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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2005-04-28 11:16 AM (#152837)
Subject: Ovation Factory Tour 2005


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Register Now in the Members Access area if you are planning on attending the 2005 Ovation Fan Club Convention and Factory Tour. More information is available in the ANNOUNCEMENTS section of the Forums.

Don't forget to make your hotel reservations too.
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Stevechapman
Posted 2005-04-28 1:58 PM (#152838 - in reply to #152837)
Subject: Re: Ovation Factory Tour 2005


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Thanks Miles! I've Registered!
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Paulcc1
Posted 2005-04-28 2:43 PM (#152839 - in reply to #152837)
Subject: Re: Ovation Factory Tour 2005


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Thanks Miles I've registered the wife and I. All set with the Hotel also. I cant wait, see ya in June.
Paul
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Beal
Posted 2005-04-28 8:12 PM (#152840 - in reply to #152837)
Subject: Re: Ovation Factory Tour 2005



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What's for lunch?
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2005-04-28 11:44 PM (#152841 - in reply to #152837)
Subject: Re: Ovation Factory Tour 2005


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Whatcha cookin? When Rick said someplace on a hill nearby, I just figured we'd be landing on the farm :)
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Beal
Posted 2005-04-29 7:46 AM (#152842 - in reply to #152837)
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Horse sushi with a road apple garnish. It's good but you need lots of wasabi.
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cliff
Posted 2005-04-29 7:52 AM (#152843 - in reply to #152837)
Subject: Re: Ovation Factory Tour 2005


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There's always Pressed Guinea Hen . . . .

;)
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Stevechapman
Posted 2005-04-29 7:57 AM (#152844 - in reply to #152837)
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Someone said something about Roasted Llama..
But i'm sure that was a mistake.
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Standingovation
Posted 2005-04-29 8:04 AM (#152845 - in reply to #152837)
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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.

Dave
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cliff
Posted 2005-04-29 8:28 AM (#152846 - in reply to #152837)
Subject: Re: Ovation Factory Tour 2005


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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.
Came close to becoming an appetizer . . . :D
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2005-04-29 9:24 AM (#152847 - in reply to #152837)
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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.

Dinner and Jam session is being planned at a nearby ski lodge. Nothing in stone yet, but that's the plan as I understand it.
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Standingovation
Posted 2005-04-29 10:18 AM (#152848 - in reply to #152837)
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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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cliff
Posted 2005-04-29 10:32 AM (#152849 - in reply to #152837)
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Why IS it that every funny story with you has to have SOMETHING t'do with an excretory function??!!
:D

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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Jérôme
Posted 2005-04-29 10:34 AM (#152850 - in reply to #152837)
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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???

Jérôme :D
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alpep
Posted 2005-04-29 12:26 PM (#152851 - in reply to #152837)
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some fries will be fine
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Stevechapman
Posted 2005-04-29 12:28 PM (#152852 - in reply to #152837)
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Rimshot/Cymbal!!
Good one Al!
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Beal
Posted 2005-04-29 4:12 PM (#152853 - in reply to #152837)
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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.

The guinea hens were Sam Waterson's and they do get pressed on a regular basis.
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cruster
Posted 2005-04-29 4:18 PM (#152854 - in reply to #152837)
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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:

Now, about those thousand year old eggs...
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Beal
Posted 2005-04-29 4:24 PM (#152855 - in reply to #152837)
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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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cliff
Posted 2005-04-29 4:26 PM (#152856 - in reply to #152837)
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". . 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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stonebobbo
Posted 2005-04-29 6:34 PM (#152857 - in reply to #152837)
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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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Beal
Posted 2005-04-29 7:22 PM (#152858 - in reply to #152837)
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Always good to travel with supplies. See you there.
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alpep
Posted 2005-04-29 8:16 PM (#152859 - in reply to #152837)
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I'll be the one in the kevlar vest
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Jeff W.
Posted 2005-04-29 8:44 PM (#152860 - in reply to #152837)
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and a food tester.... :D
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Abendicum
Posted 2005-04-30 6:35 AM (#152861 - in reply to #152837)
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Miles how many people have "signed up" for the OFC Tour in June ???

Just curious...

Ab
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