You know you've been a Mandolin Cafe member a while when.........

[farmerjones]

You know you've seen that picture of Monroe holding up his entire band but have no clue as to where it was that you saw it.

Then there's this Chesnut:
http://www.radiofreeolga.com/RadioFr...Interview.html

[MikeEdgerton]

Yeah, but I know where that is

[Dave Greenspoon]

...you can remember the talk when Loars approached a six-digit price tag!

[Mandolin Mick]

Cat,

I was wondering if anybody ever noticed ... I was so proud of that bass ... but I sold it to swing this Rattlesnake of mine and glad I did it. I'll see if I can not post it the rest of this year ... unless somebody starts a thread on `61 Hofner basses ...

[catmandu2]

No worries mick--don't stop posting your photo on my account!

[jmkatcher]

When the name "Moonbeam" sends a shiver up your spine...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gilchrist-Wo...item20c6eeabb5

[MikeEdgerton]

When you have a clue as to what the "D" Log is.... (piggy backing on jmkatcher's post)

[jim simpson]

When you respond to a thread and realize that you've killed it as you are the last one to post. (see, there I've done it, no more for this one!)

[Ben Milne]

You remember the days when MikeEdgerton put forward multiple previous thread suggestions to peruse in a commonly repeated question thread.

[journeybear]

Hmmm? Those days are not so far gone; pretty recent examples exist, in fact. Mike definitely has a knack for that, though, and it's worth acknowledging.

Jim, I'm with you on thread-killing. It's a guilty pleasure, even a point of pride - depending on the nature of both the thread and the post, of course. But saying just the right thing, tying it all up so neatly that nothing more need be said, feels like success, and smells like ... victory!

[pjlama]

I think you guys have killed this one pretty well.

[pjlama]

Ok, reservoir dogs... How do you figure out the top poster list? I'm curious.

[pjlama]

I guess it's a good thing that all you top posters are of advanced age and on the East Coast, it gives the West Coast guys a chance to catch up

[ColdBeerGoCubs]

At the bottom of the header bar when browsing the forums, click on community (under the news/mp3 links). Then click on member list, then click the 'post' column header to get them from most to least.

[journeybear]

... or just click on the link in post #12. No, I'm not lazy, I'm just ... using available resources ... yeah, that's it ... that's the ticket!

Hey, PJ - thanks for keeping the thread alive, whether you meant to or not.

[Mandolin Mick]

This thread is doing wonders for me psychologically!!! I thought I was the only one whose post was the death knell for threads ... I'm OK ... You're OK ...

[otterly2k]

... you have ACTUAL friends who started as VIRTUAL friends here on the Cafe.

... you get tired of answering the really basic newbie questions and let someone else do it

(from the CBOM section)
... you can explain in 100 words or less what is meant by octave mandolin v. octave mandola v. bouzouki, complete with linguistic history

... when on vacation, you take pics of anything you encounter that's mando related so you can post it to the cafe. Your partner thinks you're nuts.

... you disappear from regular postings on the cafe for a couple of years b/c your life is in turmoil, and people are welcoming and happy to see you when you come back.

[Rick Lindstrom]

..
... you get tired of answering the really basic newbie questions and let someone else do it

(

When you realize you haven't seen a truly new question in ages.

Rick

[mandopete]

... you have ACTUAL friends who started as VIRTUAL friends here on the Cafe.

Wonderful response!

[JEStanek]

... you have ACTUAL friends who started as VIRTUAL friends here on the Cafe.

... when on vacation, you take pics of anything you encounter that's mando related so you can post it to the cafe. Your partner thinks you're nuts.

... you disappear from regular postings on the cafe for a couple of years b/c your life is in turmoil, and people are welcoming and happy to see you when you come back.

This really resonates with me, too. I'm very fortunate to have met some of you in real life and I've been happy to see some of the folks who have left come back after being absent.

Jamie

[swampstomper]

> When you've started a thread with a semi-intelligent comment that has been answered by The Don himself

> When you meet people at a jam and they know you by your Café handle and have no idea of your name

> When you've had serious discussions about Rigels, Lebedas and other (fallen or transformed) flags

> When you've provoked Jim Moss into even more recollections

> When you feel like you'd recognize Willie the moment he walked into a room, even though you have no idea what he looks like

[G7MOF]

When you make your first reply to a thread that's been going on for years!!!

[pjlama]

At the bottom of the header bar when browsing the forums, click on community (under the news/mp3 links). Then click on member list, then click the 'post' column header to get them from most to least.

Wow, I'm #117, that's a pretty dubious distinction. Thanks for the response.

[pjlama]

... you have ACTUAL friends who started as VIRTUAL friends here on the Cafe.

... you get tired of answering the really basic newbie questions and let someone else do it

(from the CBOM section)
... you can explain in 100 words or less what is meant by octave mandolin v. octave mandola v. bouzouki, complete with linguistic history

... when on vacation, you take pics of anything you encounter that's mando related so you can post it to the cafe. Your partner thinks you're nuts.

... you disappear from regular postings on the cafe for a couple of years b/c your life is in turmoil, and people are welcoming and happy to see you when you come back.

You nailed it Karen, nice.

[pjlama]

Wow, I'm #117, that's a pretty dubious distinction. Thanks for the response.

Those two posts put me in a tie for 116 and this one makes me firmly #116