Just a reminder from Mr. Clean...

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 23 Aug 2005 8:51 am

Don't forget to wipe down your strings when you finish your practice sessions. I did that very thing this morning, before work __ with a Blitz Cloth.

Also, put a Cling Free sheet in that stinky case, and one in the back of your amp.

Mr. Clean

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 23 Aug 2005 9:31 am

Is the rumor true ... ???

Does Mr. Clean really use a Bidet ... instead of a Pac-a-Seat ...

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My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 23 August 2005 at 10:42 AM.]

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 23 Aug 2005 3:09 pm

Rick, you have heard a nasty rumor that is totally false. I always stand when performing and even when practicing. I always wear white pants and would never sit while playing.

HOWEVER:

I do utilize the "Bidet" for filing really horrible CDs of bad steel guitar playing. I'm unsure, whether or not, I have filed one of your's there. There's no way I would ever consider retrieving one __ even while wearing surgical gloves.

Mr. Clean

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 23 Aug 2005 3:45 pm

I do utilize the "Bidet" for filing really horrible CDs of bad steel guitar playing. I'm unsure, whether or not, I have filed one of your's there.

Sure wouldn't be the first time ... some of my best work ... ended up in the bottom of a bidet.

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 23 Aug 2005 4:34 pm

I've heard rumors of "interventions" held at the HSGA convention in Joliet where players with poor intonation had their CDs flushed down the toilet.

Seriously, all are welcome (they didn't throw me out...)

[This message was edited by Bill Leff on 23 August 2005 at 05:34 PM.]

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 23 Aug 2005 4:49 pm

I was in Mexico last week on vacation. Our hotel room had a bidet in the bathroom.

I gave it a try... couldn't get the "hang" of it. Just sprayed water all over the wall, floor and myself.

We ended up filling it with ice and used it to keep the beer cold.

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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'

CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 23 Aug 2005 9:11 pm

I would like to call attention to the improper use of a bidet in the aforementioned posts. It is unseemly that the bidet is being used for CD discards.

Members of the Forum should be educated about proper bidet practice.

When one begins to understand the purpose of a bidet, he or she can still be in the dark about the procedure. Here is where most people will need help, because resources are limited on procedures.

Certain members of the Forum cannot be alone in their ignorance. There have been thousands of travelers who encounter this puzzle every year and are perplexed by this porcelain mystery.

I hope that I have been of some help in this discussion!

Aloha,
Don
[This message was edited by Don Kona Woods on 23 August 2005 at 10:17 PM.]

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 24 Aug 2005 2:49 am

And I thought a bidet was for cleaning cd's....

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 24 Aug 2005 4:04 am

Rick C. ... I'm

... you said in the Joliet HSGA post:

I'll send Mr. Clean by the newly renovated Holiday Inn to check it out, Rick A.

Then you stated this above:

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Rick, you have heard a nasty rumor that is totally false. I always stand when performing and even when practicing. I always wear white pants and would never sit while playing.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Did you just "slip up" and tell the world this guy's secret identity...

Don, I always thought a bidet was a lady's "thang" ...

But after reading your comment:

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Members of the Forum should be educated about proper bidet practice.

When one begins to understand the purpose of a bidet, he or she can still be in the dark about the procedure. Here is where most people will need help, because resources are limited on procedures.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I decided to research it abit ... since I brought up this "Porcelain Pressure Cleaner" ... and found this:

Proper Technique

Hmmm ... Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman ...

The things you learn on the Forum ... ain't it great

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

Ray Shurance · Post by **Ray Shurance** » 24 Aug 2005 6:07 am

GOOD GRIEF! Honest guys, as a Newbie,I think this is a whole lot more information about my LAP STEEL GUITAR than I need. Do you really play it while sitting THERE?

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 24 Aug 2005 6:25 am

Rick A. I didn't know my picture was anywhere on the WWW.

I did a Google search on "Cleaning of CDs" __ one of the choices listed was the Tidy Bowl website.

Mr. Clean

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 24 Aug 2005 6:28 am

Thanks for sharing, Mr. Aiello.

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 24 Aug 2005 6:35 am

Do you really play it while sitting THERE?

With three kids under 5 yrs old ... and another on the way ...

I often play in "The Palace" ... lock on the door, great acoustics ...

Yep ... multitasking is the name of the game around here ...

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 24 Aug 2005 6:37 am

As your attorney I suggest you only use an acoustic steel while employing a bidet.

Otherwise, ouch!

Although an electric steel with a battey powered MicroCube may produce some safe and mildly interesting sensations.

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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'

CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 24 Aug 2005 6:44 am

FWIW :
the French have finally begun doing away w: bidets

Joy Wofford · Post by **Joy Wofford** » 24 Aug 2005 10:25 am

Oh geeeeeeeeeez....it recommends people over 60 only get to use COLD water. As in NOT warm. I think the only "bidetting" I'll be doing is on Ebay (bidding).

Nuff said!!!

Well, had to edit this so that the post stayed "on topic". Mr. Clean, thanks for the reminder about keeping strings in good shape. There, I stayed on topic. [This message was edited by Joy Wofford on 24 August 2005 at 11:28 AM.]

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 24 Aug 2005 10:43 am

I'm closing this one.

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