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    The Gibson Lounge Appreciation Thread

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    Well everyone, thank you for the hellos and comments! It was great seeing all of you again (regardless if it's the last time or not). When/If I record that album dream of mine, this will be the first place I'll share it. I'll try to play more guitar, I was getting pretty good at finger picking... 

     

    I'll see you guys around! 

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    The Gibson Lounge Appreciation Thread

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    On 7/7/2021 at 9:17 PM, Mr. Natural said:

    dem00n!  You're back! (if only for one last post?)

    I'm glad you're doing well. 

    At which national lab did you do a stint?  I worked for over 41 years in the DOE complex, and I visited several of the labs over that time.

    I had a stint at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. DOE is fun, until you run out of grant money and you need to find a new job. Not fun... 

    On 7/8/2021 at 10:06 AM, Pinch said:

    This is one of the nicest places on the Internet IMHO. 

    Although I do kind of miss back when I bought a guitar, then played the guitar, and that was it. These days, it's more like, no, haven't actually recorded with it - still having trouble with the G and B saddle to saddle height ratio. Possibly. Can't tell until my luthier comes back. 

    Agreed. Call your luthier, or maybe find a new one? Or you could just learn to fix it yourself...that's hard though. 

    On 7/8/2021 at 10:15 PM, Retired said:

    Great to have you back posting again and even if you don't play anymore, that doesn't matter. 

    Agreed, this post makes me feel all warm inside. 🤭. I'll get back to it one day.

    On 7/9/2021 at 5:55 AM, Might Be said:

    h00ly sl00shtone. Dem00n! H0w ar y0u?

    Farnsbarns, BTW. 

    W0w man, fancing seeing y0u here. Farnsbarns is a name I haven't seen in a long time. 

    On 7/9/2021 at 7:50 AM, Might Be said:

    We just need FuzzyFred to make an appearance now!

    Well...

    On 7/9/2021 at 4:09 PM, jdgm said:

    Yes.  I hope he is too.

    Bence checked in recently and Valeriy.  I wonder what Versatile is doing.  I think 4Hayden who I played the song association game with must have died as he was badly ill. 

    There are loads more I didn't know so well.  Searcy was great, Rev Lee, Charlie Brown, Kaleb, Retro, Rocketman - I hope they are all ok.   Tman also.

    So many names, so many memories! I wasn't aware 4Hayden was ill. 

    On 7/10/2021 at 11:59 AM, 01GT eibach said:

    It's funny ... The thread's title is exactly how I don't feel about the Gibson forums anymore ... "appreciation" or the lack thereof.  So making a post like this only seems so mostly appropriate in this thread, in particular.  There is a decidedly lack of interesting new threads, and some very questionable posts for the viable new threads that do come into being.  As such, I am announcing my departure from the forums for at least a good while.  I am a huge fan of Gibson guitars, so I am sure it will probably be only temporary ... or not.  Don't worry ... you won't miss me.    :   )

    Forums come and go, nothing lasts forever on the internet except the screenshots of the past. And AOL, that'll last forever. 

    On 7/12/2021 at 9:15 AM, badbluesplayer said:

    Hey DemOOn.  I remember you.  Glad to see you became an engineer!

    Thanks man!

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    The Gibson Lounge Appreciation Thread

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    On 7/7/2021 at 8:35 PM, Dub-T-123 said:

    dem00n I’ll never forget you bud 😃

     

    Not sure if you still listen to Death, but I do. I first learned about them from you, and I’m still a big fan. 
     

    This last couple weeks I’m really hooked on Toxik - World Circus which as you may know features some background vocals from Chuck

    Hey man, did you ever use those components I sent you a couple years ago? 


    Death is still my favorite band. World Circus is a great album, but Think This is superior in every way to my ears. I never knew about the background vocals from Chuck!

     

    Here's one of my favorite albums of the year, a thrash masterpiece from Demoniac in Chile!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE6-_vod3lE

     

     

    The Gibson Lounge Appreciation Thread

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    On 7/5/2021 at 11:19 PM, CNJ said:

    HI Dem00n,  awesome story; how you were able to channel creative drive into an impressive career.  Don't ever loose focus on what's important to you.  I just joined the forum a month ago, and like you have an EE degree, now retired and living large (well, large enough to finally have time to play the guitar).  Go forth and kick-@$$

    Thanks!

    On 7/5/2021 at 11:47 PM, saturn said:

    It's great to see that you're doing so well for yourself. Check back in occasionally, even if you aren't actively playing guitar or buying Gibsons.  Us old people will still be here posting the same stuff. 

    Great to see you saturn!

    On 7/6/2021 at 4:21 AM, sparquelito said:

    Great post, dem00n.

    Glad to hear that you are making out well, and enjoying great success doing something that you love. 

    Keep on coming back and posting. 
    This place benefits from your company and your wonderful attitudes and perspectives. 

    🙂

    Thanks! I'll be popping in every so often. 

    On 7/6/2021 at 7:23 AM, kidblast said:

    Nice post.. and  you picked a good track that's for sure..  that Trower album is one  on my all time favorites.

     

     

    Bridge of Sighs is a great album. There is a connecting building bridge in NYC called the Bridge of Sighs as criminals always pass the bridge towards prison...and sigh along the way. The bridge is not Italian 

    On 7/6/2021 at 7:42 AM, merciful-evans said:

    hi Dem00n, I came 2015. Too late to remember you, but glad to see this post. 

    Your story is inspirational. Thanks for sharing it. Enjoyed the Trower too. A song I've not heard before. 

    Glad you enjoyed the song, it's my favorite Trower song! 

    On 7/6/2021 at 7:57 AM, rct said:

    I remember that dude.

    rct

    I remember that dude too 

    On 7/6/2021 at 9:23 AM, ghost_of_fl said:

    That's a cool thing about the music industry - there are a lot of different career paths you can follow, and the technology is a moving target so there is always something new to learn. 

