A happy ending to my sad story of marriage, g.a.s. and telecasters

Gr8tfulEd · August 11th, 2006, 12:46 PM

Howdy all.

Thanks for all that great feedback on my previous thread. Especially the jewelry idea and taking the grief idea.

I happened to wear my new Fender baseball cap yesterday, thinking my wife wouldn't notice a new hat. Wrong.
"New hat? Did you go to the guitar store?"
I was holding a camera at the time, so I put it to my face. She can read my face.
"Yes" I said.
Brief pause. "Did you buy another guitar?"
"No," I lied. But I'm a crappy liar. We've been married 11 years and I've never once been able to pull the wool over her eyes when she's asked me a straight question. So I said "No" knowing that she would hear it as "Yes".

"You bought a telecaster didn't you."

Now that sort of stopped me in my tracks. I had know idea she knew ANY of the models that Fender makes.

"Wellp... yeah... well... I..." stammered me.

"You did, didn't you." I snap a picture of The Look to save for posterity. Maybe to teach my daughters how to form it properly, though I suspect it's a genetic trait that comes naturally to the females of our species.Thousands of years ago, a caveman was coming back after a long day out with the boys carrying a new club. You know, the fancy model with binding around the handle and a spike sticking out the end. His cavewoman took one look and said, "New club? Again?!?" followed by some inarticulate grunting and muttering, and then.... The Look. It's been passed on over the generations since.

So the happy part is that I can now keep my new baby out of her case and play her at will. Oh Happy Days!!! And all it cost me was a ten minute clubbing with The Look...and a pair of diamond earrings!

jwells393 · August 11th, 2006, 12:54 PM

Well ............. congratulations and I'm glad my suggestion was of some use to you.

Grin'n'pick · August 11th, 2006, 01:07 PM

Is The Look similar in effect to that most harrowing of retorts: "I'm not cross, I'm disappointed"? Mine kills me with that one every time. Still, at least you get to play the tele! I 'casually' told my missus that I was going to buy a new tele "in a few months or so". She didn't seem overly upset so I did the decent thing and bought one the next day.

Gr8tfulEd · August 11th, 2006, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grin'n'pick

Is The Look similar in effect to that most harrowing of retorts: "I'm not cross, I'm disappointed"? Mine kills me with that one every time. Still, at least you get to play the tele! I 'casually' told my missus that I was going to buy a new tele "in a few months or so". She didn't seem overly upset so I did the decent thing and bought one the next day.

Too good! and yes, I suspect the looks are akin.

hushnel · August 11th, 2006, 02:20 PM

Dude,
#1 You talk in your sleep. or
#2 She types http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/

Grin'n'pick · August 11th, 2006, 02:58 PM

Hang on a minute... just realised, now the tele is out of the closet, as it were, WHERE ARE THE PICS???

Brian blaut · August 11th, 2006, 03:14 PM

All is right in the world.

Funny post.

Gr8tfulEd · August 11th, 2006, 03:15 PM

Well, it looks just like this one, except its got a rosewood fingerboard. I'll post some actual pictures as soon as I get them:

woodman · August 11th, 2006, 03:17 PM

see? there is a god.

curbinati · August 11th, 2006, 03:31 PM

Ed,

Being a "card-carrying" expert in the field of genetics, I'll chime in on some of your astute points. Oh yes, "The Look" is in fact genetically determined by having two X chromosomes <joke>, however, it's not all nature here -- nurture is in fact a big player as well. By your daughters learning the behavior associated with "The Look" (and any desired effect) they will be able to "express" the genes responsible for the manifestation of "The Look", therefore being more skillful at it. Seriously, there is a on-going controversy in genetics with regards to nature vs. nurture and we will likely discover that nurture does biochemically impact nature (genetics/genes) but these hard experiments to do.

All in all, that's a beautiful tele -- no price too big.

Cheers,
Carl

chickenpicker · August 11th, 2006, 05:52 PM

If your daughter's anything like mine, she'll need no tuition in intuition!

Fuzzyhead · August 11th, 2006, 06:28 PM

"She's got the radar workin'
Workin' overtime"

Nice to see it worked out in the end. Beautiful Tele!
Have fun, man!

Tom S · August 11th, 2006, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hushnel

Dude,
#1 You talk in your sleep. or
#2 She types http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/

I'm voting for #2. She's checking out his web activity. I hope TDPRI is the worst of it!

(At least she was slick enough not to say "You bought a limited edition 60th Anniversary tele, didn't you?")

reverbbb · August 11th, 2006, 10:20 PM

You might consider a 1 hour expiration on your web-browsing history & cookie deletion.

