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In Memory of Dad...

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jaymenonjaymenon Frets: 888
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My father Gopi Menon passed away a few months ago...

https://i.imgur.com/l5X1Lyf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/970Xyu0.jpg


Please feel free to post your own reminiscences
Jay
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  • Philly_QPhilly_Q Frets: 25100
    Sorry to hear about your dad, mine died last year and I still think about him just about every day - mostly fondly, sometimes thinking what an annoying smartarse he could be... I'm kind of glad he's not around for 2020, he was in a nursing home and this year would've been dreadful.

    That's a beautiful guitar, sorry I don't have anything similar I can share.
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  • jaymenonjaymenon Frets: 888
    My dad went in December 2019, just before COVID hit - and I share your sentiments @Philly_Q - this year would indeed have been dreadful.
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  • chrisj1602chrisj1602 Frets: 4165
    That’s a nice tribute, sorry for your loss.
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  • TheOtherDennisTheOtherDennis Frets: 2011
    Sorry to hear about your dad, but I bet he'd have been really proud and touched by such a lovely tribute.

    That's a bloody lovely partscaster.
    If you must have sex with a frog, wear a condom. If you want the frog to have fun, rib it.
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  • CMW335CMW335 Frets: 2099
    edited September 2020
    For my little brother. Rest in peace bro

    https://soundcloud.com/user-486151452/live-forever-unplugged-version?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1

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  • hollywoodroxhollywoodrox Frets: 4633
    That’s brilliant , I thought it was normal fender at first then saw father dadcaster , that is so clever , stunning guitar ,well done ,a great tribute
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  • BarquentineBarquentine Frets: 325
    Brilliant, what a great thing to do.
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  • rayttkrayttk Frets: 70
    I hope the memories of your Father inspire you everytime you play that beautiful guitar
    https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/182262/
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  • clarkefanclarkefan Frets: 808
    jaymenon said:
    My dad went in December 2019, just before COVID hit - and I share your sentiments @Philly_Q - this year would indeed have been dreadful.
    Very sorry for both your losses.

    My Da is in a nursing home and it has indeed been the shittest time ever.
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  • vizviz Frets: 11041
    edited September 2020
    Brilliant and here’s to all lovely dads. 

    Love the idea of the birthday date. 
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  • skullfunkerryskullfunkerry Frets: 4418
    edited September 2020
    That's a lovely tribute, I'm sure your dad would be so proud to see you playing that :)
    I've posted about this guitar before; I had it made in memory of my girlfriend Nina, who was killed in a car accident in 2010:

    Too much gain... is just about enough \m/

    I'm probably the only member of this forum mentioned by name in Whiskey in the Jar ;)

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  • jaymenonjaymenon Frets: 888
    edited September 2020
    That's a lovely tribute, I'm sure your dad would be so proud to see you playing that
    I've posted about this guitar before; I had it made in memory of my girlfriend Nina, who was killed in a car accident in 2010:

    Hi Kerry - that's a picture of Nina? Beautifully done...!
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  • jaymenonjaymenon Frets: 888

    CMW335 said:
    For my little brother. Rest in peace bro

    https://soundcloud.com/user-486151452/live-forever-unplugged-version?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1

    Nicely done...your brother would have been proud.
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  • DominicDominic Frets: 16677
    I lost my younger brother 7 years ago........he was my best friend
    Mutual friend had a stroke last week and I phoned my brother to tell him.......I got the phone out and started punching out the access code before I clicked back into realisation........I winced .
    I think you have made a lovely tribute Jay .
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  • markslade07markslade07 Frets: 852
    Lost my Dad 3 years ago yesterday. I’ve got his 50(ish) year old classical guitar to play and remember him by
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  • skullfunkerryskullfunkerry Frets: 4418
    jaymenon said:
    That's a lovely tribute, I'm sure your dad would be so proud to see you playing that
    I've posted about this guitar before; I had it made in memory of my girlfriend Nina, who was killed in a car accident in 2010:

    Hi Kerry - that's a picture of Nina? Beautifully done...!
    It is - we both used to spend a lot of time on b3ta.com and one of the other regulars made a gif that morphed from her face to her username and back again. I thought it would make a great graphic for a guitar, and I was right :)
    Too much gain... is just about enough \m/

    I'm probably the only member of this forum mentioned by name in Whiskey in the Jar ;)

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  • FezFez Frets: 577
    Lovely guitar and a wonderful tribute.
    Here's to all our father's

    Don't touch that dial.
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  • GandalphGandalph Frets: 1860
    What a lovely thing to do and it looks fantastic!  I lost my dad in late June and it’s still very raw. 
    My sentiments to you and your family. 
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