Well, Ian's mother's car is fixed and she is 20 mins away from the drawing! Tim has his camera at the ready - start chanting your number!!!
Man, I gotta leave for work in 45 minutes! Ooh, the suspense.
C'mon #27!
Remind us again... where do we deliver the flowers and chocolate ?
Oh sure! The old "my car broke down" gag. My girlfriend's father never bought that one, and we're sure not gonna fall for it either.
DISQUALIFIED for doubting the integrity of Ian's mother!!! She lost her airconditioning and had to get it fixed somewhere in uber-rural New Brunswick, which added a day to her time. She even missed my family dock party yesterday - 21 of us on the dock for lunch and tubing!
(Uh, to confirm, Mrs. Colquhoun doesn't tube - but she does do lunch!)
WINK WINK, Didja see the WINK? Just kidding, honest! Grovelling very low, now.
Too late Jack!
Now, can I have your number(s)?
Believe me! With my luck, you wouldn't want 'em.
Having four tickets in a 100 ticket drawing sounds pretty good...until you realize that's still only a 4% chance of winning.
Come on 7, 8, 95 or 96!!!!
Heh, try having #s 1 and 2. Not a comfy feeling... darn itchy trigger finger!
Hey, I've never won anything, and I don't expect this to be my first. Yet, funny enough, I'd still take your numbers!
Why did I look at this thread?
I knew I should have just waited. Now I'm sitting here hitting refresh to see if anything happens.
Eh, beats working.
If I were smart (I'm not), I would have offered to buy the numbers of everyone who is convinced they'll lose.... at $7 a number...!
I never win at these things either, but (a) it sounded like a good cause, (b) maybe someone near me will win so I can actually LISTEN to a 600, and (c) you never know...
AH! A capitalist!
$7 a ticket sounds like a pretty good return right about now.
OK...Everybody go see who is online at the same time. We can look at each other while waiting for Amie to "post" instead of read!
I've never seen so many members online at one time!
I thought tubing was an old bicycle inner tube between tree limbs hoisting water ballons like a slingshot.
It's been a LONG time since Axiom gave away $1750 of stuff!
Amie, we're all watching you!
LOL! Me neither! Can't figure it out. DUH
She's rounding the final bend in Dwight . . . 1 km to the factory . . .
You're killing us!
You're not gonna take the time to offer her a drink or anything are you?
If nothing else, this thread will set a record for the most posts in the shortest amount of time.
Let me see if I can make a reeeeaaaallll looooong thread instead!
I'd never waste time looking for cute smileys at a time like this!
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Actually, didn't Craigsub buy it?
They don't call me quickdraw Jack for nothing, podner!
The drawing is done!! Tim is just dumping the photos . . .
I just know it. I'm gonna have to leave for work right when the drawing takes place. I don't have internet access there. Aargh!
True...but for those of us who just want to win, it's basically a $1750 Axiom shopping spree.
(I'll give you a hint - it's a boy!)
No more posts! You'll crash the server!
Photos?
Is it a photographer who won???
Oh sure! Blame me, why doncha.
Hope the net doesn't collapse.
. . . uploading at the speed of Dwight . . .
It's not a dog ? Bummer, I am already out ...
Do I have to know my number?
Send an ambulance.
I think my Net thingy is broken. I keep refreshing and no new posts!!
If you're netthingy is broken, you have to sacrifice your numbers to the person with the longest...................... post.
I've gone from "Newbie" to "Frequent Flier" in ONE thread.
Win or lose, I've gotten more laughs outa this thread than I've had in a month of Sundays.
You think church is funny?
That is funny, Mark.
"the speed of Dwight"...not quite fast is it?
Dial-up speed? What time tomorrow?
Dwight needs to take speed. I think I know what that's like right about now.
What is she doing with photos? I thought the number was just going to be posted?
I'm just reading an email from Ray. He feels forgotten.
Who's Ray?
She's editing the evidence. They picked my number but don't want me to win because I'd be insufferable!
They got to be rolling on the floor at Axiom!
