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Had a chance to meet our own Zootman and JJ yesterday. JJ brought his latest ( tippie ) guitar . Thanks again JJ it is allways great to help people start this hobby.
   Zootman looked great and we had a nice time chatting guitars.
Hope I meet more of you
john hall

Bunch of lucky people. i wish i could of been there too!

Hey congrats on the guitar named after you John, must be nice to be recognized by our folks this way!

JJ and Bob, you guys are class acts!

   I wonder if I should be handing out Cigars?
tippie

[QUOTE=tippie53]    I wonder if I should be handing out Cigars?
tippie[/QUOTE]
Have any Cuban? John it was great to see you again my friend. JJ is on his way back home and I miss him already. His Waterfall Bubinga OLF SJ guitar looks and sounds fantastic.

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

"Back Home Again in Indiana" as they sing at the race.

What a great time to see Tippie and the Zootman! I had the opportunity to spend 2 days with Bob and got to see John on Sunday in Syracuse then drive back to Buffalo with quite a stash of EIRW.

Yep...now that I've run out of sons and brothers for which to dedicate guitars, I'm dedicating them to folks who have had significant influence on my learning experience. John was the first and most influential since he answered every frantic phone call and talked me off the ledge on numerous occasions.

What a treat it was to hang with the Zootman...I was just browzing the Zoot Cave and the Zoot Shed marveling at all the stuff he has prepared for us to feast on. And the Zoot Garage has a ton of various woods just awaiting an appointment with the bandsaw.

Most enjoyable was in meeting more of Bob's family...son Pete and his wife, Amy and their cute 2 year old daughter, Anna...Bob's daughter, Denise and grandaughter, Courtney...and of course, the lovely and gracious, Rosie. She made a great Italian meal with those famous meatballs, sausage and all the fixins'. I thought I was in Palermo!

This is my 3rd Thanksgiving trip to see Bob and is always a special side-trip from Erie, PA where I get to meet with my family members. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

[QUOTE=JJ Donohue] I was just browzing the Zoot Cave and the Zoot Shed marveling at all the stuff he has prepared for us to feast on. And the Zoot Garage has a ton of various woods just awaiting an appointment with the bandsaw.[/QUOTE]
Now that sounds like fun, JJ! I'm wondering, though...considering Bob's avatar, shouldn't he have a "Fortress of Zootitude"?

JJ glad to see you arrived home safely. Sure enjoyed your company my friend. Talk to you soon. Rosie said to say hello.

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498