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Location: big island | please indulge me as i brag on my wife a bit:
on july 10, shirley was awarded a check for $1000 from zonta international, a club that promotes women in scholastics and business. she was chosen for the award because of her high academic scores coupled with handling a full-time job and being a mom. this photo and full story are circulating in this week's hilo paper:
(check out the koa wood podium on the right!) |
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Location: PDX | Excellent! Definitely worthy of bragging rights. Congratulations to your wife. Now she can buy you a new guitar -- or at least help out. :)
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Location: big island | gh1 ~
mahalo!
i think what went around when she bought me the 1688 is now coming back around to her. her name has been submitted for the zonta national award which is 5X this amount. i am jonesin' for a collings cj or a mcpherson so my selfish fingers are crossed... :D |
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Location: Vermont USA | Make sure you tell her how beautiful she will look standing beside you with a Collings slung over your shoulder.
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Location: South of most, North of few | Randy, you need to relieve them of that podium and turn it into something worthwhile,...........like a guitar. ;) Congrats to Shirley, and to you for marrying her! :D |
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Location: NJ | Actually, it's a lectern.
A podium is something you stand ON.
A lectern is something you stand AT.
(it IS a rather nice one, tho . . .) |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Shirley, Congratulations!!!!!! You are definately worthy of this award! You have a lovely family, and Randy ain't so bad either. ;)
By the way, he already has more guitars than he can play at one time. Treat yourself to something that you want.
Sincerely, Jimmy |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | BTW, that's a nice picture of you! Who's the ugly guy to your right though? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm sure she appreciates that supportive husband she has. |
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Location: SoCal | A podium is something you stand ON.
A lectern is something you stand AT.
Actually, it should read,
A lectern is something at which you stand.
A podium is something on which you stand.
Be gramatically correct.
Jeez Randy, she's a whole lot prettier than you. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | she was chosen for the award because of her high academic scores coupled with handling a full-time job and being a mom. And mostly because she has to put up with you and your expensive habits ;)
Congratulations Shirley! |
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Location: East Tennessee | Randy,
Congratulations to your wife.
BTW; Notice how the thread keeps wandering to guitars and lecterns. :D
The grain in that puppy is awesome. :cool: |
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Location: NJ | Moody;
Engage yourself perversely.
He IS right, Randy . . she's prettier than you . .
Cngrts! |
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Location: Vermont USA | I may not know much but I do believe that she should be prettier than him. Men are usually handsome rather than pretty. But after all there is that whole west coast thing. :eek:
Pauly |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | In their case, that's the FAR west coast... |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by cliff:
Actually, it's a lectern.
A podium is something you stand ON.
A lectern is something you stand AT.
(it IS a rather nice one, tho . . .) when they awarded her the check, i got so excited that i did indeed stand on the lectern. hence, it became a podium! :D |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Shirley, Congratulations!!! Now take the check, and run...Randy does just fine with the kids and is also somewhat busy mothering me to stop chasing instruments...but its ok...he's allowed... ;)
By the way, he already has more guitars than he can play at one time. Treat yourself to something that you want.
What Jim said!!!!! Get something nice for yourself, you deserve it and have definatly earned it for reasons other than what are stated here... :D
Blessings... |
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Location: GA USA | That's worthy of a lectern dive. Congrats. She may have gotten extra credit for putting up with the Asheville gang for a day too. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Urinal= something you stand at
Toilet= something you stand at or sit on
Bidet= something you squat at |
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Location: Vermont USA | Phil posted "Bidet= something you squat at"
When my daughter was in Africa she told me about squatty potties. I dont think they were made from Koa.
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Location: NJ | In the late 70's, I had a t-shirt with a stupid "smiley" face on it that said "Have a Bidet" . . . |
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Location: Midland, MI | My younger sister recently gave me a T-shirt that reads "I would be nicer if you were smarter." I'll spare you the story behind that.
