***MLP Pickups for Charity CONTEST ***

[Spicoli]

Over the Pond pickups are absolutely incredible!

[Cantu]

Originally Posted by BOBBO

Hey MLP members ... Wait !!! While you have that Paypal window open to buy tickets to the pickup raffle for The Reeve Foundation !!!!! Maybe you should also buy some tickets for the guitar being built by Roman Rist to help support MyLesPaul !!!


http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/back...pport-mlp.html

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/back...pport-mlp.html

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/back...pport-mlp.html

Will do Bobbo, Thanks

[BOBBO]

Spicoli ... Thank you for your donation !!!

[BOBBO]

captainbraindamage ... Thank you for your donation !!!

[BOBBO]

Please donate to the Reeve Foundation today !!! You'll find your in good company !!!

[BOBBO]

OTP Guy or PAF ???

[BOBBO]

[FLICKOFLASH]

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Over the Pond pickups are absolutely incredible!

[Sgt.Pepper]

Lets not forget the superb set of Shed relic PAF daddies!


www.shedpickukps.co.uk

[Nugget]

Sgt. Pooper, it's all too late. They're all excited about the OTPG stuff now.
Who is this mysterious Over The Pond Guy? I know but he's even a mystery to me. Get 'em while you can.....there's only one set going.

[BOBBO]

Originally Posted by Sgt.Pepper

Lets not forget the superb set of Shed relic PAF daddies!


www.shedpickukps.co.uk

Originally Posted by Nugget

Sgt. Pooper, it's all too late. They're all excited about the OTPG stuff now.
Who is this mysterious Over The Pond Guy? I know but he's even a mystery to me. Get 'em while you can.....there's only one set going.

I don't mean to feature any set more than the other !!! Just I had more pictures of my OTP pups handy !!! Spence's SHED PAF Daddy pups are outstanding pieces of artisan craftsmanship too !!!




http://www.shedpickups.co.uk/asp/default.asp

[SFK]

A Pickup contest?

I didn't know there was a pickup contest...

How did I miss this ?

[BOBBO]

Originally Posted by SFK

A Pickup contest?

I didn't know there was a pickup contest...

How did I miss this ?

Ohh I'm sure I sent you something .. Heck I sent almost everybody here something !!! Got accused of Spammin for Charity by a few here !!! ... So now that you know , Get in on the cool Raffle !!!

[Alex]

Glad to have donated to a great charity!

[BOBBO]

Alex ... Thank you for your donation !!! .... Alex has donated 1/2 of his tickets to Flickoflash and the other 1/2 to B~Squared !!! ... Better be nice to me guys !!! I'm drawing the winners !!!

[ReverendJWblues]

Originally Posted by Nugget

Sgt. Pooper, it's all too late. They're all excited about the OTPG stuff now.
Who is this mysterious Over The Pond Guy? I know but he's even a mystery to me. Get 'em while you can.....there's only one set going.

Well I know about your pup's Spence, very high quality indeed, along with great sounding. No mystery to me. Hard for me to imagine OTP guy has anything better than what you build. I hope I win your set of pup's, it will just double my pleasure. Cant really help that others have other interest. I do know whoever wins yours will be one happy assed player. You my friend are one class act, I'm happy to have found you.


Some Bad MOFO's

[BOBBO]

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

Well I know about your pup's Spence, very high quality indeed, along with great sounding. No mystery to me. Hard for me to imagine OTP guy has anything better than what you build. I hope I win your set of pup's, it will just double my pleasure. Cant really help that others have other interest. I do know whoever wins yours will be one happy assed player. You my friend are one class act, I'm happy to have found you.

You did some clips of SHED's right Rev ??? Post it here for people to hear !!!

[b-squared]

I'd love to have a set of Sheds...they'd be put aside for the end of my guitar-buying ban...got my eye on an R8, or perhaps a Roman Rist guitar!

...c'mon Spring of '09...



BB

[ReverendJWblues]

Originally Posted by Nugget

Just briefly I'd like to give some information about these pickups.

