Darren's US Tour

gregga41 · Post by **gregga41** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:11 am

Gee Darren..... Today,............i'll be at work!
Can you sense the green-eyed monster here?
Cant wait to catch up when you guys get home! Enjoy!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:16 am

Geeeez.....sounds like you're having a great time, Darren!

And you're on the second set of strings on the Comstock already???? I can understand why.... I love my Comstock too!

Well, I'd better get to work--I will be cheerfully photographing coins until the big brown truck arrives this afternoon!

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:26 am

Keep smilin' Melissa!

bill_yantz · Post by **bill_yantz** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:44 am

Sorry I got sick on Friday. I was looking forward to that day for over a month. I got some kind of stomach virus and fever that started coming on as we were over at the Gibson store. By the time you called later in the afternoon, I was flat on back, in bed. I even had to cancel my trip back home (Vermont) the next day to visit my Mom & Dad; I rescheduled for this Friday. My family thoroughly enjoyed meeting you and your Dad and Dave Lloyd and his wife. I was hoping we could could have plugged in your new, beautiful Capri into my AC30, that would have been fantastic. All things work for the best, though, and our best wishes to you as you enjoy your US trip, great people and guitars.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:58 am

ATTENTION
Forum members who are also wine enthusiast..

If you see this man, approach him with extreme caution, as he is known to decimate wine collections.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:05 am

Noted, Dave.... thanks for the warning. I'll email my son back in Australia immediately and have him bury the good stuff in the back yard!!

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:16 am

LOL, did you guys pass out down in the 'inner-sanctum'???

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:34 am

John,,, sad but true...

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:46 am

I'll tell ya, Elvis's 'Jungle Room' doesn't have a THING on Dave's basement, LOL... That'd be a good place for a Rick-Fest on it's own.

harvey49 · Post by **harvey49** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:01 pm

Talk about having a look of contentment on their faces - it doesn't get much better than this does it.

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:33 pm

I've just spent two fabulous days with Dave and Lisa Pascoe in Bucks County, near Philadelphia.
As you can see, my idiot grin has not diminished at all over the past three weeks!

Dave and I packed many activities into the short space of time we had together. We had breakfast at a classic 50s style diner; dinner at a great Italian restaurant; jammed with Dave's drummer on Hendrix and SRV songs (yes we played Rickenbackers); toured every guitar shop within a 100 mile radius; had the world's best Philly cheese-steak at Steve's; enjoyed another dinner with close friends at a very classy local restaurant and consumed an inapproriate amount of red wine.

The tour of a lifetime is now drawing to a close. I'm now in Lancaster, Pennsylvania wondering how I will convince the airline not to charge me excess baggage when I depart JFK on Monday.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:42 pm

If you see this man, approach him with extreme caution, as he is known to decimate wine collections.

Yes, there are "Be on the lookout for this man" posters of Darren hung in the all the lobbies of the Double Tree Hotel Chain.

Glad you are having fun, Darren!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:07 am

Safe trip home, Darren..... you've obviously had a wow of a time and kept up all the appropriate Aussie traditions. You can fill me in on the inappropriate ones when I get home, yes??

Our first get-together back home could be a bit hilarious too!

Cheers,

H

To my right, 1.....

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:18 am

Darren, is that a NJ Guitar & Bass Center shirt you're wearing? If so, you were about 15 minutes from my house!

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rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:05 am

Hey John, yes, it is a NJ Guitar and Bass t-shirt, but I picked it up this time last year.

I'm driving from Lancaster, PA to JFK tomorrow afternoon...that's about as close as I'm getting to New York City this trip John. we'll catch up next time OK?

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