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Location: Vermont USA | Thanks Miles I've registered the wife and I. All set with the Hotel also. I cant wait, see ya in June.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Whatcha cookin? When Rick said someplace on a hill nearby, I just figured we'd be landing on the farm :) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Horse sushi with a road apple garnish. It's good but you need lots of wasabi. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I kid you not, this is 100% true. I visited a part of Japan (Kyushu island) that is very famous for horse sashimi. It's kind of dark and brown like raw liver, but is actually not too bad tasting. I didn't know what it was until after I ate it, which was probably a good thing.
Roasted Llama? No, I think Cliff was talking about Rosalana. She used to be my house keeper, and a damn good one at that.
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Location: NJ | I've heard of that, Dave.
Not being a red-meat eater, I've never TRIED it, but've heard of it . . . Anything like Kobe beef??
Pressed Guinea Hen (clarification):
On one trip up the Mountain to Bill's house, I was involved in a stand-off with a huge flock of Guinea Hens that belong to one of his neighbors. They came running down the slope, into the middle of the road and REFUSED to move! After about a minute of crawling at a snail's pace in first gear and tapping on the horn, they dispersed . . . save one.
This guy was adamant that he was NOT gonna MOVE!!
Now, . . . Guinea Hens are NOT that tall, but this guy stretched himself (and his neck) to be as tall as he possibly could so that he could defiantly "stare me down" over the grille of my car. PT Cruisers have a cowl that makes the front quite low to the ground. When I heard him scrape underneath, I stopped and laid on the horn. He flapped around in the wheelwell for a couple seconds and then lept out on the driver's side, giving me a look of TOTAL disdain before skulking off into the woods.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Cliff that's hilarious.
This is WAAAAAAAAY off topic but last year while diving a nearby quarry, I encountered a catfish nest, and mom (or pop) catfish on the side of a sandbar. Large catfish can actually get pretty aggressive and when an 8-10lb fish starts attacking your face you know it. Well I smacked it away and got on the sandbar and stood up. Well just as I stood up, another diver passed close behind me and his fin touched the back of my leg. I levitated out of the water at that point, of course laughing at the same time.
Now last weekend, back at same quarry. I notice I'm near the same sandbar (actually it's the old road that is now submerged) and think to myself "self.... I wonder if that 'ol catfish is still here". I look down.... into the MOUTH of that (or probably another) damn tick'd off catfish.
I've been eating seafood all week.
Back on topic...
I hope they set up a tent, table and chairs or something outside for lunch at the Factory. That would be cool, especially if it rains as can happen that time of year. The view of the brook, stream or whatever it is, it quite nice.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by cliff:
I've heard of that, Dave.
Not being a red-meat eater, I've never TRIED it, but've heard of it . . . Anything like Kobe beef?? The funniest part of the story was, I was on business in the town of Kumamoto (Kyushu island) where I had this horse sashimi with just this one other american friend and about 4 japanese guys. We're sitting around having this meal at this low table that you kind of kneel under (by the way, to understand this story you have to also know that we had been drinking massive amounts of saporro beer). Anyway, very formal polite japanese business style we're eating this meal and when I found out the dark meat was raw horse I started very quietly humming the theme song to "Mr. Ed" - "A horse is a horse of course of course..." Anyway, these japanese guys have NO idea what the hell I'm doing and maybe they just think that's how americans saw "thank you" for a nice meal. But my american friend is absolutely splitting a gut trying not to laugh. He's in complete pain as I just keep humming away "A horse is a horse of course of course ...". he finally just loses it and literally pisses his pants. I mean, actually pissing in his 3 piece suit. He could not stop to save his life. I didn't know until later when he told me that once he started peeing he tried to minimize the damage by actually pulling it out and just pissing on the floor under the table. One of the truely funniest night of my life. Dave |
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Location: NJ | Why IS it that every funny story with you has to have SOMETHING t'do with an excretory function??!!
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That's funny!
btw, Dave;
If you DO by chance come on the Tour this year . . . I propose that you NOT be allowed in the pool . . . . |
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Location: Paris/France | I really hope to be one day with you for the convention and the factory tour.
