Guess who's buying me a bongo?

[PocketGroove82]

UNCLE SAM!

I talked to my Sergeants in supply at the band hall today and convinced them that a Bongo5 is versitile enough to handle any style of music (and we do play any/every style) and the sweet preamp would sound good plugged directly into a sh!tty mixing consol and running out of PA speakers. We do a lot of "livingroom lounge" gigs for generals to entertain dignitaries and such. And they agree, after reading the possitive reviews posted all over the net.
God, I love the beginning of the fiscal year! They are also buying a warwick thumb5 bolt-on, which will probably go to our other bassist, a bunch of nice Eden gear, and we are upgrading our PA to those Bose stick speakers that double as monitors and PAs.
Now all I gotta do is hit them up for some monster cables and 10 cartons of EB strings!
Makes ya wanna say HOOOAH!

 

[AnthonyD]

Wow! Enough to make me wish I was young enough to re-enlist!

Very cool to hear - congrats on making a successful case for the Bongo!

 

[midopa]

Congrats! N.K. may be a little uneasy about a Bongo moving in next door, though...

 

[todd4ta]

Congrats on your new Bongo. Keep an eye out for the brown truck...

Your other bassist must have really pissed someone off.

 

[PzoLover]

Hmmm ... wonder if you can get that Stealth B5 the American taxpayers are loaning you converted to a Dargie Delight

 

[SteveB]

Finally! My tax dollars put to good use!

 

[bassmonkeee]

So, if I, as a taxpayer, buy you a Bongo, and you let me use it at a gig, is the depreciation like a tiny undocumented tax return, and, thus, a small way to stick it to the man?




Anyone want to try and parse that sentence?

 

[AnthonyD]

May backfire on you and actually be viewed as "earnings" you'll need to add to you federal wages...

 

[bassmonkeee]

May backfire on you and actually be viewed as "earnings" you'll need to add to you federal wages...

Heh--only if I get a 1099 for the gig.

 

[PocketGroove82]

Hmmm ... wonder if you can get that Stealth B5 the American taxpayers are loaning you converted to a Dargie Delight

the Dargie Bongo would look sweet with my dress green uniform, but they aren't getting shipped out till feb-march of next year! and that's far to long for me to wait...even though i have a DD4 Bongo on order...so I AM doing some waiting!
The DD Sterling i ordered is due in late Dec./early Jan. so that will hold me over durring the long wait.

I picked a blue one for 8th army band cause most the gigs we play we wear our dress blues, so I'm thinkin' it'll look nice.

 

[PocketGroove82]

I've always wondered how they can tax my salary to pay my salary!
economics piss me off

 

[silverburst]

Hmmm. They never gave me anything that good. Well. A new rifle one time...

 

[Aussie Mark]

It's not the first time that some forumites have bought a bass for another forumite. In this case, those who have jobs and live in the US