A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ... (guitar)

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Willie-O
Date: 21 Jul 00 - 02:15 PM

Make new friends...but keep the old.

Sound choice there.

Love
Willie-O

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Jul 00 - 11:02 PM

Moonchild, that sigh of relief you hear came from your old guitar. It loves you as much as you love it. Jim

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Big Mick
Date: 13 Mar 01 - 11:25 AM

So, Moonchild, ............... How about an update? Now that you have had the new guitar for a while, how does it play? Has it lived up to your expectations? Has it repaid the investment you have made in it? Has it become your friend and made you proud for trusting in it? Let's have an update on it, woman..............inquiring minds want to know.

All the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: GUEST,Blind Desert Pete
Date: 13 Mar 01 - 05:05 PM

Sweetheart,there will come a day, maybe not tommorrow matbe not next year but you will regret it for the rest of your life. This is your friend, not some construct of wood and steel. Wow lots of emotion on this subject.BDP

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Big Mick
Date: 13 Mar 01 - 05:30 PM

Not sure what that is all about, maybe you would like to explain it in a PM. Threats are counterproductive, and sometimes one should be careful about making them. And use your own name. You fool no one. By the way, I am your friend as well.BML

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Jeri
Date: 13 Mar 01 - 05:34 PM

BDP was quoting a Bogart line, Mick.

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Big Mick
Date: 13 Mar 01 - 05:35 PM

I am aware of where the line came from, Friend Jeri, I am just not sure what was meant by it. I am sure time will tell.

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Jeri
Date: 13 Mar 01 - 05:46 PM

I think he was saying bbelle was gonna miss the guitar if she got rid of it. Because it was her "friend, not some construct of wood and steel." BDP missed the bit in the middle where she said she was gonna keep it. I completely missed anything close to a threat.

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: GUEST,B25Babe
Date: 13 Mar 01 - 05:52 PM

Oh, I hope you held onto her! I have one, too and while I can't compare the sound to the Martin I got years later, there is still something funnky and terrific about the sound and the size. I hope you were able to hold onto it.

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: GUEST,Blind Desert Pete
Date: 20 Mar 01 - 11:38 AM

Thanks jeri, thats xactl what I meant. keep the old guitar, sometimes it dont pay to try to be clever. sorry if I jerked your chain Mick BDP

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Barbara
Date: 20 Mar 01 - 02:44 PM

Isn't [Blind] Desert Pete the dude who recommends keeping the water to prime the pump in that song?
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: SINSULL
Date: 20 Mar 01 - 03:02 PM

You gotta prime the pump
You gotta have faith and believe
You have to give of yourself
Before you're worthy to receive...

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Wesley S
Date: 20 Mar 01 - 03:36 PM

Drink all the water you can hold - wash your hands, cool your feet -

Leave the bottle full for others, Thankyou kindly, Desert Pete.

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: GUEST,Blind Desert Pete
Date: 20 Mar 01 - 06:38 PM

Very good guys! Ive been wondering who long it would take.BDP

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Big Mick
Date: 20 Mar 01 - 11:42 PM

Hey Pete, I apologize. Not sure what was in me that day, but I was seeing something that wasn't. I am sorry for the smartass comment. And thanks to Jeri for setting me straight.

Mick

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: harpgirl
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 09:24 PM

hey Jen...it looks like you have a nice new guitar! How are you doing?

Abby

http://www.larp.com/~ddugas/ASIA-2001.htm

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: Willie-O
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 09:54 PM

Try clicking on this for the above: some pictures taken in Nashville, featuring Jenny's guitar, but not Jenny who was taking the pictures!

Y'know, when this thread was happening I had never actually played a Gibson B-series guitar, as far as I know. This winter I tried a funky little B-15 a friend had for sale, and damn, it had a ton of soul and was great to play--and CHEAP for a mid-60's Gibson in good shape ($600 Cdn). That would confirm almost everyone's opinion that you should keep a guitar like that. Selling it for a few hundred bucks would be a mistake.

So what's the story Jenny? How many guitars do you have now?

W-O

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 10:04 PM

Boy, it's been awhile. Moonchild became bbelle, and lots of other water passed under (over?) the bridge. What's the latest?

~S~

Subject: RE: A Sad Goodbye To An Old Friend ...
From: harpgirl
Date: 24 Jun 02 - 10:16 PM

...hey someone erased this picture!!!

http://www.larp.com/~ddugas/friends/jennyt.htm

Subject: Don't Say Goodbye To An Old Gibson Friend!!!
From: SharonA
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 09:26 AM

Jenny: Kinda looks and sounds as if you've found a second guitar and kept your old friend the Gibson as well. I certainly hope that that is the case, since I too would hate to have read that you'd parted with that faithful companion of so many years, who sings to you with the voice of so many shared experiences...

But just in case you're still considering, with even one brain cell, the sale of your Gibson, let me add my voice to those who are begging you: Please, please, don't sell her!!!

I'd like to make two points that haven't been brought up yet (or I missed them if they were brought up):

(a) The ideal guitar-sound you are seeking, the one that you'd be more comfortable singing along with (in the present incarnation of your voice), may be found in another used guitar, and some used models cost less than a new model depending on the vintage so you may not have to spend as much as you think you do. If I may wax romantic for a moment, some of these used guitars are pining for their old friends who parted with them, while others have never known a real friend at all. In either case, they're in need of new friends to love them and to listen to the old stories they have to tell.

(b) That 1965 Gibson B-25 is a treasure, an heirloom, that should be passed on to a family member or friend who will respect her as such and will play her with the reverence she deserves! I can't believe for a moment that you would want this dear companion to be cradled in a stranger's hands or, worse, to be abused in any way by someone who has no idea of who she is or where she's been or what she's sung to the world. Keep your Gibson friend safe, preserve her legacy, and make sure that her next home is with someone who loves and treasures both her and you!