It’s Christmas, not to mention two years to the day since the launch of David’s website, so we’ve got some goodies for you to celebrate.
Indeed, Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without some sort of raffle. Yet, in spite of my best efforts, the last one got a bit crazy, what with only having one brain (which is such a drag) and others demonstrating that they didn’t even have that (just kidding).
So, for this one, please choose six numbers between one and 100. One of these numbers will be chosen for you. You can only have one number, nobody else can share it, and there will be several draws in the run-up to Christmas (using the same numbers).
Please get your numbers in by 6PM (UK) on Sunday.
Numbers will be assigned on a first come, first served basis, with priority given to regular contributors. My decision will be final, taking into consideration the volume and frequency of posts submitted by individuals. If your chosen six numbers have already been claimed by others, unfortunately, you miss out.
If you have a problem with that possibility, please don’t bother entering.
A grid showing who has claimed each of the 100 numbers will be visible to all on Monday, along with a list of prizes.
Have a good weekend, everyone.
What’s David’s most valued piece of gear? (Jorge Rivera)
I have no idea. You would have to ask him and define what you meant by ‘valued’.
David’s ’55 Fender Esquire looks pretty beat up. What is the history behind this guitar? (Shane Y.)
David got it from Seymour Duncan in the early ’70s in this state. David just really likes it as an instrument and is not concerned with its look. It is interesting that there are wood saw marks across the body, leading us to refer to it as The Workmate (after the Black and Decker bench).
David’s technique of playing, and particularly his bends, requires frequent changes of the strings; but does it also significantly decrease the life of the frets, requiring often refrets? (Andrew)
No, I don’t think so. I don’t know what the expected life of a fret is.
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67 13 40 59 1 96
andy.
Here are my six numbers; 17,22,34,61,68,78.
Have a good weekend all.
Adrian.
My numbers would be:
3
6
9
33
36
39
Thanks !
Martin.
Six numbers ….
let’s try: 6, 9, 24, 64, 65, 93
Much obliged, I resisted picking years that Liverpool have been in European Cup finals !
19, 27, 46, 59, 72, 85
[Sorry, but, due to the likelihood of more than 100 people entering this contest, there has had to be a cut-off point. Therefore, if you have posted fewer than 12 times, then your name will be put to one side for the time being. In the event of any of your numbers being left when all entries have been counted, you will be considered as back-up. Can't be fairer than that. - Features Editor]
i’ll have, 2,5,7,39,75,and 78 please!!!
16, 21, 33, 45, 74, 86
good luck everyone!
o heck, there are no posts here yet so don’t belt me one verbally if i repeat a number fet ed . i don’t know how many other posters have posted that you have not had time to publish yet !
9 14 28 39 62 96
[As if anyone ever gets a verbal belting around here... - Features Editor]
[- No, I don’t think so. I don't know what the expected life of a fret is. ]
So what you’re saying is, this is nothing to fret about? *ducks rotten vegetables hurled at the stage*
spin, spin, spin….
11 19 20 56 87 90
1
10
11
100
69
96
Wishing you a great weekend FEd!
Wow ! Don’t pretend anymore that you don’t like Maths ! (just kidding!)
My numbers are: 7 – 12 – 22 – 25 – 37 – 61.
Thank you for those Christmas gifts !
Michèle
[Very important, numbers. - Features Editor]
Here’s mine. Thanks Fed you are doing a great job. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
23
9
11
33
93
59
Renee B.
[Thank you very much. You have a good one, too. - Features Editor]
My six numbers are:
5
10
15
20
25
30
These are my numbers: 4,8,12,28,84,97
3,20,26,59,67,95
Here goes:
3 8 29 31 7 88
Either I did this right or I shall be the first example of how to do this wrong.
3
8
28
61
73
94
Melissa(*_*)
[Just to point out how this is being worked, should anyone be following this: Your posts are being read, as always, in the order in which they were received. This is the 'first come, first served' element of the contest. The first few people, of course, got their first-choice number. Your second, third, etc. will be assigned to you if your first-choice number has already been claimed by somebody else previously. In order of the time at which you submitted your entry, each name is going to one of two places: either the game card that you will eventually see (a simple grid with 100 names and numbers), or a back-up list made up of infrequent contributors. As set out above, and as with almost all our competitions, priority is given to regular contributors. If you are on this back-up list, should any of your numbers be left unclaimed once all entries have been counted, there may still be a place for you on the grid. If not, unfortunately, you have to miss out. - Features Editor]
7, 17, 27, 57, 77, 97
The terrible two’s, oh no!
Happy Birthday DG.com
Here are my 6 numbers, but I know this game will never compare with Blotto!!
5
23
27
50
72
94
[Never! - Features Editor]
hi fed.
numbers:
22
67
15
77
6
4
bye
Werner
Oh FEd. Indeed, much more fun…
8, 73, 15, 46, 65, and 61.
I thought, maybe, since black is the color, that none is the number? I picked some anyway, for the sake of contest, and pretended that it could be any color that I liked.