But New Hartford is not the "next door" from Paris...
And you're eating very strange things... :eek:
Next year i'll try to be here. Should I come with Frog's legs and Snails???
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I've had horse in Mastumoto with Toshio Moridairi. Very strong tasting. They also served us a cooked horse steak, medium rare and it was quite good but the taste stayed with me for 3 days. Never again. It also did require massive amounts of saki.
The tent in the back yard is a great idea as is the ski lodge, I assume it's Ski Sundown which is right behind the factory.
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cwk2:
I've had horse in Mastumoto with Toshio Moridairi.... I'll be danged if I didn't read that to the tune of 'Horse With No Name.' The weird part is, you can make it work... :eek:
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Any of that stuff tastes good with enough saki. Just make sure you don't have enough for a technicolour yawn. |
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Location: NJ | ". . The guinea hens were Sam Waterson's . ."
Yeah, you told me that that day.
That's why Jeanette and I just laughed at each other when you said it.
She's a BIG "Law & Order" fan, and TNT plays like 3 or 4 episodes every evening back-to-back. I usually get home from work late every evening, and every time I come home, it's on.
One night (right before we came up) I came home and said "Why IS it that every time I come home I gotta look at Sam F*&%$%g WATERSON!!
We just both thought it'd be somewhat ironic if I ended up killing one and had HIM sitting in a courtroom staring me down . . . |
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Location: Tennessee | Looks like the guitar gods have smiled upon me ... one of my BD guys has scheduled a meeting for me in New Haven on Thursday. I'll bring a few burlap sacks with me and look for bar-be-que fixings on the road between New Haven and New Hartford. Mebbe it would be wise to also bring a bottle of Patron Anejo. |
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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Miles how many people have "signed up" for the OFC Tour in June ???
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| Hi guys and girls,
since im in norway and cant join the factory tour for obvious reasons, i would not mind if someone could ask a question and give some feedback to the list: what the deal is on Ovation solidboy guitar production? Minding my own business, i really dont know anything about it, but someone kinda told me that they had heard a rumor from someone, somewhere down the line… : it would not surprise me to much, if they made a reissue of that very odd shaped solidbody they used to produce way back… |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | hey guys, If you go to the member's area and click on the sign up link and on the first page there it says that 28 members have signed-up so far! First year they had about 35 attend, last year there were about 70.......How many this year??? |
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Location: NJ | ". . Mebbe it would be wise to also bring a bottle of Patron Anejo . ."
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Location: closely held secret | Ok, I'm in. Due to UA's ineptitude, I happen to have a round trip ticket to anywhere in the CONUS.
Not busy that weekend and it sounds like a lot of fun!
Maybe they'll install an XLR on my 6778 while I'm there? Who knows? |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Remember that if you are planning on attending you MUST sign up. The Tour is FREE and the rest of the details are located in the ANNOUNCEMENTS section of the Forums. |
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Location: NC | I wish I was able to go. Unfortunately I am working the US Open that whole week. I hope to get there next year! Someone take lots of pictures! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | WHERE ARE YOUR PRIORITIES?? Seriously, wish you could make it. There will be alot of photos i'm sure. |
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Location: NJ | What's it "worth" t'ya??? :D
btw, Miles:
I know that it's an insignificant, PissAnt thing to be concerned about, but the little crawly-thingie at the bottom of the screen says that the date of the Tour is June 17th, 2004.
Not a biggie, but Noobs might think that the Tour was last year . . . |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Cliff's pretty quick on catching things like that.. It would have taken me at least 3 days before I noticed it. |
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Location: SoCal | Cliff needs to get a life. |
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Location: NJ | . . i do TOO!!!!! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Cliff
Do you ever feel like you get no respect at all?? |
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Location: Vermont USA | Cliff dont worry about respect. As long as nobody is chasing you to tie a rope around your neck by a large tree your in good shape.
Now that would be a real "Cliff Hanger"
See ya in June
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Location: Malden, Massachusetts | You guy's should really lighten up on crusty-old cliffy.
