Well We All Shine On!!

Such wise words...do you remember them...

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on




"Instant Karma"
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnlennon/instantkarma.html

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do
It's up to you, yeah you

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin'
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin' at fools like me
Who in the hell d'you think you are
A super star
Well, right you are

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you're ev'rywhere
Come and get your share

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on on
Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun

To the people who stole my Les Paul (Ladner/Tsawwassen)

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Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011

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I saw this on my Facebook Newsfeed and I thought I would try and help. Let's see if we can get Maurice's very cherished one of kind to him guitar back.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/msg/2449158332.html

To the people who stole my Les Paul (Ladner/Tsawwassen)

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Date: 2011-06-21, 9:11AM PDT
Reply to: sale-quajk-2449158332@craigslist.org ^{[Errors when replying to ads?]}

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To the people who stole most of my stuff out of my studio on June 5, including my main guitar of 43 years, let me tell you about it.

It's a very altered, but very real 1953 Gibson Les Paul Model - Serial # 3 0621 (stamped on the back of the headstock)

This is not a gold-top. In the 1950's, it was refitted with an ABR-1 bridge and stop tailpiece, and then refinished, all by Gibson. The green colour in the picture, (especially on the rear half of the body where the light reflection is less), is accurate. It's one of the lightest Gibson Les Pauls, and the only one of its' colour, that I've ever seen.

I've made many other changes to this guitar in favour of playability:
--changed the P-90's to humbuckers
--had the neck thinned and it, the back and the sides were refinished
--when it was refinished, the serial # was stamped in
--replaced worn out machine heads with gold Gibson ones
--added brass switch ring, jack plate, and rear cavity covers that were made for me by my now-deceased brother-in-law
--added a truss rod cover with "Les Paul" on it
--installed strap-locks (for obvious reasons)
--there will be traces of violin bow resin in and under various parts. It is the best guitar ever for bowing.

This is a one-of-a-kind instrument in so many ways. It is completely recognizable, down to every screw on it.

I've been in the music business all my life, and have a large list of friends and contacts. With the help of countless amazing people, many who I don't even know, http://web.me.com/outgolfing/Equipment (which details what you took) has been sent across Canada and around the world to more people - musicians, music stores, pawn shops, studios, rehearsal rooms, and other musically related businesses - than I ever imagined possible. It's been passed around since you broke in, and is continually going out to more people. In fact, I'd bet people reading this will pass the link on to others if they already haven't. This will continue unendingly until I find my guitars and other equipment. My green Les Paul is already one of the most recognizable instruments in Canada, I can guarantee you that.

Here's your scenario:
--No collector will want this instrument because it's not even close to original.
--No legitimate business will buy it from you.
--Any creep who would knowingly buy a stolen guitar will give you a pittance for it.
--If you keep it for yourself, you'll never be able to play anywhere with it, and it will tie you to the crime and to all of the other stolen equipment for as long as you have it.
--You didn't even take the case.

It's my most personal possession, and I have always planned for my son to have it one day. By the way, the other Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier head you took was his.

It's not of much value to you, but to me, I can't buy another Les Paul like it because another one doesn't exist.. Here's a thought:

Have some decency and redeem some karma. Bring my guitar back. You've fucked my studio up and stolen a life-time collection of my shit. You stole my guitar rig, which was MY sound that I've spent years achieving.

You haven't ripped off a money making business. You've ripped off my life and my spirit immeasurably by taking away the tools of the pursuit of my passion. I've worked extremely hard for my whole life to earn my right to do so, and you took it all away in an hour or two. You've also ripped off my son, now, and in the future. I don't have the money to replace the gear, so it's just gone.

Just give it back - NO QUESTIONS ASKED. PLEASE

Maurice

Please "KEEP IT ON A HIGHER LEVEL" #thisismyvancouver

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Just listening to some of the news out there, Please People I implore you to keep things on a higher level. Creating more negative energy will not do anything except make the negative energy GROW.

Stay on the higher level. Channel the energy into something positive. Art Therapy in the example of the "Wall of Love" or the "Kindness Flag Project."

Remember :  

DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU'D HAVE DO UNDO TO YOU
(If you did something terrible, would you want your family terrorized, ...sending hate mail and threatening these people is not going to solve anything)

Treat others as you wish to be treated.  
(We all make mistakes, no one is perfect, many people are challenged.. is it healthy to hurt & punish people who obviously have mental issues... making them give back for what they have done should be their punishments, but it must be done on a higher level, not by vigilantes, then you lower yourself to their level and show that you are challenged too! )

He who lives in a glass house shouldn't throw stones.
(Who doesn't live in a glass house?)

You have to keep in mind, the people who did this are "challenged", they have to be right? otherwise why would they have done this. We all make mistakes, sometimes terrible mistakes, but we have to take the the higher road and do not add to the terrible negative energy that created all this.

Please think about this carefully.  Watch the video I put on this page about Meditation- and Energy...they're super amazing. Think Martin Luther, Ghandi, all peaceful reactions to terrible things, we must emulate these actions.

2012 - A Message of Hope


A Message of Hope