My new look....

[xelasnave]

Well let me start at the beginning...
I have ordered a new guitar..a carbon fibre unit with a built in speaker/amp job that is simply fantastic ...really works and has built in effects etc programmable via your phone...magic..runs without need of an external amp or foot pedals and perfect for busking:D

So I have one last thing on my bucket list and that is to busk at least once in my life ... So this guitar makes it totally doable . .it plays a backing track thru the guitar and that means I can do improvised leads until the cows come home...for the audience instant originals..for me sorta just practice and absolutely no pressure ...there will be a cup or tin for donations that will go to the Cancer Council... won't be much but it may help awareness for someone...

However over the last couple of days my hair and beard is falling out ...as was to be expected because of the chemotherapy treatment...today I shave it all off to simply stop the mess of hair everywhere....

But my image ...my busking image needs attention...so to make it fun I Ordered a rock and roll wig just now that comes with sleeve tattoos to make it all a bit of fun and show adversity vis no more than a state of mind ...


alex

[leon]

Wow Alex this i have to see, :eyepop: go on ya mate, the things you do still amazes me.

So where is this going to happen and I wish i lived closer so I could be your first audience.:)

Good luck with it all and I'm sure you will be a rock star;)

Leon:thumbsup:

[OzEclipse]

Kinda hard to imagine you not rocking the mountain man look. I hope the amp "goes up to 11."

Enjoy and best wishes with your recovery.

Joe

[EpickCrom]

Hi Alex!

All I can say is... Rock On !! :sunny::cheers::2thumbs:

[strongmanmike]

Awesome, hopefully you will get some pictures of the event and show us Alex :prey: :thumbsup:

I'm batching while Angie is away for a few days in Brisbane, so in anticipation of your forthcoming photos of a hairy street side rocker and because I know you like pictures of food, here is my dinner last night, think like a Pie Floater :question:...it was an Asian style egg flower, chicken and corn, noodle soup (not too much broth), toped with party pies :D

Mike

[Startrek]

Alex,
Driving slowly through the Main Street of Tabby in your hot red Mazda coupe and a carbon fibre guitar laying on the seat next to you , folk will think Wow who’s this guy , must be some really famous rock star from interstate ?
Theres not much you can’t do mate , but what you can do is inspire us to do better
Great stuff and hope you enjoy banging out some riffs on that guitar , oh and some clear nights ahead too

Best
Martin

[JA]

Go get 'em Alex :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Best
JA

[xelasnave]

The guitar ships at end of month ..but I keep seeing videos of it and this thing is beyond perfect and so I am getting so hot for it ai cant stand it ..
AND...I have moved up to the main house and happily experienced a great improvement in my health ..not coughing perhaps due to getting out of the fog pea soup at the van ...like even in the van there is fog and here is me with damaged lungs...but my point as yet another up side is Sandy Hates my guitar playing ( think how many years that took��) so I must play quiet..not plugged in and still quiet...the effect on my playing is unbelievable...gone from zero to hero and I expect when the new guitar arrives it will wll come to together in a spectacular fashion such that it should sound reasonable...well it will.

Thanks Leon I wish you could be by my side for sure.



I have today set up to film the thing and go for a youtube video and heck one never knows if I have the luck that is my usual can compliment then maybe the video could get some milage and generate more money for the Cancer Foundation...

[xelasnave]

Thanks to all for your wonderful support...
I sincerely appreciate it.

Chemo yesterday and happily no negative side effects...I have the nurses listening to my stories, takes etc with genuine interest and I can see my way of inspiring folk to turn adversity into triumph does not fall on deaf ears.

The first young nurse I ever saw here saw me in the waiting room and came rushing out..."I needed a break and was so happy to see you here"...I had given him a uplifting type chat as I do when we first met so he seems to like my positive attitude...but he shares all his news and it made me so happy to figure in his world.

AND the other nurses I can tell were inspired that I turned all adversity into adventure and a positive outcome...needless to say all were happy about the busking thing and bringing attention to cancer suffering...

AND as I said to a nurse today...I would not change my life for anyone elses because I can not imagine that anyone could be more happy than I find myself each minute of every day and every night.

alex

[xelasnave]

I am eating so well...last night I had half a box of Cadbury's Roses Chocolate...I could not stop...so I had every one...

alex

[strongmanmike]

:lol: Life is like that...or so said Forrest Gump :P

[AstroViking]

Well done, Alex. :thumbsup:

You know we want photos of you in the wig, with the sleeves on, right? You can't tease us like this!

[Leo.G]

I'd offer you some of my hair and beard but the hair is going thin on the crown and I need the beard to pull up over the sides and tie over the thin patch. I tell people it's a tie over because comb overs are so 80s.
My hair is down to my @rse, my beard to my navel.
Barbers and razors are so over rated.


I hope you're feeling a little better and the prawn you coughed up was a prawn?

[xelasnave]

For those who are interested in the guitar here is one of many videos that cover the amazing guitar... There are plenty and each one has the opportunity to to tell you something more.

https://youtu.be/-i4oXx_enK0?si=aglsM3dD9l6f_L8w


alex

[Crater101]

...and for a moment I thought that was you in the video! ;) Looks like a nice bit of kit Alex. I'm more of an acoustic player (I'm not a virtuoso by any means...) and own a couple of resonators. That one looks intriguing though, I'd heard of them but hadn't seen one until the video.


Busking should be a breeze - no pedals or amps to worry about. Let us know how much money you make! All the best!

