Subject: What would you like for Christmas? From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 06 Dec 10 - 07:06 PM There's almost certainly been a few threads asking this, but I couldn't find any. Anyway, I thought it might be a good way of getting ideas for what to give - or indeed what to hope to get. And maybe a way for people to drop hints. Should this be a BS thread? Well, since I suspect some of the most interesting ideas might be related to music, not necessarily. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Will Fly Date: 06 Dec 10 - 07:09 PM Just cash - to go towards a beautiful parlour guitar that's being made for me. Very nice of you to ask! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Bounty Hound Date: 06 Dec 10 - 07:11 PM Can I have another bouzouki please |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Tattie Bogle Date: 06 Dec 10 - 07:17 PM Think I already got mine: nice digital piano, and have just had delivery of a gig bag and dust cover for it. Have asked the (grown-up) kids to buy me a better pedal than the one that came with it! But my best present will be my first grandchild: due any day now! Already buying musical toys for him/her. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,mg Date: 06 Dec 10 - 07:19 PM I would rather people sent money to Haiti..but if everyone were OK I would want a good peppermill, an extremely hot iron, fuzzy socks. mg |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,kendall Date: 06 Dec 10 - 07:21 PM I'd like to spend Christmas in London IF there was any snow to speak of. Other than that,another tool box. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Tattie Bogle Date: 06 Dec 10 - 07:54 PM Come to Edinburgh instead Kendall:if you can get in. We've got tons of it! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Wesley S Date: 06 Dec 10 - 08:15 PM There's a Kimble F-5 mandolin on the way to me now via UPS so asking for anything else would be very selfish. OK - I'll take an autoharp and a Collings uke please. Or a National tricone. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: ClaireBear Date: 06 Dec 10 - 08:50 PM I'll take labour over goods any day. This year, what I'd really like is for someone to volunteer to restring my harp. I have a complete set of replacement strings -- just scared to start the restringing process for fear I might do it wrong or break some of the new strings. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: andrew e Date: 06 Dec 10 - 09:25 PM A world based on love and truth and togetherness. Imagine!! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,Lin Date: 07 Dec 10 - 01:40 AM A private concert with Donovan playing his music just for me "live." (not on a record, CD or DVD but actually live in person). Though that would be lovely, it's not gonna happen! :-( Nice pair of black jeans would be nice. Some folk CD's. Lessons to learn to play the sitar. Not easy finding a teacher around here that teaches that instrument. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: open mike Date: 07 Dec 10 - 03:15 AM a camper shell and lumber rack and seat covers for my truck..not asking for much, eh? they make lumber racks that allow a camper shell to be put on and taken off while the rack stays on. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: johncharles Date: 07 Dec 10 - 03:40 AM a collings guitar |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: banjoman Date: 07 Dec 10 - 05:26 AM A new spine |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Richard Bridge Date: 07 Dec 10 - 06:23 AM Another Volvo - preferably the 940 Sport Edition Estate manual. A set of Volvo Polaris wheels. A bloody great Landrover - a 110 v8 (er, with LPG) A recondition for my rear projection TV. Another set of guts for another souped up computer - AMDx4Phenom on a full ATX board with huge PSU and koshels of RAM (I'll squeeze the guts of the one I've just built into a Tiny case). Oh, and a suitable person of gender to ... polish them (polish what?) for me. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: theleveller Date: 07 Dec 10 - 07:03 AM Well, the green slime caravan's on its last legs (wheels) so maybe a replacement. Oh, and an NK Forster bouzouki/guitar please: Please santa.... |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: kendall Date: 07 Dec 10 - 07:09 AM I do love Edinburgh, it's my favorite city in the world, but London has a certain panache at Christmas. Dickens, and all that twaddle you know. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Mrs.Duck Date: 07 Dec 10 - 07:14 AM A job would be nice. Please Santa xx |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: theleveller Date: 07 Dec 10 - 07:15 AM What I've really asked for is: Books The Ballad of Britain – Will Hodgkinson Seasons They Change – Jeanette Leech Ocean of Sound – David Toop Magic in Medieval Manuscripts - Sophie Page CDs A Lighter Touch – Robin Dransfield All This Longing – Reg Meuross |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Green Man Date: 07 Dec 10 - 07:18 AM Enough time to do all the things that I want to do. The health and energy to achieve the above. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,susanc Date: 07 Dec 10 - 01:28 PM "Corries Live" cd vol 1&2, a cd of Scottish & Irish sea songs, "House of Cards" dvd set (saw it so long aqo and would like to see it aqain), Bob Dylan's latest bootleg cd, and a flannel robe. Wait, I already got those for my November birthday! Chanukah has arrived and will celebrate it with family tomorrow. Who knows what it will bring. I'm grateful for everything already. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Crowhugger Date: 07 Dec 10 - 01:58 PM A cittern, haven't decided which maker yet though. A mellow sounding frailing banjo whose voice nonetheless has some ping in it. And a 5-octave set of English-type hand bells (by Schulmerich) preferably with a porter who can haul them around for me. Time to play them all. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,FloraG Date: 07 Dec 10 - 02:00 PM A hardanger would be nice. FloraG. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Gurney Date: 07 Dec 10 - 02:03 PM One of those devices that goes between the microphones and the laptop so that I can do live recording direct to computer instead of onto my minidisc recorder. Dream on! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Reinhard Date: 07 Dec 10 - 02:46 PM Peace and quiet would be nice. Much more importsnt to me than things I can buy any day of the year. