'Twas a great day for...........me!

[The Shark]

Had a wonderful two and a half hour conversation with my good friend Greg Platzer.  He used to post great pictures of killer Hamer guitars he delivered to customers here many moons ago.  The threads all started with, "'Twas a great day for...". We talked Hamer, Robin and all things current in our lives.  He has such a wealth of knowledge and his stories always educate and entertain.  I miss him here.  Wish he could come back.  Broken fences are meant to be mended.  Life's too short.  And this is my favorite forum.  Ever.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 19, 2024 by The Shark

[Citrus]

Agree wholeheartedly.    

Missing his photos, knowledge and wit.  

Would be great to have him back.

[hamerhead]

He always had cool stuff to show, whether it was great guitars or great mod/repair work. I really looked forward to seeing his latest creations.

[kizanski]

12 hours ago, The Shark said:

I miss him here.  Wish he could come back.  Broken fences are meant to be mended.  Life's too short.

No one told him to leave.

Yet the drama persists.

[velorush]

His Instagram feed is a constant source of interest.

That '52 Les Paul restoration he's in the middle of has been fantastic.

[tommy p]

I stopped by BCR twice over the years and had a great time talking to him.  I was looking forward to the next time I might have found myself up his way when he got out and started doing the repairs exclusively and then Platzer Guitars.  IIRC, he also closed his For Sale threads with "Game over." when someone bought a guitar he had posted.

[The Shark]

5 hours ago, kizanski said:

No one told him to leave.

Yet the drama persists.

Okay.  I wish he WOULD come back.  My bad.

[The Shark]

Greg, as of a few minutes ago, is "Currently Restricted From Posting Content" as he told me.  He just texted me a screenshot of the "error message".  

He says to thank all of you that forwarded kind words.    

I have lots of friends here.  I'm not interested in the "drama".  I don't have a hierarchy of friends.  They're all equal.  It's just a forum about guitars and a company we all love.  But I'm having a hard time with one of my friends being banned by my other friends.  I might be out.  For good.  Fuck it.

[The Shark]

So, is Greg banned or not.  Put up.

[kizanski]

I'm not an admin/moderator here, but searching for users shows this:

  Not banned.

 

 Banned.

 

If he's having a problem with his account, he should reach out to a moderator.

 

[santellavision]

I also miss Greg's posts. I bought my share of custom-ordered, amazing guitars from Greg over the years. 

[hamerhead]

Mr Shark - don't leave. There have been more than a few misunderstandings that have been (or could have been) cured simply by reaching out. With everybody being so willing or eager to go to war over piddlyass 1st World problems, shit tends to get blown up quickly over virtually nothing.

I miss Greg's posts, and others who have left here over some real or imagined slight. It's the fucking internet, where it's pretty easy to take the wrong message from a typed sentence. Before thinking the worst of someone, cut them a break. We all have shit we're dealing with.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I love you guys!

[The Shark]

12 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

Mr Shark - don't leave. There have been more than a few misunderstandings that have been (or could have been) cured simply by reaching out. With everybody being so willing or eager to go to war over piddlyass 1st World problems, shit tends to get blown up quickly over virtually nothing.

I miss Greg's posts, and others who have left here over some real or imagined slight. It's the fucking internet, where it's pretty easy to take the wrong message from a typed sentence. Before thinking the worst of someone, cut them a break. We all have shit we're dealing with.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I love you guys!

Thanks.  Love you too, Brother.

[donner]

2 hours ago, santellavision said:

I also miss Greg's posts. I bought my share of custom-ordered, amazing guitars from Greg over the years. 

So do I.

And I have to confess, I also stole a lot of his precious pics to work as a screensaver on my Mac. 😎

Edited to add: We do need them Sharks in our little aquarium, period!

Edited December 20, 2024 by donner

[kizanski]

Such an outpouring of altruism, love, and yuletide spirit.
This thread has the potential to become like a Hallmark Christmas Soap opera, starting out contentious then turning into a lovefest.

[hamerhead]

I love you, Mike.

[kizanski]

31 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

I love you, Mike.

lol

 

gay

 

[donner]

Just trying to outdo you!