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Big Poppa

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Here are some Namm 2003 Pics... WE always do the ANaheim show as a theme and have won best of show so many times that the weasels wont give it to us anymore.
2003 was the Super Ball theme as it was during the Super Bowl.

In this first batch I am sitting for make up. ( A very scary Howard Cosell) For those of you who dont know Cosell he was a very obnoxious commentator. Unfortunalety Cosell delivered the message that John Lennon had meen shot.


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THis was later in the day...as the day went on the fake nose and cheeks would start to come off and I would be talking to people and would pretend like nothing would be happening and let the nose fall to the ground. It was a very scary sight.
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Here I am interviewing Brian Vinnie and our long lost employee Anna
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I had Cheerleaders and we worked out dances..I would do SUmmersaults on the concrete. Two Things I remember is Evan Ball had just started working for us and he said at the end of the first day."Uncle Sterling, I didnt know you were still in good enough shape to do that stuff" and In the mornings walking to the shower limping saying to the Fungirl, " SOmedays it isnt easy being me"

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Ryan Mclain our production/video live guy volunteered to be the mascot. Big Mistake. He didn't know that I always wanted to attack a sports mascot and I did on an almopst hourly basis. WIthout waring I would tackle him

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Here is Steve Morse Signing autographs..He has been doing this for over twenty years and Im certain that there are 10,000 people who have twenty years of these
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JP Had a new look that year and a separated shoulder
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Ap and Luke talking about how great we are
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Vai and LUke probably talking about where I am going to buy dinner

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Larue enjoyin a nice moment with a BOngo
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BP Vai LUke Christopher Guest (aka Nigel Tufnel

) and JP admire the pitloting skills of Dan Norton with the Ernie Ball Blimp
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Just before it got caught in a A/C updraft and crashed into Peaveys booth. They were just big Babies about it. They were such dorks they complained to the magazine that presented Best of Show that we didnt deserve it that they discontinued the award. I dislike Peavey.
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Dudley being from Minnesota had to be a viking
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Beth as Nose Takle
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Casey Lee Ball rocking out
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Poppa chewing the fat with Mr. Bill Collings who is one of Americas treasures!
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SOrry just learning this photobucket thing so some of the earlier posts may seem a little off before I edited.
 
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Jim_F

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Very cool pics BP

"Wasn't that the same year you attacked Peavey from the air?" - sounds like a story worth repeating.
 

Seer-o

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Great pictures (and captions)! What a treat. Thanks BP!

I wonder if a blimp like that would help the Feng Shui in my livingroom...
 

Fraxture

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If it was me I would taken some lighter fluid and a lighter and pulled a Hindenburg on the Peavy fan boys.
I hate them as well due to past experiences. :mad:
 

kevin

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this shot of Lisa Loeb and I is also from the 2003 NAMM show. I think i was a bit more excited than she was.......every time I take a look at this picture.....I hear a voice in my head start singing " Ooh dream weaver I believe you can get me through the night"
 

Dr Stankface

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Sweet shots BP! Thanks for sharing!!


I have to ask though (forgive me.). There's a fancy looking SR5 in pic #10 and was wondering what the scoop is on that beauty.
 

leftymike

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Great pics! Thanks for sharing.
As for the Peavey guys being upset-- screw'em. I plan/attend dozens of tradeshows/conventions a year with IBM and I hate whenother tech companies (i.e. Microsoft/Dell etc.) are so damn uptight about the littlest thing. My only problem is that I have to take their whining and then kiss their a$$ so I don't get fired.

BP, I guess it's good to be the king! Cheers!
 
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