Anyway, congratulations to Shirley on the Zonta recognition! |
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Location: chicago | Congrats lanaki...Hey have you tried the Mcpherson they are a good solid built guitar my next door neighbors son Bruce Gaitcsh(Peter Citera, Richard Marx ,Amy Grant) endorses them.The dads 93 years young and he just had one delivered.SWEET AXE!!
guitarsoffire.com |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by cruster:
My younger sister recently gave me a T-shirt that reads "I would be nicer if you were smarter."  |
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Location: big island | i saw a movie once with some character named "hannibal lectern" in it... ;)
shirley is grateful for all the congrats, guys. and i thank you too!
the money is earmarked for next semester's tuition so we can't "spend" it anyway. it sure helped ease the strain of tryin' to come up with enough funds for her to continue college this year.
and speakin' of bidets...my wife's co-worker, nicole, just returned from a hula show in japan. she was telling my wife about the bidet in her hotel room. there are buttons next to the commode that control the amount of pressure the bidet squirts out. nicole wanted to watch how it worked so she was standing over the commode and pushed one of the buttons. the water shot out with such force it got her soaked and she screamed. the water continued squirting out the bathroom door and all the way across the room into the open closet, getting her hanging clothes all wet too. her sister was in the next room and came running to check. nicole frantically opened the door and her sister stood in amazement watching the fountain. i guess it finally occurred to nicole how to shut the water off. they both enjoyed hysterical belly laughs for an hour or so after... |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by TenFootfingrz:
Congrats lanaki...Hey have you tried the Mcpherson they are a good solid built guitar my next door neighbors son Bruce Gaitcsh(Peter Citera, Richard Marx ,Amy Grant) endorses them.The dads 93 years young and he just had one delivered.SWEET AXE!!
guitarsoffire.com i have not yet had opportunity to play one. with all the endorsements i have seen and heard and from listening to the free cd that mcpherson sends out, i am sure i would really enjoy one of their guitars. they do show up on eBay from time to time, from $4300 on up. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel: (note: disgusting picture snipped)[/QB] Quit being a PITA, John. :0
The shirt I have is bright green with fluorescent yellow lettering, no graphic. The rabbit would seriously irritate me. ;) |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by lanaki:
and speakin' of bidets... And she never thought to just sit on it?
Really, y'can't take 'em anywhere....
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by cruster:
The shirt I have is bright green with fluorescent yellow lettering, no graphic. The rabbit would seriously irritate me. ;)  |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Randy,
Get a CJ, forget the McPherson. They are interesting but not all that great. They also will be alot harder to get your money out of if you ever decided to. I've got a CJ-41braz,s/b and it's wonderful. I can suggest some good dealers when you're that ready. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cwk2:
Get a CJ... Dammit, I read that far and thought, "Sweet, more Jeep talk!" :mad: Dayum guitar nuts.
Waskel: I like your attitude; must get handed out with the name. :p |
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Location: Michigan | I cannot see where the left hand of the person standing next to your wife is ??????
Is that you LANAKI ??? GWB. |
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Location: big island | here's a nice collings, bill:
http://www.dreamguitars.com/preowned/acoustic/Collings_CW_9633.htm |
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Location: big island | and they've got a cj for 4K less:
http://www.dreamguitars.com/preowned/acoustic/Collings_CJ_1863.htm
opportunity and wallet contents fail to converge again... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Yes, the first one is like the CW-28 I sold to Witco only that was a 2000 s/n. That's a very nice guitar and that's not a bad price. The CJ is nice too.
You could try looking at Cotten Music, The Music Emporium(mass), Elderly, Mass St, Carmel Music, Quincy's. If that fails go to the Collings site and run through their dealer list. That's where I found Quincy's with the 17" archtop. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Notice, Two CJs are in final approach for a landing soon at Cotten's. One s/b, one natural, both Indian.
If you call ask to speak to Kim Sherman. She's in in the afternoons. |
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Location: big island | bill,
mahalo for the lead but allow me to reiterate:
opportunity and wallet contents fail to converge again.
some day... |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by cwk2:
If you call ask to speak to Kim Sherman... here's kim:
http://www.collingsforum.com/interview/kims.htm |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I've met many people in the music business. Kim is a real class act, in the top 1% that's out there. |
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OT: Wife Bragging...