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SPECTOR® Club - Part 37

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smadder said:
Yeah it's been a life changing pain in the a$$. But mostly I just try to enjoy the times between the surgeries as much as possible. Really, that's all I have to work with. I think it's all made me a much nicer person. I still have a raunchy sense of humor, but I go out of my way to be good to people when I can. I figure there's just too much crap in the world, so why add to it? it's not hard to be nice. I'm not saying part of it isn't from the pain medication ;) I'm just saying its easier to be nice. Sorry for the tangent folks! Back to obsessing over material objects...
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I'm with ya. I've had a couple of near deaths my self. Not surgeries but wrecks that resulted in surgery. But yeah, I tend to focus more on the positive cuz you're right, there is already too much crap in the world.
 
#682
smadder said:
Yeah it's been a life changing pain in the a$$. But mostly I just try to enjoy the times between the surgeries as much as possible. Really, that's all I have to work with. I think it's all made me a much nicer person. I still have a raunchy sense of humor, but I go out of my way to be good to people when I can. I figure there's just too much crap in the world, so why add to it? it's not hard to be nice. I'm not saying part of it isn't from the pain medication ;) I'm just saying its easier to be nice. Sorry for the tangent folks! Back to obsessing over material objects...
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No need for apologies Smadder - you rock! :bassist:

It's stories like this, great attitudes like yours and good people like you who keep me coming back to the forum, and it's why I joined the Spector club to begin with.
 
#684
Basstovsky said:
Well thanks to a Fedex SNAFU, I have to wait until tomorrow for my NS-2A! :crying:

Oh well at least I will be that much more excited when I finally get it, now that I'm done raging at Fedex.

Their 1-800 number is the worst phone experience I've ever had, instead of a phone tree (meaning: dial 1 for this option, dial 2 for this other thing...) it was a computer asking me to tell it what I wanted. It was a very dumb computer that had no idea what I said at any time. Go UPS or USPS, kick Fedex to the curb!

Is it tomorrow yet? :hyper:
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That sucks, but you'll have a kick ass bass tomorrow.:bassist:
 
#685
smadder said:
Yeah it's been a life changing pain in the a$$. But mostly I just try to enjoy the times between the surgeries as much as possible. Really, that's all I have to work with. I think it's all made me a much nicer person. I still have a raunchy sense of humor, but I go out of my way to be good to people when I can. I figure there's just too much crap in the world, so why add to it? it's not hard to be nice. I'm not saying part of it isn't from the pain medication ;) I'm just saying its easier to be nice. Sorry for the tangent folks! Back to obsessing over material objects...
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I think Sam and I have talked about this. I was driven, aggressive, type-A and not too patient. I wasn't ever cruel or unethical... but I just didn't always take the time to be nice.

Then I was hit with my first round of my fight with cancer. Surgery, chemo, being horribly sick... being afraid. I recovered and changed so much in my life. Then round two, two years later. That's when I re-discovered my love of music and started my search for the right guitar for me, which lead me to Spector.

Life is too short to be fixated on anything negative. Life is beautiful. The world is beautiful and most people you will find are at heart kind and giving.

I just finished a 14 day drive across this beautiful country. From California to NY, NY to the Nation's Capital and then back to NY... then to Cleveland to see the bass guitar that started it all for me in 1983, Sting's NS-2. And then back to California.

It was an amazing trip where I saw amazing things and was blessed to get to meet and hang out with some truly amazing people.

Life isn't a race. It's not a game. It's not about where you live or what sort of car you drive. It's about the little moments of joy you can discover in yourself and in the people around you. Those are the moments that make it all worth while.

So hang in there Steve. Focus on the good moments. Forget the bad ones. Believe that things will get better. Have faith. And they will. I'm living proof of that.

In three days I'll celebrate 4 years in remission. July is always a special month for me.
 
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#687
SO who is waiting for Ian Hill video???? Tomorrow sometime, I will sit down and do a video of the Ian Hill with the smadder setup....I think you all will be surprised.....it is a VERY versatile bass with the growl and then some!
 
