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Have a GREAT Day, man! Here is the man himself wreaking havoc on the Gibson Custom Shop Rolling display truck...

Hamerman - that's pretty funny. My Mom did a similar thing a few years ago. She called on my birthday saying she was sending me tickets to see Led Zeppelin at a local Civic Center. I explained that they were long gone and to just check the name on the tickets. She insisted that it was Led Zeppelin, but got out her reading glasses and realized it was Def Leppard. Still a cool show.

That's fantastic! I'm seriously thinking about dragging a few people out to see Lez Zeppelin when they play here near the end of February.

Duuuuuuuuuuude!! I, for one, am pulling for ya!

They were doing one of those "'80s Twoplay" things on VH-1 Classics 2 weeks ago and they did "867-5309 (Jenny)". I kept wondering what the hell the next song was going to be - it was nothing memorable, and pretty lame. Muy cheezy video too. Serial and I played "Jenny" in one of the bands we were in in High School when it was first out. Agreed that's still a great pop classic. Incidentally, a highlight of the two-in-a-row thing was that they did "What's He Got?" and "She Sheila" by the Producers, and then "Kid" and "Tattooed Love Boys" by the Pretenders back to back. Been a LONG time since I've seen those videos! I'm a big Weezer fan (out of the bands listed above). Just saw them at the Patriot Ctr w/Kaiser Chiefs and Foo Fighters with my wife and sons. They were freakin' amazing live.

They're certainly different than a Daytona! Both are GREAT, of course, just in different ways.

And since they're not technically GMP anymore, you could probably get a cool headstock!

I LOVE that bass - it is a bit heavy, but sounds like a freakin' train. I hate the headstock on the Vees, Explorers and would have purchased at least one of the FBs if they had done a 6-in-line on there (but NOOOOOOOOO!). Those sparkle finishes are/were the best in the biz.

Rob: Emailing ya...

Oh, HELL NO!! He was on a bill with a bunch of other bands. I went to see what was left of KIX. As I recall, a balding Jani Lane was also fronting a buncha guys who had a tough time squeezing into their white leather pants... What can I say - I was at the DE beaches for a week, and that's the best Dewey's Bottle & Cork could offer up!

I really dig your sig line - cracked me up!

H.Hokie: I got ya, just trying to fit some work in-between my posts My wife has always encouraged the things I enjoy, and vice-versa, so I guess I'm pretty lucky there. She actually likes guitars and has taken the time to learn a little bit about them, especially the vintage stuff. I did date a girl in college who had gotten increasingly moody over the course of one particular month. Finally, she blew up and tearfully accused me of being more into my new Rickenbacker 12 string than I was her. Sheesh...guess she was right.

A few years ago I had the pleasure (??) of seeing "Stephen Pearcy's RATT" (Just S.P. and 4 replacement dudes). I guess that counts?

Nicework so far, PF! Looking forward to seeing the finished product! Thanks for sharing the pics.

I'm checking that out now. Wow - that voiceover guy has such a rich, warm baritone! Great idea. So far, so good! My son and I want to make sure that no dogs get shot...

Or why not just ask Jimmy himself? I know you feel that the HFC is the Oracle to which you must pose all your deepest musings, but I don't think that any of us are qualified to answer for how HE feels about the subject.

All offices of my company are closed - all over the world today. I hit the Mall (much against my will!), but am now two Guinness Pub Drafts into a nice late afternoon/early evening away from what has been a very stressful job lately. Ahhhh...BRILLIANT!!

I think those were standard on the 5 String models. Never heard nor seen anything called a "Cruise Deluxe"...!! I loves me them basses.

Can't see those blowing out at $1,499 - not too many dealers would be willing to lose $5-600 + off of their cost on something like that!!

They have a number of differences from a Studio Custom - think of them as the Hamer for Les Paul RI collectors. Thicker body, one-piece neck, vintage carve, 17degree headstock pitch (more LP-ish), Brazilian board, specially designed, wound and numbered pickups and limited run.

Looks like they're really going for retailers who offer superior customer service at and after the point of sale... Do they do setups and quick repairs over by the meat department now?

Man, reading that made my day somehow. Thanks for what you're doin', man.

This, coming from the guy who's avatar makes my eyes bleed... :angry:

Watch out what you say about that cheeseball! He may be judging you and the Playboy band next year at the RnR Hall of Fame! :angry: