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Author Message lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5225 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 12:12 am:    As noted elsewhere on the forum, our brother Graeme "Jacko" and Senior Management will be visiting the Bay Area. We're planning on getting together Thursday evening, Sept. 25th. I have a rehearsal studio at home where we can make noise. Anyone want to come by? Bill, tgo jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3253 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 4:32 am:    I'll be there but I'm planning on coming TUESDAY 25th :-) What time do you want us Bill? Graeme lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5226 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 7:25 am:    Oops! Sorry about that, TUESDAY it is! I was thinking around 7:30 p.m. Would give everyone a chance to grab dinner first and then we could go until around 10:00 or so. Or, if people don't want to eat first, we can always send out for a pizza. Bill, tgo jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3254 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 7:28 am:    7:30 it is then. We'll aim to eat before we get there - don't want to be any more of an imposition and we both prefer to eat early anyway. graeme (have maps , will travel) davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10888 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 4:23 pm:    Pictures! sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2629 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 10:18 am:    Graeme & Bill , I was looking forward to this , however, it appears that my schedule will not allow me to participate. My sincere apologies. Wolf hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1150 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 12:03 pm:    Hi Bill, may I attend? lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5229 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 3:30 pm:    Harry: I've been wondering when you would chime in. Of course you're welcome. And, as you know, my studio is big enough to squeeze in your double neck in its case! This will be the second visit I'll be hosting of a forum member from Great Britain - Jazzyvee crashed here for the Gathering last spring. And anyone else who wants to come by, meet Graeme in person, hang out, make some noise, and maybe even enjoy a brew or two, is welcome. Let me know and I'll send along directions. Wolf: We'll miss you. I hope the universe rearranges itself in such a way that you'll be able to make it. Bill, tgo (Message edited by lbpesq on September 18, 2012) sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2634 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 4:55 pm:    Bill .Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately I will have a 4AM start for my day and I have been fighting off a bad cold. I will miss you all as well. Wolf hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1151 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 8:15 am:    Thanks Bill! Bummed that Wolf can't make it! sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 2640 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 4:50 pm:    Harry, I was Bummed as well ! jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3256 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 11:36 pm:    Not long now. We're really looking forward to it. Graeme lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5232 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 12:12 am:    Me too. Heard a good one today: Q - How do you know when a Btitish car needs oil? A - When it stops leaking oil. Bill, tgo jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3155 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 4:17 am:    Hmmmm , when I first heard that joke it was about British motorbikes. Hope you all have a great meet up. Jazzyvee cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1294 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 8:25 am:    I once read a thing about the ingenious anti-theft system on Triumph motorcycles, wherein the engineers designed it to keep a constant coat of slippery oil on exactly the places one would need to grab the frame to lift it into a truck. I will say that of all the problems my beloved Spitfire gave me, oil leaking was never one of them (well, OK, there was the time a set screw came out of a hole in the rocker assembly that was only there to hold the set screw, all the oil pumped out, and it rode home from Indianapolis on a trailer for a rebuild - but that wasn't really a "leak", was it?). Peter lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5233 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Monday, September 24, 2012 - 7:08 pm:    Graeme: Enjoy your pilgrimage to the mothership tomorrow. See you tomorrow night. Bill, tgo jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3161 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, September 24, 2012 - 10:54 pm:    Yep, have a great time there Jacko and see where the magic happens and share some pictures. Jazzyvee hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1152 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 3:04 pm:    Had a nice time last night! Graeme made the perilous journey from San Francisco to Alameda without too many problems - I am so glad I am familiar with driving in this area, I wouldn't want to experience it for the first time again! We got to see some cool instruments from Bill's collection - including some I hadn't seen before. We got to jam a bit too - took a while to find stuff that we all knew but it was enjoyable. "Wild Horses," "The Weight," something by Bob Dylan, plus a couple of jams. I only had my iPhone for pictures - they didn't come out great but thought I would share for posterity. Graeme took a few too, though he probably won't be able to post them for at least