OK, guys. I called Ian and Amie to find out what's going on and the official word is that Amie went to make lunch for Mom. Clear the boards. She'll be back in a half hour.
(must be present to win, right Amie?)
I saw Ray logged on the other day, but no posts. . .
We haven't forgot him. Just too wrapped up in raffle-mania.
Hmm . . . Tim's caving under the pressure and just wants me to post name and number. Is that okay with everyone or hold on for the photo?
I thought Ray didn't like us anymore.
In order to increase my Axiom karma and my general hatred number, I say wait.
I canna' take much more of this, Cap'n!!!
POST!!!
Thank you.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I can't take the suspense!
She's gonna blow, Cap'n!!
Working on the new house, golf, work, have all conspired to keep him busy. When this is over, I think everybody should take a second to send him a PM. Next time he checks in he'll wonder what the hell happened.
Tell him he won the EP600 lottery. He won't remember buying a ticket, but that wouldn't be unusual, so he'll actually believe you.
Betcha Ray wins! And he didn't even buy a number!
People are starting to ask me why I'm giggling in my cubicle.
I'm in a fetal position under my desk clutching a laptop and hitting refresh
Okay, now where's the manual that tells me how to upload a picture. . . {shuffle, shuffle}
I don't think I've taken a breath in the last 10 minutes.
I have to keep reminding myself to breathe!
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my chest is about to burst
I have to leave. Can we do this in ten minutes?
My hands are all shakey...
This really IS fun, though...isn't it?
I've smoked 10 cigarettes since this post started....
I suspect Amie is REALLY enjoying this.
I've smoked 20, and I don't smoke!
I'm at work and sometimes we can't get uploaded pics on these boards...soooooooo give me a #!!!!! pleeeaaasssseeee
Amie is sadistic.
I like that about her.
Kinda like sublime torture!
Only cigarettes?
Why, Jack whipped out his socks and guitar and bong...
Hasn't changed the water since '72........
They're all laughing too hard!
Just checked, Amie is viewing a list of forums.
Mean mean mean!
Ian's mom looks nice. I like her.
HEAR THAT, MOM?
Damn this thread is getting long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT'S ON THE PAPER? WHAT'S ON THE PAPER?
...in through the nose...out through the mouth...in through the nose...out through the mouth...in through the nose...
Congratulations, David !!!
Hey, that's the wrong # and name.
Who is that?
I mean, congratulations David.
I hate you
wait, my name is spelled wrong.
Congrats David! It was a blast losing to you.
Congrats David...now who the heck are you?
Whattha........hey, that's not my name OR #!!!!1
Congrats! When is the secod name pulled?
If your not online I want a recount....
Congrats, David. Whoever you are. . .
Yeah! If the winner doesn't post within the next 30 seconds, they have to draw another name. Right?
Congratulations David!
Yeah, now for second place. . .
Ugh ... now I have to actually BUY a subwoofer.
Seriously, does anyone know Davids' Avatar name? Craig?
All right everybody. Mooooove along. There is nothing to see here.
Phew......now I can go to the bathroom.....uughh!!
I'm waiting to hit frequent flier
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There is nothing to see here.
Are you kidding? I've never seen such blood and carnage!
I keep thinking that if I continue refreshing then the name and number will change...no such luck!
it's official ... I went from "Newbie" to "Hobbyist" in one thread.
I'm a loser on soooo many levels.
flashjim you have hit hobbyist
I suspect that David isn't a member here? (Hopefully he'll now become one) He may have heard about the raffle from one of the other forums.
#34....he grabbed a ticket pretty quickly. Must be at least a semi-regular around here.
We should do this more often. Axiom sells a subwoofer. A charity gets some cash. We pee ourselves during the whole process. And finally, there's one lucky winner who gets Axiom loot.
Now I want newbie back.......
OK, Since we're all here, let's start the meeting:
Cables. Can you hear the difference?
Who is first?
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I suspect that David isn't a member here?
Wasn't it initially open to members here only?
