What have you guys done to me......

[bovinehost]

While I've never been a 'boutique' guy, I've had my share of interesting and sometimes expensive basses.

Gone. All gone.

Bongo make heap big good noise.

 

[Jason Hebert]

I was a proud Stingray owner for about a year, then I got caught up in the boutique bass thing.. Sold the SR. Owned/played lots of really expensive gear for the last 3 years.. Some of it was nice, some of it not so nice.. I just got rid of the last of my boutique gear and will soon be back to playing EB basses.. Looking for a SR4/SR5 or Sterling/SR5 combo as we speak!

We played outside at church today under a 10x14 tent to stay somewhat dry, and there's no way I would have done that with a $3k bass.. I would have been a nervous wreck.

Good luck selling the Roscoe..

 

[adouglas]

Bongo make heap big good noise.

Ugh.

Mmm... Juicy Fruit.

 

[Psycho Ward]

I know Keith and he's a great guy and builds great basses. I plan to order one of his soon, "one". I will soon own six EBMM's and have every intention of ordering more. What can I say, I love great basses, but I love MusicMan basses the most, is there anything wrong with that?

 

[bovinehost]

What can I say, I love great basses, but I love MusicMan basses the most, is there anything wrong with that?

Basses in general do just rock.

But yeah, I hear you, Chuck. I was like this even before the Forum, too.

 

[Psycho Ward]

Jack, I was a late comer (porn term???) to to the world of EBMM, but I'm glad I found them. My black Sterling is a Godsend to me right now, it's the one I have here at Mom's and pretty much my first choice when I grab a bass anymore.

I enjoyed talking to you the other day, things are still touch and go here. I've never seen so much morphine consummed by a human being. She is still with us and at times still joking with us. She said she diddn't think she would like a black Bongo right now. This is soooo weird.

 

[Big Poppa]

Chuckles...enjoy each day my man...I'm sorry that you are going through this deal..it was really bad with my pops. You gotta make sure that you hug your kids more and enjoy them...I was just interviewed for a little puff piece in the desert magazine and they asked one of those dumb ass questions wehre you had to finish the thought....

Your perfect day consists of.....watching my kids have fun. My New York/dc/VA/ny trip with Scotty and Brian was really special.....My pops would have been proud

 

[bovinehost]

I'm sorry that you are going through this deal..it was really bad with my pops.

Amen, Chuck, and amen, Sterling. When my mom was on the downside, when dialysis was no longer doing what it was supposed to do, it really seemed like that if she went back to dialysis, she might just die in the clinic and my siblings were - God bless them - almost entirely useless in making decisions. Me, I'm marginally better.

Anyway, she wasn't going back as far as I was concerned. She'd just been through enough, but she wasn't out of her mind or anything like that, so we reached a point where someone had to talk to her and see what she thought.

Guess who that someone was?

I explained what was going on - that we had reached the point of diminishing returns, that dialysis wasn't something she could survive if she had to do it every two days. We had a long, long talk, with the door closed. I said, "Do you think we're making a good decision?" She said yeah, probably. But I was worried, you know, that she didn't understand the end result.

But she did. She said, "Does this mean I'm going to die?"

That's one of those moments you don't want to have with anyone, much less the person who gave you life itself. I sucked it up, though. I was tough. I said, "Yes, that's what it means" and I didn't even shed a tear because I thought she needed the truth and I wanted to.....have a real conversation about it without both of us losing our minds, I guess. And we did. We talked about the end of her life and what would happen with the cat and stuff like that, and I didn't cry.

About a million times since then, I have. Remembering this is not so easy.

But let me tell you guys something. We had two weeks, almost, and she ate what she wanted to eat (for the first time in years) and saw damned near everyone who mattered and she had a boatload of great-grandkids in bed with her, watching "Finding Nemo" and I really have to say that it was actually a lot of fun. She opened up, I learned things about her that I never would have guessed.

It's how I would want to go. You almost never get to choose, it seems to me, but if I have that choice, that's what I will do.

Your perfect day consists of.....watching my kids have fun.

Something Sterling and I have talked about more than once.

I hope my relationship with my son is as good as yours with your boys, Sterling. All the Cult of Personality stuff aside, it is what I most respect about you.

The rest of you guys.....whoever it is that you love, make sure they know it. I dig the forum, I love my band....but I made sure today to tell my wife that my family is the most important thing in my life. I spent an hour tonight on the couch with Jeremy on my lap, watching a Discovery Channel program about kit foxes, and I wouldn't trade that hour for anything.

Okay, I'm rambling.

Jack

 

[phatduckk]

Your perfect day consists of.....watching my kids have fun. My New York/dc/VA/ny trip with Scotty and Brian was really special.....My pops would have been proud

 

[phatduckk]

ahhh chuck. I dunno know to say man. Youve got all my best wishes my friend. if there was anything i could do to help ya out i would.

