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I had the same impression, with a different conclusion about who's talking! Hey -- glad you got a chuckle out of my *knee-jerk" response, Garth. :) Here is the important part of it in quotes, so you don't have to go back to page one. While it was a response -- it was hardly *knee-jerk*. Especially since I support others who wish to celebrate (or not), different holidays, some holidays, or no holidays in place of Christmas. Now --- where's that dead horse gif Linda had???

THE has languished WAYYYYYY too long on the back pages. Time to relegate it back to THE proper stature of Back To THE Top (BTTT).

http://www.greasespotcafe.com/ipb/index.ph...ost&id=1460 Now THAT'S a chopper!!

That's what you get for having so many screen names, KaiserSushiVerbalManof1000screennames!! :) :P :)

I (for one), never equated Christmas as unique to THIS country (USA) and it's leanings toward Christianity (whether or not we were founded on such -- as is discussed ad infinitum here at GSC). But I do celebrate Christmas, and none of the other *holidays*. Also I fully support other's who wish to celebrate the holiday of their choosing. I don't tell them that their holidays are worthless (even though I may think so), so I expect reciprocal treatment (even though they may think mine is worthless). How hard is that, eh?? ;)

as ChattyKathy says --- Just Because!! Mark O'Connor and the Saline Fiddlers

Hey there Chef. Here's one way I found (google). Meebe it is too labor intesive too, but here it is.

Hey there Cowgirl. Would that be the DREMEL SANDER ?? That's the only brand I can think of that gets in really close areas. Good luck. :)

Happy Hanna-Rama-Kwanz-Mas to all.

Nika -- ughhhhh!! Ice is NO fun. :( Hey -- if you didn't have a carrot handy, you could rip off the cover of the Orange Book, roll that into a cone, and use it instead.

Docvic published his work JCING, which is far inferior to the CES work One God and One Lord. Christianity 101

Hey there Motherof2. May I offer you a cup of coffee? :) You are certainly welcome here at GreaseSpot Cafe (unlike at twi). Chasufarley hit the nail on the head with her description of the variety of posters here. We seem to represent every spectrum of belief and non-belief that there is. As one of our posters here (Sudo) once said -- "We squabble some". And we do. But by the same token -- we are (generally) pretty much forgiving, and understanding if somone says something that rubs anyone of us the wrong way. The one overall pre-eminent quality of GreaseSpot (in my opinion), is that we were all affected at one time by twi (the way !nternat!onal) in varying degrees, at various times, and everyone here seems to realize that while others experiences' were not neccesarily their own -- they still did happen to the detriment (or not) of the person posting. So -- pull up a chair, and ask your questions. You will get answers with INTENSITY behind them. When it comes to twi -- there are NO stupid questions here.

Medic -- Here's the best I can do for a birthday gift. God bless, and take care! :)

We're getting just the cold up here in Minney-soda -- no snow at all. :( It's 5 degrees outside, and there's no snow even predicted for us. Looks like the south shore of Lake Superior might be getting some though, over in Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan (lucky people!!) Vegan -- you don't know what you're missing!! Nothing is much more fun in the wintertime, than firing up the 4-wheel drive truck, having a thermos of coffee (or hot chocolate), good tunes in the CD player, and late night drives through the countryside -- BEFORE the snow plows come through!! 8 to 12 inches of snow is perfect. The truck is high enough off of the ground to clear it, and there's little chance of getting stuck on the pristine snow-covered roads stretching ahead of you. It's an enchanting and exhilarating time to be out having fun. Especially if the Northern Lights are shining in the sky at the same time. :) I put up with the shoveling part, because the rest is so enjoyable.

Kathy -- I just got distracted from my web search for the proper way to wear a finger pick. Thinking about that guitar nut extender -- I remembered that I have one here at the house, and suddenly I was on a *mission* to find it. I've got an old cigar box full of musical junk/ paraphenalia -- fiddle bridges, mandolin tuning pegs, fiddle pegs, mandolin nuts, banjo bridges, mandolin tailpieces, assorted picks, fiddle chin rests, a banjo mute (!!!!), and at the bottom of it all --- I found the nut extender. I will never use this thing again. If you want it -- pm me with an addy, and I'll send it to you. If you don't want to do that -- they are pretty cheap, and easily available from music stores. Ok -- back to the web search. :blink: (PS ---- Chas -- what did I say that reminded you of *JEET*???) You lost me on that one there. :)

Shucks Rocky --- I (in my simplistic republican oriented fiddle-picking pea brain of mine), just kinda naturally figured you would like a bit of controversy to discuss, even if it was on a birthday thread. ;) Seriously -- glad to hear you had a good one, and spent some quality time with those kids. I'm betting you're making an impact on their lives. WTG. It really is all about others in need, as we walk through this life. Here's hoping you have many more years to do the same. :)

Kathy -- okee-dokee. Now I know what to post. First off -- you will need a guitar nut extender (Tom Strange -- that's a VALID TERM!) It looks like this ---------- Loosen the strings, and put this thing on the guitar nut, strings go on top of this device, and when the strings are tuned up to pitch, they will be higher off of the fretboard. Higher enough so that when you use the slide, it won't *rasp* against the frets. You won't be able to play the guitar *conventionally* while the extender is in use, as the strings will be too high to make normal chords on them -- but it is perfect for slide. Tune your guitar to an open *E* or *D*. The tuning for an open *D* is D B D G B D. There are several kinds of bars to use for the slide guitar. Made of either metal, or glass -- they are either round, or contoured to fit your hand. Personally -- I like the contoured ones, and they look like this --- They have a furrow on both sides, as well as the top of it, to fit your three fingers (thumb on the right side, index finger on the top, and middle finger on the left side), needed to control the bar, while you pick with the other hand. Speaking of picking -- I think you will only need three finger picks (preferably 2 metal with a plastic thumbpick) on your right hand. one for the thumb, one for the index finger, and one for the middle finger. Unless you have really strong fourth and little fingers on your right hand, you won't be able to accomplish much with them. Let me go look for a pic of the proper way to wear them. BBL.

Kathy -- what do you mean by *horizontal slide*?? Are you going to sit down, and lay the guitar on your lap, and play it like a dobro?? Not sure what you intend to do. (backs away quietly, totally embarassed for having to ask!!) (speeling edit -- sheesh!)

Hey Rocky -- you lop-sided, politically incorrect, republican hating, blind-to-the-truth, head-in-the-sand flaming liberal that you are, (ignoring REAL news from the likes of Rush Limpaw and Sean Here I be) --- I have just one thing to say to you --- :)

Act 2 -- hey, congrats!!! I think you posted a pic of that guitar here. A vintage instrument -- probably sounds as good as it looks. This is kinda , but I thought I would post it for Ala, who loves all things fiddle. ;) This is from a friend of mine on a Bluegrass Forum I frequent. He has/had a fiddle for sale, and someone else wanted to know if a bow was included in the sale. Here is his story about the bow he uses, but wasn't included in the sale of the violin.

Yidon't -- then yer a better man than I. I usually open my mouth, and CHANGE feet!!

I've done some of my own on http://www.churchsigngenerator.com , but I can't get them to transfer to here. Grrrr.

CBS??? 8 pm?? I'll be watching. So FEW good tv programs (these days). Thanks for the *head's up*. ;)