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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | I've had lots of musical regrets, but the biggest was selling off my collection of Gretsch's just before moving to Texas. Thought, heck, I got these at a good price, I'll just get more..
Duh... That is why I am now a collector, not a reseller. |
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Location: GA USA | I played the Viper in church today with the band. I wouldn't mind a do-over on a couple of songs.
And I wish I'd never sold my Amer. Standard Strat. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Captain_Lovehandles:
And I wish I'd never sold my Amer. Standard Strat. Jas,
I can make you a real sweet deal on a VG in excellent condition. LMK if you're interested. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Wish I'd played bluegrass with Jack many years sooner...
--Karen |
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Location: PDX | I was never in the area, but i would have liked to study with Ted Greene from a very early age.
The reason is, i have conversed with many of his students, they just didn't learn the guitar they learned music. I would really like to be able to arrange music, play with other folks, and be able to comp or improvise on anything being played.
Many of Ted's students attribute that ability to Ted's tutelage.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Wouldn't had that second bottle of rum in Trinidad. |
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Location: NJ | . . he's STILL bitchin' about that . . . . . |
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Location: Cicero, NY | You did your time, Jeff. Paid the price. Move on. Really. It's best for all of us. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Frankly, I'm not sure I'm over that hangover yet. . . only been 10 years or so. . . |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Taken up guitar at secondary school instead of wanting to be the Ausralian Herb Alpert.
It turned out they had enough trumpoet players so gave be a tuba as I had 'good strong lungs' I ended up doing a ripper version of Teddy bears Picnic :rolleyes:
35 years later and it has probably been a change of life and I have finally taken it up LOL |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Played at more jam sessions or in a band. Got a proper job sooner and bought more guitars before mortgage and kids. |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
I can make you a real sweet deal Thanks, Iffy. I'll keep it in mind, but it's not on my short list right now. Actually, my Viper has filled the need nicely. It's a very sweet sounding single coil guitar. |
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Location: CA | Not listen when my high school buddies stopped playing and said I should too because "it's time to grow up." |
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Location: NJ | tried of being yelled at by my father and trapped in camden nj, I applied to the american college of switzerland for my junior year of college, much to my amazement I was accepted.
I did not have the $$$ to go and I wrote them back. they gave me a FULL scholarship to attend their school. All I had to do was come up with the plane ride and a place to stay when they shut down the campus during the breaks. I went to everyone I knew to get the money for the ride and could not come up with it. with deep regrets I told them that I must decline.
I often wonder what may have happened if I attended that school. their student list read like a rooster of all the wealthy world families of the day. Maybe I could have fell in love with some rich bimbo and married her and lived happily ever after.
btw did I tell you I was deathly afraid to fly and did not fly until the late 90's? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by alpep:
rich bimbo ... married ... lived happily ever after. I've never witnessed such an event. Al, just be glad you got us! :D
BTW, man, that was a missed opportunity; attending ACofS, that is. |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | originally posted by 2ifbyC;
Al, Be glad you got us.
Thats it, man. Rub it in. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...easy. I would have kept my '72 Les Paul Custom. Bought new in S.F. $500, (now: $3,000+), had to sell to pay bills..... sigh.... | |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by alpep:
rich bimbo ... married ... lived happily ever after. I've never witnessed such an event. Al, just be glad you got us! :D
BTW, man, that was a missed opportunity; attending ACofS, that is.
tough being a poor kid from the ghetto.... | |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Not my BIGGEST regret, but a constant source of frustration - I shouldn't have let my harp playing slip. One of the guys I used to jam with all those years ago is now living in France, playing the blues and doing very well, thank you.
25 years ago, he wasn't THAT much better than me, but he didn't stop. | |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by muzza:
harp It's not nice to say harp around old people!!! 
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | If Only I had listened to my parents more than I did... | |
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If you could go back and do one thing differently
