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Location: south east Michigan | If I hear that just one more time I swear I'll just put those calenders back in the box and just send them right back where they came from!!! Would that make your happy?? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | That would work! Then it would all be Waskel's fault and we could take up another 100 posts finding clever ways to say Waskal-wee Wabbitt!
Brad,
Do you need a hug? |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Originally posted by Slipkid
If I hear that just one more time I swear I'll just put those calenders back in the box and just send them right back where they came from!!! Don't send back them to me! I already have one!
BTW, Did you send the others out yet? |
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Location: closely held secret | Payback sucks, eh? Don't worry, you can get back at me after the next Tour... |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | I only ask because currently I'd pay good money for a bucket of spit. (Must be AB negative).
Hey Brad would it make the mailing faster if Schroeder sent over a bucket of spit to help seal the envelopes? Using it might just add a touch of class to the whole operation. :D :eek: :rolleyes: |
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Location: NJ | Hey Brad!!!
Rick & I have gigs booked through next May, but I can't write 'em down, cuz I'm waiting for my calendar . . .
C'mon, Buddy!!
Get on the STICK, will'ya??
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Location: south east Michigan | I'm beginning to wonder I everyone here is going off the deep end or if I'm just getting better. |
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Location: NJ | we're all bozos on this bus |
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Location: NJ | I prefer t'think of it more as a ClownCar . . . |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | at times, it is definitely a circus....... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Well...90% are on their way. It's a long story but a couple envelopes will not go out till tommorrow. And I made damn sure one of them was Waskels.
I was told that all the USA packages will arrive before Christmas. I had to give the one to Alaska a little boost, but it will get there.
As far as our friends accoss the pond, they said it will be close. I sent them the best way I could without breaking the bank. It was about $8.00 each. To promise a Chirstmas delivery it would cost about $20.00 each. You will have them before the New Year for sure.
I am still waiting for a check to arrive so I don't yet have totals. When the dust settles in a couple days I will post an accounting of expences.
And yes...the line at the post office was all you would think it would be this time of year. Yet I'm glad I was not behind someone who had a project like I did. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Your a good man Charlie Brown!
I went through our local Postal the other day and narrowly missed being behind someone with "a Project". The UPS Store wasn't much better |
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| You are a real hero Brad - stuff is currently taking about 7 days across the pond so I reckon it will be here before Christmas.
About the bucket of spit - it was just a reference to my current physical state. I have a bottle of water permanently at my side cos I'm not making enough spit. Round this decrepit old body it is definitely my most precious fluid. :o |
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Location: SoCal | Brad, I tried to send you an email this morning saying thanks, in response to the message you sent me, but your box here on the board was full (check it occassionally you fool!).
But let me say publicly, thank you very much. I believe that you and Designzilla will have created something that all of us will keep and treasure for a long long time (or at least until next September, which ever comes first). |
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Location: closely held secret | Brad, I'm sure you and D'Zilla have outdone yourselves on this. As Paul said, it will very likely become a 'collectors' item in it's own right. I thank you, and DZ, for seeing this through.
As far as holding mine until tomorrow, I don't blame you. It's ok, as outside of a little trip to Africa in January, I really don't have any need to watch the date until sometime around the middle of May.
Because of your hard work and dedication to making this project a success, I'll make sure you get your copy of the next OFC Tour DVD before Christmas as well. :D |
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Location: south east Michigan | Touche' Waskel :D
I was saving all the messages about the calendar. I weeded a few out so my PM is back on line.
I hope you like it.
I think you will. |
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Location: N.J. | I cant wait to show it off at the dinner table on Christmas day. :D I have about 30 ppl coming over and cant wait to share!! Wooooo Whhoooo I am psyched!! |
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Location: closely held secret | I know I will, Brad. I know you guys have put it all in for this one. Thanks!
Tell Sleepy Eyes to calm down before his 'friends' have him put away... :D |
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Location: south east Michigan | It’s time make an accounting to the membership of the OFC of the calendar project.
This project turned out so well because a number of factors came together. Without any one of these parts, this calendar would not exist as it does.
Here are the numbers.
Total income: $1514.00
Expenses:
Printing & binding: $823.00
UPS shipping fees,
US mail to members,
Padded envelopes: $188.00
Total expenses: $1011.00
That means that I will be sending a check to Al for $503.00 to be used for the benefit of the OFC and it’s membership.
At the start the idea was that, at worst, we would end up with a calendar of marginal quality printed at Kinko’s and we might sell 20 of them. If I could find a better printer or get a better deal it would be a bonus. I had just begun my search for a better deal when Designzilla (Steve) stepped up to help. He said that if he was going to look at something for 12 months, he wanted it to be right.
So.
Because….such great photos where sent in and…
Because….the OFC membership got behind this project we were able to go to the printer with meaningful numbers.
Because.…we had a meaningful number for the printer, we got a better deal.
Because….we got a better deal the OFC upkeep fund benefits even more.
Because….we got a better deal I was able to print a few extra for our friends at the factory... Frank Untermyer, Rick Hall, Kim Keller, John Budny, and Darren Wallace will each receive a calendar with a letter of gratitiude from the Ovation Fan Club.
And because….we love our little trinkets, most calendars will come with a CD that has all the photos that where submitted for the calendar, all the photos I have collected from the tour, and a variety of odds and ends that might be of interest. I say “most” because I had a couple extra discs left over after I was done stuffing envelopes. If you get one without a disc, I’m sorry.
And thanks to CWK-II for his support to this project. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Nice. |
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Location: closely held secret | My wife called to ask what the heck was this big envelope from... ? Durasa? in Michigan? :D
Can't wait to see it! |
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Location: NJ | wow wow wow
I got mine today.
very nice job !!!!!!!!!! |
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Location: SoCal | Just got mine and I've got a problem with it. Except for writing the date of the OFC gathering on it, I don't want to write anything else on it. It is beautiful and a wonderful keepsake.
Thanks Brad for pushing this project thru! You have, sir, achieved wonderfulness!
Additional note on this --- Brad included a video clip on the cd. I don't want to give away what it is, but it's one I've been looking for for 20 years. Thank you Brad. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I'm with Moody! How am I going to eat a sandwich on this? It's beautiful!
Ah, Plan for next year!
Great job kids! |
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OFC 2006 Calendar is a go!!!!!
