I was on vacation for the last three weeks, in the wide lonely land of the thousand lakes in the North East of Germany, without newspapers, radio, tv, let alone internet access... and what do I spy on my first visit here thereafter ?
A brutal thread hijacking... But while we're at it, I might put my thoughts into it as well.
I bought two Alembics stateside, the Doubleneck as well as the Seismic bass, and both arrived safe. I had friends and a coworker along with me to protect and take care of the basses. Of course, you have to take extra precautions, thick padding and an extra wrapping around the case. I have seen ground handling people throwing guitar cases on the transport belt like they wanted to destroy the guitar inside, and if the guitar belonged to me, I would have been jailed for the rest of my life. You simply cannot accompany your baby everywhere, that's right, but you can do more than just put an instrument in a HSC, leave it at the baggage check in and pray...
Another thought: John himself was very keen last year to buy back Goliath. He had real bad luck, so he at least postponed his thoughts about that, and I haven't had contact with him for quite a long time... but if he makes an offer, everybody else has to step back in line, of course...
cheers to all of you,
Christian
