Cafe Moderators Summit

**Ted Eschliman** · Apr-26-2006, 9:46am

20th Wedding Anniversary trip to Europe and the wife and I got to have dinner with fellow moderator Dan B. We HAD to talk mandolins. (Tax write-off for trip expenses, of course!)

**Ted Eschliman** · Apr-26-2006, 9:47am

If I must...
The wife wasn’t thrilled but she granted me three minutes on Dan's lovely latest acquisition (the only playing I was allowed for a week).

**Ted Eschliman** · Apr-26-2006, 9:48am

Love the Stoplight outside of Dan’s lovely Thames River view apartment. (If this thing doesn’t give you a headache!)

**Ted Eschliman** · Apr-26-2006, 9:49am

Very disappointed to find they wouldn't let me join in with the mandolin on the changing of the guard. (Something about "God Save the Queen" & G-chop not really compatible.)

**Ted Eschliman** · Apr-26-2006, 9:50am

Mrs. Mandohack certainly enjoyed Paris.
Happy 20th, dear..

**ronlane3** · Apr-26-2006, 9:51am

Great pics Ted. Was the Rigel resonator a special order, how does it sound?

**Ted Eschliman** · Apr-26-2006, 9:53am

Cliche to say, but completely true--the resonator was a cannon. I guess she did allow me another three minutes on it while Dan changed from his 3-piece suit. (He looks good cleaned up!)

**danb** · Apr-26-2006, 10:18am

hey, we were both supposed to be posing for american gothic!

**danb** · Apr-26-2006, 10:35am

Ted with the A4

**JEStanek** · Apr-26-2006, 10:37am

This three minute thing must be very, very relative...

Looks like a nice trip and congratulations Ted and Mrs. Mandohack.
Jamie

**Celtic Saguaro** · Apr-26-2006, 11:15am

You should switch from a ball cap to a Rigel-logo bear-skin helmet! #Then maybe next time the band would let you join in.

**glauber** · Apr-26-2006, 11:22am

You guys are a couple of show-offs!

**glauber** · Apr-26-2006, 11:22am

Don't they have a Rigel English model? (You play it on the wrong side.)

**Darryl Wolfe** · Apr-26-2006, 11:26am

What about the single malt?

**TonyP** · Apr-26-2006, 11:36am

man, I guess I've been too involved in secret machinations of our government.....I saw the "Cafe Moderators Summit" and thought I'd see you and Dan leaning over the current mapping of all the Cafe members, dividing up who were "yours" and "his".

Now I see it's just a vacation/anniversary, congratulations to you and the Mrs. and much relief on my part!

very nice pics too!

**JEStanek** · Apr-26-2006, 11:49am

Tony, I think it would be more along the lines of... "No, Dan, you have to take this one. Ted has XXXXXXXXX and I have ZZZZZZZZ."

Jamie

**Bob DeVellis** · Apr-26-2006, 12:16pm

Happy anniversary to you and your wife, Ted. Hitting the 20-year mark seems to be getting rarer and rarer these days.

**danb** · Apr-26-2006, 12:17pm

Originally Posted by (f5journl @ April 26 2006, 17:26)

What about the single malt?

The jet-lag stopped me early in my efforts to crack that out

**SternART** · Apr-26-2006, 12:31pm

Congrats on the 20th!
And I love that stoplight outside Dan's place........
How does that 3 point sound? Probably jiggy!

**danb** · Apr-26-2006, 12:34pm

Originally Posted by (SternART @ April 26 2006, 18:31)

How does that 3 point sound? Probably jiggy!

bluegrassy

**danb** · Apr-26-2006, 12:38pm

a little jiggy

**kyblue** · Apr-26-2006, 12:50pm

Ted,

Dan doesn't look very excited to see you!

Dan, do you want to share what you were thinking when that photo was taken??

Paula

p.s. that traffic light might put me off driving forever. Which would probably be a good thing.