Kaiser Bill Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 This beautiful guitar was given to my last year by a friend that was dying of cancer. I am proud to own it and play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 This beautiful guitar was given to my last year by a friend that was dying of cancer. I am proud to own it and play it. Bill , glad you have a guitar of such value . JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 funny how inanimate objects can carry something around with them , no other j200 will play the same as that one in your arms . nice way to keep memories moving along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Thanks Juan...I will be playing it at his memorial service in a few weeks. Blindboy... you are 100% correct...I have 4 acoustics and each one is totally different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Beautiful guitar and a wonderful tribute to your late friend. I'm sure he'll be looking down with a big grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 . Welcome. Your friend must've valued your friendship very much and thought very highly of you. It's a beautiful guitar and a wonderful keepsake. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yes...we were friends for 41 years, toured together in the 70s, and were both VietNam vets. Never a cross word between us in all that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yes...we were friends for 41 years, toured together in the 70s, and were both VietNam vets. Never a cross word between us in all that time. Bill , will you be playing a favorite song of his ??? I know another forum member played a Johnny Cash song at his father's funeral . and I am glad there are still people in the world who know the true meaning of a friendship . God Bless JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Juan...as per his widow's request I will be doing "Happy Trails". I have been practicing not crying when I do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double0blues Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It's a great tribute and a great way to remember your friend, Bill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Juan...as per his widow's request I will be doing "Happy Trails". I have been practicing not crying when I do it. Perfect Song. I'm guessing he'll be laughing at you if you cry!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Bob and I did the "Cowboy Bob" show for quite a while. We played nursing & retirement homes. We did shows for the local Soldiers & Sailors home. We never took a cent. Bob was on 100% disability from his tour in VietNam. I believe in my heart it was Agent Orange that finally took his life. He was my friend for 41 years, and I miss him every day. I believe his widow still has his signature Johnny Cash Martin on display at their home. He was a Johnny Cash fan of the first magnitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR SERVICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR SERVICE! Amen. A lot of us of that era didn't support that war, but we all support your service to our country. God bless you and your dear friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 "Bob" sounds like a good man, and its a great name for a guitar too. "Happy Trails" - never would have thought of that one, but its a superb choice for a memorial song. Sing out, and sing out strong. Thanks for sharing the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Thanks ever so much for your kind words. As for supporting the war... I really didn't have a choice. I was already in when it broke out. I just consider myself lucky to have been discharged in 1966 before the worst of it started. Many of my classmates will never be older than 20. Bob was indeed a good man and a good friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Anybody know if its possible to have the pickguard replaced. Bob was a "flogger" and a lot of the design is worn away. I'd like to get it either replaced or restored. Is that possible?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Anybody know if its possible to have the pickguard replaced. Bob was a "flogger" and a lot of the design is worn away. I'd like to get it either replaced or restored. Is that possible?? Yes. Getting an orignal one from Gibson may require the assistance of an authorized Gibson dealer. There are plenty of aftermarket versions, although they may or may not contain all the distinctive elements of the original. Just google "custom guitar pickguards", and you'll probably come up with a number of sources, including pickguardian and terrapin guitars. Removal of an original pickguard and installing a new one has been the subject of several threads here, or a competent guitar repairman or luthier can do it for not a lot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Bob and I did the "Cowboy Bob" show for quite a while. We played nursing & retirement homes. We did shows for the local Soldiers & Sailors home. We never took a cent. Bob was on 100% disability from his tour in VietNam. I believe in my heart it was Agent Orange that finally took his life. He was my friend for 41 years, and I miss him every day. I believe his widow still has his signature Johnny Cash Martin on display at their home. He was a Johnny Cash fan of the first magnitude. very nice Martin =D . I don't really like them alot . but there is something about that black one =D . and just missing him and thinking about him is the greatest testament to what a great friend you had in him God Bless was Bob off the hook in 1966 also or did he stay longer ? JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 That Martin is the limited edition Johnny Cash model. I was discharged in Dec 1966 thats about the time Bob went in. He got out some time in late '68 or early '69 when I met him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I was discharged in Dec 1966 Good timing on that one...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 I had already done two tours...somebody else's turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I had already done two tours... are you john lee pettimore ? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Sorry...I'm not familiar with that name. Just wanted to let you know that this Saturday is the Cowboy Bob memorial. I slapped a new set of wires on the J200 and they just sing. Several of you had wished me luck with the service...I appreciate that. I will let you all know how I fared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 I made it all the way through with no problems until the last word... lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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