Long Island...eh???? Wonder if he's a "Dashing Dan?" Might be able to connect with him in Penn Station for a beer

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God, I'm in Nassau and it's impossible to talk with people with my age and preference, except for this one kid...

But welcome aboard! What I find strange with myself, is that I picked up the guitar a while back, strummed it for a few months, then put it back down and got bored with it, just like the piano and the clarinet. Then, I started listening to some Hendrix and Floyd and just wanted an electric. I've since kept at it for a year, and surprisingly got quite good. Getting compliments from pros and teachers. I don't know why and how. Maybe it is because we indeed torture ourselves over getting to sound how we want to, when in the end, no one cares.

I always enjoy learning something new and the feeling of accomplishment. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) was the first whole song I learned how to play.

-The Screamin' J

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CURRENT RIG:
2008 Squier bullet stratocaster modified with Rumpelstiltskin pickups -> Dunlop GCB-95 Original Crybaby -> Fender Vibro Champ XD

"Could you take the stain from this pair of pants, and put in on this pair of pants?"

[quote="hendrixfan99"]God, I'm in Nassau and it's impossible to talk with people with my age and preference, except for this one kid...

...........well that's understandable. You need to come out east where all the blues clubs are.

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Welcome to the forums Doghandler or is it really Doughandler.

Made in 71 eh? You got a year on me. Still asbury park and the next one e street shuffle, are my two favouritest albums ever.

Stick with it, theres loads of people our age at it.

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No no and no

Well, it was "Doughandler" but then they told me that if I kept it up I'd go blind.

Yeah, I'm a late '70 model, but not ready for "Historic" plates just yet.

Not exactly, though I have worked Penn in years past. Nowadays I spend most of my time east of 110. But if I do have the good fortune to run into you, you bet, first round is on me!

Well I'm in Commack so the GC at Garrett Place might be a place to start.

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Welcome aboard Doug!

You've got a good Tele, treat it well!

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Hey Doug....you want to talk music ....THIS is THE MAN

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"Another day in paradise!"

Doc's just sayin' that cause I used to gig and live near Asbury Park.

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

That's just your modesty talking. Doc's saying that because he knows.

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That's exactly where I got my Tele! Then I had to stop in there yesterday (on the way to see It Might Get Loud) to get a signature on the Fender rebate form.

Big sale on the Fender, then a rebate, a cool guitar documentary to see... heck, I'm like a kid at Christmas.

Thank you sir! Great to be here.

That's exactly where I got my Tele!

When the previous manager left for Carle Place I took my business over there. I work very well with him and the guitar manager. I don't find the selection I seek at Garrett Place and I've also spoken elsewhere about not finding much of the high end Fender gear at Guitar Centers in general, except for the Platinum Rooms, which Garrett Place does not have.

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Interesting.

Right now, getting proficient enough to have legitimate preferences like that seems soooo far away. Before, as just a music listener, I felt free to say whatever I felt like about an artist, a performance, a song, etc.

Suddenly, with a guitar in my hands, that I know has music in it, but that I can't yet bring out, I feel like I should sit quietly and listen to the adults talk.

"I'll have a nice big order of perspective."
-Anton Ego, Ratatouille