THE "WHAT DID YOU GET FOR CHRISTMAS" THREAD

[RJhog (Admin)]

So, what did you get, music related or not?

I got:

A tarp to use for covering brush and stuff on my truck.

Two Triple Feature CD's (Blue Oyster Cult and Heart).

Gift cards from Home Depot and Amazon.

Some cash, which I will use to buy an Amazon gift card.

History Channel DVD on WWII.

A cover for my new iPad2.

And the big gift was for me and the wife, a digital SLR Cannon camera with a long range lens.

Oh yeah, a coworker gave me a Kiss ornament (Gene Simmons). 

[Jon]

Red Rider BB Gun (no joke)

A Christmas Story Leg Bobble"head"

A table top air hockey game (why, I don't know)

A set of new earbuds

Super 8, Fantasia, Payback, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Planet Of The Apes set and a few more blu's

The Cars "Heartbeat City" and Tom Petty "Full Moon Fever" on CD

Assorted Mets stuff

and I think that's it?

[TageRyche]

From Bosses:
$50 cash

From Co-Worker:

$25 Barnes and Noble gift card

From Family Friend #1:

$25 Barnes and Noble Gift Card

From Family Friend #2:

An assortment of homemade fudge Pocket Back Scratcher

From the Extended Family Yankee Swap:

A movie themed Gift basket: 4 movies, a bunch of candy and 2 things of microwave popcorn (gave away everything but the Mike & Ikes and Junior Caramel candies).

From brother and his girlfriend:

An assortment of chocolate chip and peanut butter chocolate chip homemade cookies and a Dunkin Donuts Gift Card

From my mother:

New sheets for my bed

DVD - Completely Carlin 6 Disc DVD Collection

CD - Eliza Gilkyson - Roses At The End of Time

Clothes: Boston College dress shirt, Boston College T-Shirt, Boston College Sweatpants

From My Sister:

Stocking Stuffers: 3 pairs of socks, Trivial Pursuit Scratch and Play Sports Book, car air fresheners, candy (Big Red Gum, Chocolate coal candy, box of M&M Peanuts), Jar of Trappist Seedless Blackberry Jam.

She also gave me two books: Mystery novel "Between the Lies" by Marv Levy (ex-Buffalo Bills coach) and Jeff Pearlman's biography of Walter Payton "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton".

The two book gift cards became 3 books:

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 1 TPB

Fatal Error by J. A. Jance

For Better or For Worse Treasury Volume 2.     

[Gordon Williams]

My kids gave me a Boss Digital Delay guitar pedal, and a neon light that is in the shape of a guitar, with various colors in the lighting. Put that in my music room, and I love it!

My Parents gave me money, and I'll have to fight the urge to go wild with that money at CDUniverse. Also got a Kohl's gift card, and a Steak N Shake gift card, and a really nice tool box.

[Jon]

Just curious, why do you go thru CDUniverse? They do have an outstanding selection but they're overpriced plus you gots to pay shipping.

[Gordon Williams]

Well, I just used Amazon, so I'll start comparing prices fron now on. CDUniverse has always gotten me my order in quick fashion...so I dont mind paying a few bucks extra to get stuff quicker. But that may change...

[Jon]

check out importcds.com. They usually have some good deals, especially on hard to find stuff.

[Gordon Williams]

Cool, and thanks. I'll check it out fer shur...also plan on checking out FNARecords.Net...they are doing a lot of re-issues now, for stuff that has been out of print.

[Jon]

Kind of like http://www.woundedbird.com/

I placed a phone order with them a few years ago, the guy was kind of a jerk, but I got my stuff quickly. You can only place internet orders now, probably because of me.

[RJhog (Admin)]

I wish we had a Steak N Shake in Augusta...

[Gordon Williams]

Yeah, it may not be real healthy, but I loves me some Steak N Shake. I ususally eat there late, late at night, after going out to a rock show. And I've gotten to know this one waitress who works late every weekend, and she makes my chili the way I like it...with extra cheese, onions, and crackers! And man, those shakes...