End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more

NeoConMan · 08-18-2012, 04:50 PM

Looks like the end of an era has finally arrived.
The NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more.

Yes, it's true.
A small swath of the Sonoran Desert will fall under the domain of a new owner.

We finally consumated a deal that has been in the works for some time.
Not sure what the new owner will do with the place after we finish clearing out.

I will now be camouflaged in the suburbs of Phoenix, within a small gated subdivision.
A whole 'nuther kind of compound, if you will.

The loss of storage space, and far less elbow-room for a buffer will be a tough adjustment for me.
Neighbors' houses are literally within spitting distance - if over a concrete wall.

Anyhow, the neighbors we've met so far are decent and welcoming.
I'll not spoil it with gunfire or cranked Marshalls.

Gonna be a BIG adjustment...

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Thumpalumpacus · 08-18-2012, 04:53 PM

You thought the banhammer here hit hard, wait 'til the HOA gets hold of you!

Skintaster · 08-18-2012, 04:53 PM

Congrats on the sale, and the new place. Having recently gone through the same thing, I know it's not exactly a stress free or fun process.

jeff_farkas · 08-18-2012, 04:56 PM

Hope things go well for you. Good luck.

DLChance · 08-18-2012, 04:57 PM

Thump has a good point about those HOAs. They can be vicious.

Congratulations on the sale, and good luck with the new place!

NeoConMan · 08-18-2012, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thumpalumpacus

You thought the banhammer here hit hard...

Goddam - I had to MOVE!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thumpalumpacus

... wait 'til the HOA gets hold of you!

Hah, yeah, DL & Thump - the HOA is some kinda strict.
Gated community and all that jazz.

I was the president of an HOA years ago, but it was homes on a rural airstrip, hangars, etc.
These high-falutin' city folks may be a step ahead of me.

We'll see...

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Thumpalumpacus · 08-18-2012, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoConMan

Hah, yeah, Thump - the HOA is some kinda strict.
Gated community and all that jazz.

I was the president of an HOA years ago, but it was homes on a rural airstrip, hangars, etc.
These high-falutin' city folks may be a step ahead of me.

We'll see...

.

Good luck with it, man. I'm in the middle of my own movin' too, and it's always a stressful thing.

MineGoesTo11 · 08-18-2012, 05:05 PM

Welcome to Del Boca Vista.

Stratottack · 08-18-2012, 05:05 PM

My Gawd it's alive!!!
Welcome back Neo. The place hasn't been the same without you.

bertzie · 08-18-2012, 05:22 PM

My sympathies man. No one should have to live in the suburbs.

NeoConMan · 08-18-2012, 05:24 PM

Thanks Bertzie - I appreciate the sentiment fully.

But it'll work for what we have going on now.

Next Compound - bigger and better.

.

Gin&Pentatonic · 08-18-2012, 05:25 PM

Don't see why people have such a hard time with HOA's. Keep your place from looking like a dump and you won't have problems.

bertzie · 08-18-2012, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gin&Pentatonic

Don't see why people have such a hard time with HOA's. Keep your place from looking like a dump and you won't have problems.

Because people don't like being told what to do with their own property. It's bad enough dealing with the county.

MineGoesTo11 · 08-18-2012, 05:30 PM

Gated Communities are a concept I don't fully comprehend. Especially for someone like Neo. I'm expecting a headline in the near future like..

"Man battles HOA after being sanctioned for flying too many flags" or something of the like.

Grand Toad · 08-18-2012, 05:33 PM

Neo, I hope the move goes well for you. Long time, no see.

Scooter2112 · 08-18-2012, 05:33 PM

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EnjoGuitar · 08-18-2012, 05:57 PM

Your award for the year is revoked, Neo. It now goes to bertzie. It's not exactly a desert, desert, but it's Wisconsin. It'll do.

kmk108 · 08-18-2012, 06:00 PM

Where the hell have you been?

Howard2k · 08-18-2012, 06:01 PM

I HATE moving, but I've done it a bunch. Always a good excuse to get rid of some excess baggage.

BillB1960 · 08-18-2012, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gin&Pentatonic

Don't see why people have such a hard time with HOA's. Keep your place from looking like a dump and you won't have problems.

It goes way beyond that.

Leumas · 08-18-2012, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gin&Pentatonic

Don't see why people have such a hard time with HOA's. Keep your place from looking like a dump and you won't have problems.

Let's see how you feel after some twat waddles up to your house whining that you didn't paint your shutters an HOA approved shade of chartreuse.

Best of luck Neo! POD's have headphone jacks and crossbows make no noise.

geochem1st · 08-18-2012, 06:10 PM

Mississippi Fred McDowell - You gotta move - YouTube

Tim Fezziwig · 08-18-2012, 06:26 PM

Neo, change is ALWAYS good. I go by FUZZGOD insteadf of FuzzFeZ?

***delawaregold*** · 08-18-2012, 06:36 PM

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brokentoeswalker · 08-18-2012, 06:42 PM

I kind of always imagined you as sort of a Hunter S. Thompson type living on your compound and keeping the world at bay. Good luck with the move. Watch out for the dirt worshippers and the celestials.

Tim Plains · 08-18-2012, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MineGoesTo11

Gated Communities are a concept I don't fully comprehend.

