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Kiz - you beat me to the post. I've been seeing it the exact same way. (What are we, in third grade?!)

That wouldn't have anything to do with the election news coverage, would it Jon?

Glad you made it through, CB. Now about getting that thar indoor plummin' so's y'don't have ta keep goin' outside ta piss...

(Said Karnac)

Very cool, Roy! Great job on that one - looks REAL!

As I recall, you were erasing people's names from those maple billets and mixing them up, putting them on random other tops...

Trick and Heart have been getting 40-45 minutes on this tour. Not sure about Dean.

Thanks again to Serial for the hookup - great show - great seats too! Always nice to see CT and Hamers in action. Heart was excellent, and CB is an enormously talented guitarist. Agreed that both of the Wilson sisters have amazing voices, and can still hit even those "scary" notes. Cool covers of "Love Reign O'er Me" and "Goin' To California" in there too, and Nancy did a cool Zepretrospective on acoustic for a bit as a prelude to "Crazy On You". She is a very underrated guitarist - solid rhythm player and of course, still incredibly hot... Journey was also really good - better than the last time I saw them with Jeff Scott Soto. I thought the new guy (Arnel Pineda) was maybe 20-25, but was surprised that he just turned 40. Lotsa energy and the guy's got the pipes for the job alright. Neal Schon played his parts exactly to the record, maybe with a few hundred extra notes tossed in at times. That guy's a machine. Hearing some of their great 5 part harmonies (yep, FIVE!) really makes your hair stand on end!

Agreed - until then, we can all dream, eh?!

Tom has been playing the Waterstone 12'vers for the last few years. He started playing them after his 5 years or so with Chandler (TP Sig Model). That was after playing Hiroshi Kid's 12'vers for a couple of years, which is what he played after he stopped playing B-12As in 95/96 or so.

They didn't refin the "GRH" Standard - just fixed the locking nut issues. That one is still a road dog!

If I wasn't going to Hershey tomorrow night, I'd be at Nissan tonight. The 4 tickets for $75 was a pretty good deal... Of course, dealing with the traffic on 66 to Nissan on a weekday is probably as bad as it gets around here, and DC has the second worst traffic congestion in the US by most reports. I'd almost have to leave now to catch the CT slot! It'll probably be quicker for me to drive up to Hershey tomorrow than it would be to hit Nissan from DC!

Gonna Raise Hell! I'll be seeing CT this week - not sure if this one'll make it out, but he pretty much ALWAYS plays it for at least one song.

Don't you have lunch with Buzzy everyday?

I remember as a 12-13 year old, I'd call Mandolin Bros. on occasion (because it was toll-free!) and ask them all kinds of stupid questions about guitars/vintage stuff. They probably knew it was some kid without the money to buy anything, but they always answered my questions and offered a lot of great info with a great attitude.

Yowza!

You did well on that one - nice grab.

My first thought was an Import Diablo as well. As JB mentioned, Green seems to be a popular color for those, but I've also seen natural and a light burst finish somewhat regularly.

Congrats! Dude...you scored on that one.

That isn't far off the current going rate here in the States, and since those are pretty scarce as it is, I don't think you'd find a cheaper price in Europe. Those are among the highest priced "Shred-era" Hamers.

Actually, on this monitor it looks more Brown Sugar than Tort...

It's Tortoise. And a freakin' steal at that price. That's a total custom piece going for less than a straight catalog model. Very nice.

My first Hamer - a Ferrari Red '83 that I bought at Sam Moss' emporium in Winston-Salem. I traded it away towards a custom-order Standard in '90. It ended up somewhere in the Midwest, where this picture was apparently taken:

I want your Mascis JM!! Nice collection there - thumbs up.

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