Darren's US Tour

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:35 pm

Darren, where else will your travels take you? What else is being traded?

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:47 pm

Brian, we're in SC until Thursday and then we fly up to Philadelphia to stay with that legendary bass player and Rickenbacker afficionado, Mr Dave Pascoe.

Dave has organised a jam next Friday night where I'll be able to try out my 1960 360 Capri for the first time. I can hardly wait to hear this baby sing.

Photos to come soon.

Unless I find something else along the way, tomorrow's exchange with Cole will be the last "deal" for now. Maybe I'll stumble across a 4005 bass somewhere......

johneek · Post by **johneek** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:32 pm

Darren,
Have a great time! Fly safe and enjoy your Capri!

harvey49 · Post by **harvey49** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:07 pm

So have you got a smile from ear to ear Darren? Are the new toys as good as you hoped for?

I don't know why you were having so much trouble staying on the right side of the road. That's the left remember? - no wait a minute it's the correct side of the road not the right, hang on now I'm starting to get confused. LOL

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:34 pm

Darren,

Did my trapeze tailpiece visit the land of it's birth?

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:54 am

Great thread, Darren.... sounds like you're having almost as much fun as I am! Have you played 'bottles' with your dad yet?

It will be great fun exchanging experiences when I get back to the land of the short brown bottle.

Enjoy!!

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:42 am

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rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:39 am

I should have hid in Darren's suitcase.

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:58 am

Joey, it wouldn't have been a good idea to hide in the suitcase. The airline luggage gorillas managed to jump all over it between LA and Nashville. The suitcase arrived held together with packing tape. Hasn't anyone taught 'em how to use the freakin' zipper??? The guitars were safe though.

I'm now in Seneca SC, overlooking the banks of Lake Keowee. Man, what a view!

Time to go play some guitar!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:27 pm

It was great meeting you, Darren, in LA! Hope to make it to the 'big island" sometime soon. My wife has been pushing it.

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:46 pm

Mike, please stay in touch...I'd love to catch up with you should you make it to Melbourne.

I've spent tonight with old friends of my parents at the house on the lake. Numerous bottles of red wine have been consumed. A very raccous version of "A Hard Days Night" was performed and I'm already onto the second set of strings on the 700C. Oh how I love this guitar!

On Thursday we fly up to wreak havoc in Philadelphia at Dave Pascoe's house.

In the meantime, it's nice to access to a computer for a while!

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:48 pm

Brian, your trapeze tailpiece is still safety attached to my '59 335 MG Capri in Melbourne. The '60 360 FG Capri I have here is a more recent purchase.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:30 pm

Good News Darren! By the looks of the photo's you look like you're having a fun trip. What did you eat with all that red wine? Nothing beats a good bottle of red, a lake view and a guitar.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:40 pm

Yes, good red wine! Listen to Brian, he's a smart one! Darren, you gotta post some photos of you and Dave, when you get to the house. Tell Dave I'm after that '72 4001 in Japan!

Melbourne? That doesn't look so far away from my other bass player friend, Bob Daisley in Sydney!

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:01 am

Brian, last night's main course was cajun shrimp skewers.

Mike, Melbourne and Sydney are 1 hour 20 minutes apart by air and 12 hours by road. C'mon down under!

I'm hoping to capture some of the action from Dave's place on Friday night for sure!

Today will be spent jetskiing on the lake, playing more guitar, drinking more wine, with a bbq for tonight's evening meal. Life's pretty tough right now....!!