    I have a similar story about how I got started in IT support.  For me, it was an optional summer school program in my public school when I was about 9 or 10 years old.    They had Commodore 64 computers at the time and we learned to write code using BASIC.    A few decades (and school loans) later, I'm the network administrator for a K-12 school district.   Something that seems small can make a huge change in your life/career path.   

    One of the aspects that education cannot teach its students, is that career paths are never linear. 

    On 7/6/2021 at 10:02 AM, jdgm said:

    I remember - best wishes.[thumbup]

    Thanks! 

    On 7/6/2021 at 11:06 AM, Whitefang said:

    Good post demOOn.  I joined the Gibson forum(and the Epiphone forum too) way back in '99 or 2000 or so, back when a guy known as BOBSKIPPY was a frequent contributer.  I used to have his personal e-mail address and we'd communicate back and forth that way for a while.  And then due to a combination of PC issues and forum site issues I was off both forums for a length.  And maybe nine years ago, any e-mails I sent to Bobskippy were returned by the "Mailer Daemon", meaning the address was no longer valid.

    But I don't know if it's fair to say belonging to ANY forum(and I spread myself over several) has shaped my life in any fashion.  But communicating with people from a wide variety of locations and with an equal wide variety of POV's and thoughts and insights certainly made my retirement more interesting.  [wink]   And I don't play as I used to either, but my reason is mostly a "mini" stroke I went through seven years ago still affects my dexterity and endurance.  But I do constantly work to improve them.  And since I don't play guitar for my livelihood, there's nothing at stake except satisfying my personal satisfaction,  and there's plenty of room for other interests as well.  So please keep at it.  And get yourself a decent acoustic.  If ever there's a power outage, you can still pass the time constructively.  [biggrin]

    Whitefang

    Don't worry, I have an Epi acoustic for occasions just like that. Glad to hear you working out the kinks of your stroke. 

    On 7/6/2021 at 11:21 AM, DanvillRob said:

    Of course I remember you Dem00n.... I was a member back then...and stopped frequenting the forums for many years.... came back after I graduated.    There are still many of the old-timers on here.....and (thankfully) new people too.

    I can imagine working and studying for your Doctorate is time-consuming...but stop by when you can.

    Love to hear success stories....Keep us posted as to when we can start calling you "Doctor Dem00n"!

    Thank you, Doctor Dem00n has an interesting kick to it... 

    On 7/7/2021 at 8:51 AM, fortyearspickn said:

    This raises the possibility that, despite the animosity that sometimes raises its ugly head here - even driving beloved members away -  this forum probably does much more good for members of all sizes and shapes - than we are aware of.    Thanks Demoon.    Wow - nearly 11,000 posts.   You were busy.  

    This place kept me more busy then school ever did... 

    On 7/7/2021 at 11:36 AM, ZenKen said:

    "made friends with a bunch of old dudes"  We, however, remain happily immature. Nice to "see" you young friend.

    Great to see you too ZenKen. About that will... 

    On 7/7/2021 at 4:39 PM, cookieman15061 said:

    Ahhhh those were the days......

    They sure were... 

    The Gibson Lounge Appreciation Thread

    in The Gibson Lounge

    Posted · Edited by dem00n

    Hello everyone,

    My name is dem00n. The number of posts on the left may imply that I was once an extremely active poster on these forums. I'm at an odd mood, I felt it was important to come back and make a thread, even if it doesn't really matter to anyone but me. 

     

    I'm simply here to say, that these forums have shaped the very individual I am today. On December 27th, 2008 I joined this place at thirteen years old, I didn't even own a Gibson. I learned more here then I ever did in middle school or high school. I raised hell, made friends with a bunch of old dudes and spread my opinions like wild fire. It was home for a number of years. I tapered off around 2013, as I entered my undergraduate studies, occasionally coming back to the familiarity of this place, just to feel good. I may have spent more time on here then I did ever playing my guitar. I never was that good, but I enjoyed playing. One of my dreams is to released an album, just one - don't even need to play live or nothing.... 

     

    However, I can truly pinpoint how this place changed my life. It was in these forums that I discovered the DIY effect pedal scene. It was the electronics that led me into Electrical Engineering, then leading to Mechatronics Engineering, which is what I ended up graduating in.  After a quick stint in a national lab, I went for a PhD in Electrical Engineering, focusing on biomedical applications. I'm still completing my PhD, I'm almost done! 😫

     

    This place means a lot to me, and I'm sure if you're reading this, this place means a lot to you as well. I know I won't be active here ever again, because I simply don't play as I used to and to be perfectly honest, my interests have changed. I still own my 59' ES-125T and my Melody Maker.

     

    At least my grammar has approved since 2008,  or maybe it hasn't. Oh...and EMG pickups still suck, this is a constant truth. 

     

    I love you all, even if I don't know who you are.

     

     

     

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    Animal rhythms

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    On 2/17/2021 at 12:05 AM, saturn said:

    Wow. This bizarre thread was started on my birthday in 2009. Maybe that's why I never responded. :rolleyes:

    I know where Homz is. I wonder about Thundergod and Dem00n? Dem00n would be a full fledged adult these days.  Man, time flies.  

     

    A full fledged adult? I wish. 

    Never stick a magnet to a guitar pickup!

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    Posted

    I used to work for a computer company and we had these business card sized magnets. Well we had to quit giving them out because instead of sticking them on their fridges, the customers would slap them on their CPU cases. #-o

    I had a friend who worked for dell and the most common return of items he said was monitors being repaired/returned for a magnet being put on the screen. Sometimes they would even ship it back with the magnet.

    People just never know sometimes. [lol]

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