We at The Church of the Holy 21 saved proceeds from our collection plate for many Sundays throughout the 80s to provide seed money for Blind Billy Bob's visit to Atlantic City to rebuild our church after our devastating fire. We gave him gave him $20,000 and told him to come home when he either hit $200,000 or bottomed at $10,000, so that we could either build a small church or at least rent a space above Myrtle's House of Myrth for a couple of years while we regrouped. Well, Blind Billy never returned, so the congregation kinda dwindled, but Myrtle joined up, sorta, and me and her had Bobby Joe, named after, y'know.... We moved into the 'partment, seein' as there was just the three of us, but never told the town, so didn't get registered for BJ's 'noculations, so he came down with the big cough, which keeps him inside still.... Hearin' 'bout you findin' Blind Billy Bob's $10,000 minimum is a real Godsend to us! Finally, after all these here years of prayin' and sufferin' the Lawd is sendin' us a friend and savior afta all! Thank ya brutha!!
Best Find Ever???
I am curious to hear what the best find you ever had was. It doesn't have to be limited to audio equipment, though best audio find around here gets the 'bull-of-the-woods' I suppose. I read somewhere of a guy who got a Lexicon MC1 from his local pawn shop for $150 because the doofus behind the counter thought it was an equalizer or something. What's the retail on one of those, around $6K? I am either too new at this, too slow, or too much like Charlie Brown to score something like that.
I did have one, not audio. Back when I was young and dangerous and into motorcycles, I had a friend back his truck up to the house with about $10k worth of somebody's entire flattrack program in it. In addition to the bike, there were spare everythings (extra engines, extra wheels, parts, gears etc.--most of it new!) He swore it was legit; I paid him $750, but made him promise if the real owner ever came for it he was giving me back my money and told him I was turnin' him in. I nervously sat on it for about 6mos., (rode a bunch of wheelies) and then sold it for about $5.5k.
One caveat though, if you are going to lie, try and at least make it believable. Thanks. Chris.
I did have one, not audio. Back when I was young and dangerous and into motorcycles, I had a friend back his truck up to the house with about $10k worth of somebody's entire flattrack program in it. In addition to the bike, there were spare everythings (extra engines, extra wheels, parts, gears etc.--most of it new!) He swore it was legit; I paid him $750, but made him promise if the real owner ever came for it he was giving me back my money and told him I was turnin' him in. I nervously sat on it for about 6mos., (rode a bunch of wheelies) and then sold it for about $5.5k.
One caveat though, if you are going to lie, try and at least make it believable. Thanks. Chris.