 

[MingusBASS]

Chuck-

I hurt for you man, I don't know what it's like to be in your shoes, but Jack's story gave me an idea. I pray that this process won't be easy, because it won't and isn't, but that it will be everything you need for the future. I hope that makes sense...

Jack-

Thank you so much for sharing. I really felt the emotion in your writing and it made my eyes start to well up. Very powerful stuff.

 

[Psycho Ward]

Jack, Sterling and all of you guys, God Bless you. I'll never be able to tell you how much you all have helped me and my Mom.


Thanks, a million thanks!

 

[bovinehost]

"Enjoy every sandwich."

 

[Randracula]

Chuckles...enjoy each day my man...I'm sorry that you are going through this deal..it was really bad with my pops. You gotta make sure that you hug your kids more and enjoy them...I was just interviewed for a little puff piece in the desert magazine and they asked one of those dumb ass questions wehre you had to finish the thought....

Your perfect day consists of.....watching my kids have fun. My New York/dc/VA/ny trip with Scotty and Brian was really special.....My pops would have been proud

+1 Sterling. My oldest(9) son just left last night for a trip to Colorado with his Grandparents and both my wife and I are having a really time dealing with it. He's never been that far away from us before. We've spent the last 2 weeks on vacation doing fun things with the boys everyday which seems to make it extra hard that he's leaving. I know he's having a great time with his Grandparents though and it will be something he'll always remember...which makes it a little easier to deal with...

Chuck, I haven't lost a parent yet so I can't really say I know what your going through.I do however have fond memories of my Grandfather during the last year of his life. He was stricken with Alzheimers and at 89 years old he had to move in with my mom and I . At 19 years old I quit working to stay home and take care of him while my mom worked during the day. He wasn't the same Grandfather I remembered that had taken me fishing and let me follow him around while he was working in the garage but he was still my Grandpa. Sometimes he would snap at me like he was the teenager and I was the parent but some of my fondest memories of him are during that time we had together. I wouldn't trade that time for anything. God bless you and family Chuck

 

[azzy_wazzy]

Jack, Sterling and all of you guys, God Bless you. I'll never be able to tell you how much you all have helped me and my Mom.


Thanks, a million thanks!

Thinking of you Chuck. Like Randy I've not been in a similar situation, but my Grandpa passed away last year and it was painful in more ways than one. You'll be in my thought.

Jack - I cried reading what you put - but thankyou for writing it.

 

[Mobay45]

Chuck - There's nothing I can say that hasn't been said already. My wife's mom went through the same thing about 12 years ago. I think Jack definitely said it best and with a lot of heart and candor. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

 

[Bill]

Take care, Chuck. My best wishes go out to you & your family.

 

[phatduckk]

i havent lost a parent... thank God. but i have lost an uncle who was essentially my second dad. He was my dad's brother and our families always lived super nearby eachother. our families were always together and my dad and uncle would always take me out to cool places when I was a kid. it was great.

my mom called me (i was off in college) to give me the news. he wasn't in the hospital or anything. it was out of left field. i never got to say "bye" but me n him always got along super well so i had no doubt that i really didnt have to say anything cuz he knew.

since my dad was super bummed i played the "strong guy" role for the family. didnt cry. it was strange seeing my dad cry - first time id ever seen that. but somehow i stayed strong (or acted like it). but like Jack said - ive let it all out about a million times since then.

im just really happy that i have no doubt that my uncle knew how i felt about him. and visa versa - i always knew he was nuts about me. so there were no loose ends. Ya, it sucks - i wish he didnt die but its great that there's no regrets. me n my dad talk about him a lot, especially when we've put down a beer or two and the great thing is that both of us are always laughing when we talk about him. he was a jolly and chill guy and those are the feelings that come over me when i talk about him.

so ya Chuck... i have to give you much respect sir. you're there for your mom. sucky thing in the world is that not everyone is like that... but you're one of the good guys. IMHO it takes more strength to be the good guy, the guy that's there thru it all, than the guy that hides from the reality.

I dunno if its any help at all - but due to the fact that youve communicated some of the situation to me/us (cool stories about your mom's reaction to your basses, the inlay story, sending me that autographed book etc) you've shared your moms awesome personality w/ folks who have never met her. I've never met your mom but im convinced she's a great woman

 

[Psycho Ward]

I just got home, my aunt is staying with Mom for a few days. I have to put the top back on my truck so I can take my Daughter and all her stuff off to college next weekend.

I didn't mean to hijack this thread, sorry about that. But I must say you guys and girls are one of the finest collection of human beings I've ever known. Thank all of you for your thoughts and words.

 

[Eggman]

Hey - for you and your current situation - the hijack is welcome - think nothing of it. Best wishes to you - of course.

So back to the thread - the Roscoe looks like it is going to sell - taking a hit - but that's OK - cuz I have my SR5!!!!!