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Hey John: Did ya get that thing I sent ya? If not, it should be there Tues. Tomorrow is a federal holiday....
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20 years from now some of the blue boys may be mistaken for sea green ...
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The Sea Green and Blue Boy share the same clear coat and will continue to age in parallel. No one will make that mistake.
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Minty green is a great color for most Ricks, IMO, whether a product of the varnish being yellowed, or a color on its own.

I once bought a Madonna CD. I'm not a big fan, never played it, but I loved the color of the case--a very light pastel aqua. Sexy as hell...
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I like the Minty green color too... I wouldn't mind seeing a color offering like that!
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Speaking of sexy as hell...
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The Madonna CD case is about midway between those, Steve.
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I like the mintglo shade on your 4003 quite a lot John. It also seems to have the more vintage looking headstock. I was wondering why you changed out the vintage keys for the Schaller M4's?
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Dane - it's a 4004L, actually.
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Ahh...I suppose it would have helped to actually READ your post. I wondered why a 4003 of that year would have a vintage headstock.
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That minty green blue boy is killer..

So is this..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/STUNNING-LOW-MILE-1973-450-SE-MUST-SEE-TO-BELIEVE_W0QQitemZ110092027563QQihZ001QQcategoryZ6331QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Ah--reminds me of a certain song recorded by Janis Joplin shortly before she died.

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