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Location: SoCal | Don't quite know how to say this without embarassing people, but a tremendous kindness has been bestowed on me and without naming names and making people blush, I'll tell you what surprise yesterday left me speechless.
Yesterday, when picking up my mail, a guitar box from Ovation was presented to me. Contained an almost flawless 1987 Collectors. Now you all know that this guitar has been on my short list for a long long time.
One popped up on ebay last month and was purchased by a sneaky fool from this board who owns and operates an ark (but I won't mention any names). Seems that he and somebody else from this board (who lives in San Diego and is well known for his love of original Admaii and Custom Legend 30th Anniversary guitars -- but again, I won't mention any names), decided that this guitar needed to be in the hands of somebody who would truly appreciate it (enter a tall handsome fellow who doesn't just play a private investigator on t.v., and who only knows 3 chords but is always on the lookout for the 4th chord).
So they bought it, shipped it to more sneaky people at the mothership (who's name won't be released but his initials are J.B. and when you meet him just a couple of times, you feel like you've known him 30 years) who fixed some minor problems, but then decided that the neck of the guitar would be better served by being replaced, and came up with a replacement neck.
This guitar was then shipped to that certain p.i. who only stood there with his mouth open catching flys, for I'd say a maximum of 20 minutes. A letter was enclosed from the C*lm*an / Chr*st*es*n Guitar Adoption Agency (please note that I have cleverly blanked out parts of the names so that their identities will be kept secret) was enclosed asking if the guitar could stay with me for a while and then, down the road we could make it permenant if all were happy with the new home.
Well, suffice to say ("suffice it to say" is gramatically incorrect but everybody uses it -- I know this because "suffice" was one of my 9th grade student dictionary words, and some things stay with you forever), this guitar will stay here and the debt will be paid (very very happily) before it's expected with two benefits. First, my wife isn't complaining about me just buying another guitar and spending a lot of money. Thru the kindness of strangers, she can't say no to this one (YES!!!), and two by being able to pay for it over a few months, it becomes much more affordable to my pocket book, while still putting money away for the OFC'er.
All I can say is thank you. Last June, the people who were interviewed for the Ovation dvd while in CT, all compared notes as to their answer on one particular question "why did you come to the OFC gathering in CT"? All of us answered with the same answer, "Because of the people". We argue politics, we tell dirty jokes, we climb all over people we see as being mean or unfair, but this is a great group of people. I've been on both sides of the kindness thing, giving and receiving. It's a wonderful thing.
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | WOW. Kudos to the C*lm*an / Chr*st*es*n Guitar Adoption Agency for their kindness.
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Location: Orlando, FL | That is a great story! Congratulations on the guitar, but more importantly, congratulations on having great and caring friends! |
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Location: Montreal Canada | Sometimes this life is amazing and we are surrounded by the best and most carring people. Stories like that make me think humanity is not going to hell afterall.
Great stuff guys, keep up the amazing work. |
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Location: Tennessee | Good things happen to good people. |
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Location: Evansville,IN | I'm sure whoever did this for you is feeling good about the experience of making someone very happy. :)
I feel the same way at Christmas time when my grandson opens his gifts. :)
It's unselfish acts like this that make life worth living. :) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Very cool! |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | I have been lucky enough to have received kindness like this form Mr. C*lm*an. In fact he is the reason I am Legend LX Fan. He had become a good friend, and I am thankful for the kindness he has shown me. :) |
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Location: south east Michigan | What a great story.
What an awesome surprise! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I can't wait to check my mailbox today ...
Dave
PS - Moody was so surprised by this he called me immediately upon getting the guitar. Do you know what it's like talking on the phone to someone with wet pants? I could not have been happier for him. |
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Location: NJ | VERRRRY Nice! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Enjoy it, it looked nice when I checked it out at the factory. I offered to sign the lable but they said, NO!, that it was owned by an important person and going to somebody else as a big suprise and they wouldn't dare chance lowering the value that much. |
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Location: Central Florida | Very nice indeed. I know how much you've wanted one of those, Paul... Enjoy! A beautiful gesture on the part of the C*lm*an / Chr*st*es*n Guitar Adoption Agency.
FYI, if anyone else is feeling altruistic out there, I really do miss the Deluxe Balladeer I "sacrificed" in order to convert a non-believer in Ovations to a believer... ;)
Congratulations, Paul, and nice job "mystery friends."
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| What goes around comes around.
Did I ever say thanks for all the help in getting me a guitar, answering all my questions, looking out for bargains on ebay?
Well just in case....
Thanks and congrats. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Merry Christmas Paul. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I know those guys at the adoption agency. Even though I have never met either one personally, I have spent many enjoyable hours talking to both of them!
PAUL....make sure you bring it to the Southwest OFC gathering at Dave's place this fall. I look forward to meeting you, Dave, the agency and any other friends that Dave will allow into his adobe! |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Congrats, Paul!
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Location: south east Michigan | Pics Paul....pIcs! |
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Location: SoCal | I'll try. But I'm no good with sizing them. |
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Location: SoCal | Paul, let Bruce take a couple of you and the guitar tomorrow :cool: |
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| Congratulations PI man! :)
Now when you get that LX Artist 12 fret you know where you have to send it. :D
And I feel like sh*t, but thanks for asking. |
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Location: SoCal | Hey Crip,
At least your "feeling". Beats the hell outta the alternative.
Now, I could be wrong, but I think you're tough enough to beat this thing.
I've posted a couple of pics into my gallery. I'm going to try to post a few of my GC DB later. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Wow. |
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Location: SoCal | Ok. I've got photos of both the 87 and my GC DB. |
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