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Very nice!
You've got as lot of heavy artillery there, JJJ. I see a couple Danelectro's amongst them, which always sound good using a bottle-neck slide. I've got one question though: did you not have room in there for your bread machine? 
And ... wild west sweethearts? Is there a story?
Can't wait to see them, Triple J ... it's probably more assortment than a couple of the small music stores near here! What are your store hours?
Believe "Memories" Katowice, Poland, 2008
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zVjHHJ4MDg
Engaging duet work between lead guitarist Mirek Gil & violinist Satomi Noriko, along with superb melodic drumming by Vlodi Tafel. Using drums to accentuate the notes, rather than just keeping time, is a style I've always enjoyed. Jethro Tull's former drummer Barry Barlow was a master at it, and those that do it well really add another dimension to the music. This song is from Believe's 2nd album "Yesterday is a Friend", released in 2008.
To all my fellow-Canucks on Chordie ... Happy Thanksgiving!
I think we have to have our Thanksgiving at least a month earlier than our American cousins, so our turkeys haven't froze to death by mid-November.
Just a theory ... 
Nice guitar, TIG!
I was waffling between your Fender and the Takamine when I got my 12'er a few years ago, but ended up with the Tak simply because it was in stock. Looks like you're happily ready to "bring the house down".
Have fun with it!
you are not alone... gooooo pats....
badeye
Yup ... never get tired of watching the Patriots win. Go Brady Bunch!
You nailed it, Curt!
Good story told in your song, Phill. It reminded me of something former US President George W. Bush once said (paraphrased):
"One of the greatest tragedies and challenges facing America, is that there are too many boys growing up without a father."
Shut the front door, Badeye ...
That's an all-star blues assortment from the 60's, all wrapped up in one video. Heck... who needs to watch baseball? This is too good.
Good grief, DE ... what a marathon.
My arthritic hands wouldn't permit that, without a lot of Vanderhaeghe's ArthriSense applied. I'm sure you put smiles on a lot of faces ... atta boy!
Here's the clip I referred to earlier, with Mark speaking about & playing his resonator. You'll recognize the song immediately:
My Dad will be 80 years old in a few more months, and his age is showing with poor health and so on. We got to sharing old fishing stories over the weekend, and thought I'd try to capture these impressions in a poem:
FISHIN' & GRINNIN'
The tug is the drug, Dad once exclaimed,
As a salmon took his fly
I smiled standing by
With the net in hand
Ready to land
His fish … and we were both grinnin' …
Eight years old, I believe that was when,
Dad taught me to cast,
I felt a man at last,
The rod bent back,
Took up the slack,
And whoosh … I was fishin' & grinnin' …
Trout or salmon, bass or shad,
The joy of the catch
No other thrill could match,
My Dad and I
As the years went by,
Together … we were fishin' & grinnin' …
Remember that time? remember that fish?
I recall the look on his face,
A trip to our secret place,
Age slows him down,
Makes him frown,
It's our trip … we're fishin' & grinnin' …
All memories now, it's done and it's over,
He's full with years
Must hide my tears,
'Cuz his eyes get bright,
As he talks about a fight,
A big one … he's still fishin' & grinnin'.
Now that's a toe-tapper! I hear a lot of Chet Atkins' style here ... cool selection, Bill. 
It would have been fun if Pellegrini had left Aguero on for the final 30 minutes. I'm sure he had a another goal in him, and he would have climbed above some elite players with 6 in a game. Newcastle's marking was desperately awful ... they couldn't have kept track of a phone booth if one were on the pitch.
Ugleeeee!!!
That's what yesterday's 3-0 loss to Arsenal was for my ManU boys. Van Gaal forgot to tell them that nap time was over before they stepped on the pitch.
Just awful.
Phill .... sounds like you'd be better off somewhere with your guitar & your own quiet company.
Graham ...
I don't watch any of those TV "talent" shows, for the reasons you've given, and many more. I'd sooner watch paint dry or grass grow, if I wanted to be bored stiff.
Yes "And You and I" Amsterdam, 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYmeJlm7Gcg
Disclaimer: Jon Anderson's opening remarks are admittedly cheesy, almost to the point of being cynical.
That said, this is a terrific composition from their 1972 album, "Close to the Edge". There's a lot of amazing things happening throughout this song, and I like to listen with my eyes closed, picking out all the different instruments that contribute to the whole. The harp playing by the lady in the orchestra is pure genius! And Steve Howe has to be mentioned, who capably plays 12-string, slide steel, and hollow-body electric back and forth throughout this.
Several albums featured the dream-world artwork of Roger Dean, with this spread being inside the original vinyl album cover:
When we were young, my brother and I could do acceptable imitations of Bert & Ernie, so we'd drive people nuts doing their various skits. The one where Ernie has string tied around all of his fingers, to eventually remind him to buy string, was one of our favs.
Welcome back, Muppets!
Big Joe! Fantastic stuff, Badeye.
I've never quite got the hang of using a slide like he does, and will be watching and re-watching this one as a "training video". He's so smooth and natural with it.
Thanks, buddy ... stay dry.
Congrats on getting your Martin set up and working properly ... it must feel great!
Either humidification system is better than none, and you've seen first-hand how drying out can hurt a guitar. Personally, my guitars are hanging on the wall in the rec room, so I bought a plug-in humidifier for the dry winter months, and use a dehumidifier during the summer. It keeps the downstairs in the 50 - 55% RH range which not only is healthy for the guitars, it keeps the basement humidity level comfortable year round ... no mustiness.
I hope you have many happy days rediscovering your love of playing!
Das ist schade, mein freund!
In the old way of story telling, a phrase was often used "It came to pass". I sincerely hope that these health issues you & Dondra have been side-lined with, will indeed pass, and quickly at that.
That's a pretty guitar, Roger ... congratulations. As Bluejeep says, it's always great to have a 12-string at hand. There's a lot of music that just sounds better on a 12. "The Sound of Silence" and "Scarborough Fair" by Simon & Garfunkel come to mind, and there are many others.
"I like the way you handle responsibility, Roger ... so I'm going to blame some stuff on you."
I'd been wondering why many drummers erect those plexiglass shields around when performing. I wondered if perhaps they had a communicable disease, or if maybe the other band members didn't like him (or he didn't like them!). I found this succinct explanation, which is probably something everyone else already knows, but it had eluded me:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_screen
I wish there was Wikipedia when I was growing up, 'cuz I know I drove my parents and teachers nuts with endless questions.
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