Fuzzyhead · August 12th, 2006, 03:41 AM

Use Firefox and select "delete privacy data on Firefox shutdown".

Gr8tfulEd · August 12th, 2006, 12:53 PM

You folks are too funny.

I figure she just knows me. For a Vasser grad, she's not the most technology sophisticated gal on the planet. I had to show her how to move files from one folder to another the other day (Right click? You mean I can click left or right?)

You know. Maybe we really do create our own reality. Maybe I WANTED her to find out so I could start taking my lumps and actually PLAY the dang twang thang!

Tom S · August 12th, 2006, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gr8tfulEd

For a Vasser grad, she's not the most technology sophisticated gal on the planet. I had to show her how to move files from one folder to another the other day (Right click? You mean I can click left or right?)

Damn, she's a lot slicker than I thought! Sucker!!!

Just kidding, of course.

rust_preacher · August 14th, 2006, 06:31 AM

I am Jyrki and I have G.A.S. And I have not bought anything guitar-related in 64 days. (Do a hear a chorus of "Hi, Jyrki!"?)

Gr8tfulEd, I am glad the tele worked out. Recently, and many times before, I have thought that acquiring music gear really is the only thing that gets in the way of me and my spouse. There are no financial problems but the pang of guilt always comes when you have decided on a purchase. A couple of weeks ago I went to look at an amp that had just the tone I was looking for, but decided to pass on that one this time, and I have been glad about that. Maybe I am getting over G.A.S.!

Famous last words:

"Because you gotta have one!" (My 70's Roland RE-201 tape echo)
"I'm gonna trade my green Strat!" (My G&L ASAT Hollowbody)
"I'm selling my Twin Amp!" (The same)
"I just sold my Charvel Surfcaster!" (The same)
"Matti (the luthier) just dropped by!" (My new Flying Finn sunburst with snakeskin 'guard)
"This is not really available ANYWHERE!" (My Am. vintage Thinline '72 reissue)

...and on and on...

I just recently hid a 4x10 cabinet at the back of my combos. It's black and has no logo so it blends in really well. Pedals come and go, rack gear can be just added into the rack unnoticed, pickup upgrades are invisible. And when you actually end up making money on a trade you can casually bring that up. Never talk about your losses.

Jyrki

rust_preacher · August 17th, 2006, 12:14 PM

Here I go again... if anyone is listening ... A Marshall JCM 800 2205 model arriving tomorrow. There goes my clean rap out the door... ;-)

Jyrki

BluesOwl · August 17th, 2006, 12:41 PM

hid a Tele purchase from the wife once (the Aerodyne)

won't do it again

August 11th, 2006, 12:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gr8tfulEd Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lake Oswego, OR Posts: 630	A happy ending to my sad story of marriage, g.a.s. and telecasters Howdy all. Thanks for all that great feedback on my previous thread. Especially the jewelry idea and taking the grief idea. I happened to wear my new Fender baseball cap yesterday, thinking my wife wouldn't notice a new hat. Wrong. "New hat? Did you go to the guitar store?" I was holding a camera at the time, so I put it to my face. She can read my face. "Yes" I said. Brief pause. "Did you buy another guitar?" "No," I lied. But I'm a crappy liar. We've been married 11 years and I've never once been able to pull the wool over her eyes when she's asked me a straight question. So I said "No" knowing that she would hear it as "Yes". "You bought a telecaster didn't you." Now that sort of stopped me in my tracks. I had know idea she knew ANY of the models that Fender makes. "Wellp... yeah... well... I..." stammered me. "You did, didn't you." I snap a picture of The Look to save for posterity. Maybe to teach my daughters how to form it properly, though I suspect it's a genetic trait that comes naturally to the females of our species.Thousands of years ago, a caveman was coming back after a long day out with the boys carrying a new club. You know, the fancy model with binding around the handle and a spike sticking out the end. His cavewoman took one look and said, "New club? Again?!?" followed by some inarticulate grunting and muttering, and then.... The Look. It's been passed on over the generations since. So the happy part is that I can now keep my new baby out of her case and play her at will. Oh Happy Days!!! And all it cost me was a ten minute clubbing with The Look...and a pair of diamond earrings!

