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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
the llamas will be glad to see us. Well... Cliff, at least... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | ouch... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Dave,
How's the Aloha Burka line going? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Well, now that we are quietly slipping into August it's seeming less and less likeley that we will be meeting at the factory this year. For all of those who do something other than drive, it's getting late to make travel plans.
I know Al would let us know the instant anything was made official.
If it doesn't happen this year, that's okay. With all the corportate drama well behind us, it seems like the Mothership will still be around for the forseeable future. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I have assumed there will be no factory tour this fall and used the funds to buy the LAV Koa instead. I have not told my wife about that assumption, yet, just in case something falls together at the last minute. I don't want to hear about another promise I made that I want to get out of.
The Fall schedule is filling up and we still have a trip to Germany planned for next Spring. I have a trial scheduled for May 18, so it looks like a tour next Spring won't be in the cards for me again. I'm still kicking myself for not going to Amelia, but now that I've met Al, a part of me has been fulfilled. A very small part and I'm not sure which part, but ... well maybe when I go get rid of some of this coffee I won't feel fulfilled at all, but I have met Al. |
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| I heard we were all invited to Jason's place.
Seriously - next May if the Factory Tour isn't reinstated I insist we all head to The Carolinas. Beal obviously did a great job with the Amelia thing and there are plenty of locals to help out.
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
It's no use taking a poll, asking for suggestions, wondering whether Fender will do the decent thing - JUST FREAKIN' DO IT.
THE CAROLINAS MAY 2009 - JUST BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MORE DISCUSSIONS. |
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Location: Vermont USA | What he said that could be fun all we realy need is a hotel lobby and some beer. |
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Location: Keller, TX | Hotel lobby??? That's not necessarily in my list of needs... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I just spent a week in a hotel in North Carolina. That would blow the beer budget. Lets just camp in the woods and drink beer. I really preferred the beer and brats atmosphere at Miles'. When Damon is as high falutin?? as we get with his red wine tastes, the hotel lobby is definitely optional.
Coordinate this with the Southern Jam?? I missed them by a week. |
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Location: GA USA | There may well be a southern event in the fall too, and maybe winter, and spring...
But we might be convinced to move SSJ3 up a few weeks if we need to. |
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Location: SoCal | What's really cool about this group is that while we love to go to the factory and the hotel lobby, we are also fully capable of having our own get togethers.... |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Originally posted by Captain_Lovehandles:
There may well be a southern event in the fall too... Make it the 18th/19th of October or the 25th (after lunch)/26th in or near Atlanta and you'll have an Aussie there with a brand new 2008 Collectors to show off. If you can tempt Al down as well he can hand it over in person. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by schroeder:
I heard we were all invited to Jason's place.
Seriously - next May if the Factory Tour isn't reinstated I insist we all head to The Carolinas. Beal obviously did a great job with the Amelia thing and there are plenty of locals to help out.
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
It's no use taking a poll, asking for suggestions, wondering whether Fender will do the decent thing - JUST FREAKIN' DO IT.
THE CAROLINAS MAY 2009 - JUST BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MORE DISCUSSIONS. Wow Clive you type very loud for someone who is so soft spoken. :p |
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Location: New Hampshire, USA | Even if the announcement is relatively last minute, some of us who are fairly local would still love to take the tour.
Just sayin'... :) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Go ahead and rub it in. Past ones have been big productions and took a lot of effort. Don't know if something smaller scale could be set up. |
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Location: NJ | I could be there in TwoHours at a moment's notice.
(an' I know where Beal hides the key to th'MountainHouse . . .) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Troublemaker. I have my own mountain house. I found it is much better to just have friends or relatives who have one. |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by The Artist (FKA Richard):
Make it the 18th/19th of October or the 25th (after lunch)/26th in or near Atlanta and you'll have an Aussie there with a brand new 2008 Collectors to show off. We've gotta do something to show Richard a good time. Let's think on this one.
We can easily get him picked up, even at the airport, on the 18th and delivered to the hotel on the 20th... |
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| during the week would be impossible for us, but we could get up there for a weekend
let's take this discussion to the "other" site so we don't hijack the 08 Tour thread (such as it is) |
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| Must have missed it. Should there not be a quick link to go to the other site posted in the Links section at the top of the page? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | We have asked Miles for a link several times but either it can't be done or he has been too busy to implement it. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I'm having faith they'll want us to come, as fender promised.
It would be really good public relations for them to make good on what they said. Frankly, it's a no brainer. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by cliff:
I could be there in TwoHours at a moment's notice.
(an' I know where Beal hides the key to th'MountainHouse . . .) Damn Cliff, you drive fast!! :eek: |
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Location: Maine | I'm a newbie to this forum. Tell me what all these "gatherings" are about, and where do they take place. I wanna come too. |
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Location: GA USA | See the Fan Gatherings section. The "tour" is a tremendous event at the Ovation factory in CT. The gatherings are groups of members that say "Hey, let's get together!" People bring guitars and play songs, drink and make friends.
You could start by saying "I'm in Maine, anybody want to jam?"
I've been a party to a couple of two-person meetups. Historically, any time you have a chance to meet another OFCer, it turns out to be a rewarding experience. |
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08 Open House Announcement
