Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: gbarchus on February 27, 2004, 11:26:57 AM
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This may have been asked before, but I'm curious. How many members strong are we? Is there an annual event/gathering?
Gale
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(Off-Topic)
Come on Gale!
One more post to advance to the next level in the club. We're all counting on you!
Mike
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Go for it, man! Congratulations on memberhood!
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I've been reading the Club since last spring. Seems like there was some kind of discussion of an event/gathering, perhaps in CA. If I recall, it wasn't clear whether many would be able to make it. On the other hand, some of our cousins across the seas did actually meet up at one member's home to share experiences compare basses, etc. Sounded like a good time, pictures were posted somewhere around here. Maybe some of those who participated would be willing to comment.
As for me, there's no doubt it would be good to meet some of you folks in person and get to see some spectacular instruments as well. When and how is difficult, but maybe not impossible...
Bill
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Member count at the moment stands at 776, plus Susan, Ron, Mica & me.
Valentino
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Ditto! I'd love meet the smiling faces. We might even get a guitar or two there! Fun would be had by all!
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Brother Val ...I didn't know those were members too LOL.
The GATHERING??
Haaaaaaaaaaa...
The big BOM.
Maybe you will not believe this but ...I'm working on that. Although ...I try to get some order in private mathers first!
Paul the bad one
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Count me in! I'm ready for a trip to somewhere anyway. San Francisco would be perfect. Or Nahville, or Dallas, or LA, or Miami, or London, or Brussels, or Boston (home of the Drunken Bunnies). Heck, I'd even consider Newark. Naa, scratch that last one.
Sam
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Boston (home of the Drunken Bunnies).
LOL! Our reputation is known around the world!
I would be more than willing to host a gathering here in scenic Woburn MA. That is as long as we can fit everyone..... Beer will flow, food will be consumed, and of course, blackmail pictures will be taken ;)
Paul II
(Message edited by elzie on February 27, 2004)
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Here's an idea...
How about us all seeing a picture of the whole Alembic team?
Rog
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I don't respond to blackmail pictures unless they're 8X10 color glossies, then I can add them to my scrapbook!
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I crave blackmail pictures. At my age I'll take all the incrimination I can get.
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These days I don't think there's a wide angle lens quite wide enough for me!
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Hollis, we can use mirrors to fit you in;)
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Story of my life!
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count me in i own bass #12.
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Keavin, allow me to ge the first to ask, the Pauls must be watching the NEWS, pictures please
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Yeah Kenn, or maybe they took a nap...
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Hmm, it should be early morning for palembic, just about now... do I hear someone approaching, or perhaps a banging of bottles in the distance (no, much too early for that).
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oh ...huh ...who's calling??
Guys ...I had a hard rehearsal yesterdayevening.
Ok-ok ...let's make this entrance more stylish
Goooooooooooooood moooooooooorning Aaaaaaalembic
Good one ...bring the beer! (and watch your head!)
John one ...prepare the table!
Silent one ...be quite!
Fake one ...stop your metronome!
Aaaaaargh one ..stay focused!
Paul the Rats ...I'm forgetting one!
Anyway ...altogether now the Paul's Pictures Choir
Pictures-pictures-pictures
Oh ...huh ...I'm gonna take a shower!!
Paul the bad one
PS YAWN ...and welcome BTW from this side of the pond, glad to have you here!
(Message edited by palembic on March 04, 2004)
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Wha-Uh (snore)!!!!!
Did someone say beer, Alembic, Harley, get togethers. Sorry I couldn't hear over all this darn clicking in my head... and my metronome is turned off. We could have a preliminary ANEC meeting very soon.
BTW-Refresh my memory, where did Drunken Bunnies come from? Was I on a bender that week?
HA!!!!
Peace,
Dino (Brother Paul the Fake One)
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ANEC means Bunnie in Catalan (spanish/french dialect).
Because in New England lives the Ale-mbic Home Brewer -also a Paul- and you all loves a lot of Bee-ah ...New England - Boston - Land of the Drunken Bunnies.
Paul the bad one
Drunken Bunnies = Zatte Konijnen (in Flemish)
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AHHH!!!!
Thank you brother Paul!!!!
Now I remember!!!! I'm glad to see you are working on your Boston accent as well. You'll fit right in here when you visit.
I must sleep once again!!!!
Paul the fake one
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Yes, that Boston accent is coming along nicely Paul! I think this weekend I will have to make a script to remove these nasty r's from the posts when I view them. Then I will finally understand what you all are saying!!
Ooops, almost forgot. Pictures!!!!!!We want pictures!!
Brother Paul, I have a new protective device for my head that I have been meaning to send you a picture(see, we really like these things!) of. Perhaps tonight it will mysteriously arrive in your e-mail
Paul, the just waking up to the world one....
(Message edited by elzie on March 04, 2004)
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It's after 5pm on the east coast, we should have a few empty beer bottles by now...
So all together now.... bang the bottles on the bah.... chant!!!
Pichuhs! Pichuhs! Pichuhs!
A preliminary gathering in NE would be great. We are due......
Paul the John one
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Yeah Jet, you are right, we are due. So when, where and who?? You are all welcome at my place, just give me some advanced notice
By the way, I would have said pictchis or pictchas ;)
Paul II
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Yeah Elzie, you are right. I guess that was more of a Maine accent than a Boston one. See what happens when you grow up on the left coast?
