The Last Bass Outpost
Main Forums => The Outpost Cafe => Topic started by: TBird1958 on April 27, 2018, 07:15:34 AM
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A little later today I'll be on a 787 to London, then a short hop to Paris to see the sights. Of course the real news is that after dealing with French art and architecture for a couple of days we'll take another short hop to Frankfurt, Germany where our good moderator/Gibson Bass GruppenKommader Uwe Hornung keeps Ze Collection. The Pilgrimage is on! Thunderbirds are GO!
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That's the first city I saw when I went on my first trip to Europe many years ago. It brings back memories. I'm sure it will be great fun.
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Have a great trip! I'm sorry my June trip won't take me near Uwe, but ships don't travel well off-water. :sad:
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I am sooooo getting ready!!!
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Sounds great, have a good time. :toast: And remember - pics or it didn't happen!
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Safe travels
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Have a good time and keep us posted!
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I am sooooo getting ready!!!
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Oh boy, here it comes. When I was there he annexed me to a bunker (granted it was full of weird German refreshments and half of ze Kollektion, which helped pass the time... but it was the lesser half - all the Gibsons were at ze office, or should I say: Ze Bureau). On the way there he could not help but point out a few, apropos as it were, strategic landmarks.
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Have an excellent time!
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Enjoy... I'm the one waving with the shiny head... :mrgreen:
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Have fun Mark!
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I am sooooo getting ready!!!
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In other words, "Don't drop the soap."
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Have a good trip. Try to check out the new RD and let us know what you think since Uwe hasn't been so forthcoming about it. Try not to fill up on too much sausage in Frankfurt :gay:
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Have a great trip and do extensive beer research!
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I predict that Gibson basses will be played, Have fun you 2!
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Enjoy, please give Uwe my regards.
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At least I’m on the continent, tomorrow 5/3 we travel to Germany
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oZPc14JplQ
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I was wondering where you were Mark. You could you resist the Uranus thread?
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Mark was sleepy and jet-lagged, we had to put him to bed now.
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I thought he was In-continent ?
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That's a lie, the leather seats of my Volvo were fine! And I now know his mom, bro and sis-in-law and I can assure you they are all lovely normal people, reassuringly not a model train enthusiast among them!
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Mark was sleepy and jet-lagged, we had to put him to bed now.
That's a lie, the leather seats of my Volvo were fine! And I now know his mom, bro and sis-in-law and I can assure you they are all lovely normal people, reassuringly not a model train enthusiast among them!
I'm back home now, I was indeed very sleepy by the time we had finished dinner, it had been a long day that started out in Paris with a ride on the morning TGV. SNCF was striking on/off were we lucky this day, here underneath the massive train shed (more than 25 tracks wide. It was a great trip across France, at points we made 260KMH on track that was glass like.
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I hoofed it over to Uwe's office which is quite close to Franfurt's train station after the four hour trip (I was wide awake the whole time, there was much really cool train stuff along the way)
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I'll post the pics of my visit separate, but I need to publicly express my gratitude to Uwe. He opened up the office to me and gave me a guided tour of what is the best collection of Gibson basses in the world, giving his time and of course being his wonderful, gregarious German self. After seeing the basses we later went out to dinner with my family and again Uwe was the generous host, thank you! You do know we meant for you to be our guest - I'll expect a trip to Seattle from you and Edith someday so I may repay the favor.
Mr Hornung and the '73 Ripper prototype.
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