Cliff-banging ( as in "bashing" ) has grown to Cliff-hanging.
Cliff, I didn't know you were a closet vegetarian.
Didn't we have a steak together once? |
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Location: NJ | I don't think so, Tim.
Haven't had a steak since circa. 1972.
(way back when EVERYONE was playing Ovations ;-)
If you're referring to that dinner up in Salem, it woulda' been LOB-STAH! (after all "the Company" was buying . . ) |
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Location: closely held secret | That explains why you didn't stop for manifold-grilled Guinea Hen. |
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Location: NJ | . . . or partake in the TurDucken. |
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Location: closely held secret | well, there's egg and bacon; egg, sausage and bacon; egg and spam; bacon and spam; egg, bacon, sausage and spam; spam, bacon, sausage and spam; spam, egg, spam, spam, bacon and spam; spam, spam, spam, egg and spam; spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam and spam; or lobster thermidor aux crevettes with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate', brandy and a fried egg on top of spam. |
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It's good to know we'll be safe if we're attacked by any fresh fruit. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Or pointed sticks...Shut up!! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Now, Now, Guys. Lets be nice to Clifford. he's having a Rough Day. You can resume picking on him Tomorrow. |
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Location: closely held secret | We just don't want him practicing LLAP-GOCH on the tour. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Just a bump.
- YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING.
- ROOM RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE May 26, 2005 to get the special OFC Rate.
I just checked with the hotel and only 7 room reservations have been made in the OFC block. INSURE THE HOTEL IS AWARE you are attending the Ovation Fan Club event.
See you in all in 32 days. |
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Location: closely held secret | Interesting - I registered 4 days ago and the guy at the hotel said there were only a 'handful' of rooms left in our block. Maybe he was confused and meant a handful were taken. |
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Location: NJ | . . . and you know what they "say" about guys with Big Hands . . .
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Location: closely held secret | This is true.
And one day my wife was sitting in the dentists' chair, I'm in the room keeping her company, he's working, got his hands in her mouth, and he says, "Do you know why dentists have big nostrils?".
"Uh, uh", she mumbles.
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Location: Malden, Massachusetts | Regarding the "Jam Session"- I recall from the 2003 tour that we had the Fireman's hall with a stage, a few amps and a PA set up. Are there any members that plan on attending who perhaps play drums or keyboards and might we arrange to have something like that, or would that maybe get out of control?
Just a thought - I know most of you only want to hear the sweet sound of Ovation Guitars.
I'll be bringing the (brand X) bass, but it will never come out of the case if I get to play an Ovation that happens to be there.
(with frets)
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | The first year we had Paul T's egg as percussion. Worked pretty good. |
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Location: Malden, Massachusetts | I've never known Cliff to sit on anything for too long.....but "hatching", well, that's another story.
But...back to the topic? |
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Location: boulder | curios that this thread lives at the top of the posts last few days, or is that just me.
Anyways, I hope to attend, but I am waiting to see if it fills up. I will have opportunity to visit factory all summer and don't want to bump someone else who really wants to visit that weekend.
Out of curiosity, where does everyone who drives there, leave their guitars while at tour? Sort of nervous about leaving any guitars in locked car during daytime heat while at tour. Peace mike |
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Location: Malden, Massachusetts | For the '03 tour, I everyone brought their
guitar(s) to the factory, where they were checked-in. tagged and stored until we left for the "Jam"
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I can see the list, but for privacy reasons it's not public. If someone wants to post they'll be there, thats fine/encouraged.
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Location: closely held secret | Understood. As long as I'm on it, no problem! :D |
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Location: Midland, MI | I'd love to go, but from now until August, I don't have three days in a row that don't have something planned. Unforunately, the tour this year is not one of those things that are planned. =( As I told slipkid earlier, though, I already have it on the calendar or next year. Assuming Al and Miles haven't kicked me off the board by then. ;) |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | From the announcements:
"If you need/want two double beds in the bedroom just ask, they are the same rate."
