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VampireLily

Vampire Goddess & Consumer of men's souls.
Jul 25, 2013
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I love angel statues :) even though they scare me :( Is that in your garden?

When my dad passed away in 1999, my family went to choose his memorial stone. This little angel girl was up against the building abandoned.

"What is she doing there? " i asked the owner.

"Oh, she was picked up from the East Orange Cemetery, the family is having her replaced with a new one because her wings are broken off. She was on some little kids grave who died in 1901. She's going into disposal."

"What?! She was protecting a child's grave for a hundred years....you can't throw her out!" I started tearing up.

"You want her?" he asked. "If you can move her, she's yours."

It took three of us, she weighs well over a hundred & fifty pounds. Now she resides in my garden amongst the lilies and the ferns. I think she likes it there... lots of people love to touch and pat her head as they pass in and out of the gate.

.............i just had to, if you can dig that. For well over a hundred years, she protected the body of a little child... and i have to protect her.
 

Dana Jean

Dirty Pirate Hooker, The Return
Moderator
Apr 11, 2006
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The High Seas
When my dad passed away in 1999, my family went to choose his memorial stone. This little angel girl was up against the building abandoned.

"What is she doing there? " i asked the owner.

"Oh, she was picked up from the East Orange Cemetery, the family is having her replaced with a new one because her wings are broken off. She was on some little kids grave who died in 1901. She's going into disposal."

"What?! She was protecting a child's grave for a hundred years....you can't throw her out!" I started tearing up.

"You want her?" he asked. "If you can move her, she's yours."

It took three of us, she weighs well over a hundred & fifty pounds. Now she resides in my garden amongst the lilies and the ferns. I think she likes it there... lots of people love to touch and pat her head as they pass in and out of the gate.

.............i just had to, if you can dig that. For well over a hundred years, she protected the body of a little child... and i have to protect her.
You told this story before and it's still a great story. I love that you rescued her.
 

EMTP513

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Oct 31, 2012
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The first guitar I bought myself. 1993 American Standard Stratocaster. She's been modded a bit as well. Swapped out the pick-ups. This is my primary guitar.

2 pix down 4 more coming soon :)

I want Dave Mustaine's guitar. The one he played in 2007.
I told Richard that, when he was here. He says in a casual tone, "I don't know what you want it for. You can't play guitar." Which made me crack up laughing for some reason.
I think it was mostly the way he said it, in a calm casual voice. But he's right that I don't know how to play guitar.
 
Mar 12, 2010
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Texas
When my dad passed away in 1999, my family went to choose his memorial stone. This little angel girl was up against the building abandoned.

"What is she doing there? " i asked the owner.

"Oh, she was picked up from the East Orange Cemetery, the family is having her replaced with a new one because her wings are broken off. She was on some little kids grave who died in 1901. She's going into disposal."

"What?! She was protecting a child's grave for a hundred years....you can't throw her out!" I started tearing up.

"You want her?" he asked. "If you can move her, she's yours."

It took three of us, she weighs well over a hundred & fifty pounds. Now she resides in my garden amongst the lilies and the ferns. I think she likes it there... lots of people love to touch and pat her head as they pass in and out of the gate.

.............i just had to, if you can dig that. For well over a hundred years, she protected the body of a little child... and i have to protect her.
That is soooooooo sweet! I got misty reading your post :) I'm glad you gave her a home :)
 

swiftdog2.0

I tell you one and one makes three...
Mar 16, 2010
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P90 Charvel.jpg

Here is the newest addition. This is a Charvel DS2 Pro-Stock that I did some tweaks to. I switched out the stock pick-ups for humbucker sized P90's. This is a sister guitar to the goldtop Charvel DS1 Pro-stock that is in the pic with my pedalboard. Got it on ebay brand new for dirt cheap. Did I mention I have a bad case of G.A.S (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) :)