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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | I received this sucka in the mail today...thanks to Wabbit for the quick service!
But, you guys are are having WAY too much fun. And I got an immediate GAS attack seeing all the fine guitars. Watching Tuppy play that Kala ook was great...I hope to take that back on the plane with me on Sunday.
And Moody had a lot of nerve to play "The Highwayman." That song has at least 4 chords in it. How DOES he do it?
Anyway, I am really jazzed up (jazz is 5 chords, right?)about finally getting to go this year. Maybe some of Paul T's talent and Alpep's cool will rub off on me while I'm there...if I'm lucky.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Goob said: Maybe some of Paul T's talent and Alpep's cool will rub off on me while I'm there We were sorta countin' on that too... Good luck. :rolleyes: |
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Location: south east Michigan | Goob... I was just going to post the same topic.
First... Hats off to John (a.k.a. Cecil B. DeWabbit} for some damn fine, and I'm sure time consuming, production work. Without much to work with John turned what could have been static, boring shots into something dynamic, interesting and creative. He makes everyone look good.
As good as last years DVD was, this one really conveys the mojo of the event. But even as much fun as it looks it's still nothing like "Being There!!".
Second... this disc reminded me of just how much raw talent, real talent from all levels, resides in this membership. I got such a kick hearing Paul play my Breadwinner. And I'm glad Schroeder's little number made to the disc. And Matt Smith just kicks ass. And Rick Hall. And then there is Kim Keller letting his freak flag fly. And on & on.
And for all the talent at these gatherings I have never once seen an inflated ego of any sort. Proffesional musicians to members of the Cowboy Chord Crowd mix and mingle as equals with the love of music and Ovations being the common denominator.
Wether you can "Be There" or have "Been There" or may never get the chance, you'll get a kick out of this DVD. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Slipkid:
And I'm glad Schroeder's little number made to the disc. Um...hmmm. I made sure this was a family friendly video, I'll have you know! |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Goob said: Maybe some of Paul T's talent and Alpep's cool will rub off on me while I'm there We were sorta countin' on that too... Good luck. :rolleyes: |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Well, I am on the right (read East) coast and mine hasn't arrived yet. ( I know that you mailed it Wabbit, Thanks!) I worked long and hard today and was hoping it would be in the mailbox when I got home....but, I am on the right coast. Can't wait to see what all the talk is about!
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Let's see some excerpts on youtube.
unless it'll infringe on any copyright laws... :eek:
Or any other laws that may have been infringed upon! |
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Location: south east Michigan | excerpts schmecks-erpts.
Green up an get the whole disc.
The proceeds go to a good cause. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Got mine last night and have only skimmed through it but hats off to you, Waskel, on a fine, fine job. The only thing I could think is that I can't wait to get there again this year. |
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Location: south east Michigan | The more I watch it....
It has been noted before by others that if you put a movie camera in my hands for any length of time, somewhere down the line I can become a real PITA. Less is never more for me. Personal space, which I am normally very aware of, can be violated. So... If I crossed a line anywhere, I apologize. If I act up at the next tour please let me know.
And now that I see it, that close up the strawberry waffle kinda creeps me out. Maybe it was the angle. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Are you saying there's an UpSkirt Section?? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Well.... Wabbit did not use everything I sent. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Are you saying there's an UpSkirt Section?? To be released later. Or not.
Depends on which option garners the biggest offers. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Are you saying there's an UpSkirt Section?? To be released later. Or not.
Depends on which option garners the biggest offers. |
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Location: closely held secret | Exactly. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Got mine in the mail today and am watching it right now - who is the first person playing (My My Hey Hey?). At least he switched to an O for the second song :-)
Is this like the old beer commercial... "Up on the barrel rookie... sing!" |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I meant to add that whoever it was sounded great! Tupp is now singing Thunder Road... who knew that the uke was so versatile. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | New York...Yes! Texas...Yes! Michigan...Yes!
