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Location: Wheeling, WV | pardon me for asking, but i'm always wanting to say "thx ovation guys" or "hey you guys", but i dont want to be Ovationally incorrect.....are there any women in the club??? i've only seen threads from the guys so far. i'm sure there are female members, but if not, i think we oughtta round up melissa etheridge and nancy wilson as members. i lost count of how many times i've seen Heart, after 15, and Nancy always sends me home wondering "how can i let a woman show me up like that?" she has amazing technique and moves. in her earlier days i've seen her play lots of O's. any other Heart or Lovemonger fans in the club?????? JP |
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Location: NJ | yes tons of heart and lovemonger fans here. There are many women members here they are not as active as the males. |
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Location: west virginia | I'm female not very active |
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Location: North Carolina | Don't know much about their more recent project, but I think Heart is great. I remember reading an article in GP when they were in their heyday, in which Nancy Wilson said she pretty much stayed in the shadows as she didn't play as well as the guys. I've since heard her play. She either has gotten a whole lot better or was downplaying her talent in that interview. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ... there's Moody
and a few of the Brits like to dress in women's clothing... |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Hello;
I'm a regular on the board; read almost every day, but don't post a lot--maybe once a week or so. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, "I'd rather keep my mouth closed and be thought a fool than open my mouth and confirm it." ;)
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | When we use the term "guys" here it's only in the generic sense. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I know of some female members here. But they don't spend as much time posting because they're too busy cooking and cleaning and stuff like that. And getting the slippers and newspaper for their husbands. Right guys? |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Like I said..... :D ;) :D
--Karen
Forgive me, Tuppy; I just couldn't resist! |
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Location: NJ | take a look at the fan club guitar. take a look at early nancy wilson pics...need I say more |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Jewel's Mom:
Forgive me, Tuppy; I just couldn't resist! I deserved it ... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I have to share a funny observation. I've got a group of guy friends around the neighborhood. Surprisingly none of them play guitars. But we go mountain biking together, go to football games, share some beers. All that typical guy stuff and we're all brazen and macho as hell when we're together and talk all kinds of guy smack. But then every so often we'll have a neighborhood family picnic or something including the wives. And sure as hell, the guys will all cower and huddle in the corner of the yard like little puppies afraid to make any eye contact with our wives. We talk in whispers and jump at the slightest oppotunity to help out the wives in any way we can. It's the funniest freaking thing you've ever seen. Of course we never admit or discuss it afterwards. Dave |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | . . . Whiptko |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I'm a HUGE Heart/Lovemonger fan....been to see them here in concert two of the last three summers (they weren't here in 2005). Hope to see them again this year.
Doubt you'll see Nancy or Ann play Ovation onstage anymore....Nancy seems to have gone to Takamine or Martin, and Ann has gone to Rainsong. Nancy does have a couple of Ovations in her composing room, though, and Ann has a pair of Ovation 12-strings.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | [Guitar1580 quote] "are there any women in the club??? i've only seen threads from the guys so far. i'm sure there are female members"
The women probably have Real Lives. Y'know? Remember...
OR They just sit back (like Karen) and watch the boys be silly. Which is good. Cuz if the dudes knew that the chicks were watching, they would be really silly then. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
... They just sit back (like Karen) and watch the boys be silly. Which is good. Cuz if the dudes knew that the chicks were watching, they would be really silly then. :D :D :D LOL :D :D :D |
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Location: west virginia | Um yea i sit back and watch you all be funny In between working two jobs It's very entertaining watch y'all goof off I get a kick out of it thats why i don't post its to much fun watching y'all |
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Location: Tucson, AZ | SUMMATION: gender neutrality = political correctness |
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Location: Wheeling, WV | Interesting responses, thx for answering my question...... here's another, Karen, are you really Jewel's mom? or is that a nickname because you look like her? got me wondering..........i think she's really talented....JP |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Abe Lincoln made a point...
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Jewell is the name of one of her guitars. Gender bias here, but do women seem more likely than men to name "things"? |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Mike Hammer called his 45. Betsy...
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Location: NW NJ | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Jewell is the name of one of her guitars. Gender bias here, but do women seem more likely than men to name "things"? YES - 10 to 1. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | "Jewel" is my Custom Elite 868 LX; she really is the jewel of my stable. Her name is based on a verse of Scripture. All of my herd have names; they seem more personable that way. An upside is I never need to worry if I've forgotten which model prefix goes with whom, and my friends know them by name.
(I have also been known to name other people's guitars, too--just ask Robbie.)
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Location: NJ | I know for a fact that Witko names all of his gerbils . . .
