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You're a wise man...cultural exchange is not for the faint-hearted, and it can be even tougher on some of the other organs...know when to say "Saya seboh warug, matur suksema" is my motto.

You are a wise farang.

Bagus sekali! Terimah kasih banyak, Bapak...

Ichiban gichi gai horsdere!! (sorry, no Japanese spell checker!!)

Howard, I think you've confused some Japanese phrase with the backing vocal lines in "Lady Marmalade"...an easy enough mistake to make.

"Voulez vous Suzuki Honda, c'est soi..."

Hope there's butter with the marmalade, Wayang-san!!

Hey Har--I mean Howard! You should write an Oz version of that tune: "Lady Marmite"...sticks to the roof of your mouth, eh wot? Ok, ok, I'll go to bed now...

Er..... Vegemite is the real cojone, Dane. Marmite's a very poor substitute for the real thing.

How does 'Lady Vegemite' sound?

Working on it............

You're right again as usual, Howard...I was too enamored of the similar-sounding "Marm...", but the new version really should contain three syllables to preserve the original's iambic pentameter...

Who says we don't get real work done around here? A good night's sleep and I'm rarin' to remember everyone's name correctly...

Jeez, I stay off for one evening and look at what happens...

I'm going to try and keep this thread going with more acoustic talk. Is there anyone here that would agree with me that coloring acoustic guitars is cool.

I have an Ibanez AE 30 which is a dark Blueburst and I think it's an amazing color. I would love to see a Ric Acoustic in the same color. Or any color.

I noticed that there is a black acoustic on the website when you click on the "tour the acoustic factory" button. I think that's really nice.

Anyone want to chime in on this one??

I'm not much for blue...or green...or red, but man, I love the tobacco burst, sunburst, cherry burst, and amber burst that I see from time to time. Gibson has traditionally done the best burst over the years, but lately Martin is doing a great job as is Santa Cruz and Collings.

See, most traditionalist like seeing the beautiful top grain in Sitka, Adirondack, Engelmann, or European Spruce. Colors are often used to cover up less than perfect tops, so many folks are suspect as soon as they see a colored top thinking there is inferior wood underneath the stain. I do think a jet black acoustic can look good on a jumbo. Johnny Cash sure thought black looked good...so much so, he hand painted a Brazilian Rosewood D-28 years ago to get that outlaw effect. I'm sure he thought nothing of doing that to a D-28, but today it would be pure sacrilege to pull such a maneuver.

If RIC were taking orders for acoustics, Neil, you could order a Blueburst. I'm not sure whether 'color of the year' applies to acoustics, however. Melissa probably wants one very badly!!

I know that Fireglo is available - guess that one is Jetglo.

If I could, I would put my order in today. Fortunatley ny acoustic is blueburst itself and the top is a flamed maple.


I do want to sell it for something else. My dream is a Ric in the same color. The blue is a bit darker than the image as well.

The Johnny Cash model is stunning also. But he's Johnny Cash and is the man in black after all.