Miles-
I called trying to book the room with 2 double beds and the rate is $20 more ($119). I spoke with the manager (Ronnie), and those rooms, apparantly, are quite large and she said they can't give them out at the same rate.
If you made the original arrangements with someone else, perhaps they aren't all on the same page over there, and need to be.
Doesn't matter much to me, there is a pull out couch in the regular rooms, so we're sticking with that...but I thought I should let other OFC members know if they were planning to share rooms.
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And they probably charge $45 per missing towel to your credit card.
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Location: closely held secret | Steve, try cleaning out the mini bar.They love that. ;) |
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Location: NJ | I just looked . .
. . only FORTY-SIX people have signed up thusfar??
You guys disappoint the hell out of me . . . .
Last year we had close to twice that amount.
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I'm going to have to take a wait and see approach. My wife is expecting and has been feeling absolutely miserable for about 2 months now. I'm not sure that she will be up for going. I know that she would go even if she felt miserable just so I could go, but I can't let her do that. I also don't think it's right to leave her home alone right now. I made my hotel reservations a long time ago. I'll just wait and see how she feels in the next few weeks. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yet another reason to move the Factory to the West Coast...
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Great idea! Just imagine Ovation building guitars on the left coast, ala Orange County Choppers. Staring Frank as Paul Sr. Darren as Paul Jr. and of course Kim as the lovable Mikey. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Umm, yup Cliff, that would be correct. I was thinking of West Coast Choppers ...
With all due respect for my friends in CA, it bugs me that CA seperates me form the ocean. I guess once enough of it slides away, I'll be sitting pretty. Although I'll miss the thong bikini's and big breasts. |
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Location: Caribou, ME | I'm thinking about going, but I don't do well on long drives... thinking about catching a bus (I'm in northern Maine). We're only talking a few hundred bucks for a mini vacation. It comes down to logistics, bus schedule, how close the bus comes to the hotel, etc. I could drive down I guess, but just thinking about it makes my eyes itch.
Whine whine whine... I know...
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Every year I have attempted to make the factory tour with some western means of transport, mules, burros etc.. This year I am stuck with an '88 Tercel that my grandson worked on in a shop class at Mayfield High and his mother (my daughter) bought for him at age 15, which he snuck out and tore down a neighbors fence because he didn't know how to drive a stick shift. I ended up with it because my Iraq veteran paratrooper grandson bought it to relieve his aunt's problems and parked it in my yard.
It has a hot 1200 cc 12 valve engine and is basic CAR, standard shift, cheap radio etc, The school rebuilt the engine and trannie, brakes etc, but run out of money for the air conditioner which I am fixing. It is basic SMALL car enough room for me and not much more. I am on my way!!
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Location: closely held secret | Bailey, you're gonna drive that from NM to CT?
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Correction, 1456cc engine (Toyota calls it 1500cc), can't leave til I get the A/C working, it has a faulty switch that the company has ceased making. Got to hit the junkyards, I have a '92 switch I can rewire and make work if I can't find one. My wife just had a very serious cataract removed from her right eye which was totally blind, each day she sees a little more, I'll leave for the factory tour when she starts reading those emails that some of those bluegrass groupies have sent. They have messages like "Your 1 mm mandolin pick shakes my 80 year old booty when you do Cripple Creek".
Come to think of it I may risk travelling without air conditioning if I get any more of those!!!
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Location: NJ | SIGN UP FOR THE TOUR.
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Location: south east Michigan | Come on all you fence sitters!
The Mothership has to have a idea of how many to plan for. If your thinking of not coming because you have a phobia about my uke, let me know. There is medication that can help. |
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Location: NJ | The first year, we had about 38 people . . .
Last year, we had about 70 . . .
We've got 50 so far . . .
We should REALLY shoot for "100" this year . . . or be ashamed of ourselves . . . . |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Unfortunately, we may not make it this year. Shannon wants to go to Puerto Vallarta (we can look up musicamex!).
