Members spruce goose Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 Any ideas? The 57 reissue strat used to be 1k at guitar center (just a few days ago, but I can't seem to find any info on 'em now). Anyway, GC have a 20% off sale from 8 to 10 (AM) on Friday. That means 800 bucks plus tax for this git (if they have it in stock..). Personally, I usually buy used gear, but a 57 RI for 0.8 and tax looks like a pretty neat deal. Problem is, I have 3 strats at the moment. Of course, I could sell my two mexican strats (probably for more than what I payed for) if I was so inclined...... Anyway, any other plans for BF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melandy Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 Anyway, any other plans for BF? My wife used to drag me out on Black Friday for Christmas shopping (I really dislike traffic and crowds, so this was torture). Now that we've got a little one, I get a reprieve. She drags her mom out shopping, and I stay home with our daughter. -Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members outdoorgb Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 What is this black Friday you speak of??? I always complete my shopping before Thanksgiving...always. And with Al Gores invention of the intrawebs I took care of it in the comfort of my home, free shipping, and cold beer... Yes, it is ok to dislike me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missedmyexit Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 I used to work retail and hated this day.. Now that I don't I won't leave my house if it was on fire. They can keep their 20% off I rather pay more to avoid the madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jd-drafter Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 i sleep in or just go to work.... it seems that retails is in a bad spot with the sub prime and all- meh- politics be gone from here- 8^) i am handmaking everything this year- not sure what it is yet- but i am gonna make it! maybe even finishe my 5 string aluminum parlor- i hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 I used to work retail and hated this day.. Now that I don't I won't leave my house if it was on fire. They can keep their 20% off I rather pay more to avoid the madness. word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members layla17 Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 I have work on Black Friday, I wish I could make it to the Guitar Center for that 8-10am sale but I'm not going to be off until 2pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 12Pack Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 We head down to Delaware and visit family. Black Friday all the ladies head to the outlets - the boys head out to the beach. There is this cape that juts out into the Delaware bay and we walk the point for stuff that washes up. Some of things we find have been: Countless sunglassesAction FiguresA KayakMooring floatsCommercial Crab trapsAbout 4 fishing polesLighters (that never work)and various other stuff. Then at night I hit a local music store and enjoy no sales tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markuster Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 I used to work retail and hated this day.. Now that I don't I won't leave my house if it was on fire. +1 I also used to work retail. There's a couple of jobs I don't miss. Markus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LaurentB Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 Wait a minute, is this the Black Friday the song 'Black Friday' by Steely Dan is about? I'm not a native english speaker, I'm Dutch, and the hardest thing is to get a grasp of all the expressions.Every now and again I understand some song lyric better twenty or thirty years after I first heard them, by accidentily learning about a certain expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melandy Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 Wait a minute, is this the Black Friday the song 'Black Friday' by Steely Dan is about? I don't think so. In this case, Black Friday refers to the economic impact of holiday shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving in the US. In many cases, the revenue generated moves stores from the red to the black on the accounting books. What red and black on the books mean varies with who you ask, but my impression of being in the black means that they are at a positive net worth. Being in the red would mean a negative net worth. Update: Trina's post below about turning a profit makes more sense. Ignore my net worth nonsense. -A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 Wait a minute, is this the Black Friday the song 'Black Friday' by Steely Dan is about? I'm not a native english speaker, I'm Dutch, and the hardest thing is to get a grasp of all the expressions.Every now and again I understand some song lyric better twenty or thirty years after I first heard them, by accidentily learning about a certain expression. Nah, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, where it is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season. Since Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, Black Friday may be as early as the 23rd and as late as the 29th day of November. Black Friday is not an official holiday, but many employers give the day off, allowing consumers to get a head start on their Christmas shopping. Many retailers open very early (typically 5 A.M.) and offer doorbuster deals and sales to draw people to their stores. "Black Friday" was originally so named because of the heavy traffic on that day, although most contemporary uses of the term refer instead to it as the beginning of the period in which retailers are in the black (i.e., turning a profit). Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LaurentB Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 So what ARE those Steely Dan lyrics about? I just looked them up, but they seem pretty obscure to me: "When Black Friday comes I'll stand down by the doorAnd catch all the grey men as they dive from the fourteenth floorWhen Black Friday comes I'll collect everything I'm owedAnd before my friends find out I'll be on the road When Black Friday falls you know it's got to beDon't let it fall on me When Black Friday comes I'll fly down to MuswellbrookGonna strike all the big red words from my little black bookGonna do just what I please, gonna wear no socks and shoesWith nothing to do but feed all the Kangaroos When Black Friday comes I'll be on that hillYou know I will When Black Friday comes I'm gonna dig myself a holeGonna lay down in it till I satisfy my soulGonna let the world pass by me, the Archbishop gonna sanctify meAnd if he don't come across I' m gonna let it roll When Black Friday comes I'm gonna stake my claimI guess I'll change my name" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 So what ARE those Steely Dan lyrics about? I just looked them up, but they seem pretty obscure to me: "When Black Friday comes I'll stand down by the door And catch all the grey men as they dive from the fourteenth floor When Black Friday comes I'll collect everything I'm owed And before my friends find out I'll be on the road When Black Friday falls you know it's got to be Don't let it fall on me When Black Friday comes I'll fly down to Muswellbrook Gonna strike all the big red words from my little black book Gonna do just what I please, gonna wear no socks and shoes With nothing to do but feed all the Kangaroos When Black Friday comes I'll be on that hill You know I will When Black Friday comes I'm gonna dig myself a hole Gonna lay down in it till I satisfy my soul Gonna let the world pass by me, the Archbishop gonna sanctify me And if he don't come across I' m gonna let it roll When Black Friday comes I'm gonna stake my claim I guess I'll change my name" Steele Dan had a knack for word play and peppering their lyrics/songs with literary and cultural references. All I know about this song is, Muswellbrook is a town north-west of Sydney Australia. Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 Of course you know this means it's time for a youtube clip...right?WARNING: Fender Telecaster content [YOUTUBE]q1ZV4Mx7tw8[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members letveronafall Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 do you have to have a special coupon for the 20% off at GC or is it just general sale for everyone??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 "The good copper pans / The '54 Strat / These are the things I miss the most" Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 thanks for the youtube. I must say, that was just splendid. Steely Dan has been my favorite electric band since the '70s, if they're even a band @ all.Their lyrics are always more than a little obscure, more than a bit weird, more than a skosh dark.The first line refers of course to the market crash during the depression when many Wall Street types did actually leap to their deaths to escape their financial woes.As an aside, Muswellbrook coincidently happens to be Tommy Emmanuel's home town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatcat Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 That GC 20% thing is sort-of appealing...I'm interested in an electric upright, one of those new NS WAV ones. Only problem is, the only GC near me that carries them is outside Hartford CT - so I'd have to drive an hour and change on one of the worst travel periods of the year to save the dough. I can't really afford it anyhow, though I'm tempted. That's $180 or so, and that's not nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeSRC Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 do you have to have a special coupon for the 20% off at GC or is it just general sale for everyone??? It's for everyone. They have it up on their website now. Looks like you could even call in an order, which would be much easier than fighting the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Simon76 Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 http://www.guitarcenter.comLooks like it's only for one item and you can call in an order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Charlies Ghost Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 It could be about alot of things but I think black friday is a story about quitting as soon as you become famous.Thats my best guess.If you ever run into steely dan you might try asking him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members denvertrakker Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 It could be about alot of things but I think black friday is a story about quitting as soon as you become famous.Thats my best guess.If you ever run into steely dan you might try asking him. Good luck with that. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen (the "him" of Steely Dan) are famous for never giving a straight answer about anything. I'm reminded of the interview with them on the "Two Against Nature" DVD, where they're asked which of their albums they like the best, and Becker replies, "Well, I've always been fond of 'Kind Of Blue'. (That being the famous Miles Davis album, for the non-jazz oriented) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 She drags her mom out shopping, and I stay home with our daughter. -Andy You definitely have the best end of that deal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 Good luck with that. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen (the "him" of Steely Dan) are famous for never giving a straight answer about anything. I'm reminded of the interview with them on the "Two Against Nature" DVD, where they're asked which of their albums they like the best, and Becker replies, "Well, I've always been fond of 'Kind Of Blue'.(That being the famous Miles Davis album, for the non-jazz oriented) An exquisite example to make your point, denvertrakker, while simultaneously demonstrating their humor, and yet another wonderful manifestation of pretzel logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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