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> hi de hi,
>
> (currently sitting in hotel with nothing better to do, so I thought
> Id post something to the group)
>
> I recently trawled through the google archive for this newsgroup to
> discover that Ive been posting on it for 10 years now. Wow. Without
> wishing to sound old wow again. My first posts were those of
> someone returning to playing the guitar after too many years without
> one. Then I caught the GAS, which continues to this day. The guitars
> and gear Ive churned in the last decade is frightening. I dont
> think Ive still got anything I had back in 98. The world were in
> has changed more than we could have imagined since 1998, Ive changed
> (Im almost old now...) and yet the appeal of UKMG remains. Some
> people have come and gone, others are still here although posting
> less often.
>
> Highlights for me of my 10 years of UKMG include
> - the Widdlefests - thats what got me started on PC based recording,
> - the Scottish gatherings
> - the national get togethers
> - Making new friends all over the country (make that World for the man
> from the other Perth)
> - finding kindred spirits who dont mind talking (typing) b*ll*cks
> about GAS
> - Justin Proudman who encouraged me to put in my first contribution
> for a widdlefest (which is the type of encouragement I was needing at
> the time)
> - Rick Booth, the most RAWK maths teacher imaginable for his singing
> at the nationals
> - Paul Simpson for coaxing the strangest most unique sounds from a
> guitar
> - Mike Whitaker for letting me join him in the thrill of a lifetime
> to play JCSS for real
> - Jotto for the best humour outside the mainstream media,
> - Earthman for being Clive and introducing me to widdley music.
> - the Chandos crew for being around four years ago when I had to
> endure the Smoke for a while.
>
>
> Ive just re-read what Ive typed. It sounds very maudlin, but its
> not meant to. So, a propos of nothing, heres to another 10
> years.
>
> Im going to be in London for a while over the next 4 or 5 months,
> anyone up for a session at Chandos?
>
> cheers to all
>
> Andrew S

> I recently trawled through the google archive for this newsgroup to
> discover that Ive been posting on it for 10 years now. Wow. Without
> wishing to sound old wow again. My first posts were those of
> someone returning to playing the guitar after too many years without
> one. Then I caught the GAS, which continues to this day.

> - Making new friends all over the country (make that World for the man
> from the other Perth)

> Sitting in a Customs warehouse in
> Melbourne is my latest acquisition, a Yamaha SAS-1500. For those who may not
be
> familiar with this particular treatment SAS-1500 is compact Semihorougitar
that
> arranged the block at the body center. It has the play ability like a solid
> guitar and the sound of Semihoroubodi.

> Mpphh ... drool!

>hi de hi,
>
>(currently sitting in hotel with nothing better to do, so I thought
>Id post something to the group)
>
>I recently trawled through the google archive for this newsgroup to
>discover that Ive been posting on it for 10 years now.

> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:48:19 -0700 (PDT), andrew s
> wrote:
>
>>hi de hi,
>>
>>(currently sitting in hotel with nothing better to do, so I thought
>>Id post something to the group)
>>
>>I recently trawled through the google archive for this newsgroup to
>>discover that Ive been posting on it for 10 years now.
>
> Oh Gawd, it must be ten years for me as well then!
> ...and I seem to have come full circle, as Im now working on a music
> site again...!
>
> If anyone is interested, go and have a look at http://www.hobnox.com,
> which is the reason I dont get to post as often as I would like these
> days. Of particular interest are the livetool (live streaming video)
> and the audiotool (a complete flash simulation of a small electronic
> music studio)
> --
> http://www.cdbaby.com/sinistrals http://sinistrals.stevedix.de/
> http://www.stevedix.de/blog http://www.snorty.net/
>

> hi de hi,
>
> (currently sitting in hotel with nothing better to do,