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Hi Guys

I am still here,lurking in the Shadows (Pun) for a while.

Actually,I have myself a new hobby alongside my music

I have returned to making R/C Model Boats,I used to do it about
25 years ago along with my Model Railway,but things take over and I lost
touch with them.

Now I have a bit more time on my hands,and with my Wife's blessing,I have
gone back to the Boats,but sadly not the railways.

Health wise I am OK
Playing wise,I am fine.
Latest new toy is a TVS3 Echo from the guy's in Australia,excellent but expensive
piece of kit.
Anyway,now you know what I am up to.

Thanks for asking

Best Wishes

Alan

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Alan,
Bit by that R/C bug, huh? I'm terrified to get my plane out, because once I do, I'm going to have to rip the gas engine out of it, put an electric motor, controller and battery packs in the thing, and then go find a place to fly it.

Right now, shooting is taking up a lot of my cash flow, and the last thing I want to do it start spending more money. The change over from a .46 engine to electric, everything all up, is probably a couple of hundred bucks. I can buy a lot of ammo with that.

Gary


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so glad to see you back. you have been sorely missed. i have several of your tunes on my computer play list so i hear you pickin' every day. your collab on 'ashamed' makes me sound like a super star. thank you so much.
hope you'll stay around a while and find time to collaborate with those many biab users who would benefit from your fine guitar work.

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Alan! Glad to hear you're doing well.
Yep, I miss those Saturday morning tunes too, like you used to crank them out most ever week. I have a bunch of your stuff saved on my PC too and enjoy listening to the tunes.

With your new interest and Gary's new interest.... i might as well spill mine....... ha!
I'm into photography and videography right now. I love it. I've been away from the photography way too long. And right now I'm enjoying shooting lots of stuff in black and white (B&W).

I enjoy shooting landscapes and people. And I'll shoot anything that will pose for me --- nature or natural.

I bet that starts another thread.......... Or I might get banned... it's all good...... I feel better than I've felt since I retired.


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I bet that starts another thread..



Or hijacks this one..

My oldest daugher is getting paying gigs pretty regularly as photographer lately. We started working on a website recently. We'll see how that goes. I have high hopes.

I loved working in B/W when I was younger. These kids with all their new fangled cameras .. it's amazing what can be done in minutes now. I remember waiting days for the results.


.. get off my lawn!

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Boats? Who said boats. That's what I'm into, but I'm into the real thing.


My website to hear my stuff-

http://www.edbulmer.com/


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One word for Ray--

Weddings.

The wedding photog can make a lot more money than the music act does at the reception...



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