Year End

And since Steve doesn't know we're talking behind his back, I'll add my endorsement too. Splendid feller. Witty, incisive and opinionated. Always calls a spade a hand-held earth-rearrangement device! Eater of fine wine and drinker of only the best fromage.

I managed but the briefest of chats with Steve at Wigan and I'm regretful that I wasn't able to attend the blues workshop Sunday morning. I had so many questions and so little time.

But Jim Nugent is a fount of information, and his gear-related posts are mandatory reading.

And Adrian Clark, his knowledge of modes and other aspects of music theory make for an avid readership. And he serves it with great humour too.

Ian Myatt, a fellow DC-2 owner. How could I possibly *NOT* want to read Ian's posts??? (BTW that's an amplifier, not an aeroplane.)

Steve Dix and I had a gloriously, riotously funny exchange going on regarding a pair of blustering buffoons purchasing CDs and watching movies. Well, *we* thought it was funny anyway

Paul Creedy's hand built guitar that I held at Wigan was a gem, a beautiful, beautiful piece of work. I'll certainly be looking out for Paul's posts from here on in. I really don't think it's going to be too long before Paul achieves his ambition to be a luthier. If Paul can maintain the quality of work of the instrument he had at Wigan, he'll never be short of work. So when is the Creedy Tele likely to make an appearance?

In fact, thinking about it as I type, I don't have a favourite poster per se. I just like the NG as a whole. Come on everybody, group hug and self-congratulatory back slapping all round. Generally, even our disagreements are handled with civility and decency. And that's no mean achievement these days.

Frank A Muller

Detracting from the origional aim of this post, but with relevance to the subject:

This time last year I had no idea that I was on the verge of becoming the owner of what I consider to be two real guitars (in comparison to my accoustic cheesegrater) - a Taylor314CE and an A series telecaster.

And I find that my thirst for knowledge keeps growing - the more I find out !!

And I *still* haven't found the correct grade needle to play those CD thingies, even though I've asked at every gramophone shop in town. Some of the assistants even Laughed.

I've a good mind to poke them in the eye with my pipe.

I always thought Jim was using 'new technology' to create facsimile Bell Catalogues which followed his line of reasoning?

ayuh. if I was to nominate a poster of 2002 - an idea I find slightly distasteful, but if I was to - it would be the inimitable mr otto.