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | BAD NEWS!! Looks Like I'm Not going to be able to make it. We had some unexpected expenses come up and there is no way I can afford the hotel or the Plane Trip this time. I guess there's always next year. Man, What a BUMMER! |
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Location: SoCal | "We should REALLY shoot for "100" this year . . . or be ashamed of ourselves . . . . "
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Location: south east Michigan | If "IFS" and "ANDS" were pots and pans, the world would be a kitchen.
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Location: Midland, MI | Al, are you getting paid per attendee or something?
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by cruster:
Al, are you getting paid per attendee or something? I thought so. He told me the $50 was for llama chow. |
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Location: NJ | So . . . what happened to all of the people LAST YEAR who said they were "definitely" gonna make it "NEXT YEAR"???
THIS is "NextYear"!!
There was a whole year to plan and save . . . TWO years in some instances.
Ovation/Hamer has been quite generous to us, and in a lot of ways, our presence is a bit of an inconvenience for them as it DOES disrupt their daily routine/production . . . let alone the expense involved. . .
Did anybody ever consider that if there isn't a continued interest and/or participation, Ovation could very understandably say ". . Why Bother?? . .".
C'MON Guys! . . . . just DO it!!!! |
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Location: NJ | nope I am not getting paid. In fact this thing usually winds up costing me money in some way or another.
I just want people to sign up and come to the tour. I was not a fan of the change to June but figure I need to do what I can to promote the event and make it a killer experience.
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Location: Midland, MI | The biggest obstacle for my attendance this year was that it's on Father's Day weekend. The second biggest is that every weekend in June is already planned. =( |
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Location: NJ | don't blame me about the date I wanted it in march.
e mail your complaints to Mileskb@aol.com otherwise just sign up. My sources tell me it will be a great time. |
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Location: NJ | March blows.
Judging by the Winter we just had (which to some degree, STILL isn't over), the weather up there woulda' been shite . . . .
Hell, we couldn't have even've used the pool as a beer cooler, 'cause the cover woulda' still been on it . . .
June's definitely better.
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cliff:
wait . . . lemme find the correct fader so that I can bring up the violins . . . . To quote another recent thread:
'Bite me, cliff'
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Location: NJ | ". . may would be better than june . ."
In what sense?
Crusty:
Be careful what you ask for . . . .
. . . I haven't had all of my shots . . |
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Location: NJ | hey cliff
did you ever finish that job I gave you? or are you playing around on the computer all day? |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Al,
Do you want me to answer for cliff? :rolleyes:
By the way, How many hours is it to drive there from say Fayetteville, NC. I know that i'm about 5 1/2 hours from Washington DC. |
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Location: NJ | The files were too large for the POS computer at home to manipulate in any KIND of timely fashion.
I've been (im)patiently waiting for my new workstation to come, but Dell has delayed my order (again!) because they're waiting for the shipment of digital monitors to come in . . .
Current ETD is 05.30.05
Sorry for taking so long . . .
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Location: NJ | nope don't want the disks back. just "breakin' em."
may is better because: less graduations, less weddings. less vacations. less travel, kids still in school, weather generally a little cooler, less committments etc |
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Location: NJ | ". . kids still in school - can't leave them home/get a babysitter . . " and ". . Mother's Day . ." would've THEN been the "May" excuses . . .
face it, Al . . . we can't win for trying . . . |
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Unless that's too hot and humid for you old timers. :D |
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". . Y'can Please SOME of the People SOME of the Time . . . . and Jerk the Rest OFF . . . . " |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I checked Mapquest. It says 11 hours 3 minutes not taking into account I'll have to stop and fuel up along the way. How much money is one going to spend in tolls on the turnpike ? This may be to no avail but i really want to make it to the tour. |
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Location: south east Michigan | "It's 660 miles to New Hartford......
You got half a tank of gas and a pack of cigs. It's dark and your wearing sunglasses"
"HIT IT!"
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| OK - quit nagging. I found a cheap flight - how far is the factory from somewhere called Bute ? And why are the mountains calleed "Black"? And can I walk it?
