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Someone else can (please?) explain to the newbies in detail about the days when there were the annual pilgrimages to CT. The days of no talk of politics or of flame wars. Just talk of gear, music, a lot of drinking (but never smoking- yeah right) and just a lot of fun. It would have been nice...

Hope it was a good one.

Happy Fourth of July to all - regardless of your politics, your "leftness" or "rightness." I hope you all have a safe and happy one (even you non-American guys out there). May you all eat all the charred cholestorol, drink all the beer and blow up however much fireworks it takes to make you...

Congratulations Austin. Think of how much time you can practice guitar while not sleeping. BTW, I hope you know how to clean "baby cheese" off your guitars. Mineola? Did you just recently move to L.I.? I thought you were in CT. I was thinking a bunch of us should invade...

It's true.Frank was on The Monkees TV show. I wish he was around now for the political debate that should be happening but isn't.

Hey DavidE - what happened to $350? You saying the PRSes are worth more than Hamers?

Any mention of the fact that these guys were so bad in the studio at times that Anton Fig played drums and John Tropea played guitar on a bunch of that stuff? (I kind of doubt it).

That's beautiful! Is this Shishkov somehow related to Mike Shishkov who had a hand in building many of the fine Hamers most of us own and (some) play?

I am so glad that I live in New York where it is safe!!!

Oz is out of town for either 2 or 3 more weeks. BTW, he was nice to Brooks the next night too so you KNOW Oz is nice. Oh yeah, and how come no one asked about Brooks' camera angle on that pic? See the shoe? It ain't Brooks's!!!

You were trouble LONG B4 HFC1 Kron - you sneaky, lurking bastard. And as far as glare goes, you Tony Levin impersonating, perpetrating, fraudulent m.f., how do you always have enough wax left to do your head after you do your bikini line and your ass? And wouldn’t some of that waxing time be...

Are you trying to say it was quiet b4 all us loud New Yorkers showed up the second year? If so, I blame BillyBob HamerBassHead. Or maybe it was the secret ingredient that Holliann put in the cookies. But it couldn't have been me. I wasn't any "trouble" here until years later when I pissed...

Tuesday update: Brooks is now a legend in NYC. His line, "Do you know any comics?" is destined to be a classic. BTW, tonight's guitarist was Cielli Minucci of Special FX (but it was definitely NOT a smooth jazz gig).

Elvis Costello Don't tell me you don't know what love is When you're old enough to know better Or Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl. And with the way you look I understand that you were not impressed. Joe Jackson Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street...

Dammit Bruiser Brody!!! You beat me to the obvious Ted joke. BTW, this isn't a band ad, but I laughed my ass off over this one for a GMS drum set on e-bay. It starts to get really funny from the fourth line on (to me anyway). GMS SPECIAL EDITION SERIES SIX PIECE DRUMS MADE APRIL 2004...