Over The Pond Guy and I are good pals so we decided to pair up for this charity. As we both talk to Tim Mills from Bare Knuckle Pickups it seemed to be a good idea if we could get the most accurate PAF repro parts available and Tim very kindly donated these.
You can see in the pictures that the baseplates are right in every detail including tapped adjustment screw holes. The covers are just the right shape and the bobbins inside both sets are double white butyrates.
OTP guy and me both have sources for good repro parts including magnets, pole screws, plain enamel wire, braided hookup etc and even make some of the parts ourselves. We made our pickups seperately to our own tastes so these sets will sound different. Also, neither set is potted.
The Rev JW Blues has a set of mine which he kindly made sound clips of. You can here the clips here: SoundClick artist: Stuby Long - Short, fat, and ugly
I know finances are tough at the moment in the US as well as the UK but you'll not get a chance to win a set of either ever again. this is your only chance and I'd love to see the members here making a worthwhile contribution to the welfare of the Reeves foundation patients.

Finally, I personally donated $30 for the last pickup competition with the instruction that my tickets would be given to someone more needy than myself. This is a good cause so let's make it a blinder!

Here Bobbo, keep in mind these are just short one take clips, no effects just guitar and amp on shitty recording gear. My playing cant do justice to Spences pups but maybe the tone can.

[FLICKOFLASH]

Originally Posted by BOBBO

Alex ... Thank you for your donation !!! .... Alex has donated 1/2 of his tickets to Flickoflash and the other 1/2 to B~Squared !!! ... Better be nice to me guys !!! I'm drawing the winners !!!

Thanx Alex !!!

[alligatorbling]

forgive me if its been already asked, or stated before but has a drawing date or deadline been set yet?

[BOBBO]

Originally Posted by alligatorbling

forgive me if its been already asked, or stated before but has a drawing date or deadline been set yet?

I'm thinking the raffle will go for 3 months and the drawing would be right around the Holidays !!!!

[BOBBO]

Here is a set of Shed's for you all to drool over !!!! Makes me wish I could win !!!!

[BOBBO]

It's a way cool raffle people ... Get excited !!!

[BOBBO]

In addition to amazing research and patient services ... The Reeve Organization fights for laws to further medical research into the next century !!!

During a break in debate of the Energy bill, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-MA) worked with Senate leaders to try to advance S. 1183, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act.

Senate leadership bundled 35 bills – each which had passed the House of Representatives by a large margin – into one legislative package in an attempt to overcome the objections of one Senator. The omnibus bill, S.3297, Advancing America's Priorities Act includes the Reeve Paralysis Act, S.1183.

As many of you know, the Reeve Paralysis Act has passed the U.S. House twice – first by the Republican controlled Congress in 2006 and in October 2007 under the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). In addition, the bill was approved unanimously by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in August, 2007. HELP Committee member Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), who has admitted placing a hold on the paralysis legislation, was one of the fifteen members who voted unanimously to report the bill out of Committee.

On July 28, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) asked the Senate to consider a motion to proceed to consider Advancing America's Priorities Act. The motion to proceed to consideration of the bill was defeated by a vote of 52-40, 8 votes short of the 60 required.

Immediately following the vote, Reeve Champion Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) made the following statement:

"It's a shame that one member of this body has decided to block these measures that would have helped millions of Americans with disabilities. It makes no sense that pieces of legislation that received broad support in the House and would have passed in the Senate are being blocked. This kind of obstruction and partisan politics is the opposite of what our country needs."

Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is responsible for scheduling legislation for debate, urged his Senate colleagues to move to consider the omnibus package immediately, pointing to the fact that there are few legislative days left in this session of Congress. He said,

"We will not be able to take these up at a later time, and we'll have to wait until a new Congress. And in the meantime, there will be much suffering and mental distress."

The vote results are as follows:

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 2nd Session


as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297 )

Vote Number:
189
Vote Date:
July 28, 2008, 04:40 PM

Required For Majority:
3/5
Vote Result:
Cloture Motion Rejected

Measure Number:
S. 3297 (Advancing America's Priorities Act )

Measure Title:
A bill to advance America's priorities.

Vote Counts:
YEAs
52


NAYs
40


Not Voting
8


Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---52

Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Coleman (R-MN)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Warner (R-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---40

Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 8

Allard (R-CO)
Dole (R-NC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Hagel (R-NE)
Kennedy (D-MA)
McCain (R-AZ)
Obama (D-IL)
Sununu (R-NH)





notice who didn't vote !

[Nugget]

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[BOBBO]

[captainbraindamage]

Originally Posted by BOBBO

the drawing would be right around the Holidays !!!!

OH YEAH, Bobbo Claus is bringin a present down my chimney.

[ReverendJWblues]

My Cats can drag some cool shit into the house.

[BOBBO]

They look killer Rev !!!