My friends,
I am absolutly moved and blown away by your awesome demonstration of support and love!!! I can not begin to tell you all how very much your kind offerings and helpful suggestions have strengthened both myself and my wife as well (for she has been my musical partner for the past 12 years) and you all helped lift our hearts, when we were truly in the dumps at the time of this overwhelming water damage situation with our studio! Bless you all!! I have never seen such an incredible display of the HUMAN SPIRIT at it's highest level as I have here at Gearslutz! Words alone just can not express how deeply we appreciate each and every one of you amazing people...thank you dear dear friends!!
Sorry it took me so long to respond, I have been busy running around doing what I could today to clean and dry things up as it were. I was also in NYC today getting some help from a friend with some of my pedals and devices. Bad day to go anywhere in NY! Shopping malls, banks, major streets everywhere damaged and closed...some pot holes a foot deep, so we all got hit hard in this area!
I wanted to mention that last night I had the honor and pleasure of talking with Fletcher for many hours and he really came through for me let me tell you, Fletcher, although complicated and mysterious as he may seem on the net, is a real warm, intelligent, thoughtful, hilarious and loving man! He has a huge heart and was a great friend to me with many helpful and (to me) fascinating facts about water damage and how I am no where as bad off as I thought, because all of the electronics and cables had no power running through them, that after serious drying and cleaning with distilled water, I would be good to go on just about everything! Fletcher (as well as some of you gentlemen) had been through a flood before too and said everything that was submerged came back to life after allot of TLC! It felt like a loved one that you thought had defiantly drowned all of a sudden revived and was kicking and coughing up water (I know, weird comparison, but you know what I mean.) So I really wanted to say thank you Fletcher for seriously helping me feel relived about what I thought was a complete and total loss! I have known you now for 10+ years and last night was the first time that we ever spoke and I have to say it was like hearing an old familiar friend that I have known and been close to all of my life! Fletcher is THAT AWESOME of a dude...wonderful man!!
Thank you RawBeanZen!! It was also wonderful to meet you on the phone sir! you are a brother, friend and kindered Spirit and I understand what you were telling me last night about your 8 months in solitude after your several tragedies (far worse than what I have just been through!) Your kindness and love are tremendous and I am thankful to you for not only reaching so graciously out to me, but to everyone that you meet! You are what GOD would call a good Son! I am especially impressed with you, for your heart seems as to be coming from the source (if you know what I mean) and that is a powerful thing! This giving on to others thing here at Gearslutz...OK, Giveslutz, has really caught on and we have you my dear friend to thank for that! Oh sure it could of been any one of us, but it had to be you!
I aprreciate our conversation last night RawBeanZen...thank you so much for the call!
Dear Bowie, you are so thoughtful and gracious, I am just so lucky to be in the same company as you and I am honored to know you Chris! Thank you for your much appreciated support! You are amazing!
strewnshank, thank you for reaching out to me in this time of need (emotional) and giving support and comfort to our situation..you too my good friend are very much appreciated!! thumbsup
vixen2yall, Leny, Croaker, James 'LA' Lugo, stagefright13, in the red, ray_subsonic, Mark Kaufman, Dirty Halo, dpianomn, Knox, Space Station, lynyrd, Meriphew, Jamz, yass, Silvertone, nobtwiddler, pashatom, Hannes_F and ever one who has posted on this thread....THANK YOU GUYS...I FEEL THE LOVE AND IT REALLY IS HELPING US THROUGH ALL OF THIS!!!
I will address all your qestions tomorow! i still have allot of things to try and dry (I am trying to save my guitar cases...never realized hoe CHEAP those new smaller fender cases are! Behind the felt material it's fricken Styrofoam!)
I am trying to do as much as I can to dry things out all power conditioners and electronic devices are opened up and being fanned. Some of these cases are not going to make it, but I am drying them all the same.
More tomorrow my good friends! Your help and advice have really made my wife and I feel like we are going to not only make it out of this mess, but come out wiser more connected to many of you and I know that I am going to appreciate life, friends, music and giving to others much more intensely now, because I got hit hard and suddenly I realized what was most important (and it's not the studio and the equipment!) What is most important in this physical life is being useful and helping others in any way that you can...not turning your back to folks and trying to get your dibs on what floats your boat. That ends up being like King Midas! I remember something that Steven Wright (the comedian) once said, "You can't have everything....where would you put it?"
I love you guys...that is a fact!
Full status on Studio tomorrow! Goodnight to all!!