August 11th, 2006, 12:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,211 101 Photos	Well ............. congratulations and I'm glad my suggestion was of some use to you. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

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August 11th, 2006, 03:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
curbinati TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 62	Nurture feeds nature Ed, Being a "card-carrying" expert in the field of genetics, I'll chime in on some of your astute points. Oh yes, "The Look" is in fact genetically determined by having two X chromosomes <joke>, however, it's not all nature here -- nurture is in fact a big player as well. By your daughters learning the behavior associated with "The Look" (and any desired effect) they will be able to "express" the genes responsible for the manifestation of "The Look", therefore being more skillful at it. Seriously, there is a on-going controversy in genetics with regards to nature vs. nurture and we will likely discover that nurture does biochemically impact nature (genetics/genes) but these hard experiments to do. All in all, that's a beautiful tele -- no price too big. Cheers, Carl __________________ Americana/Roots-Rock/Alt-Country, whatever, it's just damn good music! guitarist for Sam Mellon and the Skylarks

August 11th, 2006, 01:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grin'n'pick Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sarf Eas' Laandon Posts: 1,948 38 Photos	Is The Look similar in effect to that most harrowing of retorts: "I'm not cross, I'm disappointed"? Mine kills me with that one every time. Still, at least you get to play the tele! I 'casually' told my missus that I was going to buy a new tele "in a few months or so". She didn't seem overly upset so I did the decent thing and bought one the next day.

August 11th, 2006, 02:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Grin'n'pick Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sarf Eas' Laandon Posts: 1,948 38 Photos	Hang on a minute... just realised, now the tele is out of the closet, as it were, WHERE ARE THE PICS???

August 11th, 2006, 03:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Brian blaut Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Age: 34 Posts: 1,408	All is right in the world. Funny post.

August 11th, 2006, 03:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Gr8tfulEd Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lake Oswego, OR Posts: 630	Well, it looks just like this one, except its got a rosewood fingerboard. I'll post some actual pictures as soon as I get them:

August 11th, 2006, 05:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
chickenpicker Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 3,060 14 Photos	If your daughter's anything like mine, she'll need no tuition in intuition!

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Fuzzyhead Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bonn (Yer-up) Age: 25 Posts: 1,350 23 Photos	"She's got the radar workin' Workin' overtime" Nice to see it worked out in the end. Beautiful Tele! Have fun, man! __________________ about me: blog, photos & musical preferences

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August 12th, 2006, 03:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
Fuzzyhead Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bonn (Yer-up) Age: 25 Posts: 1,350 23 Photos	Use Firefox and select "delete privacy data on Firefox shutdown". __________________ about me: blog, photos & musical preferences

August 12th, 2006, 12:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
Gr8tfulEd Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lake Oswego, OR Posts: 630	You folks are too funny. I figure she just knows me. For a Vasser grad, she's not the most technology sophisticated gal on the planet. I had to show her how to move files from one folder to another the other day (Right click? You mean I can click left or right?) You know. Maybe we really do create our own reality. Maybe I WANTED her to find out so I could start taking my lumps and actually PLAY the dang twang thang!

August 14th, 2006, 06:31 AM	#18 (permalink)
rust_preacher TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 47	I am Jyrki and I have G.A.S. And I have not bought anything guitar-related in 64 days. (Do a hear a chorus of "Hi, Jyrki!"?) Gr8tfulEd, I am glad the tele worked out. Recently, and many times before, I have thought that acquiring music gear really is the only thing that gets in the way of me and my spouse. There are no financial problems but the pang of guilt always comes when you have decided on a purchase. A couple of weeks ago I went to look at an amp that had just the tone I was looking for, but decided to pass on that one this time, and I have been glad about that. Maybe I am getting over G.A.S.! Famous last words: "Because you gotta have one!" (My 70's Roland RE-201 tape echo) "I'm gonna trade my green Strat!" (My G&L ASAT Hollowbody) "I'm selling my Twin Amp!" (The same) "I just sold my Charvel Surfcaster!" (The same) "Matti (the luthier) just dropped by!" (My new Flying Finn sunburst with snakeskin 'guard) "This is not really available ANYWHERE!" (My Am. vintage Thinline '72 reissue) ...and on and on... I just recently hid a 4x10 cabinet at the back of my combos. It's black and has no logo so it blends in really well. Pedals come and go, rack gear can be just added into the rack unnoticed, pickup upgrades are invisible. And when you actually end up making money on a trade you can casually bring that up. Never talk about your losses. Jyrki

August 17th, 2006, 12:14 PM	#19 (permalink)
rust_preacher TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 47	Here I go again... if anyone is listening ... A Marshall JCM 800 2205 model arriving tomorrow. There goes my clean rap out the door... ;-) Jyrki

August 17th, 2006, 12:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
BluesOwl Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dexter, MI Posts: 572 48 Photos	never again hid a Tele purchase from the wife once (the Aerodyne) won't do it again __________________ BluesOwl