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End of an Era: Last Remaining Red Lion Cigar Factory Closes After 100 Years

       

Started by Dan Sleep

 2 Jun 16, 2011
Reply by Bruce Mundorf

Mugshots of famous musicians (inc. Hendrix, Elvis and Morrison)

  I find this fascinating. Police mugshots of rock and pop stars (and others). Look as Chase Jarvis' blog for some, and How to be a retron…

Started by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw

 0 Jun 14, 2011

Prayers for my family

My Mom received her reward last night. After several years of heart trouble and 2 years of fighting cancer we found her in her chair in fro…

Started by Outhouse Instruments

 25 Jun 9, 2011
Reply by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars

Bela Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart

I did a search and hadn't seen this posted. I'm streaming Bela Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart at my desk on Netflix. It's a documentary about…

Started by Bad Finger (Eric)

 7 May 31, 2011
Reply by Skeesix

Google strikes again...

So, I guess it is time to start using another search engine besides Google. They have proven, once again, that they have no sense of patrio…

Started by Dan Sleep

 11 May 31, 2011
Reply by Craig Cox

This is the site of the 2011 York Pa Cigar Box vendors area

Get your spaces while there are still some available!!!   http://tinyurl.com/6cvx24r  

Started by Dan Sleep

 4 May 20, 2011
Reply by wes carl

My first CBG to be introduced to the general public.

I will be attending a fund raiser for my daughters school, where a CBG build by me will be on auction. I have included a burned cd of the B…

Started by colin mcgrath

 4 May 15, 2011
Reply by wes carl

Possible Marketing Opportunity

So I know that most of us have been driven here by the maddening boredom of big stores like Guitar Center. Now normally, they have a weekly…

Started by Ben

 0 May 12, 2011

blind willie

Wasn't sure where to post this but i've pasted the free blind willie download on my FB page. Hope that works for the tobacco tin comp,cheer…

Started by Robert Southwell

 2 May 11, 2011
Reply by Jonny Bordello

Stereo sound from one guitar track.

Now that I'm learning how to use Garage Band I'm finding ways to play with it. Decided to try to get a fuller sound out of one track. This…

Started by Paul Stephen Eklund

 6 May 1, 2011
Reply by BenBob

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