I don't think I would have it any other way if I lived in the US. Gated community and three Dobermans.

Congrats, Neo. It's about time you joined the civilized world.

Let me know if you decide to sell any of those guitars.

BillB1960 · 08-18-2012, 06:43 PM

HALL OF HORROR STORIES - HOA CORRUPTION

bertzie · 08-18-2012, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Fezziwig

Neo, change is ALWAYS good. I go by FUZZGOD insteadf of FuzzFeZ?

I changed from Carbon-based to Nitrogen-based.

Who · 08-18-2012, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoConMan

..... far less elbow-room for a buffer will be a tough adjustment for me.....

That's considerate of you, to worry about cramped conditions for you fluffer. I never really paid any attention, between takes.

Wait, he said "buffer"? Nevermind....

LPG · 08-18-2012, 07:09 PM

Hey man

Good luck on the move.

Moving is a bitch.

08-18-2012, 04:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
NeoConMan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Deserts of Arizona - in a post-American world Posts: 11,981 Thanks: 571 Thanked 465 Times in 173 Posts	End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more Looks like the end of an era has finally arrived. The NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more. Yes, it's true. A small swath of the Sonoran Desert will fall under the domain of a new owner. We finally consumated a deal that has been in the works for some time. Not sure what the new owner will do with the place after we finish clearing out. I will now be camouflaged in the suburbs of Phoenix, within a small gated subdivision. A whole 'nuther kind of compound, if you will. The loss of storage space, and far less elbow-room for a buffer will be a tough adjustment for me. Neighbors' houses are literally within spitting distance - if over a concrete wall. Anyhow, the neighbors we've met so far are decent and welcoming. I'll not spoil it with gunfire or cranked Marshalls. Gonna be a *BIG* adjustment... . Grand Toad, geochem1st, Nils and 12 others like this. __________________ . "Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial blessings of life, the peaceful enjoyment of liberty, property, religion, and independence." --Joseph Story GEAR pics - click here .

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Thumpalumpacus Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hill Country Posts: 54,278 Thanks: 1,205 Thanked 687 Times in 79 Posts	Re: End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more You thought the banhammer here hit hard, wait 'til the HOA gets hold of you! NeoConMan, Blues4U, FennRx and 11 others like this. __________________ _____________________________________________ My Soundcloud

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Skintaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 17,669 Thanks: 1,184 Thanked 1,063 Times in 328 Posts	Re: End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more Congrats on the sale, and the new place. Having recently gone through the same thing, I know it's not exactly a stress free or fun process. NeoConMan, Leendrix, SteveGangi and 1 others like this. __________________ 2010 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro (Gold top) 2008 Gibson Les Paul Studio (Alpine white) 1989 Ibanez RG 550 1978 Ibanez Iceman 1983 Kramer Pacer Imperial 1983 Kramer Baretta 1984 Kramer Baretta 1985 Kramer Baretta 1987 Kramer Baretta 2009 Charvel So-Cal Pro Mod 1986 Charvel Model 2

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jeff_farkas Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oak Ridge TN, USA Posts: 22,828 Thanks: 1,520 Thanked 438 Times in 160 Posts	Re: End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more Hope things go well for you. Good luck. NeoConMan and SteveGangi like this. __________________ ------------------------- "I build today the road I travel tomorrow." Binghamton, N.Y., July 1967 "Short Takes" AA Grapevine

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DLChance Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 23 Thanked 86 Times in 30 Posts	Re: End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more Thump has a good point about those HOAs. They can be vicious. Congratulations on the sale, and good luck with the new place! NeoConMan, Leendrix and SteveGangi like this.

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MineGoesTo11 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,941 Thanks: 22 Thanked 173 Times in 82 Posts	Re: End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more Welcome to Del Boca Vista. NeoConMan, FUS44, Tim Plains and 7 others like this. __________________ \\\\\\\ My YouTube Channel

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bertzie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 16,439 Thanks: 3 Thanked 231 Times in 84 Posts	Re: End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more My sympathies man. No one should have to live in the suburbs. NeoConMan and D-POLAND like this.

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NeoConMan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Deserts of Arizona - in a post-American world Posts: 11,981 Thanks: 571 Thanked 465 Times in 173 Posts	Re: End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more Thanks Bertzie - I appreciate the sentiment fully. But it'll work for what we have going on now. Next Compound - bigger and better. . SteveGangi, Matt_21 and DLChance like this. __________________ . "Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial blessings of life, the peaceful enjoyment of liberty, property, religion, and independence." --Joseph Story GEAR pics - click here .

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Gin&Pentatonic Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 5,825 Thanks: 20 Thanked 76 Times in 7 Posts	Re: End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more Don't see why people have such a hard time with HOA's. Keep your place from looking like a dump and you won't have problems. Grand Toad and Lurko like this.

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MineGoesTo11 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,941 Thanks: 22 Thanked 173 Times in 82 Posts	Re: End of an era - the NeoConMan Desert Compound will be no more Gated Communities are a concept I don't fully comprehend. Especially for someone like Neo. I'm expecting a headline in the near future like.. "Man battles HOA after being sanctioned for flying too many flags" or something of the like. Thumpalumpacus likes this. __________________ \\\\\\\ My YouTube Channel

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