Gratz that was very generous of you mate.

Its nice to see the fruits of the labour as it were. Them kids are gonna be unstoppable in a few years.

Incidentaly I noticed there was no gift aid option on the donations page. Are charities not taxed in America? In the UK we have to tick a giftaid box, or fill a form in. So our donations aren't taxed.

Still like I'm anyone to tell Fender's accountants how to do their job


Incidentaly Sir how is the new business shaping up? Can you give us some details, perhaps a website. Cmon spill the beans.

I'll have to upload some of the missus's recipies and pass em on. Our house is like the national library of cookbooks.

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Hi Nic, no problems I know everyone onthis forum would like to see these kids have an opportunity to play guitar.
It is a tax deduction we declare at the end of the year, you have to give significantly for it to mean much.
I divided the donation between personal ,business, and forum.Its not so much the tax break as it is giving back to fender and the forums for being a part of a dream comming true.
As far as the new gig,Cafe Tremolo will be open around the holidays ,permits permitting. Its going to have a rock and roll theme, and lots of live music. Here are a few shots of the raw product before renovation started.

[img][img]http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp271/paulgb/cafetremolo001.jpg[/img]the bar area[/img]

[img][img]http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp271/paulgb/cafetremolo002.jpg[/img]neon ceiling[/img]

[img][img]http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp271/paulgb/cafetremolo003.jpg[/img]open kitchen[/img]

Gratz, you are a class act my friend!! I will definitely donate myself. A worthwhile endeavor.
I'm glad to see you've got your place started up Gratz, and maybe one day I'll visit!!

[img][img]http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp271/paulgb/cafetremolo004.jpg[/img]looking from the kitchen out[/img]

will show finished product when done . Come in wearing a forums tee shirt I buy your lunch.

Did not mean to break up your pics Gratz. I'm sure it will be very nice when finished.

Love that 50's meets starwars styled ceiling detail. Very classy indeed. Ornate ceilings are somewhat of a speciality of mine. The hidden strip lighting inside the arrows looks the absolute business. Great bit of design work there.

Cafe Tremolo, great name. Whens the grand opening date? Who you got lined up to play that day?

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good mourning guys, I cant take credit for the neon it was the last tenant but like you nic I love the effect.
I am going to have a house band with some local guys but hope to get some PHX and LA bands ,mainly guys I know through Fender U.
Part of the experience will be me comming out to play guitar in my chefs cloths .Nic and Fhop im always looking for menu ideas and the cusine is going to be more country style dishes but with fresher preparations,Duck ,Game hens ,Osso Bocco,Standing Rib Roast and such. I will post the menu when complete.Always great chatting with you guys

Ah I'll get the game pie recipe out of her. Thats a country food, more british woodland than Arizona desert though. I dont suppose pheasant and partridge are native to your area?

Then again I dont suppose you get many ducks in AZ.

I got her on the case mate. She'll get a few recipies to you.

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I don't know if you want to serve venison but I have a couple of good recipes I'd like to share with you. Maybe we should start a new thread for suggested recipes for your place so as to not interrupt this one. I'm sure some members have a few suggestions that they would like to share with you.

We have some pretty good domestic fowl ,quail, dove ,wild turkey, pheasants, most of what I will get will be,Cal and Texas farm raised,some of these places have every kind of ,what we call exotic ,meats you would want nice thing about the states is you can still buy just about anything you want. I can have pompano from New Zealand or Row Scallops from Denmark in 2 days. Game ideas are great Venison ,and Wild Boar are abundant out here, thanks again and thank Mrs. Ninja for me .
sorry mike did not mean to go off on this thread

Well obviously north America has a vast selection on climates and enviroments. I cant think of anything aside from alien lifeform that couldnt be reared there. The continent goes from right near the pole to the equator or there abouts. Atleast you get to try the recipies out anyway.

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