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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Getting ready to put my apartment on the market, which means I need to create some space. This is turn means that all my guitars have been cased up, and taken over to my Mother's place for a holiday.
You never realise how much you'll miss something until it's gone. I've had a guitar in arm's reach constantly (excepting work!) for 12 years since I started playing, and now I have nothing. This must be GAS cold-turkey, as I clearly can't afford to buy any more in the foreseeable future too, so not only can I not play, I can't even look forward to taking delivery. I can feel the shakes kicking in already.
Let's hope I sell quickly, find a house, and can get everyone unpacked again. Anyone want an Apartment in the Isle of Man? Close enough to the TT course, although not so close that they wake you...
Anyone else ever had to go cold turkey like this?
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Yes and it is not pretty. When I moved to Colorado in the 80's (ahead of my family by 6 months), I only took what the car could hold, which meant no guitars. Didn't realize how lonely I would be without the family, nothing to do at night (and no guitar to console me).
After about 6 weeks, my wife flew in to go house hunting with me and I had her bring in one of my guitars on the plane. Loneliest 6 weeks of my life. Don't think I could have made it the whole 6 months without a guitar.
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Location: Powder Springs, Ga. | Statistics show that homes sell better with a nice guitar displayed openly on a stand. It shows that the owner not only takes good care of his property but that he has filled the home with joy that will linger far after he has moved out.
Now go get you best looking Ovation, display it proudly and make yourself some money.
Bentman
P.S. I made this all up but it sounds really good and logical to me. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Bentman,
Are you a realtor? My wife dragged me to a Parade of Homes recently and in this really expensive master suite was a Martin on a stand. I wondered why it was sitting there, as opposed to other rooms that seemed more logical for a music room. Your theory makes more sense than any I could come up with. I heard of the baked bread theory. Told my wife she couldn't buy a house owned by a Martin guy. |
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Location: Powder Springs, Ga. | Thanks for the compliment Mark but I'm not a realtor, although I could be, especially since I always sell my own homes and never used one. I've been house hunting for two years (daily) and know the business fairly well. Couldn't find a match so we're building a house in the middle of ten wooded acres.
I honestly think JB should display one of his guitars. I sold a condo one time that had my beautiful mahogany 18 foot Sea kayak hanging from the vaulted ceiling. It's not the normal thing you'd see but people loved it. The first person that saw the place bought it.
We need to make our homes a showroom when people come to look at it but not a museum. There needs to be life in it. A guitar is a perfect addition.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Guys, you are missing the obvious. YES, life without a guitar can be hell. But a good stop-gap solution is ... (taa daa)... a UKULELE.
I'm currently 6 days into a 3+ week business trip covering three continents before finally back home June 9th. I'm carrying a concert size ukulele with me and I play it all the time. It fits easily in my carry on bag and isn't so loud as to bother the next room in the hotel. Yeah sure it isn't exactly the same satisfaction as an 05 Collector but it's a hell of a lot of fun and keeps me from going crazy.
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Location: Tampa, FL | Originally posted by Standingovation:
... and keeps me from going crazy.
Dave How can we tell if it's working? :D
How can we tell if it isn't... |
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| jb - good luck with the move. Nice stonechase website. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by ChatMan:
How can we tell if it's working? I just sat rocking back and forth on the floor playing "Eve of Destruction" 27 times in a row. I think it's working ... |
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| Eve of Destruction on a uke. I can't think of a suitable remark. Have a safe journey home. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by schroeder:
Eve of Destruction on a uke. I can't think of a suitable remark. Oh, I've got this whole "lonely away from home, sleep deprived, work-a-holic" setlist. Pretty good stuff if I say so myself.
21st Century Schitszoid Man (King Crimson)
Eve Of Destruction (Barry McGuire)
White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
Sound Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel)
Here Comes The Flood (Peter Gabriel)
You get the idea ... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | WASKEL - THAT COMIC IS GREAT !!! |
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Location: closely held secret | Art as a reflection of life... :D |
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Location: Chicagoland | Here Comes the Flood on a uke...now THAT sound's intresting.