Yes. When I spin a cable over my head, the difference in sound is quite notable depending on the gauge of the cable and what kind of terminator it has.
I wasn't a member when I bought the tickets.
Now I'm a "Hobbyist" So there!
Yeah, I think you're right, but I can't remember when it was thrown open to others. Oh HELL, I can't remember what this thread is about. Did somebody win something?
Good, now we can freely make fun of you.
Some guy nobody knows won a complimentary prostate exam. I don't know why everyone is still hanging around.
No Jack, nobody won nuthin'.........were talking about cables here........sheesh!!
I'm sorry, but David could not be present for the raffle presentation. Accepting the prize on his behalf will be Curtis......
"Some guy nobody knows won a complimentary prostate exam. I don't know why everyone is still hanging around."
We're waiting around to see who get's to give it.
I'm out!
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Some guy nobody knows won a complimentary prostate exam
That still falls in the digital realm, right?
Well, not trying to brown nose here, but:
Thanks Craig, Amie, Ian and Ian's mom, and whoever took the photos and uploaded the photos, and whoever typed out all the names on the little pieces of paper.
It was fun, and the charity made out!
geez...this thread is fast!
which charity was it, btw?
Oh, man.... before I posted my post that started with "brown nosing", someone changed the topic to prostate exams.
That's not good.
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It was fun, and the charity made out!
Yes, this turned out to be a heckuva lot of fun! Even if I didn't win. . .
Yeah, let's all go over to Audioholics and hang out there. Virtual bar-hopping!
Amen, Mark. My thanks to Craig, Ian, Amie, Ian's Mom, and everybody at Axiom. This was a BALL. In reality, EVERYBODY won.
The Drawing is over...
We now return you to our regularly scheduled program...
WhatFurrer
I'm back. Already???????????
I say we now crash the server. Everyone post right------NOW
Okay......everyone to the Ascend Acoustics website. Maybe we can get them to run a raffle too!!!!
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Amen, Mark. My thanks to Craig, Ian, Amie, Ian's Mom, and everybody at Axiom. This was a BALL. In reality, EVERYBODY won.
Jack
Thanks to everyone for participating. I will be posting a copy of the check to 2nd Harvest Food Bank tomorrow. For those who do not know this, for every dollar raised, the 2nd harvest people deliver $17 worth of food to those in need.
We just put together $42,500 in food.
WELL DONE !!!
That actually makes me feel better
Hi! David here. I guess today is my lucky day! I am a member here but I don't post very often. I read the posts almost daily. I guess my EP600 will be replacing my HSU VTF-2! The house will be rocking! I am glad that the charity will get the $2,500.
Hmmmmmmm just a guess but I'm thinking there is a HSU VTF-2 for sale right now!
Congrats and enjoy!!!!!
David,congrats...............and enjoy
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Congratz!
Now give away that HSU to those in need.
Congratulations David. If that 600 doesn't fit anywhere in your house, I already have a spot mapped out in mine!!!! oh well.... Enjoy it.
This has been a blast but what a time consumer it's been!!! Now back to work and reality....
Peter, the prostate exam crack was hillarious! I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Thanks.
David, congrats. I hate you.
(Just Kidding!)
I was sure I had this BAGGED!!!! OH well...my life of never winning continues.....but I can continously whine about not winning... SAY THAT FAST...
CONGRATS DAVID....ENJOY.
The entertainment of reading these posts alone was worth the $25. . .
That is awesome that that much food is able to be purchased. Thanks to all that made this happen.
PS I am sure my wife is going to be glad that I didn't win. If you can believe it she didn't want a sub that is as big as the EP600.
But maybe I could've gotten away with the 12 M3ti's.. . .well I guess we will never know.
Congratulation David!!
I would have said so earlier, but I had to leave right after the "ta da".
Boy I am glad that I didn't check back until now. It was tension enough reading the posts knowing that the answer would already be somewhere within. . .I mean 180 posts, obviously a winner had been chosen. But I think I would have exploded if I had to watch the posts unfold.
I did read them without skipping ahead just for the extra suspense though.
