Yet another interesting bit of MM history

[Big Poppa]

the bottom pic is from the pirate theme

 

[bovinehost]

Somwhere, there's a picture of Dudley during the Historic Americans NAMM theme and now THAT was scary.

 

[Mobay45]

I wanna see this!!!

Dave, here's a pic of the bass that was taken at the open house.

I guess the cherry tree didn't survive. Then again, how could it?

 

[tkarter]

Wouldn't that bass just rule any bar gig ya ever had?

tk

 

[adouglas]

Wouldn't that bass just rule any bar gig ya ever had?

tk

I guess...if you wanted to project an image like these guys:

 

[LowDownDave]

Looks like someone actually used that axe to chop something up! It needs sharpening! Now I know what happened to that cherry tree!

 

[Aussie Mark]

That Mt Rushmore pic is crying out for a little Photoshopping.

 

[nicolasd]

Nicolasd
Re read my post please...but to summarize

1. six months prior to 911 we made some beautiful guitars with american flags on them NOBODY wanted them.

2. Days after 9/11 every jobber and manufacturer were ramping up american flag guitars to profit from tragic devestation.

3. I made the strongest patriotic statement in the history of NAMM and did it by honoring great americans and incorporating legendary US landmarks. I also didnt use the flag as symbolism as I felt that it was being abused at the time for profit and little else.

I hope this clears this up and lets get back ono topic if it isnt already done!

Maybe someone in the office could post a picture....

i regret that my sarcasm and full agreement with your gesture was evidently missed.

 

[PzoLover]

Chin Up Neighbour

i regret that my sarcasm and full agreement with your gesture was evidently missed.

As a neighbour, with an ear for sarcasm I'm not so sure the humourous drift of your comment was missed by all forumites;

but given the global audience of this 'space', I appreciate BP's and Jack's expansion on the matter for the benefit of everyone looking in;

and if I regret anything about your participation in the telling of this story, it's that you seem to have drawn a bit of an accidental hit; 'Friendly Fire'?

consider yourself a gentlemanly patriot in my books for helping the good part of America's story get told

'Charlie Canuck'

 

[Big Poppa]

i regret that my sarcasm and full agreement with your gesture was evidently missed.

Nick

You got me...Im sorry that I ddint get it! Great post in retrospect!

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

I was just driving down "Auto Row" out here on Bell Road and it pissed me off that these auto dealers are seemingly in a competition as to who can fly the biggest flag on their lots.

 

[bovinehost]

Nick, apologies here, too. I'm usually so GOOD with sarcasm.

 

[Father Gino]

I worked for many years at the family screen printing shop. Every time a Mideast incursion occured, the phone would ring off the hook for American flag decals, bumper stickers, etc. 9/11 caused the same phenomenon in spades. I ordered up some more red & blue ink from our usual supplier and found that there were two gallons of blue left in the whole country. At least all the stuff we made was made right here in the US of A, even the ink.

 

[nicolasd]

thanks it's all good.

i'm really enjoying this community and all you guys and girls. and if i'm ever misunderstood, i'll happily clarify as best i can.


(living in nyc, i got to see more than my share of ugliness: after 9/11 every sidewalk vendor was selling american flags, decals, t-shirts... then you had the twin towers posters, pictures, illustrations... plenty of crass consumerism behind a thin facade of false patriotism. additionally, any brown-skinned soul thinking they might be identified as arabic would use the american flag not as a tool of capitalism, but as a shield, to say "i'm not one of those that took down the towers. i stand with you." the flags would be prominently displayed at their places of business... say a gas station, grocery, etc. because regrettably, there was a lot of knee-jerk, reactionary violence against some of these innocent american citizens and their livelihoods. actions the press never reported.)