Do you sing too? :) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by E.Sherman:
Do you sing too? :) Only until the guy in the next room starts banging on the wall. |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Cheers, guys. You're making it easier! Glad that I was right in keeping the Uke! I had to really, as I'm playing support for the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain during June, and I believe they take guest appearances! Get in.
Last night wasn't too bad, as I had a band rehearsal, followed by coming home and watching the Champions League Final on video. I'm so happy to be a Liverpool fan this morning!
Schroder - thanks for the website comment. Little bit bare at the moment, but we're only just getting some momentum...
Waskel - loved that cartoon! That will be finding it's way round the Isle of Man very shortly indeed!
The shakes are still here, but currently because I only got 4 hours sleep last night...
Thanks again for making me feel normal. I think that statement says something about us all here.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | JB - You're playing with UOOGB ??? I LOVE them. That is so amazing. I've got to see if I can get to a show. Now you REALLY have my blood boiling.
Yeah that match last night was incredible. I work in Eindhoven. Too bad PSV lost to AC in the semis. Would have been a cool Liverpool - PSV final. Congrats to the Brits. At the half I assumed the match was over. Who would have guessed a comeback like that!
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| The posters in this thread are going to be nominated by me for "Best To Read for Amusement Award"(monetary value to announced at a later date). :D |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Actually we're just a bunch of wanna-be musicians / internet geeks who have no life outside of this forum.
I honestly have no idea what I did with all my time 2688 posts ago. maybe I actually PLAYED my guitars back then. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | The only internet site where 12 year boys pretend to be middle-aged men! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by MWoody:
The only internet site where 12 year boys pretend to be middle-aged men! Huh ??? I swear to you I am not 12 years old. I am honestly as old, greying, out of shape, etc. as I claim. I'm truely every bit as pathetic as I lead you to believe. Dave
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Location: Upper Left USA | "I am a man, and I can change, if I have to, I guess!"
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | "I am a man, and I can change, if I have to, I guess!"
Speak for yourself!!
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | maybe I actually PLAYED my guitars back then. [/QB] You actually played your guitars?? What kind of sick fan club member are you?? ;)
UOOGB should be a great gig - had done some research when we were booked, and thought - sounds fun. I then heard a slot they did on the radio, opening with AC/DC's Run to The Hills, followed by Ian Dury's Sex n Drugs n Rock n Roll. That seems to be about their level, so I'm really looking forward to it. It's not StoneChase that are supporting, but the Big Band I play with - That's going to be a surreal evening...
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | I was perusing the past posts and I stumbled upon this one and I immediately felt sympathy for jb. I also suddenly felt right at home with the rest of the posters on this thread. So much so, in fact, that I packed up my plastic ukelele, slipped the bonds of my straight jacket, tore off the wall padding, cut through the dry wall with my hidden Leatherman tool, and am now out on the highway strumming "Louie Louia" on my plastic uke while thumbing a ride to whereever youse guys are that seem so like the me that got me put in that awful place. We will really get along good if you don't mind twitching and spontaneous shouting of "marzydoatsanddoseatdoatsandlittlelambseativyakiddleeativytoowouldntyou", accompanied by my plastic uke. It was that kind of talent that landed me that great gig in an establishment with a wonderful white coated audience that listened to every song (AND EVEN TOOK NOTES).
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Sorry schroeder
All us Nuevo Mejicanos can afford are toads that reside in our animal watering dishes that we catch and lick, giving us GREAT Visions and bouts of food poisoning that introduces us to cute nurses helpers at the local emergency room. They usually destroy the romantic atmosphere with epicac and sometimes violent enemas.
They seem to have something against ukeleles, and often use them to perform the enema, especially after an attempt at a romantic seranade in atrocious spanish. I've had a few perform the mexican hat dance on the uke as they inserted it WITHOUT THE HAT!!! |
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Location: SoCal | ?? The only internet site where 12 year boys pretend to be middle-aged men! ??
I thought it was the only internet site where middle-aged men pretend to be 12 year boys! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Raising Daughters I have taken on the role of Cyber Cop and instructor for my Daughter's internet experience. There are many old men and older teenage boys jumping into chat rooms and emailing.
I have her ask them which "Barney" they relate to!
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