Hello from The great state of Alaska!


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02/06/2013 1:22 am
Hello all. I am glad to be a part of this fine community! I have not played in about 10 years....just picked up a new amp and dusted off the git-fiddles! Cant wait to get my chops back!

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02/06/2013 6:41 am
Hey Seth,

Great to have you here, welcome aboard!

One thing we can't get in California that I'm dying to see is the Northern Lights, have you seen them in AK?
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02/06/2013 3:03 pm
Hey from-Alaska,

Great to have you with us!
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02/06/2013 3:47 pm
Living up there in Alaska, I bet you have lots of time for practice in the winter months.
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02/08/2013 12:23 am
Originally Posted by: Neal WalterOne thing we can't get in California that I'm dying to see is the Northern Lights, have you seen them in AK?


I can say that you can see them from North Dakota...Used to haul newspapers across the state every night....Middle of nowhere, Iron Maiden in the headphones, Mountain Dew and M&M's in the console and every once in a while, a Northern Lights show.

Those were the days.....
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02/08/2013 6:43 am
haha, I can picture it now..it's like a movie scene, and I can feel the cold air
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02/09/2013 1:19 am
Neal --

The 'Lights sometimes reach way south...I think they made CO this winter already. But when I lived in AK what amazed me about the 'Lights was that you can sometimes *hear* them.

I know it sounds a bit strange but I bet Seth can back me up. :D
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02/09/2013 1:47 am
*hear* them? wow, that's something to ...see!
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02/09/2013 3:25 pm
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02/09/2013 4:24 pm
Originally Posted by: compart1 they can't post if it's not true


Yup! I also lived in France where I was a model and made commercials for insurance companies. :D :D :D
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#0 Originally Posted by: john of MT
Neal --

The 'Lights sometimes reach way south...I think they made CO this winter already. But when I lived in AK what amazed me about the 'Lights was that you can sometimes *hear* them.

I know it sounds a bit strange but I bet Seth can back me up. :D

Woo hoo!  At long last, evidence (if not proof) that I'm not loony.  Not totally, anyway...  The noises of the northern lights https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jan/05/noises-of-the-northern-lights-weatherwatch?utm_term=63b6c9d5da856d92d3c3c8534e68b614&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUS_email


Now... if I could just figure out the chord progression.  šŸ˜


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01/05/2023 4:03 pm

Love that Chet Atkins quote, I've had a guitar for years but never devoted the time that's needed to get proficient at it. I'm 53 and if I'm gone get this new genre I like to call FL panhandle bluesdeathmetal going I better get going before arthritis sets in. Lol


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#12 Originally Posted by: scardin6801

Love that Chet Atkins quote, I've had a guitar for years but never devoted the time that's needed to get proficient at it. I'm 53 and if I'm gone get this new genre I like to call FL panhandle bluesdeathmetal going I better get going before arthritis sets in. Lol

Good luck, have fun.


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"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
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