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Ok, I for sure got a little squirlly with the template thing, and I had (sadly) misgivings with Kevin Gallager issue, and few appreciated my POV on Global Warming. Hell, I even got misconstrued on a Biblical reference and single payer health insurance. One night, while enjoying a bit of vino, I screwed up on a post about epoxy sensitivity, and despite several attempts to appologize, no dice.

Yet, through it all, not once did Lance and Brock chastize me(that I recall). Oh, I got beat up, and I am a big boy and can handle myself.

But lately, there has been too much crap thrown at L&B, IMHO. I think it's time too say thank you. Thanks for providing this forum. Thanks for keeping it cheap, or free for the majority. Thanks for tapatalk for us iPhone users. Thanks for the auctions that give some of us a chance to work with legendary zoot without the legendary price. Thanks for providing a forum without the heavy handed moderation some forums live under. Thanks for the tools, advice, and products that help us fledgling luthiers to grow and succeed. Please do not stop or give up on us as a sometimes ungrateful or misguided group.

Just, thanks.

Ball us in your court gents. Add ur positive 2 cents please.

Mike

PS: Edit: I could NOT have built that Harp Guitar pictured in my avatar without you all or this site. That was my second build ever. The success of that build proves that this site, this community, and the folks that run it are an invaluable resource.

I completely agree!

Who are these Brock and Lance people to which you refer? I've never heard of them.

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Great community, fantastic resource. Thanks Lance & Brock.

Count me in for some of that....! Well said indeed..! Thanks to both...!!
Tom

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A person who has never made a mistake has never made anything!!!

Well said Mike,
THANKS Brock
THANKS Lance

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Say what you do, Do what you say.

Like any family this place has it's ups and downs but I'm with you Mike, thanks L&B.

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Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"

I too would like to thank you two. This is a great forum with so many resources one can use to get really good at luthiery for sure.

Thanks L & B !!

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It's this new idea from recent decades that everyone gets a participation award. - MUX

Yep, Lance and Brock are the ones! It's hard to believe that the rule we most often forget here is the first one, and that is "Be Nice"!

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

My days would be less without this forum. Thanks to L & B.

This place is a valuable resource for me as a beginner. There is a wealth of knowledge here that would be devastating to lose.
However, this place is also great because of it's members. There is a community here, full of great people, all more than willing to share and to help a n y o n e who asks for it. Though I will probably never meet any of you, I hold many of you in high regard. My life would be diminished without this place.
Thanks to all of you, and to Lance and Brock, for taking the time to make this place what it is.

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Mike

The only thing nescessary for evil to thrive is for good men to do nothing.

Definitely throw my vote in. Thanks for providing a great resource guys!

Mike must be at the vino again.
My thanks go out to L&B and also to all those who have provided a forum whether it's this one or the others that came before or after it and those who contribute to them and shared their knowledge here or in other formates. When you get down to it a forum is only as good as it's contributing members in the community.

Tipping the hat to our hosts.

I've learned a lot. Thanks.

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StuMusic

I meant "ball is in ur court", not what I wrote! yes Chris, a little since my wife took me out to dinner last night. Btw Chris, u should get a package any day now... Thank you!

This forum, the OLF, has changed my life and sometimes even for the better.... Kidding of course!!!

Thanks Lance and Brock for your accomplishment with the OLF AND thanks to Mike for starting this thread!!!

I agree fully with all the sentiments voiced here . Thanks for your hard work on the forum !


We all at times get a lil impatient , or lack tact . However I have enjoyed the overall politness of this forum and as a begginner have learned a huge amount in the year I have been around . I look forward to continueing " cant spell" to apply the great suggestions mentioned here .

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Yay for Lance and Brock

oh and by the way Lance, now that I have your ear,
Regarding all them envelops with the $20 bills, you know, the donations to "Save the Padma Fund" and all the other junk me been flogging on site ~ Just take yours and Brocks cut and forward me the rest (in cash please) me could use the bucks.


blessings
be
Padma

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Audiences and dispensations on Thursdays ~ by appointment only.


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Why do need to save the original Padma? I thought they had a successful captive breeding program in Tibet and were churning out several new Padmas a month now!

Well Mike,
anything for a buck! Right? Right!

Actually the program is being run out of Taiwan and may I assure you sales are going real good...actually starting to pick up according to my off shore bank accounts.

Here Mike, dis be for you...



you can blow it up and print it out, and if you really interested, the franchise for below the Mason Dixon is still available for all me products.


blessings

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Audiences and dispensations on Thursdays ~ by appointment only.


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As a forum the OLF gets my vote. Thanks Lance and Brock for letting the forum be what it is, a place to teach, a place to learn and a place to make new friends.
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Padma, uh, that is mildly disturbing. On the bright side, my kiddos are printing it out for Halloween... You be saving ME money already!

Totally Agree

Thanks for the great community and huge knowledge base Lance and Brock!!!. OLF is my forum of choice for advise!