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And I can understand that, Tom. Matter of fact, it's something I would hope all could do as well. Healthy scepticism is a good thing to have, and properly applied it frees us from the baloney and bogus things we were taught way back when. I will defend that which I have found to be true in my life, but ONLY because I have found it to be true. NOT just because someone else said it was true. To each their own --- as it should be. :)

EXACTLY!!! Great point Doojable. :)

Well -- fer what it's worth, I agree with Sudossuda 100%. I also believe in all nine, and I learned it from docvic. Now -- if you (any and all) want to *rip* me a new one, have at it, and do so cheerfully. I learned about the manifestations from docvic. Granted --- he stole the ideas from others, but the fact remains that I heard him first, and NOT the others he took the ideas from. So -- if he stole the ideas from others, DOES THAT NEGATE THE TRUTH????? In a word --- NO. And while you are at it, don't call me a docvic *apologist*, because I am not. I speak in tongues a lot, and am grateful for the ability to do so. I was *taught* how to do so by charismatic catholics, but learned the benefits of it from pfal, and docvic. Short story here. I used to go to a Weslyan (sp?) church, while beginning my twi *experience* back in the 1970's. There was one old guy there who had always wanted to speak in tongues, but was convinced that it was a *gift*, and didn't know if he had the gift, or not. He prayed for the *gift* in his earnest desire to please God. Once I shared with him the fact that tongues was a *manifestation*, he saw the light, and did it. He was a blessed man after that, realizing what docvic taught without ever knowing about docvic, not caring about docvic, but knowing the truth that I learned from docvic (stolen from others), and shared with him to the end that he manifested. He realized *His Life's Dream*. Docvic was a part of that, through me. If anyone here wants to *slam* docvic, that's one thing. Just don't slam the Word. If you do --- yer up the creek, without a paddle. (Just my IMO) B) B)

That makes it a trike. :)

Ha! Personally -- I think PETA is a mis-translation of the greek word PETRA People Eating Tasty Roasted Animals. Geez -- where will it end?? First you add a word, delete a word, change a word -- Yada yada. Given the acronyms of today, now it's reduced to deleting a single letter, and the *original meaning* is totally missed. :( Not one jot, Not one tittle.

I would love to have a bike like this, but not this one -- thank you very much. <_<

Excuse me ---- who is selling this?? Does twi get the $$$$ when (and if) it sells? I am ignorant when it comes to e-bay. I seem to remember all the *believers buying* (quote-end-of-quote) docvic a bike, at one time. This wouldn't be the same one, would it?? <_< <_< <_< <_< <_<

Or, is it over-all??

:) :) :)

The Elements of the law of believing 1) Believing equals receiving. 2) Confession of belief yields receipt of confession. 3) Limiting our believing to the promises of God 4) Seeking to make our believing greater, like the centurion’s. 5) Believing equals action. 6) Consider community believing. 7) Need not greed. 8) Manifestation faith/believing. 9) Give God the glory. 10) Fellowship is the Secret Blinded by the *light* ~~~ Law is law, and believing is NO LAW. Gravity is a law -- what goes up, comes down. 2 principles only -- up, and down, nothing else. Mike --- you are like a dog *worrying a bone to death* on this one. The more *elements* you find, prove (to me) that you are seeking validation to your pre-conceived ideas. Sorry bro -- all your verbal *mastifications* will end up with you chewing a dried up bone, and no meat. :) Of course -- just my IMHO -- as usual

Hmmmmm.

What's the price, if they get rid of the bumper sticker??

Socks --- I like John Pearse strings -- but then again -- that is for the acoustic use. :)

I have a Gibson RB250 Mastertone banjo, and it does not play as well as this one that I have, which is a copy of the same.

Tom --- I'm thinking the brand name was *TAKAMIME* (or something like that). Kinda like Epiphone, which was/is a subsidiary of Gibson. Good guitar -- made by Gibson, but didn't have the Gibson label.

Meebe I should add a *PS* here ---- From what I have seen (these days), there are a lot of good acoustic instruments out there. Although I am not in the market for a new guitar, I look at prices, quality, sound, etc., at music stores, pawn shops, on and on when I am there perusing their stock. A new $700.00 guitar (no matter what make) will usually sound pretty good. All $1,000.00 models will sound about the same as each other as well. A lot of *introductory models* (at say --- $700.00) will all be quite playable, easy to learn on, and most likely something worth hanging onto if you just want to learn how to play the thing around a campfire, in a living room, or just for yourself. A friend of mine picked up a cheap *no namer* from a pawn shop here in town for $100.00 bucks a coupla years ago, and it sounds almost as good as my Martin (I paid $450.00 bucks for it back in 1972), which is now worth close to 4 grand. :(

I know nothing about electrical guitars, having only owned acoustic ones. The only one I have now is a Martin D-35 (1968 model) -- the last year they were able to use Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides. Here is a pic of it (from the ELDERLY SITE Mine is pretty rough looking (the pickguard came off years ago, and it sounded so good without it, I never put it back on), but despite that fact, the thing BOOMS!! It's a bluegrass guitar, and maybe not for beginners, but I like it none-the-less. :) I like to use medium gauge bright bronze strings on it (also NOT for beginners), but if you were to pick up a decent acoustic guitar, and put lighter gauge strings on it -- it would work well for a beginner. The only time I have used *flat-wound* strings, is on a dobro I used to have, since the bronze ones made too much of a *raspy* sound on the resophonic guitar. I learned on a nylon string guitar, and those strings (though they still hurt the fingertips right at first), hurt less than the steel, or bronze strings do. I personally like to play in jam sessions, parking lot picking, out in the fields at bluegrass festivals, etc., where *dynamics* of the instrument project the sound, rather than electronics. I have played that thing on stage a lot, but there the electronics needed to produce real projecting sound to the audience, come from the PA system rather than the instrument itself. So -- a quick recap --- Get a good quality acoustic (if that is what you are looking for), buy lighter gauge strings (easy on the fingertips for beginners) look for *low action* (strings pretty close to the fingerboard, so you don't have to press down so hard right at first, and be willing to practice, even though it will hurt for about a week.

That's too bad. I thought you were quite civil.

1) Believing equals receiving. 2) Confession of belief yields receipt of confession. 3) Turning our believing toward the promises of God, limiting ourselves to the “Available List.” 4) Seeking to make our believing greater, like the centurion’s. (blinded by the *light*)

A Texan walks into a bar and orders drinks for the house because, he announces, his wife has just given birth to "a typical Texas baby boy weighing 20 pounds." He's showered with congratulations as well as exclamations about the baby's enormous size. One fragile woman faints from sympathy pains. Two weeks later the man returns to the bar for a beer. "Hey," says the bartender. "You're the father of the Texas baby that weighed 20 pounds. How much does he weigh now? "Fifteen," the father answers. The bartender responds, "What happened? He lost five pounds." The father takes a swig from his beer, smiles, and says, "We just had him circumsized."

The cracker jack box wasn't large enough to hold them both. :)

I wandered over and looked around for bit. It's amazing -- the trivialities that will get you banned. <_<