The unofficial MWGL forum census...

Your real first name and age: Steve, 57
Marital status and number of children: Divorced, 2 kids
Where you live: Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
What you do for a living: Psychologist, in a state prison
Other hobbies beside music: Reading Science Fiction/Fantasy
Biggest musical influence: Pete Seeger, Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton, the Stones, Neil Young, too many
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment): Given away a bunch...its complicated. Guild D-25 acoustic (1976) Fender solid top acoustic, on loan to a friend's niece. SG Classic (P90's), Peavey T-60, custom body, and another that a friend is working on. I have two practice amps and my Blackheart 5 watt is helpless and vulnerable in my ex's house (also a few pedals that my son can't be bothered to look for ... grrrr).
 
Your real first name and age - Joe 49
marital status and children - Never married ( thankfully ) 1 kid
where you live - Lakewood Colorado , originally from NYC
what you do for a living - Casino Supervisor
your favorite food - Italian,Asian.
hobbies - Firearms and target shooting,hiking,reading.

tell us who your favorite musicians are, who influenced you, - Black Sabbath,Rory,Led Zep,Maiden,Motorhead.

tell us a bit about your equipment, pics are always welcome Playing a borrowed PRS and Super Champ XD.

what other forumites do you know, have met in person, talked to on the telephone -- DenverDave
 
My name is Otto... I like to get blotto!! :embarrassed:

Your real first name and age - Andy, 30
marital status and children - Never married, no fucktrophies
where you live - Cincinnati (Loveland), OH
what you do for a living - Professional musician, Beard model
your favorite food - Macaroni and cheese, preferably with fishsticks. And no, I'm not joking. That's my idea of comfort food.
hobbies - Writing, Video Games, D&D, Reading
tell us who your favorite musicians are, who influenced you - The Beatles. Tom Waits. Wilco. Ani DiFranco. Metallica. Iron & Wine.
tell us a bit about your equipment - 10 electrics, 12 acoustics, 2 basses, 4 amps
what other forumites do you know, have met in person, talked to on the telephone -- I've met quite a few, so if I missed anyone, apologies...

Mark Wein
eloydrummerboy
Prages
Mrs. P
Aahzz
Help!
Strings74
Chad
Baimun
Rev1
Micwalt
BoomBoomBigelow
SVH
Weebz :embarrassed:
Modern Saint
JBird
Jaxn Slim
Gibby McFender
dmn23
Bigsby Boy
tele911
Mystixboi
 
Nothing has changed in my life since April 14th 2013. :embarrassed:

Ohh wait. I got a mandolin. Yeah, add that to my census.


Wait, does this place asses a property tax? cop0
 
Your real first name and age - Bob, 58
Marital status and number of children - Divorced, with 2 grown children
Where you live - Clarksville, TN
What you do for a living - Pastor
Your favorite food - Chinese, and a good steak.
Other hobbies beside music - Played a lot of sports into my 40's, but now my hobby is music - guitar, bass, singing, & drums
Biggest musical influence - Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys (I'm a transplanted SoCal, and I love music with good harmonies), Chicago, The Eagles, The Doobie Bros., and many more because I'm very eclectic in my musical tastes.
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) - 10 electric guitars, 4 acoustic guitars, 1 bass, 9 amps (2 for acoustics, 2 small wattage), 3 drum kits (1 beginner kit that I use to help kids learn to play).

I'm still a newcomer, so I have not met any forumites, but I have enjoyed being here.
 
Your real first name and age: Phil (although lots of mates call me Jon, my middle name) 49
marital status and children: Married, 7 year old twins, one boy and one girl
where you live: Dear old Blighty
what you do for a living: Design
your favorite food: Bacon is a perennial favourite, although anything from the majestic pig is always welcome.
hobbies: Indoor Rowing, Horse Riding
tell us who your favorite musicians are, who influenced you, why you play:The holy trinity of Jimi, Ritchie and Jimmy
your band and what your playlist looks like: If you can be arsed, check the website in my sig...
tell us a bit about your equipment, pics are always welcome: When in the band it's Marshalls and Les Pauls, when playing/practising at home it's Stratocasters.
what other forumites do you know, have met in person: None yet. Would most like to meet Acadiafall and the_huge. They seem like my sort of blokes.
 
Your real first name and age: Paul, 38 when this thread started :embarrassed:

Marital status and number of children: Single, no kids

Where you live: Laaaandaaaaaan, Engerland.

What you do for a living: IT Sys Admin

Other hobbies beside music: Computer games, reading, snowboarding, Physics nerd

Biggest musical influence: Jimmy Page

Number of guitars and amps owned: 5 guitars, two amps and a multieffects plugged into the stereo :embarrassed:
 
Your real first name and age: Rob, 42
Marital status and children: Married, 12 year old son, 25 and 24 year old stepdaughters
Where you live: Somerset, England
What you do for a living: Software Engineer
Your favorite food: My wife's.
Hobbies: Not a lot of personal time these days but some Xbox 360 gaming is always good.
Favorite musicians/bands: ZZ Top, AC/DC, Gary Moore (rock and blues material), Eric Clapton (Cream period mainly), Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour... list goes on.
Equipment: Giggable guitars - 5 electric, 1 electro -acoustic. Projects - 1 travel guitar needing a major setup, one electric undergoing a complete rebuild, guitar body purchased through ebay awaiting funds to buy the rest of the bits. Amplifiers - Trace Elliot Super Tramp combo, Boss Microcube, rack rig in need of rebuilding.
Other forumites: Not met any that I know of.
 
