| Author | Message | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3021 Registered: 7-2004 |
I just read in the morning paper that a fire swept through the Alembic factory in Santa Rosa last night destroying the wood supply and half of the instruments in progress! Bill, tgo P.S. April fools! | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 466 Registered: 11-2004 |
Prepare for a backlash on that one Bill!!! | ||
| glocke
Advanced Member Username: glocke Post Number: 347 Registered: 9-2002 |
oh man.......you got me for a second. | ||
| elwoodblue
Advanced Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 273 Registered: 6-2002 |
damn!! whew security is important | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1151 Registered: 6-2002 |
Don't tempt fate... Jazzyvee | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1152 Registered: 6-2002 |
Don't tempt fate... Jazzyvee | ||
| senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 723 Registered: 7-2003 |
Bill, better not joke around with this. My heart, I am in the 40ies..... :-) Oliver (Spyderman) | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1412 Registered: 12-2002 |
But beware alembic IS in Earthquake territory! (Message edited by keavin on April 01, 2008) | ||
| u14steelgtr
Member Username: u14steelgtr Post Number: 67 Registered: 7-2003 |
Bill; Absolutely nothing is funny about a Luthier having a fire. The aftermath of a fire bankrupted the Mid Missouri Mandolin Company this past year. This was a small shop that built nice moderately affordable Mando's. I admired and respected this shop. "April Fools" jokes should be limited to young and foolish 2-6 year olds. You presumably have passed this age. I too "have more respect for the person who burns the flag and then wraps themself in the Constitution, than for the person who burns the Constitution and them wraps themself in the flag." But this felt a little too close to yelling "fire" in a theater. -- Eugene | ||
| pierreyves
Advanced Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 267 Registered: 11-2006 |
hey folks .. .smile !!!! | ||
| paulman
Advanced Member Username: paulman Post Number: 288 Registered: 2-2005 |
Oh Bill, how about we all have our own little fire tonight, as in "fire it up!!!" Seriously, I about choked for a sec. I'll need some fire to bring the BP down. Good one, I think you got us all. Lets hear a reaction from da big boss! | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3024 Registered: 7-2004 |
Sorry if I upset anyone. That certainly wasn't my intention. I guess in my neck of the woods, April Fools jokes are not limited to "young and foolish 2-6 year olds" (as opposed to old and wise 2-6 year olds?) In fact, I've met far more 20-60 year old people that partake in April fools joke than 2-6 year old people who do. Nevertheless, please accept my sincerest apology to any of you who were upset, offended, devastated, shocked, horrified, tormented, or required medical attention as a result of my prank. Bill, tgo | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1821 Registered: 2-2006 |
HMMM, the post script gave it away pretty quick I thought. OO | ||
| glocke
Advanced Member Username: glocke Post Number: 348 Registered: 9-2002 |
Bill, I suffered severe emotional turmoil, feel that I have been morally offended, discriminated against, and that my constitutional rights have been violated. | ||
| bassjigga
Advanced Member Username: bassjigga Post Number: 318 Registered: 8-2005 |
A fire shouldn't bankrupt a business if it is properly insured... | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1933 Registered: 3-2004 |
I read this within a few minutes of the original post and wanted to respond, but I held off to think about my reaction. I appreciate a good April Fools and disagree with the concept that they are just for children, but I thought this crossed a line. This thread is going to end up captured in Google for a long time to come and will be found well beyond the joke period. I guess I figure there must have been some other topic for a joke that might have been less serious if misinterpreted. How about the announcement for the new Series 3 instrument, for example? I wonder if Dave might be able to edit the title now that April 1 is behind us to include "April Fools" for anyone that might see this in the future and be less amused. | ||
| elwoodblue
Advanced Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 278 Registered: 6-2002 |
hypertension ain't fun...wishes of good health to all. ...good point bsee | ||
| u14steelgtr
Member Username: u14steelgtr Post Number: 68 Registered: 7-2003 |
David; I concur that "a fire shouldn't bankrupt a business if it is properly insured" however properly insured is not always the case. Heck I know many Musicians and Luthiers that can not afford health insurance either. Mid Missouri; was not adequately insured. The "fire" such as it was; was extinguished by a sprinkler system. However their downstairs neighbors suffered water damage and the liability fell upon the Luthier who was not properly insured. Also the loss of wood can be very difficult to put a value on and to document that it was still part of the inventory. A small stash of dalbergia negra which cost $500 10 years ago could easily cost in excess of 10 times that amount to replace in todays market. -E | ||
| u14steelgtr
Member Username: u14steelgtr Post Number: 69 Registered: 7-2003 |
Bill; I am happy to accept you appology. We have had a couple of off-list dialogs during recent years and I liked the person that I was communicating with. I have no doubt that you did not intend to be anything other that light-hearted when you started this thread. In your sub-culture All Fools Day is still practiced on April 1. I understand cultural and subcultural differences. Having grown up in the Washngton DC area and having lived in the DC area for most of my adult life I have encountered inumerable cultural-oops. I have also made quite a number of cultural-OOPS myself. I too waited a bit before posting my reply; and I am glad that I tempered my response to the extent that I did. I am also pretty sure that this hit a nerve with me far more than it would (or did) with most everyone else. So I am aware that my reaction was not an average reaction. Bill; you are in my mind a guy that wraps himself in the Constituion and you still have my respect. My cardiologist will respect you too as long as you pay him proptly for my emergency office visit yesterday! LOL -E I did find some interesting history of All Fools Day which included a charming list of pranks here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_fools_day (Message edited by u14steelgtr on April 02, 2008) | ||
| glocke
Advanced Member Username: glocke Post Number: 349 Registered: 9-2002 |
No offense to Bill, but maybe this thread should just be deleted all together.... | ||
| paulman
Advanced Member Username: paulman Post Number: 289 Registered: 2-2005 |
Heh I Googled the Thread title and found this link, Fire at the factory indeed Bill ;) link American Basses: An Illustrated History & Player's Guide The local fire marshal was horrified, but he didn't shut them down ... Alembic's first business breakthrough came after the publication of a 1973 anti... (Message edited by davehouck on April 05, 2008) | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1001 Registered: 12-2004 |
Bill, Good Joke, man. Hilarious! You got me. Bradley | ||
| howierd
Member Username: howierd Post Number: 74 Registered: 8-2004 |
For god's sake people lighten up. I was almost tempted to discuss a fire sale. Howierd | ||
| pauldo
Junior Username: pauldo Post Number: 44 Registered: 6-2006 |
'life is not as serious as our minds make us believe' good jokes catch you off guard - leaves your head spinning touche Bill - you freaked me out!!! | ||
| alembic_doctor
Advanced Member Username: alembic_doctor Post Number: 392 Registered: 8-2002 |
Damnit Bill. That was pretty low. Even for a lawyer........grin | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Advanced Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 290 Registered: 10-2006 |
As April Fool's jokes go, that was a masterpiece - but believe me, if it's your birthday, you lose your taste for the tradition about the time you're a "young and foolish 2-6 year-old". Peter | ||
| freefuzz
Junior Username: freefuzz Post Number: 12 Registered: 2-2008 |
i didn't think the original joke was the best of 2008, but some of these reactions are priceless! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1715 Registered: 10-2002 |
Just to show that it's not just Bill pulling our legs, One of the UK breakfast Tv shows - GMTV did an item aboout a new miracle diet cream that reduced ones' weight by 50% after 6 weeks. Mrs J fell for it and had me searching the internet for it. I wonder how many very large women got upset that it was a prank. Made both of us laugh when we realised it wasn't real - as did this thread. Graeme |
