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About 35 years ago I owned an Ovation Balladeer I always regretted selling. I stopped into a music store this week and saw what I was told by the clerk was a 40th anniversary re-issue. I picked it up and played it and was blown away by how much nicer it was than my Martin D28 Custom Shop in...

As one of the most recent recipients of the generosity of this forum, I want to encourage all of you to contribute to this cause no matter the amount you can afford. I don't know if you ever knew but y'all raised I think over $3,400.00 for me. You want to talk about money that couldn't have come...

Anyone in here got one of these who would be willing to do a whopping order of 2 or 3 shirts for my personal use? Still working on the artwork, but will have it soon. Thanks!!

About 25 years ago my shop was in a maintenance bay in a huge aircraft hangar at a local airport. The shop next to me was occupied by an aircraft builder who learned his trade in an underground aircraft factory in Germany during WW2. I became quite good friends with Herr Tischler and was...

I booted up shop computer this morning and got an unsettling surprise. I can't open ANYTHING on it. Every program I try brings up a window telling me the program needs to be reinstalled, or some variant of that message. I've got a paid antivirus/spyware program running that I also can't open to...

Anybody know how to get rid of these annoying SECURITY BREACH popups?

I have no idea if a pattern I need to make for a 6'x12' sign will tile on this machine or if I am going to have to do it in sections. Anyone with any experience in this? I'll be drawing from Corel 12.

I have a dilemma every time I see these tv commercials. Is she supposed to be hot? I believe Shovelhead (where's he been?) thinks so. If so, I don't get it. She comes across as ditzy to me. How about it guys - is Flo what you would call hot?

As usual, it was held at our house because of the ample off street parking, two living areas, huge back yard, and pool we have. We had a huge feast mostly prepared by yours truly, the charcoal Master Chef. It was our first get together without my baby sister.. My brother in law, who now lives...

Anyone got any updated info on Brian's 17 year old son who was severely injured in a car accident? I get emails from them but haven't heard much lately.

I'm still trying to get this old plotter running. It is hooked up to this processor precisely as it was to the last one. Every time I try to send a job out to cut the green light at the bottom flashes indicating something is wrong. I've tried every available driver for it and had Cadmn come over...

In an earlier post I listed several questions my daughter had for an anthropology assignment. Here is the result of the answers for those who participated. I found it quite interesting. My daughter wanted me to pass along her thanks.

I saw this baby in a pawn shop the other day with the ridiculously low price of $189.00 on the tag. I figured someone put the tag on the wrong instrument. I knew it to be a new Ibanez Premium Series bass that retails for $1249.00. I ran back home and got a bass I paid $100 for at a yard sale...

M1. what made you want to be a sign maker? 2. did you start off by doing hand painted or vinyl signs? 3. how long have you been making signs? 4. do you prefer hand painted/vinyl over electric? 5. what can you tell me about the culture of sign makers? make sure to ask if they mind if their...

This is my last post concerning this matter. I already feel as if I never had a 16th and 17th surgery. Abdominal pain is almost non existent and I'm functioning totally normally. Almost feel as if I'm suffering PTSD from having those vile leaking fistulas on my belly - it was a gross time to be...

I just dug the old Roland out of the garage and am trying to set it up again to cut with CorelDraw. I have it hooked up exactly the same as before. If I recall correctly, there were some port settings I might need to change. So far it isn't communicating with the computer and won't do a test...

This time a week ago I was back in the hospital. I had gotten home at around 5pm the day before and was thinking the events of surgery #17 were behind me now. At a little after 1am I began vomiting violently and had excruciating abdominal pain. I immediately knew I had an intestinal blockage...

As it turns out, the plans to eat an entire bottle of narcotics have been permanently scrapped. Surgery #17, while the most complex of all of them, has had the most remarkable outcome and fastest recovery I've ever experienced. The day after the surgery, my wife commented that I've never looked...

Since I got out of a six month hospital stay in December of last year, the two fistulas on my belly I was left with have opened up more than ten times. The skin excoriation from intestinal bile (hydrochloric acid) is always making a quarter size crater next to my belly button that burns like all...

Since he's doing an automobile tour of the states, he wanted to stop by to "shake my hand". I convinced him to stay at our house over the weekend. We have a full slate of activities planned for his visit - including going to Billy Bob's to see Jason Aldean in concert and drinking more than our...