Gibson Dove
   
 
I bought the Gibson Dove on February 24, 2007 at Hames Music in Gaffney, South Carolina... in the shadow of the Peachoid. Serial #: 00157044. Manufactured in Bozeman, Montana on January 15, 2007 (the 44th instrument stamped that day). This Dove came into being on my birthday, and I took possession when it was but 5 weeks and 5 days old.
 
My old Takamine (Serial #: 75081017) was manufactured in Sakashita, Japan - at the base of Mount Takamine - on Sunday, August 10th, 1975 (the 17th guitar made that day), and was given to me new by my parents as a high school graduation gift in the Spring of 1976. This guitar have been at my side ever since... and forever it shall be...
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The day I bought my Dove...
 
My guitar page...
 
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1976
Elvis Presley at the Charlotte Coliseum with a Gibson Dove. This photo hangs at Crossroads Coffee House in Waxhaw, North Carolina. A fine coffee house...
 
Strumming the Dove...
 
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2007, February 24
Bill Noonan and Miss Kathy, in upstate South Carolina...
 
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2007, March 5
Uncle Fred Thompson, in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Uncle Fred was picking "Spanish Fire Bells" as this photo was taken...
 
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2007, March 6
This is the spot where the house that my father was born and raised in stood, in Culberson, North Carolina. The Dove is just about where the old front porch would have been; where my father would have played guitar and mandolin when he was a young lad in the 1940's and early 50's. I could imagine my Uncle Fred picking "Spanish Fire Bells" at this spot, many years ago...
 
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2007, March 7
Aunt Blanche, in Griffin, Georgia...
 
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2007, March 9
Jeff Reese, in Austin Texas...
 
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2007, March 13
At the Buddy Holly Plaza, in Lubbock, Texas. I played "Well All Right" and "Words of Love" at this fine place...
 
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2010, February 9
Bill Noonan, in Bigfoot, at Redmond, Washington. Bill hails from the Charlotte area and was visiting on Microsoft business...
 
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2010, February 26
Ron McHaney, at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington...
 
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2010, February 26
Jon Trost, at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington...
 
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Gibson Dove Setup...
 
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At the downtown Bellevue Transit Center Starbucks. I brought the guitar to work on this day to entertain the troops at the Mozilla Firefox Mobile OS Test office...
Photo-Journal...
 
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At Mozilla Firefox Mobile OS Test office... my Gibson Dove being passed around...
1st shot: Austin Miller
2nd shot: Sergey Arsenyev
3rd shot: John Hammink
Photo-Journal...
 
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Snohomish, WA... at the Second Street Cabin with Chanphen & Tequila. My Mozilla colleague John Hammink, from San Francisco, was using my Gibson Dove in his performance... Photo-Journal...
 
 
Cashmere Camping, August 30-31, 2014... Photo-Journal...
 
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KP on the Dove... I'm sure George Strait would have been sooooo proud!
 
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Was Christine laughing at her mother's guitar playing?
 
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The Gibson Dove is a beautiful guitar, but I must say that it never looked better than when being held by KP!
 
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KP on the Dove... Christine's shot (pulled from Facebook)... 2nd version slightly edited... I love this picture...
 
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"The Wildwood Flower"
"Hello Vietnam" (Johnny Wright)
"Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" (George Strait)
"Grandpa Was a Carpenter" (John Prine)
"In the Sweet By-and-By"
"Tomorrow Is a Long Time" (Bob Dylan)

... a couple more margaritas and another bottle of wine and I would have sounded pretty good...
 
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With KP and Hong... this is a picture of a fellow having a real good time!

I think Christine took this shot... (pulled from Facebook)...