Player Appreciation Day - it's all about playing L1ve

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Just for fun.

One night last year I walked into one of my shows with a new guitar.

On the same night an older fellow - a regular, surprised me with this carving that he had done for me. He said, "This is because I appreciate the music ..."

Has anything neat like this happened to you?

For as long as I can keep doing it, it's all about playing L1ve.

 

[DarrenJ1973]

cool!

 

[Danerada]

Nope...

That is really cool!

 

[veinbuster]

That is awesome.

I was once asked at a mostly rock date if I was trained on double bass. I was a bit puzzled but answered yes. That got me an 'I thought so, you have the vibe (or something similar to that in French). I took it as a compliment.

 

[Mikegarveyblues]

That's cool!!!

Is it carved on all four sides?

 

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Hi Mikegarveyblues,

That's cool!!!

Is it carved on all four sides?

It is carved on all four sides. It looks the same from all sides except that on two sides the eagle is facing left, and on the other two sides the eagle is facing right. If you look at it straight on (without a black background) you can see clear through to the other side.

Here is another picture of it.

Unfortunately, I didn't think to shoot this to illustrate that it looks the same from all sides. Only the top and bottom are solid.

 

[Mikegarveyblues]

Hi Mikegarveyblues,



It is carved on all four sides. It looks the same from all sides except that on two sides the eagle is facing left, and on the other two sides the eagle is facing right. If you look at it straight on (without a black background) you can see clear through to the other side.

Here is another picture of it.

Unfortunately, I didn't think to shoot this to illustrate that it looks the same from all sides. Only the top and bottom are solid.

Awesome!

 

[Steph]

Wow, that is some appreciation mark! Can't get any better motivation then that. Congratulation on your success.

 

[jfb]

That's pretty cool.

 

[vchizzle]

That's pretty awesome, never had anything that cool happen.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I was lucky enough to be approached by Byron Brown after a show and was made a member of "The Loyal Order of the Phuckheadz".

Byron is an artist who makes these clay figures and then gives them to celebrities. They are all numbered, and each one is different.

Here are a couple of other people who have received "Phuckheadz" that may be relevant for a guitar site.

I tried to find my pic, but he has now given out over 800 of them.

What? You guys didn't know I was a celebrity?:wink:

 

[Boogie]

How do you pronounce that, Sergio? :dontknow:

 

[Rango]

Cool Carving!

I'm happy when they come up after and say Hi and that they enjoyed it! I'm ecstatic if they come with a beer.

Nothing like that...

 

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Hi sergiodeblanc,

I was lucky enough to be approached by Byron Brown after a show and was made a member of "The Loyal Order of the Phuckheadz".

Byron is an artist who makes these clay figures and then gives them to celebrities. They are all numbered, and each one is different.

Here are a couple of other people who have received "Phuckheadz" that may be relevant for a guitar site....
I tried to find my pic, but he has now given out over 800 of them.

What? You guys didn't know I was a celebrity?:wink:

Celebrity brings such strange rewards.

These are great.

 

[-ST-]

Yep the carving is definitely the coolest thing I've received. But I bet I'm not alone in terms of gifts tossed up on the stage.

There was the night that some gals decided to play ring-toss with their underwear. One of them actually managed to nail the headstock of my PRS. She had an advantage over the others though. Her weapon of choice.... a sports bra.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Hi sergiodeblanc,


Celebrity brings such strange rewards.

These are great.

Thanks! But yours is way cooler!

 

[Shawn@PRS]

I was lucky enough to be approached by Byron Brown after a show and was made a member of "The Loyal Order of the Phuckheadz".

Byron is an artist who makes these clay figures and then gives them to celebrities. They are all numbered, and each one is different.

Here are a couple of other people who have received "Phuckheadz" that may be relevant for a guitar site.

I tried to find my pic, but he has now given out over 800 of them.

What? You guys didn't know I was a celebrity?:wink:

Very cool Sergio! let us see you on the webpage.

Slash is wearing a Hammerjacks t shirt. Hammerjacks was a staple in the Baltimore rock scene during the 80's and '90's and featured a lot of great bands back in the day.

 

[Shawn@PRS]

Hi Mikegarveyblues,



It is carved on all four sides. It looks the same from all sides except that on two sides the eagle is facing left, and on the other two sides the eagle is facing right. If you look at it straight on (without a black background) you can see clear through to the other side.

Here is another picture of it.

Unfortunately, I didn't think to shoot this to illustrate that it looks the same from all sides. Only the top and bottom are solid.

That's awesome! A handmade gift has a lot more meaning for me. Someone put a lot of time into making that for you.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Very cool Sergio! let us see you on the webpage.

I was looking for it, but for some reason they decided to feature these other people instead! :dontknow:

 

[alantig]

Her weapon of choice.... a sports bra.

But was she...game??? :rofl: