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Just wondering what has happened since this photo. If you are in the photo please identify so others can match faces with user names.
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Location: SoCal | Long long time ago in a galaxy far far away..... |
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Location: Canada | immoody - 2014-12-09 2:50 PM Long long time ago in a galaxy far far away..... ... when they still made Ovations ... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I think more than 1/2 the people in that pic, while considered members, never posted here. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | philwong - 2014-12-10 7:56 AM
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You Canadian now, Phil? |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | I was trying to post another photo and could not complete it so i just picked a letter to close out the post. I wanted to post the photo of the Ukelele group. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Photo is dark. Just recently got my Nikon DSLR. was not good with the settings or editing yet. Can't see Weaser's left hand. Wonder if that's why Waskel is smiling. |
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No, that's why Brad is smiling.
Phil, why does it look like you photoshopped yourself into all these pictures?
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Location: SoCal | philwong - 2014-12-10 7:49 AM
Boy, about half of the people in that pic wore really ugly shirts.
And the rest of us wore aloha shirts..... |
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Yeah, I had a really ugly shirt too, I just didn't wear it that day...
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I've kicked myself for not being there, but just realized that my charicature was present on Waskel's shirt. Thanks for taking me along, Waskel. |
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No problem, Mark. Glad you were able to make it!
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Waskel@Work - 2014-12-10 10:57 AM
No, that's why Brad is smiling.
Phil, why does it look like you photoshopped yourself into all these pictures?
Don't know why. I have Photoshop and have not used it much. Haven't had time to learn much it. If i retire next year it is near the top of my to do list
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Location: Tennessee | Ah, that's the one I had to leave early ... had an important family event to attend. I did make it to the lobby jam, but missed the main festivities. Glad i wasn't subject to the uke feelie session. For those who care, I found this picture of the 1st OFC factory tour in 2003. 
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Location: Tennessee | darkbarguitar - 2014-12-11 2:15 PM Can u blow that pic up, sir? Unfortunately, no. It's the size of the picture in my file. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Another Photo. Sorry for the dark photo again 
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Location: Cicero, NY | philwong - 2014-12-12 2:31 PM
Another Photo. Sorry for the dark photo again
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Location: SoCal | cliff d. - 2014-12-12 9:18 PM
MasterWhitehead was a recent OvernightGuest at OurHouse, and informed me that the Trebuchet has succumbed to th'Elements in Virginia, and is soon destined to be disassembled for Kindling . . . Sad, but it DID Serve Us Well, . . . .
You know, we shoulda hauled it down to Pennsylvania and thrown Celebs at the Martin factory. Missed opportunity....... |
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Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah | Am I a minority of one?? That appears to show disrespect for the instruments being thrown?? Somebody please enlighten me. |
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Location: closely held secret | nerdydave - 2015-01-07 5:41 AM
Am I a minority of one?? That appears to show disrespect for the instruments being thrown?? Somebody please enlighten me.
The "instruments being thrown" was an unrepairable celebrity. No US Ovations were harmed in the filming.
And yah, the kitten thing wasn't working, we couldn't find any puppies, and Moody was just too damn big...
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | cliff d. - 2015-01-07 8:02 AM
We first tried Kittens, but they kept wriggling off th'Hook before th'Thing would "Fire" . . .
Llama's were to big for it too. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Hey Captain,
I have to correct you on one thing. Technically part of you was there. This was the tour that we gave Mr. Whitehead your artwork. I took his picture when he was presented with it. I don't want to post it because those pictures were even darker than the ones that I had posted. I finally figured out / trusted the settings a few weeks after ther tour. When digital photography first started I went to the annual Photo East convention in New York and I had a conversation with a camera company rep. My question was.. How can I be sure that the film speed on a digital camera will be the same as a non digital camera? Result. Dumb look from rep followed by a moment of silence then he finally said UH......... That is why i didn't trust the camera in the beginning and was experimenting with it this time. At the time that I took these photos I only had the camera for a few weeks.
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Location: closely held secret | schroeder - 2015-01-19 7:32 AM
and that's Jerome looking lost and horrified at what is about to happen.
He's probably wondering why we bothered, what with the nearest English castle so far away.
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Location: Flahdaw | schroeder - 2015-01-19 10:32 AM
That's me bending down behind the trebuchet (make of that what you will)
Some people's bowels just can't handle TOO much excitement. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Mark in Boise - 2015-01-19 4:03 PM
Mike, tell people which one you were in the picture at the start of this thread...
Mark - I am the third from the right. |
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Location: Jet City | mlobosco - 2015-01-19 12:27 PM I was there and am still here. Definitely missing the gatherings. I went to see Al a few weeks back at one of his coffeehouse appearances, but didn't really get to hang with him - had to bolt to get to the Nick Lowe/Los Straitjackets holiday show. I just saw Deke Dickerson and Los Straightjackets. Great show. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | mlobosco - 2015-01-19 2:55 PM
Mark in Boise - 2015-01-19 4:03 PM
Mike, tell people which one you were in the picture at the start of this thread...
Mark - I am the third from the right.
Sure enough. I forgot what you looked like. I'll find some other guy with a full head of black hair and I'll claim that it's me. |
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Location: sitting at my computer | cliff d. - ... the Trebuchet has succumbed to th'Elements in Virginia, and is soon destined to be disassembled for Kindling . . . Sad, but it DID Serve Us Well, . . . . yeah that is sad... now the OFC Trebuchet Team will never get the chance to enter that 'Punkin Chunkin' contest on TV. Could've taken out some frustrations, slinging cheap knock-offs (and a few Fenders) spray painted pumpkin orange-burst by OMA!  |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | End Row Top left..orange shirt, hat, Ovation tour jacket...still here minus 85 lbs...
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| MusicMishka - 2015-01-23 7:42 PM
End Row Top left..orange shirt, hat, Ovation tour jacket...still here minus 85 lbs...
Did you lose a leg? |
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