Oh no...not another Swede...

[Telefinken]

Hello everybody!
47 year young guitar noob from Sweden wants to join the party. http://ct5.pbase.com/o2/84/809884/1/118067189.zvS6KH6P.Totally_jammin_out2.gif
This looks like a nice and friendly site, looking forward to hang out here. :)

cheers!
http://ct5.pbase.com/o6/84/809884/1/120964330.nNLKchPZ.tf2.gif


Status: Beginner
Guitars: Squier Jagmaster, Squier CV50's Stratocaster, Ibanez Talman Electro-Acoustic
Amp: VOX Pathfinder 15R
Moped: Piaggio Ciao PX

Edit:
Sorry, posted in the wrong place, perhaps one of the mods could be kind and move it...? http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/images/smilies/mellow.gif

[Monkus]

Welcome !!!! You swedes are a happy bunch !

[Telefinken]

Thanks Monkus! :) Happy bunch?..it must be because of the long winters I guess! :D

[Robert]

Tjena! Welcome to the Fret!

How did you find this place?

Watch out for the SuperSwede!

[Tig]

Yikes! Sweedish invasion! :eek:

Welcome to The Fret, Telefinkin.

http://c6.going.com/thumbnails/920/4188/03050015000001162657.jpghttp://iphone3ghacked.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/swedish-bikini.jpg
http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/graphics/hagstromSwede.jpg

My neighbor had one of these old Volvos. I always though it was cool...
http://www.saint.org/blog/uploaded_images/1962-volvo-p1800-white-795833.jpg

[Telefinken]

Tjena! Welcome to the Fret!

How did you find this place?

Watch out for the SuperSwede!

Tjenare Robert, o tack för välkomnandet! :)
I watched some of your videos (great stuff, BTW!) on youtube, followed the links and ended up here. Looked like a cool place, so I thought I'd might as well sign up and join the fun! I hang out on a few other forums as well, Strat- and Squier-talk and TDPRI, but this seems to be more of a "guitars-and-stuff-in-general" community, which can be nice for a change, and as a complement to the other, more brand specific ones. :)

Thanks for the warning about the SuperSwede, I'll watch my back! :D

Cheers
Johan

[Telefinken]

Yikes! Sweedish invasion! :eek:

Welcome to The Fret, Telefinkin.



Ha ha, thanks Doug! :D

Yeah, those Volvo P1800's are really cool! The guy who designed it later became Swedens most well-known boat designer. Too bad he didn't stay with Volvo instead... http://ct5.pbase.com/o2/84/809884/1/127861540.tdlSEW4T.486.gif

Hey, nice guitars You have! http://ct5.pbase.com/o3/84/809884/1/116708745.qnd7h4S8.thumbsup.gif I love those Reverends, although I've never seen one "in person".

cheers
Johan

[bcdon]

Welcome aboard! (And please bring more of your friends) :-) :dude


http://iphone3ghacked.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/swedish-bikini.jpg

[Telefinken]

Thanks bcdon! I'll see what I can do. :D

[marnold]

I was going to say something, but after Tig's post, I forgot.

[Tig]

I was going to say something, but after Tig's post, I forgot.

Wow Rev, I didn't know you liked Volvos that much!
More Volvo's...

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2008/02/n20480927392_429447_7473.jpg

[sunvalleylaw]

Welcome!! I am 47 also, and a semi-noob. Been at it a few years now, and have been a member here for all but a few months of that. Lots and lots of friendly help to be had here.

[Robert]

No matter how much we try to get rid of these Swedes, they just won't budge! :D

[Telefinken]

Welcome!! I am 47 also, and a semi-noob. Been at it a few years now, and have been a member here for all but a few months of that. Lots and lots of friendly help to be had here.

Thank You, young man! :D geee, I wish I could call myself a semi-noob too, how long will it take to get there... http://ct5.pbase.com/o2/84/809884/1/127861540.tdlSEW4T.486.gif
Idaho? Are You in the potato business? ;)

cheers
http://ct5.pbase.com/o6/84/809884/1/120964330.nNLKchPZ.tf2.gif

[Telefinken]

No matter how much we try to get rid of these Swedes, they just won't budge! :D

Why yes of course! We must spread our meat-balls all over the world, right? :D

[Robert]

Why yes of course! We must spread our meat-balls all over the world, right? :D

Yes! Thank Goodness for the power of IKEA! I can get me meatballs there anytime I'm Edmonton. Actually, it's crazy how cheap it is to eat there. You can get pasta lunch for $1.99, and meat balls and potatoes are $2.99. Talk about fast and good fast food!