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Cliff, that's only "partially" true. I used to just number them. But now I name them Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ... |
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Location: NJ | That's a good idea, as when y'just put numbers on 'em, they just run real fast in a circle while chewing tabacco . . . |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | As far as naming guitars ... I've done it, and I am nowhere close to being a woman, nor do I have any desire to be one (No offense to women, I think they are the best thing God ever made). I don't think naming guitars is necessarily a woman thing. (It may be a little wierd though)(: |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | ..."And sure as hell, the guys will all cower and huddle in the corner of the yard like little puppies afraid to make any eye contact with our wives. We talk in whispers and jump at the slightest oppotunity to help out the wives in any way we can. It's the funniest freaking thing you've ever seen. Of course we never admit or discuss it afterwards. Dave" ...
That's because they're all exchanging ideas of how to get another guitar in the house. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Karen has a point... My Mom tells me that I should refer to my geetars as something beside "the 4861", "the 1621", etc. She thinks I should name them.
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I call #47 "Big Red"... it's mainly used in the following sentence:
Nicholas (10 yr. old kid with more scars from walking into walls and other general kid craziness than I will ever have) "Dad - can I play Big Red?"
Me - NO! |
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Location: Wheeling, WV | I dont know guys, maybe it is a girl thing. I've been playin since the 70's, have somethin'-teen guitars, and I havent had the urge to name one yet, although sometimes i do treat them like real people. I guess I do refer to them with the same adjectives sometimes.....the "trusty ole Strat", the "workhorse Les Paul", more utilitarian I guess........anyway, Who named Clapton's Strat Blackie, him or the fans???? anyone know??? |
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Location: ranson,wva | i dont think mine have names...just colors and nu,bers..lol jason |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I've named mine and even gone as far as putting the names on the cases. I guess it's because they're all shaped like women, and each one has it's own special feel, sound and overall personality when they're played. I know this will sound freaky, and someone's gonna pick it up and run with it, but ... When I was stationed overseas I would fall asleep with one of my guitars laying over me, after playing quietly in the dark. I know ... they probably don't even have names for that. (but I'm sure someone here will come up with one) (: |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | autoguitarotica |
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Location: Omaha, NE | You guys have too many guitars! :D
Mine are named "my Taylor" and "my Ovation".
The only one that gives me trouble is the one that camed pre-named: "my Lucille" doesn't sound quite right, and "Epiphone" is too much of a mouthful. But I don't want to call it just "Lucille", since that sounds like too much of an affectation.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Saying, "my Ovation" when there's a bunch of them sitting in front of you doesn't identify much. The 87 is "Rachel's guitar", the 1537 is "Megan's guitar" (although she has never really called it that. The Ultra GS is "my electric" since I only have one electric. The 12 string is "the 12 string" and the Ute is "the Ute" although I could also call it "my Adamas" since I only have one of those. For some reason, I refer to the model numbers more than the names, probably because we do that so much on this board. |
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Location: ranson,wva | since most of mine live in cases and all 12 except the adamas case are brown ive got the year and model numbers wrote on the cases. makes things easier to keep track of. the adamas is on the bed room wall,1624 and 114 are on the living room wall. the rest are in cases stashed thruout the house....jason |
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Location: Wheeling, WV | here's an idea for some of you multiple guitar case labelers. for years, i've stenciled my name and phone number on the bottom of my guitar cases, as well as speaker cabs., amplifiers, PA gear, racks, etc.... a model # could be easily added. i use gold spray paint for cases with brass hardware, and brown O case, and silver paint for cases with chrome hardware. it looks nice, makes your case easily identifyable in a room full of guitars, and could possibly bring back a lost or stolen piece. lately, i've been thinking about applying a coat of clear polyurethane over the paint, to make it more difficult to remove. if anyone wants to do this, look me up, i have some good tips to speed up the job and make it come out with neat clean letters / numbers. |
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Location: ranson,wva | my cases are easy to find in a pile...just look for the ones with millions of cracks and peices oh the hide missing...lol i bought sever new black cases but they just dont have that same vintage look. the case ive got for the floklore is a 1976 patriot case that is beat to hell bad but fits the guitar like a glove..if i ever find another one in good condition im gonna have to buy it....
good advice on the stencil and paint...i may just have to do something likle taht....jason |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | For marking my cases I use the new Sharpie Silver permanent marker. As long as you don't have a bunch of armorall on the case before you use it, the marker writes easily on the dark case and stays. Of course ALL paint and marker comes off easily with a little acetone, so there's really no such thing as "permanent" with paint or markers. Only carving is permanent. |
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Location: Australia | LOL! It's interesting to see that for this particular topic, majority of the posts are from the guys! :p |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | That's most likely because we're so outnumbered--and sometimes it's just wiser to stay out of a thread because it's manifesting way too much testosterone. ;)
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Female Ovation Fans????