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  1. bicketybam

    bicketybam Well-Known Member

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    Does anyone have any hobbies that they are really into? I know @Cman65 @stinkyB are into fishing as well as I am. There are a few others that are into hunting and target shooting. There's at least one guy that's into collecting sports memorabilia. What else do we got?
     
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    typeOnegative13NY Well-Known Member

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    For me it’s playing guitar, tinkering with guitar electronics, running ,weights, minor remodeling around the house. I have quite a bit of sports memorabilia, but don’t collect anymore.
     
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    bicketybam Well-Known Member

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    I've been into music since I was a kid. In highschool I was in a band and I played bass. I own a Rickenbacker 4001 that I got as a Christmas gift in 1983. I also own a Les Paul Studio, a Yamaha electric and an American made Stratocaster. I also have a beautiful Martin acoustic that has been in my friend's possession for 10 years or so. I never took lessons and I'm not very good. One of these days I'll really knuckle down and take some lessons.
     
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    That’s awesome. There are lots of good courses online these days, not expensive and you can do it at your own pace. That Rick is probably worth a good amount
     
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    I'd never sell it. It was my first good instrument and it was a gift from my parents who have both passed. It still plays really well. I'm decent at bass. Guitar was always the instrument I struggled with. I'm terrible with a pick.
     
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    I go to garage sales and estate sales and buy old watches. The thrill of the hunt can be quite profitable. Not a bad side hustle.
     
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    bicketybam Well-Known Member

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    I own about 15 watches but nothing worth more than a grand with the exception of my grandfather's Patek Philippe from the mid 50's. While it's not my style, I'd never sell it. The last appraisal I got was around $35k.
     
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    surfing (#1 until my body says no mas)
    fishing
    woodworking (started a new avenue with this, the past year)
    art / painting / drawing
    music (dont play despite owning a guitar, but I do like going to live shows!)
     
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    I'm jealous. Wow!! Nice collection.
     
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    bicketybam Well-Known Member

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    I got into woodworking a few years ago. Took an online course and made some really cool furniture
     
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    scotch
     
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    I have ADHD... Maybe that's why I can't hold a hobby. But I admire folks who do. Thanks for starting this thread.

    Favorite brand?
     
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    Drums, guitar, soccer (playing recreationally and watching/following), board games, magic (card game that I play online, GEEK ALERT I know), map collecting. Used to collect comics as a kid and still have a couple boxes from the 70's and 80s. Fantasy football and premier league.
     
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    I still play the old guitar now & then. Always fascinating, when I don't play for a while, getting the fingers moving again. But, what I'm really into, & don't do as much as I'd like to (live in city)... Astronomy. Nothing like looking out there, on a clear dark night. Puts everything in proper perspective, & makes all the everyday BS vaporize.
    The first time I saw another galaxy in a small telescope, live, I couldn't stop staring... literally mind-blowing...
     
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    Too many watches and too few guitars...
     

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