It was a lot of fun.
well, this was an awful fun thread to get to catch up on all at once..
congrats to david, from TEXAS!!! i gotta find out where this guy lives.. its probably the closest EP600 to me.. i gotta hear it!!
bigjohn
Thanks to everyone.
Great cause, and the anticipation was actually a lot of fun!
Congratulations, David. You and everyone else who contributed to such a worthy cause are all winners.
So I understand that you're in Texas..Houston maybe?? hint hint!!! If I can't already hear or feel it once it's hooked up, I'll beg you to let me come over & experience it!!!! Congratulations again. This whole experience was awesome!!!
So you will all back me up when I tell the wife unit that I won the really cool sub, right?......RIGHT!?
ROTFL!
Nice one.
Congrats, Dave. I'm happy for you. I'm sure you're sub needs have been filled.
Has anyone here ever changed their logon name? I've been thinking lately that littleb is kind of dumb. Maybe I should change this. I was thinking of some substitute names like with86ugetsquat or loser86 or unlucky86 or 86neverwins. I bet Peter could give me some other suggestions.
Congrats, David.
And congrats to the food bank!
And phooey, I didn't win.
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bet Peter could give me some other suggestions
do you enjoy pain...?
bigjohn
If he does, I'm sure Peter can work with that, too...
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Has anyone here ever changed their logon name? I've been thinking lately that littleb is kind of dumb. Maybe I should change this. I was thinking of some substitute names like with86ugetsquat or loser86 or unlucky86 or 86neverwins. I bet Peter could give me some other suggestions.
How about "LITTLEB itchingbecause86didnotwineventhoughireallyreallywantedit"
Well that was a hoot reading through all the anticipatory posts leading up to the draw. Just missed by 1 number (ok, not true in a random draw, but it sounds better). Oh well.
Congrats David and everyone that donated their time, merchandise, mother and money to help others via a fun event.
Paul
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We just put together $42,500 in food.
That is simply awesome! Thanks to everyone for setting this raffle up and everyone who participated. After reading how much we helped raise it eases the pain of not winning.
Now, how 'bout another raffle?
Good morning all! Sorry that I have taken so long to respond to some of your posts, I have two small children who keep me busy at night. I am going with the Vertical EP600 in Boston Cherry. My wife is the greatest! I live in the Houston area and I will be open to doing auditions for cgolf, bigjohn and anyone else who can make it to my neck of the woods. It has been a lot of fun reading all of the posts for this raffle. Thank you craigsub for having such a great idea and following it through! I guess that I had better be ready to help the Fedex guy since this beast weighs in at 100 lbs!
David, You are welcome. We have a Epic 80/600 system in High Gloss Black due in mid-late August. It will be fun to compare notes, for sure.
And again, to all who participated, it was fun, and yes, the method of procuring food that the 2nd Harvest people have perfected is a wonderful thing ...
Oh yeah! Pictures and review will be posted soon.
David
I just thought I would through a little humor in there, ok, I'll admit it wasn't funny. Sorry.
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I just thought I would through a little humor in there, ok, I'll admit it wasn't funny. Sorry.
Actually - You were quite funny, and "littleb" is is TOO easy to make into well, what I posted. I was just teasing you, and hey, I even put the requisite "smiley", too !
Nice tease!
I'm still waiting for Peter to torture me. That ought to be good. I guess I am little sado-masochistic.
And I'm glad that we could help those in need.
sorry this so late, but congrats David.
YA BUM!!
hey, even though the rest of us didn't win we're putting a lot of food in a lot of folks mouths...so we got that going for us... which is nice.
The check went out on Wednsday - was originally planning on scanning and posting a copy, but my lovely bride pointed out that posting our account # on the internet was not such a great idea....
SO - When they send a receipt, I will scan it and post a copy. If it arrives by Monday, I will do it immediately, after that, I am meeting my family in Wyoming for a week, and will do so when I return.
Ever get that acknowledgement or other response?
Yes, We got a nice, hand written note from the 2nd harvest people. I will try to scan it into my computer this week.