HA! These are great... we're all cut from the same cloth. I've used each and every one of these responses / excuses!
Bill: THE REMODELING IS OVER! Well, kinda... now we're doing the new furniture thing. Some of that involves me refinishing stuff... sigh.
mchair303: I'll have to remember that situation. Her birthday is coming up in January, and our anniversary in December. I'll remember this, and avoid it.
A new snare (to me) sat in it's shipping box for nearly two months over the summer, whilst I was deep in the throes of remodeling tasks.
I've owned a mid 70's Gretsch jazz kit (20, 12, 14 w/COB snare) for nearly a year. It's still waiting to be restored, and I'm retired! I should have time for this!
I found an unopened shipping box containing a Zildjian 14" crash the other day while cleaning out the storage unit we rented during the renovation. I've honestly no idea about it. It came from Goodwill in the mid west, and was shipped to me last April. I have no recollection of buying it, or what I paid. It's a nice cymbal, though... kinda like Christmas!
Last Sunday I found two boxes containing mint Ludwig Standard cymbal and snare stands... I do remember buying them off eBay, and I did open them when received. Then I promptly re-boxed them and stored / forgot about them. Like I said... Christmas.
"When did you get this one?" Yep, I hear that plenty. Or, "I thought you were going to flip that one..." as you set it up at a gig.
Yeah... keep this going! There may be some excuses that pop up that are great ideas, or at least new to me! Mind Blowi