SC.................................................................................................................................................................................. ...................................................................Hopefully Tommorrow! |
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Location: big island | Hawaii??????? |
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Location: NJ | Being that you live on the "Most Remote LandMass", yer just gonna hafta' WAIT . . . |
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Location: big island | :D
guess i deserve that one, cliff. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Originally posted by CrimsonLake:
...who is the first person playing (My My Hey Hey?). At least he switched to an O for the second song :-) I believe that would be bauerhillboy's nephew (also an occasional poster here - although I can't recall his moniker). In the Young tune, he's playing his Takamine. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | His name is Dan. He was fifteen years old at the time. I told him if I could play with only 25% of his skill I would be happy.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by CrimsonLake:
who knew that the uke was so versatile. Are you kidding? You can use it for sorts of occasions; Kid's Birthday Parties, Circus Acts, Lilliputian Conventions, Clown College Auditions, The Gong Show.... |
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Location: closely held secret | ...swatting flies, paddling upstream, Arthur Godfrey impersonations... |
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Location: big island | strumming one in the tropical breeze while kicked back under a coconut tree...beautiful wahines swooning nearby sneaking peeks and casting shy smiles... |
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Location: closely held secret | Randy, you must have recieved your DVD... |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | OT: what does shortcut "GAS" mean? |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Guitar Aquisition Syndrome, there is no cure.
So far, it's not fatal.
This is one of many support groups around.
We are no help, but we support. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Originally posted by fillhixx:
Guitar Aquisition Syndrome, there is no cure.
So far, it's not fatal. SWMBO would beg to differ... :rolleyes: |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | Originally posted by fillhixx:
Guitar Aquisition Syndrome, there is no cure.
We are no help, but we support. so, you'd just support my buying of new guitar, but if my fiancee would throw me out of my home, you wouldn't help me, right? :D |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Not true. Between all of us, push come to shove, we'd keep you in fresh strings forever... ;) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ARE YOU KIDDING, WEASE!?! POSTAGE TO POLAND!!! |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
ARE YOU KIDDING, WEASE!?! POSTAGE TO POLAND!!! one 12-pack a year would be just enough ;-)
and postage to poland isn't that expensive.
15 pound package (air-mail) costed around 55$.
i don't think that 2 pounds would cost more than 10$ |
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Location: big island | the OFC factory tour and jam DVD just landed at my doorstep 4 minutes ago. i'm gonna go kick back with my girls and enjoy it after i remind them dora the explorer doesn't play an ovation. |
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Location: south east Michigan | i'm gonna go kick back with my girls and enjoy it Oh Good Grief....My worst nightmare.
"Daddy... why is that man wearing those coconuts like that??" |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Waskel, I hope you have insurance, I didn't see any indemnity clause or shrink-wrap lawsuit waivers in there. |
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Location: closely held secret | I won't be held responsible for any childhood traumas that result from watching this video.
Randy - you may find yourself trying to answer some interesting questions. |
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Location: big island | "daddy, that man needs bigger coconuts"
on to disk 2... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | He had pretty big coconuts, just to put those other ones on... |
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Location: big island | hey john,
great editing and no undue trauma. my daughters cringed a time or two when they heard some guitars not quite in tune in the classes, but other than that, we all survived unscathed.
i'd like to get the '05 edition too, so i will paypal you the funds with extra to cover fees/postage.
mahalo! |
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Location: closely held secret | Thanks, Randy. I'm relieved that they survived.
I'll get an '05 ready for you. It has last year's jam plus both factory tours. No songs about genitalia that I can remember. |
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Location: big island | oh yeah...i told my girls he was singing about gentle italians. |
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Location: NJ | I have absolutely NO idea what you guys're talking about . . . . |
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Location: big island | aw it's just some long-haired hippie-type dude singin' a heart throbbin', family oriented, italian love story song on the '06 OFC video. you wouldn't be interested.
(edit: whoops! you're in jersey. can i say "dude" without offense being taken? it seems i saw somethin' about that on another thread.) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Got it today and am watching it now. SWMBO watched for awhile, but left just before the Fishsticks. Too bad. She might have enjoyed the genitalia song. |
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Location: NJ | Say what you will, it IS quite a good song!! . . .
ThankYou, Glenn Tilbrook!!) |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Talk about "bang for your buck"! Those workshops are worth 5 times what we are contributing here. Thanks so much, Wabbit!!
