NAMM 2008

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:50 pm

I've been helping set up the GMS Drum booth the last couple of nights. Of course I took a look around while I was at it. For you guys who have never been the winter NAMM show is held at the Anaheim Convention Center and fills up all 815,000 square feet, plus spills over to the local hotels. The paper said this morning that 85,000 people are expected and that the local economy expects to do $800 plus MILLION. This thing is BIG.

I saw a couple of white satcks going up in the Marshall sound room and a Randy Rhoads V in an open guiatr case. I hear there's a Rhoads tribute amp coming??

Stay tuned!

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:36 pm

we are at the airport sipping beers waiting to get on the plane

Guitar Adjuster · Post by **Guitar Adjuster** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:35 pm

http://www.youtube.com/theNAMMShowchannel

Hasn't been updated yet but......

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:24 pm

I stopped by after work.

Said Hi to Mark Cameron, Don Boul, Peter Stroud, Ellioit Easton,Bob Bozeman...

and I was only there a hour!!!

George / Mike gimme a call when you can!

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:13 am

will do. We're in a taxi. Headed for Anaheim. Warning! We're hungry and thirsty...

Vg

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:22 am

Got your message. I was already out on the couch. Gotta work today (Friday) but I'll give you guys a call.

Enjoy the show!

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:16 am

Well, I had the honor of dragging George and gutpile Mike over to my house after the show on Friday. We had a blast jamming. Trading guitars in mid song. Lotta of fun!

Here's a pic of what your garage looks like after breaking down the display....GMS West. George you said you wanted drums, you shoulda stayed an extra day! Now if I could only get George to store some amps here...

gutpile · Post by **gutpile** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:05 pm

sorry it is taking me so long to get clips and pics up, but I am having a hard time loading them...

Chief- we had the honor of going to your palace

You grill one mean steak!! Next time we hook up let's make a deal that we don't hit any Tequila... We had a great time hanging out with you and the misses. The hospitality that you extended was second to none!! anyways, here are some photo's from your place... I am in the process of putting up some great video clips and photo's from the show... I got some good footage of the rhoads amp coming out... along with some great photo's of us with some high profiler's

Thanks again for a great time!!!

Mike

EDIT: Group Photo Deleted... I should have known better

chad · Post by **chad** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:20 pm

Who is that beautiful woman that George is by. If that is your gal Cheif, I mean no disrespect, but you are a very lucky man

Not to say your not a good looker yourself (which I'm not goin' too

) Anyway hope you all had a good time. I'll shut up now while I'm ahead

Chad BTW Nice looking Bike,From what I can see!!

OnTheFritz · Post by **OnTheFritz** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:30 am

Nice pics!! Looks like you guys had a great time.
That music room is awesome Chief, I recall the pics you posted awhile back when you were building it.
Very nice!

I seem to have missed whatever pics were deleted, bummed I didn't log on earlier.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:01 am

chad wrote:Who is that beautiful woman that George is by. If that is your gal Cheif, I mean no disrespect, but you are a very lucky man Not to say your not a good looker yourself (which I'm not goin' too ) Anyway hope you all had a good time. I'll shut up now while I'm ahead Chad BTW Nice looking Bike,From what I can see!!

That pic is gone but if it was George and my wife, yes I am very lucky. That's my schweeeeetie!

We had a great time. Now if all that stuff was all mine....!!!

I warned my buddy that I was going to set up ALL of his drums in one huge set and play for the neighbors but he's already packed them up and delievering them to the local Sam Ash today. Oh well, another missed opportunity.

jerrydyer · Post by **jerrydyer** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:35 pm

So for the first time since I can remember, they checked I.D's to match the badge. Made it in anyways but when I tried to go upstairs later, some dilegent Korean guy said "You name not Tom, its Jerry" I had fun anyways. I met Jim "Scumback speaker guy" and saw NY Cheif again. Whats up? Next year I ll have my own stinkin badges. I guess now we need stinkin badges. (with photo id)

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:00 pm

And the black light scanners looking for counterfit badges as well. They seemed to be a little easier on Exhibtor badges but Jerry's right. NAMM's cracking down.

Good to see Jerry!

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:10 pm

Thanks for everything Chief! You have a beautiful home and family.
Your music room is better stocked than my entire shop!

Definitely the highlight of the whole weekend. How many shots did we do? OUCH

george

MacGaden · Post by **MacGaden** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:49 pm

Sounds like you had a great time.

I was just up the road a in San Francisco, at MacWorld, but the 400 mile drive to Anaheim to see you guys was just too much. I did connect with Oakland Danny from the PP forum. He took me for a drive across the Golden Gate bridge, and around the bay in this:

No too shabby....

I love this pic of George with the RoryStrat. We