God doesn't need to know what time it is.
Value of anything is a most fascinating subject to me.
Eric Clapton hasn't owned this Rolex Daytona for nearly 20 years. It 's probably been in storage since he dumped it and is expected to fetch north of $1.6M?
For that much I'd want his playing ability AND his stereo system.
"Ralph dug back into his classical guitar training to come up with something the Devil’s guy couldn’t best." tomcy6- Ralph is a good actor. He was able to learn how to ape the fingering on the fretboard and move his strumming hand in a convincing way to the audience. He was instructed by a player-Arlon Roth.to play an "advanced "style of air guitar while holding the guitar. I had an instructional video on VHS with Arlon in the late 80's. Click on the "Crossroads" for fun facts.
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One of the things i like about Rolex (although i don't own one) and part of what makes them popular among celebs is that Rolex is a 100% non-profit charitable institution--always has been. Good on them. Although watch collecting seems silly to many of us i'm sure our obsession with audio is silly to many of them... |
Thanks everybody for the feedback about my watch. I'll look in to having it serviced. I'm still wearing it daily and it is in great shape overall. I don't have any intention of getting rid of it. I just had this idea in my head that it that it was a zero maintenance forever device, which is a ridiculous notion but I get those now and then. I also have an Elgin pocket watch that was my great uncle's. I'm guessing it was old when he got it. I never met him. It dates to the late 1800s and still keeps good time. It was gold plated brass I think. The gold has been largely worn off around the edges. It's fun to play with because the back is easily unscrewed and there's an arm that can be moved to adjust it if it's running slow or fast.
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@tablejockey I know that Ralph wasn't playing the guitar. I was just referring to the character he played in the movie. Ralph did do a good job considering the short time he had to learn the air guitar parts for the movie. Your link to Arlen Roth's website was very interesting. I've got a cd or two of his around here somewhere and I actually saw Son Thomas play at The Tucson Blues Festival some years ago. He was great. The power, not volume, power, coming off that stage produced by one man with an acoustic guitar was incredible. |
