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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

1822.0. "Worlds Worst Guitar Player Contest" by COOKIE::G_HOUSE (Claimin') Wed May 16 1990 14:33

My wife saw this in the newspaper yesterday and I thought you'd all enjoy it...

Reprinted without permission from the May 15th Colorado Springs Gazette 
Telegraph:


                       GHASTLY GUITARISTS GET A GIG

  Are you a really awful guitar player?  The kind that makes dogs howl and 
neighbors call the noise-control officers?

  If so, this contest is just for you.

  The House of Guitars, a music stores in Rochester, N.Y., is looking for
the "Worlds Worst Guitar Player" and offers a $400 Ibanez electrid guitar, 
a Peavey amplifier, six free music lessons at House of Guitars and a "one-way
bus ticket to Canada" - plus an appearance in a House of Guitars TV 
commercial and an opening-act appearance at a Rochester club.  House of 
Guitars will ship the guitar and amp to the winner, but the winner has to 
get to Rochester on his/her own.

  Send a tape of your worst to I'm the World's Worst Guitar Player, House of
Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. Roshester, N.Y. 14617.  Deadline: June 30.  You won't
get your tape back - they'll all be burned.
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1822.1See ya in Canada!POGO::HENDERSONFun with Flesh!Wed May 16 1990 14:3810
    
    
    	Greg, I saw that ad.....cracked me up. Needless to say, I'm
    out of tune and ready to submit my entry. I can take this with 
    both hands tied behind my back! 8-)
    
    Killin'cats from 40 yards,
    DonH
    
    
1822.2You guys don't stand a chance against me...WEFXEM::COTEWhat if someone sees us? Awwwwkk!Wed May 16 1990 14:434
    
    Yo! Ray Pelkey!!! Can I borrow your dog????
    
    Edd
1822.3I better practice harderRAVEN1::BLAIRNever met a guitar I didn't likeWed May 16 1990 15:582
    
    	Count me in - but I'm makin' a backup tape!
1822.4"Is that a hint, honey?"COOKIE::G_HOUSEClaimin'Wed May 16 1990 16:035
Yeah, I figured it was my big chance.

...I did wonder a little about my wife specifically pointing that out to me.

Greg
1822.5UPWARD::HEISERgive me 7 pillars of wisdomWed May 16 1990 17:473
    I was going to enter, but heard Bill & Ted are the odds on favorite.
    
    Mike
1822.6seen itMPGS::RJPELLETIERonly the lonley Thu May 17 1990 04:225
    I saw that add and almost fell out of my chair. Needless to say I won't
    be entering. There has to be someone worst then me, besides I never
    won anything in my life...
    
    rj
1822.7Double Lead???DNEAST::GREVE_STEVEWest down Ventura boulevard...Thu May 17 1990 10:375
    
    
    	With my 4 year old god-kid playing the fret board and me doing the
    plectorum.. we're a showe in... don't even bother with it doooooodes!!!
    [;^)
1822.8VLNVAX::ALECLAIREFri May 18 1990 10:471
    I'd probably lose that one too...  well, maybe not
1822.9CHEFS::DALLISONLittle Chops of HorrorMon May 21 1990 08:352
    
    Hell I'd win this one for sure !!!
1822.10NEEPS::IRVINEWhip ME Beat ME Tie me to a tree!Mon May 21 1990 13:193
    Wanna bet on this....!
    
    B*)
1822.11what a guy,, what a talent,, what !!!!PELKEY::PELKEYBut you can call me RayMon May 21 1990 14:215
Guys if "Edd Rocket-fuel Cote" is entering this contest, (with the
aid of Charlie, the wonder hound) save your time....

Cote's a shoein...  Edd-baby, just swing by anytime, Charlie's yours
for the duration...
1822.12They don't get no worser than me....WEFXEM::COTEWhat if someone sees us? Awwwwkk!Mon May 21 1990 15:543
    I think I was just complimented... I think.
    
    Edd
1822.13PELKEY::PELKEYBut you can call me RayWed May 23 1990 13:413
<<They don't get no worser than me....

HA!  You should hear ME play piano..
1822.14CSC32::H_SOPizza dude&#039;s got 30 seconds!Fri May 25 1990 02:434
    
    HA!  You should hear me on drums!
    
    BESOB
1822.15House of GuitarsODIXIE::LINCEThu Dec 12 1991 23:0814
    Just a note of interest:
    
    As a wee lad of 13, living in Rochester NY (Webster) for a year. The
    house of Guitars was almost a cult type thing. After 11pm, they would
    advertise on the TV with the most outragous ads. Crazy camera angles -
    (this was during the KISS period), dressingup with KISS makeup, etc..
    Smashing guitars into amps and then putting the price tags on both!
    Etc..This would go on until 2-3am. They probably would do 5-6 spots a
    night on the weekends. I never got to go there though.
    
    Crazy Eddie ripped off from them.
    
    Jim