendar that is fully half of "Patch's Guitars", please free up some time to show off!
FWIW, the photos submitted so far are fantastic! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Some of us might be intimidated by your comment that the photos submitted so far are fantastic. If that comment includes the pictures submitted by me, however, no one should have anything to fear. It does involve a bit more than the usual cell phone pics, but not much. Just watch what's in the background and wear clothes in case your reflection shows up in the guitar. Mowing your lawn first is optional.
If I get the hedge trimmed this weekend, I might send more.
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Location: Flahdaw | Mark in Boise - 2013-07-12 1:38 PM
and wear clothes in case your reflection shows up in the guitar.
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Mark in Boise - 2013-07-12 12:38 PM
Mowing your lawn first is optional. If I get the hedge trimmed this weekend, I might send more.
From what I've seen already, you hired the world's greatest landscaper!  |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | "and wear clothes in case your reflection shows up in the guitar"
For me, it would be a Sasquatch sighting.
He can't play, either. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | "couple more weeks" I'm hearing... ;-) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | patchmcg - 2013-07-12 12:16 PM
Mark in Boise - 2013-07-12 12:38 PM
Mowing your lawn first is optional. If I get the hedge trimmed this weekend, I might send more.
From what I've seen already, you hired the world's greatest landscaper!
I'd be flattered if I thought you were talking about my yard, since I spent years doing all the landscaping myself. Now that it looks nice, it's time to move to a smaller house and start over. |
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Location: UK | Have sent you the link to my pictures, Patch. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Got'em Gemm.
Thanks! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Hey, Patch. Do you have enough? I tried sending you some more pics today and they bounced back with a message that your mailbox was full. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Hey Mark, did you send them by email or PM...
patchmcg - 2013-05-16 1:30 PM
The contact email for this project is ofc-calendar@patchworkmcg.com You can send all your pictures there. If they are too large, send them one or two at a time. Be sure to include your screen name so I can give credit where it's due without dropping any real, personal information.
And I just wanted to quote the appropriate email address and instructions because it might be lost in such a long thread.
Time is running-out, and we will all need new calendars soon.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I sent them by email and double checked the address when it bounced back. It looked OK to me. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Sorry Mark. I was out of town for a bit and the photos I've been getting pushed my storage limit over the top.
I've cleared some space, so give it another try.
FWIW everyone, it comes as no surprise that if I get enough hi-res photos in too short a time, I can't strip the server fast enough. So by all means, if anyone gets a "full mailbox" notification, please PM me and let me know.
Thanks for the submissions so far everyone! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Alright everyone!
I am not officially taking orders yet as I still have to set up the account and the spreadsheets to track everything.
BUT.......
I think it is time to start thinking about how many you want to order. I will start an official "Place Your Orders" thread very soon and ask Miles to sticky it to the top so that it doesn't wander into oblivion.
There are some nifty little surprises mixed into the standard monthly fair. I think folks will be pleased.
In the meantime, for those who don't want to be bothered re-reading this entire thread; here's the copy-paste from my earlier post about the cost.
"We BARELY broke even last year, so I'm going to have to ask just a bit more for the cost. But at $17.50 shipped in the U. S., it's still a pretty good deal in my admittedly biased opinion. Just like last year, any "profit" will be fed to the OFC Donation button. DO NOT send payments yet! I'll let you know when. (Probably sometime in August though.)"
Thanks to everyone who submitted pictures. And thanks to John Budny for his hospitality when I came calling. |
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OFC CALENDAR TIME! 2014 will be here before we know it...