As long as its in June its gonna keep clashing with my wedding anniversary - tho after all these years why she needs me around to have a good time escapes me. I WILL try next year. |
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I would also suggest you wear baggy clothing with a lot of pockets! |
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Location: Malden, Massachusetts | Regarding the Jam session - does anyone need to bring any accessories along - like mikes/stands, etc.,or is that stuff all set? Also, it might be nice to finish-off the jam with a tune that everybody (who wants to) can join in to sing and/or play, (not to try to add structure to this musicaly free-for-all.) In 2003, it just kinda happened with "The Weight" by The Band. I guess everybody knows THAT one.
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Location: NJ | all the accessories are provided.
sorry I don't know the wieght but I can do a mean robbie robertson imitation |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Stever Chapman, go 77 to 81 to 84 to 8 to 44, then turn left in New Hartford. Only a dollar over the Hudson.
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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Quoted from Karmanng a few clicks back:
"...it might be nice to finish-off the jam with a tune that everybody (who wants to) can join in to sing and/or play, (not to try to add structure to this musicaly free-for-all.) In 2003, it just kinda happened with "The Weight" by The Band. I guess everybody knows THAT one.
Any thoughts? Cliff??? Anyone? Crazy Chester?"
Anyone have a simple, catchy tune, we so we could ALL learn in a few weeks so we could ALL play ONE song together as mentioned above... (We could email to anyone interested), I haven't a clue what THE WEIGHT IS...
I vote for "Scarborough Fair" ,arranged by Russ Shipton. It has 4 chords Am,Em,D and G...
I could scan it and send it to anyone interested...
The history of Scarborough and its fair:
This English folk song dates back to late medieval times, when the seaside resort of Scarborough was an important venue for tradesmen from all over England. Founded well over a thousand years ago as Skarthaborg by the norman Skartha, the Viking settlement in North Yorkshire in the north-west of England became a very important port as the dark ages drew to a close.
Scarborough Fair was not a fair as we know it today (although it attracted jesters and jugglers) but a huge forty-five day trading event, starting August fifteen, which was exceptionally long for a "fair" in those days.
People from all over England, and even some from the continent, came to Scarborough to do their business. As eventually the harbour started to decline, so did the fair, and Scarborough is a quiet, small town now.
Sort of resembles our gathering in Conn. in a small way... Let's hope it DOESN"T DECLINE !!!
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Location: south east Michigan | I vote for "Scarborough Fair" Dude...your like...harshing my buzz, man!
Great song, but how about something more up-beat?
That is an interesting story about the meanings of that song. I was in my early teens when that song came out and to be honest, I thought the words were "Scarborough Aff air". I guess at that age, everything is about sex. Come to think about it, I was first exposed to this song when my older cousin and I told our parents that we were going to the movies to see "The Jungle Book" but really went to see "The Graduate".
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Location: closely held secret | Seriously. Try this. I'm sure it will sound familiar to you.
Scarborough Fair? Classic song, but probably not what I want in my head on an 8 hour plane flight home... |
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Location: Malden, Massachusetts | Thanks, you waskel-y wabbitt. There is an excellent rare, live version of this tune on (of all places) the Ringo Starr and his All-star band DVD. It features Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson,Joe Walsh, Billy Preston. Clarence Clemons,Nils Lofgren, Doc John - the night tripper, and, unfortunately, Ringo. I was fortunate enough to see this line-up back in '89
It's a gem.
I think we might entertain a few more ideas, though. I know Cliff has quite a catalog of tunes he's performed over the years. Where is that slothead? |
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Location: closely held secret | Are all those guys coming on the Tour, too? We're gonna need another room. |
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Location: SoCal | "I Was A Lovebug, Squashed On A Windshield On The Highway Of Life". |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I know Scarborough Fair note for note, but I can't be there to teach it to you. Took me a ton of time back in college, which seems to be the last time I had time. I never liked playing "arrangements" so I've worn out a few rewind buttons trying to figure out each note. I impressed myself recently when I took it back up after a 20 year layoff and could still remember how to play it. If you only know a couple of songs, I guess you should remember them. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
If you only know a couple of songs, I guess you should remember them. That's my philosophy, as well.
