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Moved to this thread, per Ala's request, from the Willie/ Fogerty Thread, :) (I suspect -- since it is about guitars.) ;) My Martin D-35 looks a little better than this, but not by much!!

I can't even get that soccer ball looking thing to even leave the arrow! :(

Hey there Belle -- Congrats! I've got a Subaru Legacy that I really like. Great cars. :) I know you don't have to worry about snow down there, but mine plowed through the snow up here just fine last winter, even though it only sits about 10 inches above the pavement. All wheel drive is a wunnerful thing! ;) The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is held up here each winter, and Subaru is a major sponsor providing a fleet of the Baja's to the various teams, their handlers, etc. These are economical, practical, and efficient vehicles to make it back into the woods through all the snow, getting to the various checkpoints hauling food, water, etc., for the dogs and contestants. Have fun!!! (Ps. ------ did you really drive straight home after you bought it????)

Get yer needs and wants parallel!!!

Moony ---

Tom --- private sections are open to approved posters, and no one else. I think the Political Forums used to be like that here. Over on EXJW, this is utilized (with great success), for folks to talk about anything without fear of trolls coming into the discussion to disrupt. It has cut down on the name calling, cussing, and confusion considerably within the private sector. In other words -- those who log in just to read, don't see the private section. And if they are registered posters, they still can't see it if they aren't a part of it. They can only see and post on it, if approved by whomever runs the board. Topics discussed there are NOT seen by the *general public*.

I've tried this twice, Nay thrice X twice!!. I can't figure it out.. Is it ok to say I give up?? (I MUST be doing something wrong!!)

I added GSRadio to my iTunes. Episode number 7 got added to my list, but none of the previous ones did. Nor has number eight, number eight, number eight (oh --- wait!! That's supposed to be reserved for Number Nine!! (Sorry!!) :( Is only *session seven available*, or is there a way we can access the others also (Bullinger). (color me --- Curious in Minney-soda). :) Thanks Paw -- for what you've done so far. It really is appreciated! (I probably hit a wrong key somewhere). :unsure:

Last time I checked Snopes -- I was asked to hit 90#!!!

The physical *out* is a one time (for most) deal. The mental *out* may take a lifetime (such as we have left). 20 years later (physically out), I find myself (at times) still bound by the mental bondage. Given my thoughts, questions, and predjudices -- I wonder if I am *out*, totally, these days. Just a thot.

.....................For you T-Bone:

Was it a 5 X 3 card????

waysider -- you're a real diplomat!! Great post.

Welcome to GreaseSpot, Mrs. "Smokey"!! :)

HOPE IT WAS A GOOD ONE!!

Gorilla in a Tree --- A man walked into his backyard one morning and found there was a gorilla in a tree. He called a gorilla-removal service, and soon a serviceman arrived with a stick, a Chihuahua, a pair of handcuffs and a shotgun. "Now listen carefully," he told the homeowner, "I'm going to climb the tree and poke the gorilla with this stick until he falls to the ground. The trained Chihuahua will then go right for his, uh, sensitive area, and when the gorilla instinctivly crosses his hands in front to protect himself, you slap the handcuffs on" "Ok, got it." the homeowner replied. "But whats that shotgun for?" "If I fall out of the tree before the gorilla," the man said, "shoot the Chihuahua." :blink: :blink: :blink:

Tuesday, August 11, 2043 :blink: 2 month's shy of my 91st birthday!!!

Dang --- Chas --- You didn't leave anything for us to say!!! :(

Jonny --- can you copy and paste the article?? I don't want to have to register to the newspaper, in order to read the entire thing. Thanks. And -- yea -- I wouldn't have wanted to be in your shoes, when you all saw him. :(

Was in a JAM FROM HELL tonight (for a while): Went to my Wednesday night bluegrass jam and the bass player didn't show up. :( Had some newbies there (whom we usually welcome), but there was no rock solid rhythm to follow. Me on fiddle, 3 mandolins, 2 banjo pickers, and 4 guitar pickers, and 2 dobros. One of the *newbies* (on guitar) sat right behind me, and couldn't have been more off beat. Hearing him threw me for a loop, and I had the hardest time concentrating on where the song was going. It was really hard, to try to tune out the left ear to his mis-strumming (right behind me) and tune in the right ear to those actually playing (in front of me). Thankfully -- the mis-strummer got thirsty, and went to the bar to get a drink, ended up talking to some *babe*, and never picked up his guitar again (while I was there). The rest of us got to PIP (Pick In Peace)! -- for the remainder of the night. The life/ jams of an acoustic musician in public settings are often over-rated, and never as glamorous as the isolation of the big stage, and mega wattage that the electric crowd enjoys!!

Look below Willie's right hand -- at the extra hole in the guitar top by the bridge. That is where it is falling apart -- but I've seen reports on how he has it worked on reguarly, so that the top doesn't cave in completely -- as it should, given the photos. Everything holding it together, is the extra bracing that's been added (on the inside of it). He's got a Martin, and Martin uses a *V* brace, just below the sound hole, where his *worn-through-the-top hole* is. There's a lotta extra wood inside -- holding it together. Funky *road-warrior battle scarred* look on the outside, but the latest state of the art constuction on the inside. :) He refuses to get the hole covered over. I wouldn't either, if I were him.

Debbie ditched Duluth -- (froze her you-know-what off up here)!

Attack Gypsy -- welcome to GreaseSpot. Pull up a chair, and have some coffee. :)

No -- that's the end of his guitar strap -- which is that red, white, and blue thing he's *wearing* in the picture there.