another week. hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1153 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 3:15 pm:    Here are the pics: Graeme checking out Woody: And trying out my Stanley Clarke (with the doubleneck in the background) Checking out the Bond Electraglides! I never thought I would see one of these in person - I remember seeing them in Guitar Player back in the '80s when they came out. Surprisingly easy to play! Double-doubleneck! Everyone checking out Bill's Triumph! jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3257 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 3:47 pm:    I really enjoyed meeting Harry and Bill (and many thanks to Bill for his hospitality). Bill really has the most amazing collection of instruments and I'd kill for his basement :-) As harry says, I'll post some pics from my visit (and my trip to the mothership) when I get back to the UK unless the hotels on the East coast have better internet access. I'd also like to say what great guys Harry and Bill are. Not only did we get to share Bill and Tina's hospitality but Harry took the time to lead me back to the freeway at the end of the night - I missed several turns on the way there !! Graeme (wishing I was staying a few years longer) p.s. Jazzy - I have your things. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10899 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 4:35 pm:    Thanks for the pics; they put a smile on my face! Glad you were able to get together. artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1790 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 4:53 pm:    Wonderful pictures! Have a great time on the rest of the trip Graeme. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5234 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 6:50 pm:    Glad you guys could make it over. It's always very cool to meet in person after all these years in this cyber family we call Alembic. Bill, tgo hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1154 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 8:00 pm:    Thank you for your hospitality Bill! Bill knows a lot of songs, and these songs have a lot of chord changes. It was nice this time around to play drums and not have to worry about harmony! I was also glad for the chance to play the doubleneck amplified for a bit. Me and Bill had a nice mellow jam going with the fretless and one of his axes for a while! lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5235 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 11:46 pm:    It did get quite tasty and spacey there for a bit, didn't it? Big fun! And Harry can hold his own on the drums. Bill, tgo hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1155 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Friday, September 28, 2012 - 12:30 pm:    A couple more pics: Yes we did actually play - the view from the drumkit! Double doubleneck necks! tncaveman Intermediate Member Username: tncaveman Post Number: 125 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, September 28, 2012 - 8:18 pm:    WOW on the double neck - Guitar and fretless - nice combo. What does she weigh? Sounds like you all had fun! Stephen PS - I'm getting ready to do a basement redo - from raw space to man-cave. jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3261 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 4:27 pm:    I have to say I really enjoyed playing Harry's Anniversary. The flatwound Elite chromes felt so good I'm thinking of breaking a 30 year roundwound habit graeme (in portland maine) hieronymous Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 1157 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2012 - 8:49 am:    Graeme, how's the foliage? A facebook friend said it was raining this morning in Massachusetts - hope you are having a good trip! I knew Graeme was a good player when he took right away to the EADGC tuning! It was a pleasure to get to hear how my new amp sounds with him playing my bass! Stephen: It's actually short scale (30") 6-string bass & long scale (34") fretless, though the 6-string is currently tuned B-B, right between bass & guitar. I keep threatening to return it to the original Bass VI style tuning (EADGBE, with the bottom four strings matching regular bass) but haven't gotten to it yet. Here's the showcase thread - it weighs in at a hefty 15.2 pounds! jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3262 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Monday, October 01, 2012 - 7:56 pm:    We arrived in Boston to some nice weather. The following day (friday) was wet but we still had a pleasant walk around Boston. Saturday we took the coastal highway up to Portland then spent a wet Sunday driving to lincoln across the white mountains and a damp monday driving across to stowe VT. Even though it's been wet the colours across here have been astounding. Way better than we were expecting. Looks like it may be fine for our drive down to springfield tomorrow so we're looking forward to more colour. When I get back I'll start a separate thread with photos. Graeme lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 5239 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Monday, October 01, 2012 - 11:34 pm:    Graeme: New England can really be gorgeous this time of year. But there is no "colour" there. However the "color" can be amazing!!!! lol. Enjoy! Bill, tgo jacko Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 3265 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Monday, October 08, 2012 - 4:27 am:    Sandra found the 'color' on offer chez panzer amazing too. Helped her sciatica no end :-) Just back to work (got home friday evening) so I'll write up a trip report with pics over the next couple of days. Graeme davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10919 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, October 08, 2012 - 6:01 pm:    Looking forward to your trip report.