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Location: Orange County, California | TTEN!!
I'm not sure he actually told his wife he was going to pick up some guy he met on the internet....
Thanks for the ride Bro!! I hold you in high regard as someone who helped me get my U681T. |
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Location: SoCal | Temp was the first one when I picked him up at the airport. Within a couple of days I had met Keller, Al, Miles, Dave (were you at NAMM in '03?). Then in May of that year, I was in Phoenix and went by Witko's house. I think it was there that the IRS and PETA got on my tail (fairly certain they were watching his house), and have been hassling me ever since.....
There are people I've met thru the OFC that have become very close friends and they will remain close friends long after the OFC..... |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | gh1, 08/19/06, in his driveway. "Am I early?" "No, everybody's in the back already."
Great gathering, great food, real decent players (excluding me, & exhibiting admirable restraint, I might venture!)
Forged some excellent comraderie, and had to leave, unfortunately, too soon.
I couldn't begin to list all our NWOFC attendees, but gave MWoody "the business" on a new hardshell. Really enjoyed Waskel's rendition of "As the Raven Flies". Always been a big Fogelberg fan. Back-up vocals are not my forte, either.
Folks at my clinic ask me about the OFC mug. I just smile...... |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | MWoody...as of yet the ONLY one. Met him before he was a member (back when he still had some sanity left and actually worked at his job), and he casually pestered me for about a year before I checked it out.
Hope to meet many more when the next NW gathering takes place. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Do n`t know if I qualify,but the first I met ( saw a picture of) , was the Maitre in Boise...my Eldest Son is studying to be an Advocate,so that I felt was a little odd.. :)
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| What's he mean, "Sad but true"? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | "Sad":
sad |sad| adjective ( sadder , saddest ) 1 feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy : I was sad and subdued | they looked at her with sad, anxious faces. • causing or characterized by sorrow or regret; unfortunate and regrettable : he told her the sad story of his life | a sad day for us all. 2 informal pathetically inadequate or unfashionable : somebody's priorities are pretty sad.
"but":
but |b?t| conjunction 1 used to introduce something contrasting with what has already been mentioned • nevertheless; however : he stumbled but didn't fall | this is one principle, but it is not the only one. • on the contrary; in contrast : I am clean but you are dirty | the problem is not that they are cutting down trees, but that they are doing it in a predatory way. 2 [with negative or in questions ] used to indicate the impossibility of anything other than what is being stated : one cannot but sympathize | there was nothing they could do but swallow their pride | they had no alternative but to follow.
"true":
true |troo| adjective ( truer , truest ) 1 in accordance with fact or reality : a true story | of course it's true | that is not true of the people I am talking about. • [ attrib. ] rightly or strictly so called; genuine : people are still willing to pay for true craftsmanship | we believe in true love. • [ attrib. ] real or actual : he has guessed my true intentions. • said when conceding a point in argument or discussion : true, it faced north, but you got used to that. 2 accurate or exact : it was a true depiction. • (of a note) exactly in tune. • (of a compass bearing) measured relative to true north : steer 085 degrees true. |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Originally posted by schroeder:
What's he mean, "Sad but true"? Something to do with a Budweiser ad? Who knows...
I'm lucky enough to have sat in the second row of a Matt Smith Chop Shop. To date, he's the only fellow member I've knowingly stalked/met in real life...
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| That's the advantage of living on an island.
When I strode manfully across the arrivals lounge at Dulles expecting to be met by Gore Vidal with a guitar, imagine my feelings on being faced with Jed Clampett's idiot nephew.
Then in Ct the Moody bear hug set my recovery back months - it was early August before all my internal organs were back in their approximately correct positions. A polite hello would have been enough. I mean, its not as if I like any of these people. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I think it was Al and Miles followed shortly Cliff. It was at the factory at one of the gatherings and it was like the trade show blur, meeting a ton of people in a short time. |
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Location: CT | No one...yet. Once I do everyone will know how truly bad I am at playing guitar. :(
BTW, what's a Nashville strung Legend? does that mean the strings are on backward(upside down)? I think Albert King plays that way... |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Brainslag,
I'm in the same situation as you. I have been to a few gatherings and have taken close to 400 photos(probably more but could only post the ones that have clean content). Hint: taking pictures is a good excuse for not picking up a guitar in public. I see myself in this scene.
A gathering of the OFC and someone on a megaphone says " Phil step away from the guitar, keep hands where we can see them, don't make any sudden moves, you have the right to keep the guitar silent!! :eek: Anything you play can and will be held against you. If you can't afford a guitar teacher one will be appointed for you!! |
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Location: SoCal | Nashville tuning = high string tuning. You take all the octive strings from a 12 string and put them on a 6 string. Give you a real high jangly sound. I've always played it as a rhythm instrument but I've heard people finger picking them as well.
Shro', you'd better be coming again to CT this year. Don't make me come over there and drag your sorry a** over here..... |
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Location: closely held secret | I've been trying to remember, but not having much luck.
It was in the Homewood Suites lobby in 2005, I know that much. I had gotten up at 4am Wednesday, worked all day, taken a sleepless red-eye flight from PDX and arrived at Bradley about 10am Thursday. Got to the hotel and sat in the lobby swilling coffee in a fog of exhaustion until I could check in. Somebody from the OFC came in and we had a nice conversation, but I'm at a loss as to who it was.
If it was you and you remember, please except my sincere apologies and let me know so I can write it down in case I get asked again.
Please disregard all of the above. After reading a couple posts I missed the first time through, it was Paulcc. He was on my list of possibles. See, I knew it was someone nice! |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Weaser P:
I was early at the '05 event and sat outside by the pool wondering where the newbies line up for the ceremonial initiation spanking (I'm still waiting). Little by little people started showing and, well shoot, I'm a shy guy, so I waited until I saw a face I recognized from pics here. Sure enough, that Waskely Wabbit walked out and I knew I was in the right place. Stonebobbo was next (though I have to admit I wasn't sure if he was cwk2 or Bob Seger).
Great topic, Phil. You must be really shy, Weas. I don't recall seeing you in '05! |
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| The clue is in the thirty hours - you were actually sitting there talking to yourself. The staff still talk about it. Apparently you thought your jokes were very funny cos you kept shouting out, hot dang, never heard that one before. |
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Location: closely held secret | I'm sorry... do I know you? |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
You must be really shy, Weas. I don't recall seeing you in '05! Whoops - meant '06. Sorry. Numbers have never been my forte. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Related question - Who was the first OFC member you pissed off? For me it was Serge Lara, of course we have since become good friends. He joined the OFC and posted about nylon string players and me-the-smart-arse chimed in with something profound like - no nylon player worth a shit would be caught dead playing an ovation. I think he posted a sound clip of him playing his country artist. Holy Crap Fatman. The taste of crow is still fresh in my mouth after all these years ...
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I have not yet pissed anyone off. |
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Location: NJ | I can e-mail my photo to anyone who wants to post it . . . |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
I have not yet pissed anyone off. ...that you know of... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Send me two, Cliff |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | make that three, that last post pissed me off... |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | I was introduced to the site itself by Robbie ("worshipleader") and then got to meet a bunch of folks at the '06 factory tour.
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Who was the first OFC member that you met in person and where?