JP
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So basically is Bostonian US lingo a kind of phonetic writing of what you hear when you cut away all the rs??
Eally geat bothes!! We'e gettin' someweih
Paul the bad one
Mmmmmmmm ...are Bostonians Elfs ...seen them close relation with the Bunnies??
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Paul TBO
by jove, I think you've got it
Court (the former New Englander now living in exile ;-)
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Hey all,
We could do it at my house if you don't mind dealing with a neurotic dog and some overly happy children. Although we could have it down in my basement. OR we could pick a night and meet at a club. The only problem with that is it's hard to talk. I think a private venue would be best. I will be out in LA from the 19th - 30th so it would be great if we can plan around those dates. If not, I totally understand. I think it would be fun!!!
Peace,
Dino
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Dino,
I peffeu a pivate place. It's bette talkin'. You always can go an quaff some bee-ah's aftewas. I dunno If will be able to come but ...you never know! Did you know ...I'm back at work!!!!!! Hu''aaaah!
To Bothe Cout Higgins
the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain
LOL
Paul the bad one
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Brother Paul,
I think I have to agree with you about having it in a private venue. I think it would be more productive too. Plus we get to choose that bee-ah and the wine.
Paul you are always welcome to stay at my place. Your only expense would be the plane ticket over.
Congratulations on your new found employment too!!!
Talk soon,
Dino the artist formerly known as
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Bro Paul TBO,
You've got the Bostonian accent almost right! You only drop the R at the end of a word and add an AH wherever else it appears, as in the famous quote, You can pahk the cah in Hahvahd yahd and put a quahtah in the metah. There is also a curious twist I'm not sure the native realize they do. When a word ends with an A they tend to replace it with ER as in, Linder bought a new cah. It's a Honder. She drove it to Florider with Petah. And yet it's still called English....
JP
PS- Oh yeah, so sometime in April ANEC brothers?
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Let's all through out some dates and see what works for everyone. I don't have my book in front of me right now but I'll check when I get home tonight.
Peace,
Dino
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All this Bos-talk is makin' my ears homesick.
Br. Paul TBO, since you went to the trouble of learning the language, you really gotta go there ;-)
What great forum, on this and other threads not only have I read about music and instruments today, but economics, linguistics and physics as well ;-)
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Speaking of dialects. In the summer of '72 I went on a road trip. Back then, lots of people still hitchhiked in the US. I had an old van and picked up a number of hitchhikers. We were driving through New York City and picked up two hitchers from Brooklyn. I didn't understand a thing they said; but there was a guy from Jersey with me and he translated. And yet, as JP said, it was still English.
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April works for me. Dino, you pick the date that's convenient for you and let us know! Will it be just us bass players or is family welcome? Day or night? etc......
Since you have the kids, we can plan around your schedule Either way, it will be fun and I am looking forward to it! Maybe I'll have to brew some beer for it.....
Paul II
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Ya'll lost me with the dialect. I'm used to droppin' the g from words. I don't reckon I've had to change a R to an AH.
Learn somethin' new every day here, dontcha?
I'm learnin' Flemmish, Elvish, Yorkish (?), and now I'm fixin' to start on Bostonish.
Sam
(Message edited by bracheen on March 06, 2004)
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Sam, what you call Bostonish we call propa English;)
Paul The English Majah
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Brother Sam,
at my new workspot (well ...for the next 6 months) there is a girl singing in a Choir doing songs from The Lord Of The Ring. Well ...it is a kind of Musical I think where new songs were written for. She complained about the weird laguage she has to learn by heart. When she brought a piece of sheetmusic (Danno it was good music LOL) I saw it was written in ...Elvish!
I said to here that there were places she could learn it and pointed out the sites indicated here on a former thread. The whole office was astonished when they saw the site and the learning book.
huh ...huh ....kinda cool!
Paul the bad one
PS : now ...I didn't show off with my stockings language
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I saw a webnews headline sometime in the past week that a university somewhere is registering students for a course in Elvish language.
Bill
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About this get together, How about Philadelphia, not a bad town, and lots of good food and beer.
So what do you guys think?
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Bill, you're kidding right?
Paul TBO, congratulations on the job! Maybe you can get your new singer friend to stop by and introduce herself. She can be the Honorary One.
Paul TGO, New England has been speaking English for longer than the rest of the country, hence the name. The rest of us had to learn it from youse guys. Or is it you'uns?
Sam
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Hey Paul TGO,
Any Wed or Thurs in April works for me with the exception of the 8th. We can do maybe a Saturday but I would need to know way in advance. Whoever else in the ANEC wants to get involved, chime on in too. Where would you like to have it? My place or yours???
Dino
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Sam: No joke about the elvish lessons. And here I thought 1970's-style, new age liberal arts education was dead...
Bill
(Message edited by bassman10096 on March 11, 2004)
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(Message edited by bassman10096 on March 11, 2004)
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Bill,
Hey!!! I resemble that remark!!
:-)
Ken (TEO)
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Hey Dino and Paul TGO,
I'll be out of NE 4/14-21, but other than that my month is wide open.....
JP
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Which way did we go?
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Which way did we go?
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We went that-a-way!