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | If I can make it there I would suggest a bluegrass song made famous by Lester Flatt after he split with Earl Scruggs called "Backing Down to Birmingham".
It's about a chronic liar who talks his way into a truck driving job driving an eighteen wheeler to Birmingham and can only find reverse.
It has lines like
There must be some way to turn this rig around
I make it fine through the country, but the cities get me down
I know everyone knows it and I'd look forward to relearning it as my record album that has it on it is jammed in a record cabinet that I can't get open, and I don't have a turntable anyhow.
It is the kind of song you can go home with it running through your mind, and be happy that you aren't backing your way home with an eighteen wheeler stuck in reverse.
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You're my Hero. When I grow up I want to be just like you. I don't remember the Scruggs song but it does sound like some great lyrics. |
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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Copy from another post... Maybe some one will see this in time...
Need Ride after Tour to Norwalk, Conn
After the big OFC shindig at the factory Friday
after dinner friday night
after the Jam session
I'm trying to catch a ride to or near Norwalk, Conn:
I am trying to make plans with my brother who lives in Norwalk, Conn. and save him the round trip late Friday night or early Saturday morning to pick me up...
Anybody staying late after dinner and going to the jam session. I would like to bum a ride and get near Norwalk, Conn.
I think it's an 1-> 1-1/2 hour drive from the hotel to my brothers house...
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Location: New York | Got a question? Can I bring a 3 months old baby in a stroller on the tour? |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | yeah,but you would have to expose him/her to dust,dirt,grime,foul odor,noise,and extreme danger!..........and that's just from the OFC members at the tour not to mention what might be in the factory!!! :eek: :eek: |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I really don't think you would want to bring a three month old in a stroller to the tour. I belive due to insurance/liability resons they wer not allowing anyone under the age of 16. Not sure if ther ewould be any kind of exceptions. You'd better ask someone like AL. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Cliff, Dave, Cruster... you're all out |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | IMPORTANT, THERE ARE ONLY 7 ROOMS LEFT IN THE OFC BLOCK OF ROOMS AT THE HOTEL.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MADE YOUR ROOM RESERVATION!!!! Info in the ANNOUNCEMENTS forum.
Only 11 room reservations have been made where people signified they are with the Ovation Fan Club, but in the list of people who signed up for the tour, at least 14 of the 35 families registered are significantly from out of the area, and about 1/2 of the rest are also not in driving distance.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MADE YOUR ROOM RESERVATION!!!! Info in the ANNOUNCEMENTS forum. Do NOT wait until the last minute. |
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Location: Tennessee | I made my room reservation through my corporate account not the OFC block. One of my business associates will also be staying at the hotel Wednesday and Thursday so I didn't want to grab the OFC rooms, plus we got the same rate. |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | I have consulted my copy of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and have found that the state of Connecticut is scheduled to be reoriented on precisely the day of the congruence of CWKII and Alpep's minor disagreement about whether the Atlantic is truly green in Florida or shitty green in New Jersey. The Planetary overseerers are convening in Virginia Beach and taking color samples to determine if the planet can survive after an Ovation factory tour without the elder statesman, Bailey.
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Location: NJ | The question was posed to me (by Hizzoner), but I don't know the answer:
Anyone have any info on the guitar I'm playing here?:
I know it was one of Master Keller's.
Amy was playing it before I got pulled up there
(I'm sorry Amy, . . I think this is like the SECOND time I've "squeezed" you off the stage . . . we need to fix that next year!).
Anyway, I was in the process of installing the really nifty clip-on condensor mic that Master Templeman brought for my SlotHead (which sounded GREAT, btw!), but it was quicker/easier to jump on this (what appears to be) Elite s/b with a custom top.
Nice lil' Guitar!! Very comfy!
I could go for something like this for gigs!
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Location: closely held secret | Yes, I believe Kim brought it. After seeing his "guitar storage facility" it might be pointless trying to assign an exact model# to it. There were a lot of guitars in there that defied identification.
