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Apr
18th
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These people are just too greedy and too stupid! When will the IFPI and the large film and music companies get it… we hate you, we hate what you are doing. reduce the price of movies and music, give us what we want when we want it and illegal downloads will go away. Stop gouging us for maximum profit margins. We are the customers, and aren’t we always right?
Feb
14th
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World's longest nails broken in car crash Even without the hundreds killed and thousands homeless in the bushfires, or the millions who may, or already have lost their jobs and homes in the current economic climate. I doubt I’d feel sorry for some grubby old sheila who won’t cut her nails!
Feb
1st
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Poem about our Australian summer

Extremely touching and thought provoking!!

I found this beautiful Aussie Summer poem and thought it might be a comfort to you,  and it’s very wellwritten; I  hope  you enjoy it

‘An Aussie Summer  ’ 
a poem by  Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre

Fuck,It’s HOT !

Jan
26th
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A day at the beach
Dec
26th
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Xmas Schwag…A very good haul….thanks everyone
Xmas Schwag…A very good haul….thanks everyone
Dec
25th
Thu
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A little Xmas Vid for all those who couldn’t be here with us…Merry Christmas
Dec
23rd
Tue
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Another first!

This has been a year of firsts for us. First anniversary, first Easter, first birthdays for each of the kids, and now the first Xmas. All the first without Tania. For the kids it’ll be the first Xmas ever without their Mum, for me the first in twenty five years. Xmas was always special for Tania, it was the only time she saw all her family together at once. It was the closest we had to a tradition, going to Young every Xmas Day to be with family. I intend to try and keep the tradition going, mainly for the kids, but also because she’d want it. I don’t know quite how I feel about it just yet. I guess over the next few days I’ll feel a bit of everything…certainly different.

Merry Xmas

Nov
15th
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First Saturday I’ve worked for a while.
Nov
5th
Wed
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Almost Done… It’s finally all together. It still needs to be set up. This is the most tedious and least enjoyable part, but it’s also the most important. If a guitar is set up poorly it is not good to play. This guitar was inspired by the ones used by Tom DeLonge from Blink-182. Simple, only one humbucking pickup. But I opted for a maple soft V shaped neck and black hardware. The pick up is also a Bill Lawrence SL-500 rather than a Seymour Duncan and the stripe is also different. But other than that… This makes twelve guitars in the stable, and I think the last for a while. It’s not that I don’t enjoy them, it’s simply a matter of running out of room to put them. So…what to do for a hobby now? I don’t need any more guitars for a while, niether do I need a new computer, there’s five of those in the house! When I decide, I’ll let you know :)

Almost Done…

It’s finally all together. It still needs to be set up. This is the most tedious and least enjoyable part, but it’s also the most important. If a guitar is set up poorly it is not good to play.

This guitar was inspired by the ones used by Tom DeLonge from Blink-182. Simple, only one humbucking pickup. But I opted for a maple soft V shaped neck and black hardware. The pick up is also a Bill Lawrence SL-500 rather than a Seymour Duncan and the stripe is also different. But other than that…

This makes twelve guitars in the stable, and I think the last for a while. It’s not that I don’t enjoy them, it’s simply a matter of running out of room to put them.

So…what to do for a hobby now? I don’t need any more guitars for a while, niether do I need a new computer, there’s five of those in the house!

When I decide, I’ll let you know :)

Oct
12th
Sun
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Restoration complete…Sort of. This is a 72 Reissue Fender Stratocaster. It was made in Japan between 1984 and 1987. I tried a full restoration, but have been hampered by the pickups I ordered for it being lost in transit. These things can take a while to sort out so I used a couple of non genuine pickups I had lying around and the hum bucking pick up that was in it when I got it. I must say it sounds great, I may leave it the way it is for now. I do feel sorry of my mate Phil though. I got the guitar from him. The deal was I got the Strat and I’d get him a new Telecaster in place of it. How ever the pick ups were in the same parcel as the guitar, so it’s “lost” too! The dealer I bought it from assured me I’d get my guitar, but I still feel bad for Phil. I’ll have to get a new hobby! I’ve now got nine guitars and one 75% finished, and that’s not counting the three belonging to the kids or the four I’ve given away…I guess there is such a thing as having too much fun.

Restoration complete…Sort of.
This is a 72 Reissue Fender Stratocaster. It was made in Japan between 1984 and 1987.
I tried a full restoration, but have been hampered by the pickups I ordered for it being lost in transit. These things can take a while to sort out so I used a couple of non genuine pickups I had lying around and the hum bucking pick up that was in it when I got it. I must say it sounds great, I may leave it the way it is for now.

I do feel sorry of my mate Phil though. I got the guitar from him. The deal was I got the Strat and I’d get him a new Telecaster in place of it. How ever the pick ups were in the same parcel as the guitar, so it’s “lost” too! The dealer I bought it from assured me I’d get my guitar, but I still feel bad for Phil.

I’ll have to get a new hobby! I’ve now got nine guitars and one 75% finished, and that’s not counting the three belonging to the kids or the four I’ve given away…I guess there is such a thing as having too much fun.