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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | OOooooooooo.....I hear thunder Vince....don't mess with God...(***Boooooommmm**** in the distance).
Actually I don't have severe bouts of GAS as I only own a Bass, Electric and one Acoustic. However, I just said to my wife one day....honey, I would really like to get an Adamas sometime. Maybe I will sell my Ovation first. She says..."well, why don't you just get it...it is Christmas after all". Now maybe the new dining room set and hutch, plus new China in the last 90 days had something to do with it, but I don't think so. This is the lady that suggested I buy that new Goldwing I have always dreamed about, so....I think I am just incredibly Blessed.
Eat your hearts out guys!!!!
P.S. I did make a comment about having a backup for Worship at Church in case I broke a strong or something. Well....I have never broken a string on either my Ovation or Carvin, so that may be unlikely...but full disclosure you know. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I have been thinking about playing in church, too, just to justify my purchases. Jeff may be right. I might be struck down by lightning. I really can't complain, either. My wife not only told me to get a Boxster, she told me what color to get. When I tried out my first 911, she said I should get it because I looked so good in it. That was a long time ago. |
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Location: closely held secret | So find an Adamas that makes you look good! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | After years of driving the family station wagon, the kids went off to college and the wife decided she would look good in a sports car, convertable, red, now. I just do as she asks and continue to enjoy my guitars. I'm told that if I'm good I may be allowed to drive it. Dave |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If my wife ever goes through with her threats to get rid of the minivan and get something sexier, I might have some leverage, but she gets too practical. Now she's talking about a Honda Pilot. I tried to tell her that the silver BMW I bought just before our 25th anniversary was her silver anniversary gift, but she didn't give me credit for that either. You'd think a lawyer would be able to win an argument with his wife, but nope. The rule is the guy always loses. |
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Location: closely held secret | I've got a CR-V. Not sexy, I like it. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Bring your wife with you to the Porsche Parade. She'll appreciate how practical you are with just a guitar fetish. |
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Location: closely held secret | True. I could have collected, say, pianos. But restringing them is such a chore. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Bring your wife with you to the Porsche Parade. Did you go to the one this year in Hershey?
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Location: North Idaho | My wife plays piano. Fortunately she has never been shopping keyboards while I hunted down another guitar. That might make us PAS GAS! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I can't respond to that tim. Jeff (Omaha) yes, I did attend the Parade in Hershey. My wife is on the national Porsche Parade committee, so I am forced to go and support her volunteer effort. She dutifully followed me to several and did a lot of work when we had one in Boise in 2002. The Parade Chair is a friend of ours from Boise, too. It's a lot of work to put on a convention, especially when a lot of the participants are a bit spoiled. Most are regular folks, though, and we have made some good friends. San Diego in 2007. |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Porsche Owners....Spoiled....AWWWW SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!!!
Oh...sorry Mark, could not let that hanging chad not get punched. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Only the ones who are also pilots are spoiled. |
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Location: vienna, west virginia | hmmmmmm i guess i missed something here, you have to have reasons to need more than one guitar? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm guessing you aren't married, pipemaker. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | While I won't try to offer good justifications for having another guitar (all workable plans are custom fit) I will offer a corrolary to any sucessful reason:
If it takes more than 10 seconds to explain why - you don't need it!
I just updated my Gallery. I didn't realize I have sent off as many as I have. Nice flavors, and each one intent on getting the next flavor! |
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Location: vienna, west virginia | mark, i am married and the last 4 guitars to come into this house were purchased by my wife... 2 acoustic/electrics for me (a 12 and a 6).. and a bass and electric 6 for our eldest... and she is considering a 1/2 size acoustic for our 3 year old as her next musical gift. currently i have a breadwinner that i bought new in 75, 1969 gibson les paul deluxe gold top, guild f-48, breedlove ac 25 sr+, and a giannini 12 string craviola, the last three being gifts from her. 5 string banjo, dulcimer, 7 native flutes, 3 complete drum kits, (ludwig, rogers and an antique gretsch jazz kit)
3000 watts of carvin pa, one set of altec voice of the theatres, one set of custom made electro-voice sro cabs with altec horns, wireless monitor system/etymotic ear plugs... and last week we walked into a local guitar shop and i saw an older model slot head 12 O, i drooled a bit and she got that look and asked if i really liked it... yes, i feel a bit guilty but i really liked the looks and feel of it... i may have to go back and just look at it for a little while... no harm in looking... eh? and yes, i realize i am spoiled and blessed to have such a woman for my wife. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I was so proud of myself yesterday. I walked out of the house with TWO guitars all nicely boxed up for shipment to new owners (a CA and a THead). I went out of my way to make sure my wife took notice. Unfortunately all she could say was "Still doesn't make up for the last FOUR you brought IN." |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | the most horrible part...She's right. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | WHOOAAA there, mister. Let's just take a breath and consider the weight ofwhat we're saying here. That "She's right" stuff is just waaaay too black and white, don't you think? Generalizations like that start wars. And right before Christmaas, no less.
You should be ashamed.
(By the way, I'm still holding for pics of the progress - anything to share yet?) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I did say, "the most horrible part"....
but let's face it people who buy another guitar every other week...may need some relationship counseling. I'm not saying Dave has commitment isshue hu hu ha hah HaHAHAHAH
and I do have some build pics, but just haven't got around to getting them up on the website....I'll email you a few... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Cool! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'm student of the "Build While Naked" method... |
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Location: closely held secret | Not cool! Be careful with those clamps, Eugene. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | i learned that on day two...
...the most amazing shades of purple |
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Reasons for more than one guitar....