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/IKEA_Food/images/meatballs_fy11headline.jpg

[Katastrophe]

Welcome!

You do know that hailing from the shredder nation of Sweden means that you'll be playing rings around us in no time. :thumbsup

Glad you're here, and post often!

On another note, I heard an IKEA advertisement on the radio yesterday. A bright and cheery Swedish accented, female voice said (and I'm paraphrasing):

"At IKEA, we have everything for the home. Cookware to prepare a family meal, servingware to serve it, and if they complain, we sell lots of big, sharp knives!"

After laughing heartily, I made a mental note. If I'm EVER in Sweden (or see an IKEA logo in the home), I've decided to eat whatever is offered, and like it, lest I leave with more holes in me than I arrived with. :D

[Tig]

Yes! Thank Goodness for the power of IKEA! I can get me meatballs there anytime I'm Edmonton. Actually, it's crazy how cheap it is to eat there. You can get pasta lunch for $1.99, and meat balls and potatoes are $2.99. Talk about fast and good fast food!


I've had that meal at our Ikea, and it was pretty dang tasty.
Might need to go up to the store again...

Found a "smilie" you might like, Robert.
http://www.alsat.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/Sweden.gif
(http://www.alsat.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/Sweden.gif)

[SuperSwede]

Watch out for the SuperSwede!

Damn right! I´m loaded..
http://www.fyrverkerier.se/Fyrverkerier-bilder/1762_super_swede_50_shots.jpg

[Telefinken]

Thanks for the welcome guys, it's good to be here :thumbsup

Hey, it seems like nowadays it's not ABBA that most people associate with Sweden, but IKEA! :D

(Robert, I've heard that in the US You can buy Julmust at IKEA around Christmas time, have You seen that in Canada too? I know that is one thing I would really miss if I went to live abroad! http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/images/smilies/ph34r.gif )

[bigG]

Welcome aboard, Telefinken - funken cool nick ya got there!

[Robert]

Julmust, probably not, but we get GLOGG!

[Brian Krashpad]

Välkommen!

[Telefinken]

Välkommen!
Oh (impressed) thanks Krashpad! :)

@Doug: I'm sorry to disappoint You, but your image of swedish women is not really accurate... http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/images/smilies/sad.gif

This is a typical swedish woman:
http://ct5.pbase.com/o2/84/809884/1/128006302.v3pgNzmp.Vill_t_vla_285839a1kopia.jpg :D

[Spudman]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2008/02/n20480927392_429447_7473.jpg

Holy mother of... I'm moving to Sweden.

Welcome aboard, uh, um (what), oh ya, Johan.

I'm a huge fan of Swedish music too.

[Telefinken]

Thank You, Spudman! http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/images/smilies/grin.gif

[Robert]

I'm a huge fan of Swedish music too.

Spudman likes Ace of Base and A-teens. :D

[Telefinken]

I suppose these guys haven't made it yet, on your side of the Atlantic...?
http://www.svenskadansband.se/data/media/2030/xD0290-Gert-Jonnys.jpg
:rolleyes:

[Robert]

No, I dig these guys better. They are from my home town!

http://www.soft-tempo.com/records/images/jackets/sub/MAX_FENDERS_En_Hjartesak%20AL.jpg

[marnold]

I prefer these guys (even though two of them are no longer Wings):
http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2008/05/s7.jpg

[Telefinken]

No, I dig these guys better. They are from my home town!

http://www.soft-tempo.com/records/images/jackets/sub/MAX_FENDERS_En_Hjartesak%20AL.jpg

That figures! :D

[Telefinken]

I prefer these guys (even though two of them are no longer Wings):

:thumbsup

[Tig]

I suppose these guys haven't made it yet, on your side of the Atlantic...?
http://www.svenskadansband.se/data/media/2030/xD0290-Gert-Jonnys.jpg
:rolleyes:

What's with the guy's hair in the upper right???
I had an aunt that looked just like that back in the 70's! :eek:

[poodlesrule]

Holy mother of... I'm moving to Sweden.




Reminds me of when I went to visit my sister who was on work assignment in Copenhagen. I was 14, and very impressionable back then...!
Sadly, I did not stay very long, and was too shy at the time to look for a like-minded soulmate.