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| Well, the closest I come to a webcam is a digital camera that takes about 30 seconds of video, which is all you would need to determine that my playing is bad!
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Location: Pennsylvania | During the short time I've been on the forum I don't recall any of the other jams/get-togethers providing webcam coverage. Why would we do that? :confused:
Since I am terribly camera shy, I'm hoping we can reach some sort of agreement tomorrow regarding pics and/or vids while I'm at the jam. I have an idea for a work around that won't put a damper on any of the fun. :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I was just kidding about the webcam. Miles tried the webcam at the NW Gathering last year. It didn't work too well. I'm not too into having my picture taken either. I hate the reflection of the flash off my bald head and never have liked how my voice sounds when it's recorded, but it is nice to see pictures of the people that we chat with on the board all the time. Mostly, however, we're just into looking at pictures of the guitars. |
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Location: GA USA | I thought the webcam was cool. We went laptop shopping that day and I put it up on all the store's display computers.
I just tried loggin on to it, but no dice. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | At least take one good group shot. Do you seriously think you could do any worse than this?
Beggin Jim and TRBoy:
Or this?
Jas:
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The main problem with the webcam was that I had to walk past it in order to get to the beer. I'm sure "there goes Mark, again" got a bit boring for the viewers. |
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Location: Right now? | Karen, do NOT worry about your house! Good grief, woman! Aren't we all nutz? I would have been "Liquid Golding" the cabinets and stuff too, but we are so silly. I have a lovely house, but things are almost always in um "dis-array, if you know what I mean ... after all there are guitars everywhere. NO one will be examining your house ... they'll be looking at all of each others guitars. Take care of that knee! I had mine operated on a few years ago (not the other surgery I told you about). It was a teensy piece of torn cartiladge that had me on crutches for six months. It took a four hour stay at a surgical center and a week on crutches after the surgery ... don't suffer if you can avoid it!
I have a webcam, and I don't like to use it, but I would if it means I get to see some of you girls! Watch out for any strange looking unusually large or hairy looking women trying to join the group ... pajama parties usually have a crasher ...
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Location: Right now? | To clarify ... I am neither large, or exceptionally 'hairy', except for the hair on my HEAD, lol ... so, that 'crasher' I was referring to wouldn't be me ...
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Location: Texas | Originally posted by WillaMuse:
Watch out for any strange looking unusually large or hairy looking women trying to join the group ... I resemble that comment, but I promise I will not be in NJ this weekend… ;)
However, you might want to be on the lookout for this guy:
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | First report of the day:
Anita got in about 4:30, and I'm sorry to say that we didn't have beer or pizza--but, between us, 13 flavors of ice cream. Yes, I am taking pictures--yesterday afternoon's shoot was my guitars with Cheryl's black T; this morning's will be Anita's and mine, and then the others added in as they arrive. (Am running out of space...I wonder how fast an addition could be put up...?) ;) :D
I got to try her 1861 (black), 1712 and 1621 (beautiful tobacco bursts) and W597 (black.) I know that the 597 gets a few gentle knocks around here because of its' top, but I'd forgotten just how killer its' sound really is. So, now I've got GAS--not for that guitar (I hate the V necks), but for that clarity of sound. Through an amp, just so clean and ringing. Siiiigh.
Went to bed after 1:00; up now to make a bagel run--there's no way anyone's taking pictures of the Louis Viton bags under these eyes!
More as things unfold,
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Location: Right now? | Waiting for more reportage!
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | We are finally all here; Cheryl just got in from her trip to NC; total number of gits: 16.
Depa, 2; Cheryl and Michelle, 1 each; Anita, 4; Karen, 8. (No room in the living room for human folk; it's a good thing the guitars of the world haven't decided to revolt and take over.......)
(For those who want to know, pictures will be uploaded by the more technologically capable.)
We are still eating and talking; like I said before, this is more like a pajama party with guitar interruptions. ;)
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Location: Pennsylvania | I arrived home about 20 minutes ago.
WHAT A BLAST!!!!! My first jam; definitely not the last. It is sooooo much fun playing with others. A few of the songs we played I already knew but had grown bored with on my own. Playing with a group brought back a lot of excitement and joy to the songs.
Great food. Even greater company. Ate lunch and chatted. We played gits until our fingers violently protested. I gave a go at a couple of the guitars by playing lefty upside down. I could probably get quite use to that if I had a mind too. And the others even gave my lefty guitars a go. We had more wonderful ocnversation as we ate supper....pizza and root beer/gingerale/water....Then, alas, was time for me to head home.
Karen is a wonderful host! Thank you Karen. And thanks to Michelle, Anita, and Cheryl for making this such a wonderful day for me. I don't know when the last time was I had so much fun and laughter.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend ladies. I'll be thinking of you.
Ohhhh....everyone is still going to have to wait for pics. I didn't take my camera with me. Isn't the anticipation just killing you? :D |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Sounds like a great time. I'm sure the "girls" did a great job of upholding the Ovation jam tradition. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Depa07:
WHAT A BLAST!!!!! My first jam; definitely not the last. Pfftt.. just another run-of-the-mill, outrageously great time with fine guitars and the finest folk. Get use to it! 
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Location: Vernon CT | As a recent "Newbie" to the OFC jam experience myself, I feel your JOY!! :) |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Great stuff...always nice to hear of new folks enjoying a first jam...they only get better! Congrats gals! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Way to go ladies !!! |
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| And a good time was had by all...but you'd expect nothing less from an OFC get-together. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Ever hosted a party and were afraid that perhaps no one would come? That was me back at the beginning of this thread, all those weeks ago.
Now, the other favors of ice cream have all melted away, the outbursts of laughter are stilled, and there's a forlorn, quiet, empty feeling inside the little yellow house. Guitars are nestled back inside their ribboned cases, rooms restored to their rights...and I can't wait for the next one! (Chicken salad isn't nearly as much fun by yourself!)
Thanks, many thanks, to Anita, Michelle, Depa and Cheryl for making this all happen...and Ali, Willa, we are looking forward to the time when you can join us. (Black Hills Jam, anyone??)
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Location: East Tennessee | How about some pics??? |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Well I sure had a good time playing guitar over the phone with my friends. It sounded like such a great time, and although I couldn't be there in person, I got to hear Karen's beautiful new song, got to hear Michelle and Anita play, played the new one I wrote, a little Over the Rainbow, and even a Christmas song. (Time to start practicing those again.)Even the speakerphones cooperated - not too much echo. I didn't get to eat any of the great food I heard about, and I missed Cheryl and Depa, but there will be other times. (Maybe here in the Hills next summer!) |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Don't forget to upload pictures to the Gathering forum, or over on the ning site. |
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| What a fabulous time I had! You gals were great. I hadn't played guitar so much in a long time. My callouses definitely got a workout.And laughed as much in a long time.
This won't be my last get together for sure.
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Well. Between my own computer illiteracy and the fact that my tower won't cooperate with me, the shots of what the ice cream truck delivered are still stuck in my camera. :p :rolleyes:
The tower won't open the cd port to put in the disc to install the HP camera software...and even I know better than to pry it open (somehow.)
(Anita did take pictures, too, and she was going to post them on her Ning page.)
Oh, well, if mine stay "secret" long enough maybe Brad can use them in the 2011 calendar....
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"JOISEY JAM" FOR OUR OFC FEMALE-FOLKS, Oct. 23-25, 2009