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White Ian Hill, came in yesterday....
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#692
JPSBassist said:
I think Sam and I have talked about this. I was driven, aggressive, type-A and not too patient. I wasn't ever cruel or unethical... but I just didn't always take the time to be nice.

Then I was hit with my first round of my fight with cancer. Surgery, chemo, being horribly sick... being afraid. I recovered and changed so much in my life. Then round two, two years later. That's when I re-discovered my love of music and started my search for the right guitar for me, which lead me to Spector.

Life is too short to be fixated on anything negative. Life is beautiful. The world is beautiful and most people you will find are at heart kind and giving.

I just finished a 14 day drive across this beautiful country. From California to NY, NY to the Nation's Capital and then back to NY... then to Cleveland to see the bass guitar that started it all for me in 1983, Sting's NS-2. And then back to California.

It was an amazing trip where I saw amazing things and was blessed to get to meet and hang out with some truly amazing people.

Life isn't a race. It's not a game. It's not about where you live or what sort of car you drive. It's about the little moments of joy you can discover in yourself and in the people around you. Those are the moments that make it all worth while.

So hang in there Steve. Focus on the good moments. Forget the bad ones. Believe that things will get better. Have faith. And they will. I'm living proof of that.

In three days I'll celebrate 4 years in remission. July is always a special month for me.
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Well said JP.

Life is a tough one for sure. Hope to see ya at BPL is year
 
#694
anton72 said:
ok guys, the sound was AWESOME. I really appreciated the techs job and I now know for sure that Spector marries Ampeg as a perfect pair....no comments. The first words heard from the sound engineer were "Hey, that's how bass should sound" and that was very encourageing. They emphasized how my Euro cut through and overall band sound vs what they heard before.
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That's Spector awesomeness!!!
 
#695
JPSBassist said:
I think Sam and I have talked about this. I was driven, aggressive, type-A and not too patient. I wasn't ever cruel or unethical... but I just didn't always take the time to be nice.

Then I was hit with my first round of my fight with cancer. Surgery, chemo, being horribly sick... being afraid. I recovered and changed so much in my life. Then round two, two years later. That's when I re-discovered my love of music and started my search for the right guitar for me, which lead me to Spector.

Life is too short to be fixated on anything negative. Life is beautiful. The world is beautiful and most people you will find are at heart kind and giving.

I just finished a 14 day drive across this beautiful country. From California to NY, NY to the Nation's Capital and then back to NY... then to Cleveland to see the bass guitar that started it all for me in 1983, Sting's NS-2. And then back to California.

It was an amazing trip where I saw amazing things and was blessed to get to meet and hang out with some truly amazing people.

Life isn't a race. It's not a game. It's not about where you live or what sort of car you drive. It's about the little moments of joy you can discover in yourself and in the people around you. Those are the moments that make it all worth while.

So hang in there Steve. Focus on the good moments. Forget the bad ones. Believe that things will get better. Have faith. And they will. I'm living proof of that.

In three days I'll celebrate 4 years in remission. July is always a special month for me.
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Patrick, I never knew that (I didn't follow this forum for a long time). That's great to hear. It's so true, too. I would rather be poor and happy than rich and miserable. You give some good advice. ;) I'm glad to hear you're doing well. Oh, and some nice Spector pics are always loved! :bassist:
Nate
 
#697
JPSBassist said:
Life is too short to be fixated on anything negative. Life is beautiful. The world is beautiful and most people you will find are at heart kind and giving.

It was an amazing trip where I saw amazing things and was blessed to get to meet and hang out with some truly amazing people.

Life isn't a race. It's not a game. It's not about where you live or what sort of car you drive. It's about the little moments of joy you can discover in yourself and in the people around you. Those are the moments that make it all worth while.

So hang in there Steve. Focus on the good moments. Forget the bad ones. Believe that things will get better. Have faith. And they will. I'm living proof of that.

In three days I'll celebrate 4 years in remission. July is always a special month for me.
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Amen and right on to this JPS!!!
 
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