Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Right you orrible lot this has been on my mind for some time now.I see the regulars on this forum day in and day out heres a few to mention
Paologregorio
lennon211
Drwho
Sloopjohn
Jwilli
Ajish4
Jimk
Why is this forum so addictive?What makes me when i come home from work read your posts?Am i being brainwashed?Am i addicted to RIC or am i addicted to RRF? Or am i completely insane and none of you people even exist? All answers and complete idiotic ramblings welcome but please remember to wipe you feet!

It's all part of the Rickenbacker Acquisition Syndrome, or RAS.

There is no cure....

You have been assimilated...............simple as that!

I'm online quite a bit job hunting and doing band related things, so I pop over to the RRF quite a bit. It's definitely RAS, I must confess.

Besides, it's always a lot of fun to see what's up with the bunch, and people on the forum are usually quite witty.

And those are just the people who have allowed their online status to be seen...

This forum is very addictive to many. What makes it sustainable for me is the friendships I've made in a short three years. I'm sure many others will chime in with similar mushy sentiments.

jdogric12aolcom wrote: This forum is very addictive to many. What makes it sustainable for me is the friendships I've made in a short three years. I'm sure many others will chime in with similar mushy sentiments.

+1. It's become less about guitars and more like just hanging out with friends (for me, anyway).

I'm a college student (not for long!) who gigs for a living, so I have lots of time during the day to hang out on here.

jdogric12aolcom wrote:And those are just the people who have allowed their online status to be seen...

Exactly. Some people — like me, for instance — don't want others to know how much time they spend reading the forum.
I cannot really say, i think for me it became a kind of a ritual, to check the forum every now and then when i'm online. I still find it hard to believe it's been almost five years since i've first found this place. Well, there must be something in here, fluids or whatever (or a built-in magnet for people). Of course, people are most important. Well, imho, of course.

paologregorio wrote:I'm online quite a bit job hunting and doing band related things, so I pop over to the RRF quite a bit. It's definitely RAS, I must confess.

Besides, it's always a lot of fun to see what's up with the bunch, and people on the forum are usually quite witty.

Some are even named Witty.

Then there's Sleepy, Dopey, Doc, Sneezy, Bashful, and Phlemmy...

My lovely wife doesn't totally understand why I'm addicted to the Forum. I do totally admit that when I was on vacation 4 years ago, I didn't have my laptop, so I drove around town for about an hour trying to find a public library so I could check my beloved Forum. Then all was right with the world...

Mirror mirror on the wall who got the biggest RAS of them all?
Ron,My wife thinks im sad so i totally know where your coming from.

For me,perhaps, it's my compulsive obsessive nature combined with mild paranoia, Adult ADD, RAS, and wanting to be a member of a like minded community.
these are just a few reasons that come to the squirell factory between my ears. However, mine does not have the backlog RICs does. I have been on medical leave since the beginning of the year, and have not been able to do much else. I am getting better and should be returning at the end of this month, so you probably will notice a drastic decrease of my activity on both sites.

I like the instruments, people, knowledge, and experience that this forum(and RICs most of the time)offer. I meet interesting folks who have taught me more about these instruments than two and a half decades of being in the biz,one way or the other, has. As I've said in one of my numerous long winded posts(no kidding mike)there certainly isn't this kind of information in books or videos.

I have also made a few friends here, and certainly hope to make more, as well as being exposed to many great artists and bands that I would otherwise have not been likely to meet. Also, I might add, that this forum, and the other one, have provided me,most of the time,to utilize my fondness of commas and/or run on sentences, which upon occasion,inspire me to include,(but certainly not just for the sake of inclusion), the use of paranthesis,which, I probably just misspellelted or........

Keep posting Mike even when you get back to work.Your posts are most welcome and enjoyable.Glad to have you on board.This forum is all about different folks different strokes! What you tal`king about Kimberly...

I have no friends in the real world...

scotty wrote:Right you orrible lot this has been on my mind for some time now.I see the regulars on this forum day in and day out heres a few to mention
Paologregorio
lennon211
Drwho
Sloopjohn
Jwilli
Ajish4
Jimk
Why is this forum so addictive?What makes me when i come home from work read your posts?Am i being brainwashed?Am i addicted to RIC or am i addicted to RRF? Or am i completely insane and none of you people even exist? All answers and complete idiotic ramblings welcome but please remember to wipe you feet!

You forgot me Scotty, you *******!

I guess I should make more memorable posts! I post every day and I'm not on the list!!




now.... how to make my post memorable....