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|    Re: The '54 Strat - EMG    |
|    24 Aug 06 21:51:38    |
   
   From: moiraine_sedai@nospam.yahoo.com   
      
   Yes, User, IIRC he did.   
      
   -Mo   
      
      
   Üser wrote:   
   > Didn't WB have one stolen from him?   
   >   
   > On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:21:33 GMT, "Karma-kazi" @hotmailFUCKSPAM.com> wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>Oh Diane..   
   >>   
   >>I haven't been able to stop thinking about that line since you mentioned it.   
   >>There is more than just a little sarcasm in that line.   
   >>   
   >>Lest we forget... the lyrics are talking about a successful business man....   
   >>not an accomplished musician... who has lost all of his precious   
   >>posessions.... the Audi TT... and the '54 Strat.   
   >>   
   >>The Stratocaster guitar was invented by Leo Fender in the 1950's and has   
   >>remained almost unchanged since it's inception. Leo's original design has   
   >>withstood the test of time and the guitar has become an American Icon - as   
   >>evidenced by the Aerosmith Rock & Rollercoaster in Disneyworld.   
   >>   
   >>But many babyboomers... who were successful in business... but never played   
   >>much more than air guitar in their bedrooms... grew up and became   
   >>"collectors" of these vintage instruments.... driving the price up well   
   >>beyond the reach of a "mere player".   
   >>   
   >>The Stratocaster first came out in 1954... so the "54 Strat" refers to a   
   >>very fine collectible sought after by a successful babyboomer... not an   
   >>instrument longed for by an accomplished musician.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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