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Location: NJ | Courtesy of MasterKeller hisself:
". . That guitar you were playing is currently my main stage acoustic. It's a
1868 top and bowl with a flame maple laminated top, bass side epaulets only and a stock 1868T maple neck. I cobbled it together as a test mule for the OP-PRO so I could do some field testing without tearing apart my old stage guitar, which was an 1868-BTA (blue tamo ash).
FYI: Amy plays an Adamas W597MEWP or a 1990 Collectors or Hamer Artist Custom on stage . . ." |
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Location: closely held secret | Oops. Wrong again. I seen too many gitters that day. :confused: My apologies. |
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Location: NJ | Y'know, looking at this pic again suddenly reminded me of something that warrants a statement:
AL is a KILLER guitar player!!!
Of course, I've seen him throw out several very tasty licks (especially on electric) at these Jams. But last Friday nite, back at hotel we were sitting around trading songs, and I'd just finished a rather lame version of some Who song for Master Slipkid (was it WhoAreYou?), when at the end, Al just LAUNCHES into this BRILLIANT acoustic passage from the "Overture" from "Tommy".
He just blew me AWAY!! He absolutely NAILED it!!!
A Tip'O the Beret to Master Pepiak! Well Done!!
". . it's a Boy, Mrs. Walker . . . . it's a Boy . . ." |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yes..that was very cool. And he looked sooo happy playing it. |
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Location: NJ | ". . a "Happy" Al . . ."
Someone REALLY shoulda got a picture of that! . . . |
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Location: closely held secret | I got video of him stuffing his face at dinner on Thursday night.
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Location: NJ | killer guitar player?
sure some lives were lost when I strap on a guitar. I just hope the Genevoa convention dosen't have a clause for it.
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Location: south east Michigan | Because this is the first time I met Al, maybe I don't know any better.
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Location: Vermont USA | ". . it's a Boy, Mrs. Walker . . . . it's a Boy . . ." Could it be that Al is Mrs. Walker little boy?????? That could explain a lot even the mauve hmmmmmm.
Love you guys
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Location: NJ | From my understanding, it's not AN Adamas Bass . . . . it's THE AdamasBass.
Much like Tiggers, . . . IT'S the only one.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Brad,
Kissing up to Al will not result in better serial numbers on anything ordered. Tony told me this.
It is best to treat Al with some disdain so that he will continue to sell items to us below market price. A humble Salesman is an affordable Salesman!
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Location: Snellville, GA | Originally posted by cliff:
From my understanding, it's not AN Adamas Bass . . . . it's THE AdamasBass.
Much like Tiggers, . . . IT'S the only one.
Being played by owner, Master Keller. Paul Winchell, Voice of Tigger, Dies at 82
LOS ANGELES — Paul Winchell, a ventriloquist, inventor and children's TV show host best known for creating the lispy voice of Winnie the Pooh's animated friend Tigger, has died. He was 82. |
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Location: NJ | I remember him from the old Winchell/Hahoney days . . .
He was a very talented and (from what I understand) somewhat troubled individual. May He Rest in Peace. |
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Location: Tennessee | I grew up watching Winchell/Mahoney ... that show was great. Long live Knucklehead Smith! Paul Winchell was also the voice of the "scrubbing bubbles" in the commercials.
More interesting, Winchell was a cardiologist and invented the first artificial heart.
Scotty waddy doo doo, scotty waddy doo doo, scotty waddy doo doo dah. |
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Location: SoCal | He wasn't a trained doctor (I don't think), but he did patent the very first artificial heart 35-40 years ago. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I think there have been several grafite basses made, I know one was a 5 string. |
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Location: NJ | . . . then I humbly stand corrected . . .
I was quoting what I was led to believe . . . .
That thing DOES "boom", tho! . . |
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| Almost had Al set me up with an Adamas that matched my Adamas 1 #7 color w/cutaway and five strings earlier this year, but I opted for a custom order Hamer 8 string bass. (should be getting this within a week or so) I have this fantastic Elite 5 string bass now, w/quited maple top that was built as a one-of. To be honest it sounds so good I have lost the desire to own an Adamas Bass. But after seeing the one in that photo it has me a-thinkin again!
Randy |
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