[xelasnave]

Hi Warren.. mmmm resonators... love them but dont have one.
My favourite is fretless 3 string cigar box slide guitar E tuned...thru the amp peels the paint off the wall...

alex

[Crater101]

I have two resonators - a spider cone in Open D, and a biscuit in open G. Love that sound...


Fretless 3 string huh? Seen this...?
https://justinjohnsonstore.com/collections/guitars/products/signature-3-string-shovel-guitar

[xelasnave]

I sure have...I have been a fan of his for years...I came close to buying one of his shovels...

I often put him on and play along... He is rather easy to play along with

Waiting for the new guitar us just too much...I lay down at night to sleep and find myself composing composing composing....I hear it like it is in my hands right now...and I keep seeing more and more videos featuring the new guitar...

I ran into one where the guy just explored the effects and so over the top which was like a kid screwing around making sounds you just could never use and I could not turn it off...

AND of late I seem to be playing just all day..quiet as but my style has improved just so much...so I am hoping for big things with a light touch and a decent sound available...

alex

[xelasnave]

OK sneak preview...both the cap and wig are of exceptional quality and I am very very impressed.

The deal is I will tidy the wig after the hair is gone but I can see it all will work fine....so damn happy ...worth twice the money for the joy generated.


alex

[leon]

Bloody hilarious, I had a good laugh Alex, enjoy mate.

Leon

[Leo.G]

Rocking the young David Bowie look Alex.
And the Daniel Boone/Davy Crockett look.

[xelasnave]

Thanks Leon.
Seeing you got q laugh that tells me my investment in joy is already paying dividends.


I now add a pin up for Alice:D

Have a great day.


alex

[strongmanmike]

A great look and a great photo :)

Mike

[xelasnave]

Thanks Mike...I love it...I can highly recommend the genuine fur leather aviation cap (indeed the wig) as the perfect unit for astro related activity.

Check out UGC Australian Collection...$150 approx for the cap but super quality ...best leather you can get...

alex

[xelasnave]

AND only four years ago I did not need a wig etc

alex

[xelasnave]

OK I have gone overboard in a buying Bing...

I blame the long wait for the guitar which has seriously sent me around the bend....and of course the steriods play their part...

I became obsessed with damascus steel knives...I love them..and finally focused on a particular one and could think of nothing else...I would not buy it but the girls became sick of me talking about it to the exclusion of all else...they took me aside and said.." you really must buy this knife so we can move on"... They were correct and I made the order and I stopped thinking about it. ..but then I just had to have another one I saw...so now two on the way...I can't believe it...All I can think is they will sit on a shelf as a reminder that a serious problem may not have a solution but less than dignified management will help curbe the obsessive behaviour.... ...

AND...leather pants...I always wanted "dress" leather pants ..the racing ones were just so cool but just for racing...so I ordered some brown leather pants...the girls call me crazy again...and awesome leather suspenders to match...and some ughbboots to match...and a flight jacket to match...and three Viking tomahawks...AND now I can't think of anything else...

So that cash set aside for bills has been squandered and now I know it will be a month or two of fielding debt collectors letters until things get back to normal...what ever that is these days for me....

[xelasnave]

And after purchase I noticed the second knife has a hideous bird motif that I really do not like...however in an effort to make it a happy ending I call it "folk" art that has the joy of presenting the most ordinary attempts at artificial embellishments as some how "cute" .... so check out my wonderful folk art....

alex

[leon]

Hmmm, what are we going to do with you Alex.

AND...leather pants...I always wanted "dress" leather pants ..the racing ones were just so cool but just for racing...so I ordered some brown leather pants...the girls call me crazy again...and awesome leather suspenders :rolleyes: to match...and some ughbboots to match...and a flight jacket to match...and three Viking tomahawks...AND now I can't think of anything else...:eyepop:
Stay well my friend and enjoy.:thumbsup:

Leon:thumbsup:

[AstroViking]

Why did I just have a mental image of Alex in lederhosen?

[Crater101]

Many years ago, my father was overseas in WW2, and visited Damascus as part of his deployment. He saw smiths making genuine Damascus steel in what he described as little square cubicles. He often spoke of the level of craftsmanship that could be achieved with simple tools and a dedication to the craft (he was an old carpenter from 'way back...)


Nice bit of steel Alex, well done mate.

[Leo.G]

Very nice knives Alex.
I admire the craftsmanship which goes into those things.
I formerly had journals of the iron and steel industry dating back to the late 1800s (and sequential). I ran out of space for my junk and gave them to an engineer friend I thought would value them, they lay around his workshop like worthless junk. All leather bound, I should have kept them. It's amazing how little change has been made in the industry over the years, the old ways are still the best ways for many processes.


Leather pants?
You need a bike if you still have a license (bike). Benelli make a nice little 125 that a 68 year old friend locally owns one of and he loves it. Not sure about full leathers on it but it's a nice little bike and they are quite cheap with a whole 11 horsepower. He tells me it's a real chick magnet but I think the magpies have been attacking as he rides.


http://www.benelli-bauer.com/Benelli-TNT-125-1

[xelasnave]

I can't think of another toy...any suggestions?

A flint knife?

A chemistry set?



A fossil?

I just like stuff coming in the Post...I never track so it is a surprises ...

[xelasnave]

Advice received that guitar arrives Tuesday...

Might have to it pick up before Chemo and take it with me

Alex

[Shano592]

:rofl:

[xelasnave]

The " leather" jacket arrived.. plastic..lambs wool er no.

The worst garment I have ever seen bar none..Vynal with fake fur..just stuck on not a lining ..it is a single sheet. ....


Can I do anything?

I think it was PayPal but will check.

alex

[Leo.G]

Put in a claim with PayPal as goods not as described. Alex and demand your money back.