The People.. they are great.
Susan, cat herder in chief for 30+ years. You've got to respect her for that accomplishment. I've seen generals with less command presence.
Mica, bubbly and sweet, alembic's princess, and can leave me in the dust talking about electronics (to my consternation at times) then she darts down the rabbit hole talking about wood. Ace accountant too, so I recon' by my paycheck.
Mary, Alembic's glue hustling up and down the hall invoices, shipping, keeping shop and office on the same page. She worries a lot so that no one else has to. Always taking care of everyone... except herself. I've made that my job too. I make coffee for her now.
James, shy and smart. bikes miles to work everyday. Extraordinary setup guy. I've watched him file a grain of sand for inlay. He makes QA really easy. Did the inlay on the anniversary fingerboards, 500 tiny interlocking pieces. Holy smokes to watch him concentrate on his work.
Tony, manufactures and repairs all the electronics. He has turned around a repair 10 minutes after I took it up to him. Another marvel of concentration. Almost all of his work is done with a magnifying visor on his head.
I do not work closely with the guys in the shop, but there are some standouts. Bob is the senior wood crafter, and has turned out some objects d 'art. Jaw on the floor-how did he do that stuff. Cody carves. weird thing is, and think about this for a second: he shapes the curves, which is difficult, but if it's a bit off, only a practiced eye could tell. Wood does not arrive to him flat though. He makes it flat. We all know what flat is. If he messes that up we all know. But he never does.
And Ron. The first person I met from Alembic. Knew him before I knew what Alembic was. We have talked for hours about computers. He can go down the rabbit hole about computers. I have been paid thousands of dollars to write about computers professionally. To know all the intricacies and erratum. Ron knows more than me, and for him, its just a hobby. Picked it up in his spare time. That is a singularly powerful mind at work. I'm not even ready to ask Ron intelligent questions about electronics.
Bill:
I think I saw a little spot on your further. No, it was the wood. Back to carving... Ohh no, that will mean starting over from scratch. Think the wait for inlays will be shorter the second time around? Stay on your toes around here. Oh hey, in a less sarcastic vein, have you ever hear the Constitution poses no threat to our current form of Government?
Mark, Like Ford but not: Any color strap as long as it's amber.
Olie, lovin' the PH/EB lams in your heart omega.
Adriaan, heaven compared to being a bit herder!
Kimberly, Yes! way nice to meet you too. Guys, she did a solo bass serenade for me after the tour. Tony had stars in his eyes.
Smiley intervention:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVOFmu2ZIqI x LOL / ! = # of cats
Now, You didn't use any ! so this should be a division by zero error, but since you did not use any LOLs either it's 6 x 0 / 0 = 1 cat since 0/0 = 1, the special division by zero case.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8tTZt8djKw See? One cat.
Sam, err... um.. uh.. What's a guitar again?
David, looking. really. I don't play. I need to order Beaver's bass for beginners dvds
Michael, Never ask me to leave any licks on you wood again, even if it is coco bolo.
(Message edited by jason on March 23, 2007)
