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I just got off the phone after talking to a friend of mine. It seems he has a guitar he is considering parting with. I thought perhaps someone here might have some insight on this particular instrument. It is a Spacetone and was made by a company called Microfret. Microfret was in Frederick Maryland and had a limited production for 4 or 5 years. I do not know the serial number and haven't looked at it for a couple of years. As I recall,it is a foam green sort of color done in a similar manner to a sunburst. I have never played it so I can't comment on that aspect at all. Also, it may at one time have been owned by Johnny Lee but that is speculation. Any thoughts?

WASWAY It might be just "Another Saturday Night" but you sure nailed that one. And so it is the baton is passed.

Allan W.----------I too found the PFAL class somewhat beneficial and am prepared to "say so". However: 1.)Much of the material was already available elsewhere. 2.)The long term payment plan for participation was way (and I do mean WAY) too costly. In my opinion, the PFAL class was like that first "free" hit of smack that ultimately extracts a price beyond comprehension. Though the class hinted at academic growth if further participation ensued I never really saw this to be the case. The particular "training" program I was involved with was especially disappointing in this respect. The hook had some inviting bait on it but in the end it was the hook and not the bait that so many found to cause the pain they felt. Just my opinion.

Wheatland------------Welcome. Stick around and sample the "treats".

Black is Black Los Bravos

Rick----------What I saw McKendrie use actually looked like a violin bow. I can't even imagine the kind of butt he could have kicked with something like that EBOW. Us harp players are kinda backwards when it comes to special effects.

Bluzifier----------I don't have access to much high tech gear(And that's a good thing since I wouldn't know what to do with it) and it's been a long time since I listened to any Beck (Jeff ,that is ,to clarify) but I recall seeing the effect I think you are describing done by two other guitarists. The first was in the late sixties by McKendrie from McKendrie Spring and then again in the early seventies by Phil Keagy of Glass Harp. Both used the same technique. They worked the volume switch with the ring finger while simultaneously picking. McKendrie added a tape delay(rare in those days) and created a sort of string quartet illusion. McKendrie also used a bow gismo for sustained rhythms. Keagy's usage ( for staccato) had a very emotion feel partly because his thinking was so modally based. Buchanan did something similar but the only time I SAW him play was in the mid-sixties. I never saw him use anything in the way a special device so I have to think he probably used this ring finger type of tchnique.

I blew in town a week ago I ain't seen a lotta girls since then If I could find 'em I could get 'em But as yet I haven't met 'em That's why I'm in the shape I'm in. The original, please.

Baby's In Black "The Fab Four"(That's The Beatles for those too young to remember)

Self deception and sincerity Yep--------Two of the main ingredients of urban legends and cults. I'm not so sure they bought the whole believing deal.Maybe they knew people were starting to see how they had treated DocVic toward the end and saw an expression of remorse as an effort in damage control.

You betcha! It was The Beau Brummels OH YEAH, You.re up

When the frost is on the punkin Tis the time for Peter Dunkin

What the heck was the point of taking the foundational class over and over and over again?(Aside from the obvious maintaining a sense of self induced allegiance?) I've posted on this before. People actually believed that some new enlightenment would be granted them each time they took the class. They thought they would see some kernal of truth that had been buried like a diamond. (and I am not absolving myself of guilt on this point either.) It went so far as to opening classes with prayer for God to show us things we had never seen before. Don't get me wrong, I Think God can and does open the eyes of our understanding in relation to His word. "The class" is not His word per se, it's just one of millions of classes that man has constructed over his time on Earth. The very idea that God would show us some hidden meaning in why the flowers were positioned where they were or why a certain facial expression was used is simply ludicrous. It was simply one of countless Bible classes that have been produced for mass consumption though I'm pretty sure none of us had any way(other than revelation) of knowing the impact it would and does have on our lives.

I hate to say it but I told you so Don't mind my preachin' to you I said"Don't trust 'em baby" now you know You don't know everything there is to know in school.

Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James and The Shondells

Plane crashes and celebrities----------Now there's fodder for about a zillion nostalgia posts though the subject matter may be a bit too morbid for large doses. Chatster---Come back to Name That Tune. I promise to behave I promise to behave I promise to behave ----------------x500 (I'm not using carbon paper,honest.)

chattykathy------------I may be gamblin' when I say this but clues are just fine in my book. OK---'nuff ramblin' for now;I'm going to crack open a silver bullet and chill out. ps---That storm looked pretty nasty on the news. Everything Ok out your way?(That's not a clue, just a concern.)

When your guests remark:"The chicken really blew me away" You might offer an apology rather than a "Thank You".

OH YEAH That's definately a golden oldie. I remember the first time I heard it I thought to myself "Now what's this guy rambling on about?"

Tommy Z---------God does the healing Having a "middle man" involved may help facilitate the process but I have never seen where it is an absolute requirement. Praying for you and yours.

But now I see-----------Welcome aboard! I definately agree with you about taking care of local needs first. This is what I had in mind when I started the thread. You asked about the early 70's. The example I cited took place in perhaps '73 or '74. The subject of "the tithe" was covered recently on another thread so I didn't want to rehash that info. on this one anymore than needed. Part of my thinking was this: What could possibly be wrong with demonstrating to "the world" that we were willing to do actual work to obtain our goals? The answer to that question (IMHO) is that they(TWI HQ) were worried the outside world would perceive these efforts as a lack of tithing by participants in the ministry and more importantly:Every dollar kept at the local level was one less dollar headed for New Knoxville.

Watered Garden---------I really doubt the problem was you being "dumb". The problem was we all trusted that what we were being told was the truth and that our efforts were for the good of the whole ministry. Running down that 2 lane country road with no lights at 5AM while normal people were racing past us to get to work----------Now THAT was dumb! OK -------Lights out."Goodnight John Boy."

Bluz-----------They say it's your birthday Well-----------Happy birthday to ya'! I know you'll have a good time.

OK I somewhat understand the tithing logic but this event was completely local and had no connection to HQ either financially or in its' planning and organizing. I can't see what would have been wrong with a WOW twig doing something that was confined to twig level either,for that matter. Alas, someday perhaps I'll see the "Big Picture".

Sushi "Mitch Rider And The Detroit Wheels"------------------I found that song while I was looking through some old records in the attic the other day. Guess I better behave myself or I'll get the both of us exiled to "Name That Tune." Sock it to me,baby!