I've probably done this already but hey ho.

Your real first name and age: Jim, 28
Marital status and children: Girlfriend, no kids
Where you live: Glasgow, Scotland
What you do for a living: Teacher. Technically speaking a History teacher but just now I'm supply which means doing whatever shit needs covered.
Your favorite food: Indian curry - the hotter the better.
Hobbies: Reading, working out, playing djembe in my stupidly big band, doing adventure / obstacle races, travelling.
Favorite musicians/bands: Springsteen, Gaslight Anthem, Bloc Party, Chvrches, Floyd.
Equipment: Guitars - duesenberg starplayer, g&l asat special, g&l legacy, takamine acoustic, a tele I built that is 95% complete and been sitting in a case for years doing nothing. Amps - Laney something or other. Huge heavy 50w amp thing. egnater rebel 20 head into a Laney 1x12 cab. a bunch of pedals scattered all over the place.
Other forumites: None.
 
Hugo, 57
Married, one of each gender, not children any more
The Black Country, UK
Househusband/carer
Curry
Cricket, Photography, Walking, Reading
My mum (but I was too young and stupid to realise it while she was still alive)
5/3
 
I don't think I have answered this thread yet. If so, I hope I don't contradict myself!

Your real first name and age: Brian 52
marital status and children: Married, no kids
where you live: scenic Houston, TX
what you do for a living: Information Management
your favorite food: burgers, chili, pizza
hobbies: astronomy, photography, golf
tell us who your favorite musicians are, who influenced you, why you play: The Grateful Dead. And a lot of others.
your band and what your playlist looks like: sadly have not played out since the 80s.
tell us a bit about your equipment, pics are always welcome: 2 electric guitars (Tele & ASAT), 1 acoustic (Martin OM-1). Main amp is a Mesa Lone Star Special.
what other forumites do you know, have met in person: Jaxn was good enough to have a beer with me when he visited Houston a while ago.
what planets have you visited: Tralfamador, Ceti Alpha 5, LV-426, the rest are a blur
 
sunvalleylaw said:
Your real first name and age: Steve, 49. (wait, that can't be right! oh yeah, it is.)
Marital status and number of children: married with 3 kids.
Where you live: the mountains of Idaho
What you do for a living: Lawyer and ski coach
Other hobbies beside music: in order of time spent, Skiing, Mountain Biking, Waterskiing, other outdoors.
Biggest musical influence: Hmm, depends on my mood. The Ramones, Green Day, nirvana, John Mayer, PeterBuck, Neil Young, George Benson . . . Mark Wein and Robert Renman. Realistically, these last two guys are the biggest, since I have tried to learn from their examples and instruction essentially since I started playing.
Number of guitars and amps owned: Two acoustic guitars, Three electric guitars, two amplifiers.
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sunvalleylaw said:
Your real first name and age - Steve T. - 50
marital status and children - married since '94, 3 kids, Boy 15, Boy 13, Girl almost 10
where you live - Hailey, Idaho, near Sun Valley
what you do for a living - Lawyer, run a kid's non-competitive ski/snowboard team
your favorite food - Depends. I'll say something I can put salsa or cholula on for now.
hobbies - skiing, mountain biking, guitar, and waterskiing in that order, plus I love to do a lot of other active outdoor stuff.

tell us who your favorite musicians are, who influenced you, why you play - That is a whole 'nuther thread. I tend toward indy, garagey, punky, grungey sounds when I want to rock, like jazz and even show tunes, and really, enjoy most music. Why I play? I used to play piano as a kid, love music, so started guitar in midlife with the hope of making music for fun and enjoyment, and maybe performing a little, for fun only.

your band and what your playlist looks like - no band right now. My playlist, had i a band, would include some Clash and Ramones, some pearl jam and other seattle-esque sounds, some Wilco, some kinks or something like that, maybe Watchtower Hendrix-ish style, since we started to learn it in Mark's class, and it is fun to play, maybe some jack johnson (random, right?), some blues, something a little jazzy, some Neil Young, I don't know what else. Oh, and some bluegrass flatpicking amplified with distortion, at punk speeds. (like this, but faster and better than this: https://www.box.com/files/0/f/0/1/f_396609384)

tell us a bit about your equipment, pics are always welcome - in order of acquisition, Joshua acoustic, 2006 MIM 60th Ann strat, Peavey Classic 30, Hagstrom Viking, Martin SPD-16TR, Fender Concert, Squire CVC tele, various pedals over the years, etc.

what other forumites do you know, have met in person, talked to on the telephone - Mark in person at the Blue Beat bar. Via Skype, Howie, Rev1, Dodgechargerfan, altoidman, paulskirocks. All great guys!
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Yeah, not too much of this has changed, though I seem to have been in Pearl Jam mode a lot since this post, oh, and I am closing in on 51.

Also, about forumites I have met, I have met Mark in person and have met Terry (Rev1), HIAR, Paulski, Dodgechargerfan, and Phil (Altoidman) in skype lessons. Though we were not in the same room, I feel as though I have spent enough time with these guys sharing learning about guitar to know them and call them friends.
 
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Your real first name and age Steve
Marital status and number of children Married with 3 daughters (now in their 20s)
Where you live Biloxi, MS
What you do for a living Nasa Tech Writer
Other hobbies beside music Amateur radio
Biggest musical influence I'll have to say the Beatles
Number of guitars and amps owned 15 guitars, 6 amps.
 
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