After listening to the commentary on the dvd's, as compared to the ribald repartee' of The Membership on the website, I am impressed by the collective talent & fund of knowledge of The Tour attendees. You guys are phenomenal, and very generous teachers. I will look forward to the 2007 installment with enormous anticipation. This is a hard act to follow, though. |
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Location: closely held secret | You better be there, then. I'm not planning on doing video this year. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | My dvd's arrived yesterday. I watched some of the first disc. Very nice job John. Thanks.
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Location: Germany | John, thanks for the DVDs. Watched them last night and enjoyed it. They generated the desire to go to this year's tour. Due to conflicting dates (music school concert) I will not be able to attend to the tour. Maybe there will be another DVD to partly compensate that .....
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Location: France | Thank you John, DVDs arrived yesterday. Very nice job, thank you for all the hours of work you put into those DVDs. It's great to see how much fun you all had last year.
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Location: south east Michigan | Maybe there needs to be German and French sub-titled versions.
Maybe. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I can help with the MT3K version!!!
(Mystery Theatre 3000)...
I remember about 20 years ago coming home, working the 4-Midnight shift, and turning on the TV to find what looked like an old Cisco Kid Western.
It took me a while to realize that it was Second City playing a Cisco Kid film with a totally redubbed soundtrack.
This was before we felt the need to be politically correct... |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Maybe there needs to be German and French sub-titled versions.
Maybe. I'll let you handle that, Brad. My high school German and French is a little weak.
I'm very gratified that everyone is enjoying the DVD's (at least, I haven't heard from anyone who isn't. But then, Al hasn't seen it yet...).
I did have a lot of fun creating them, and they would not have been possible at all without the contributions by Brad and Phil (and appropriately, DVD, who loaned me his DV camera. I think it might still be for sale if anyone's interested...)
BUT...
They did consume a lot of time, and I'm not planning on producing a DVD this year.
If someone else (Brad?) would like to take a swing at it, I would be happy to provide advice and emotional support.
However, I am thinking about digitally recording the Jam from the sound board again, if anyone is interested in taking on a CD project from that material. |
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Location: south east Michigan | John..
My crack about adding subtitles was not very nice. Sorry pal. But I knew it would get your attention.
I plan on taking my video camera and I'll share what I take but it would just be raw, unproduced footage. I don't have the editing thing down yet at all.
I can't imagine how long it took to cut that video together. (Accually I can... about 10 months) All those fades, the split screen work and blending together video from two camera sources took alot of time and talent. And members should know that the ski lodge jam audio is taken right off sound board. That was another thing John had to match up.
Over the course of two tours you have captured the flavor of about everything they have to offer. The factory, the seminars, the lobby jam. If these discs do not convince members they need to "Be There", nothing will. |
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Location: big island | john/DVD,
what model DV camera are you mentioning might still be for sale?
even though i cannot be at this year's tour, if anyone would like to do the filming, you can then send the raw material to me and i would be happy to edit and burn it (to DVD!).
if so, PM me to discuss it further. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Slipkid:
John..
My crack about adding subtitles was not very nice. Sorry pal. But I knew it would get your attention.
No worries, Brad. If I knew French and German, I might have tried it! I know my software is capable.
Originally posted by Slipkid:
All those fades, the split screen work and blending together video from two camera sources Three. And sometimes four, when you weren't adjusting your coconuts.
Lanaki, shoot DVD a pm about his camera. I know he was looking to sell it, but I don't know if he still has it. It's a nice camera, he just wasn't finding the use for it. |
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Location: Germany | English subtitles would be sufficient. ;)
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Location: closely held secret | Yeah, Karl. I actually thought about that for when Temp was speaking, but it's just too much fun trying to figure out what he's saying. |
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Location: NJ | Mine arrived yesterday. ThanxWask!!
We watched it last night, and got a couple of chuckles out of it . . .
We got the biggest laugh towards the end when Brad Kubrick shot those DEATHly quiet early-morning scenes of the hotel lobby . . .
I said to Jeanette:
". . What the f@ck is THIS?? . . "The Shining"?!?!?! . . I'm waiting for those twin girls t'pop up outta nowhere!!! . . ."
We both had a great laugh.
WellDone,Gentlemen!!! |
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