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: John P Date: 07 Dec 10 - 03:24 PM Nothing physical for me, thanks. I'd like to live in a country that claims to be in favor of world peace but ISN'T the world's largest manufacturer and exporter of weapons of war. A president with some balls. Equal rights for gay folks. A law making it a crime for a politician to knowingly tell a lie. A law making it a crime for a news person -- or anyone claiming to be such -- to knowingly tell a lie. True separation of church and state. Sorry, I must be in a political mood today . . . |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: open mike Date: 07 Dec 10 - 06:44 PM you mean you want someone from hardang or a fiddle from there??!! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Herga Kitty Date: 07 Dec 10 - 07:44 PM Kendall - AFAIK, your spouse has already dispatched herself to the UK for the approaching Christmas... and we can (hopefully) work out a way of getting your Elgin pocket watch working for next Christmas! Kitty |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: kendall Date: 07 Dec 10 - 09:07 PM If you want to mail it to me, Kitty, I'd pay for that. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,FloraG Date: 08 Dec 10 - 04:43 AM open mike either would be Ok but the fiddle is something I've been on the lookout for a while. Never seen one for sale in the Uk and I'm reticent to get without trying it out. Actually - this sounds a bit like some of the comments on the back page of my local paper in the dating section. I can understand any confussion Mike. I'm also hoping for good enough weather next week to get to the Christmas do - mainly carols - that we do for the old people's day centre. We had to negotiate with a neighbour last week to get us and our eqipement to the barn dance. perhaps I should be asking for a 4 by 4 - but perhaps not. Seasons wishes to all FloraG. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Rafflesbear Date: 08 Dec 10 - 05:00 AM A day with my mum and dad alive again, so that I could tell them all that's gone on since I last saw them and they could see what a fine man their little grandson has grown into. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: autoharpbob Date: 08 Dec 10 - 07:15 AM Whoops - follow that! I would like an autoharp app for the i-Pad. Yes, there is one. And the i-Pad to go with it And a(nother) real autoharp just to compare - a really nice D'Aigle Cascade single key with switch out bars would do me. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Date: 08 Dec 10 - 07:19 AM I think it's going to be the same unfulfilled request as last year; a snowplough! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Wolfhound person Date: 08 Dec 10 - 08:13 AM 2 baby wolfhound ladies a clavichord a Zoom H1 a new right elbow, and a new left wrist I might get the middle two! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,Tunesmith Date: 08 Dec 10 - 08:13 AM The "Jonathan Creek" dvd boxset! It's only £15 at Amazon UK. That's 1,500mins of my favourite detective and his classy dufflecoat! And, in a number of episodes, the rather attractive Julia Sawalha. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,Seaking at Sea Date: 08 Dec 10 - 08:39 AM To be at home. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: VirginiaTam Date: 08 Dec 10 - 11:41 AM I want to hear my daughter sing. I want to hold her and sing with her. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: John MacKenzie Date: 08 Dec 10 - 11:44 AM this , or its bigger brother, the Stagepas 500. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: theleveller Date: 08 Dec 10 - 12:19 PM VT, go outside, stand somewhere quiet, look up at the stars and listen...and you will! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Dorothy Parshall Date: 08 Dec 10 - 12:24 PM VT: I do believe theleveller is correct!! Do give it a try on a beautiful starry night. I only want peace on earth. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: WalkaboutsVerse Date: 08 Dec 10 - 12:30 PM ...acheless new back teeth! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Bill D Date: 08 Dec 10 - 01:52 PM a ¼" BSF stud, bolt...anything with a few threads on it. I need it to fix my (English)Myford wood lathe, and you simply can't find them in the USA! (When I bought the lathe, they sent me a standard flat-blade screwdriver, of which I have 20, and did NOT include the BSF stud needed to access the headstock gears for lubrication.) Oh.... and a few quarts of Springbank Scotch! and a bunch of that Peace on Earth would be nice also..... |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: John MacKenzie Date: 08 Dec 10 - 01:57 PM Here you are Bill. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Bill D Date: 08 Dec 10 - 02:45 PM Yup...that may be the type of place I end up at, John. I am about to try emailing Myford to see if they'll correct the old error. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: John MacKenzie Date: 08 Dec 10 - 03:46 PM Well if I can help, let me know |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Joe_F Date: 08 Dec 10 - 05:54 PM And all I've done for want of wit To memory now I can't recall. That's what I'd like! |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,Sid F Date: 08 Dec 10 - 06:34 PM 10 disc boxed set by Cecil Taylor: '2Ts for a lovely T.' Al O' Donnell's 2 early albums - got them on mp3 but would like the originals. And a request - Dick Miles to stop his incessant, even if amusingly incoherent, self-publicising of a minor talent (at best) for a couple of weeks. (Please Santa) |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 08 Dec 10 - 06:39 PM "wolfhound ladies" sounds interesting... ........................... There are things we'd really want, which aren't to be had all too often - youth and health and people we have lost - and the consolation prizes that'd be nice to have anyway - as Bob Dylan put it: ...And yes, there's something you can send back to me Spanish boots of Spanish leather. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 08 Dec 10 - 08:24 PM A Victor Meldrew T-shirt might be an idea. Or maybe a Victor Meldrew scarf would be better,given the weather. |
Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Wolfhound person Date: 09 Dec 10 - 02:15 PM Like this, McGrath! www.hannikins.co.uk/for_sale.html I need ladies, cos the male wolfie X I've already got gets on better with ladies. Paws |
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