Have a good weekend FEd.
[Beautiful, Jessica, beautiful. - Features Editor]
Sounds good to me. Here are my 6:
17
24
33
39
58
74
46
74
62
61
43
64
Well here goes:
1, 13, 25, 40, 77 and 95.
Happy weekend, FEd.
Best regards.
Julie
6, 11, 23, 38, 45 and 89
Its like doing the lottery FED !
7,21,34,46,47,95 … this is so exciting!!! :-)
Really funny Fed. I love suchs games.
Here are my numbers:
8
22
57
63
89
91
Have a wonderful weekend !
Fed – YAY!
Here are my numbers for the raffle:-
12 17 24
53 71 88
Happy numbers!
LYN XXXXXX :-*
Happy Birthday Davidgilmour.com!!!
If I may… 97, 74, 62, 49, 33, 13.
Cheers!!! ;^’)
More fun that way? Absolutely!
My submission:
3 12 34 63 87 91
FEd as Mr. Santa Claus,
it looks like a “LOTTO” game!?
OK, so here are my SIX numbers:
9, 11, 67, 87, 94, 100
Good luck to all (including me) ;-)
PETE from Germany
1,7,19,56,65,88
Dear Fed.
In true Loony style this is gonna be MAD!
lyn :’(:-*:-S:-)
Hey FEd,
#’s are
1,10,12,17,52,55
Cheers, Howard
4, 18, 27, 28, 99, 42
good idea FEd with the multiples!
Here’s mine: 27, 56, 76, 89, 98 & 99.
Good luck everybody!
Lots of interesting comments this week. The ones about crazy dates were pretty humorous, I must say.
My numbers are:
6, 13, 38, 48, 69, and 99.
Guitar World recently had a little spotlight on famous guitarists unusual hobbies. David was picked because he is a pilot and once owned an aviation company. Well, at least they mentioned him ;-)
Hi Fed,
I’ll try my luck with the Strat gauges:
10, 12, 16, 28, 38 and 48
Best regards,
Taki
Bavaria
erm…… 8 11 12 14 20 27
My numbers:
5
15
25
55
75
99
I’ve only commented three or four times before, so I probably don’t rank very highly here
58, 63, 74, 89, 92.
Will.
Hmmmm, this will be interesting. I like it!
I choose:
8, 48, 88, 94, 25, 71
OK, let’s go for 5, 15, 23, 34, 41, and 46. These were my lottery numbers for the first couple of years of its operation winning me a tenner! I saw sense then and haven’t really bothered since…
Cheers for the opportunity!
Hi Fed,
forgot to mention that I first thought that the picture was showing the rain in Munich, but then realized it was Venice…
Anyway, the halo around David reminds me of the wire man sculpture a lot!
Best regards,
Taki
Bavaria
my numbers: 2, 34, 60, 71, 88 and 99 (that is my lucky number,remember?)
thank you and have a nice weekend all
ciao
emi
3, 4, 34, 7, 18, 90.
Indeed more fun that way!
Hey Fed,hows you? Hope all is well?
I would like the following numbers please – 13 – 27 – 46 – 53 – 61 – 63.
Thanks Fed
You must love christmas? Drives me mad as it is without adding extra things to do on top,lol.
Thank you though Fed,for taking the time to do this for everyone,maybe we should all add one more present to our list with your name on it!!
Take care Fed
melanie
[If you're gonna do something, do it right, I say. Beats twiddling your thumbs. - Features Editor]
22,19,71, 61, 97, 89
Well Fed this really has been great. I remember when I first signed on in Dec, of 2005 and to see all the changes that have taken place over the last two years has really been something.
Fed, Did you ever think that these changes would happen? I really hope there will be many more years ahead.
Take Care, Thomas
[I know that I spent a lot of time hoping for them. I hope there will be more, too. - Features Editor]
Hi,
my numbers are
39
93
17
71
26
62
Wish you a nice weekend and good luck to your team!
Hey FED,
I was reading again and you mentioned between 1 and 100…so I think I am down to 5 numbers..if that is what I think it means..LOL
Have a great weekend and Happy Birthday to virtual David!!
Cheers, Howard
Please enter me with number 20
Thank you
Hi FEd –
My 6 numbers are: 5, 42, 45, 59, 62, 65. What a fun contest, but gosh….seems like this could be more work for you than Blotto! Are you sure you’re not studying for your actuarial certificate in your spare time? I think these contests would give you credit towards that, for sure!
Although…seems like being our FEd would be more fun than being an actuary…? Many thanks!
[You make work for yourself when you don't have enough to do, don't you? - Features Editor]
Hi FEd,
My numbers are, or should I say would be… 71,73,79,83,89,and 97.
Thanks and have a great weekend!
Cevin
11
29
37
43
56
83
Hey FEd,
Hope you are well. Can I go for one of:
15, 94, 36, 25, 88, 50
Have a great weekend!
Thanks,
Nick
Here’s my six then FEd..
2, 20, 36, 48, 68 and 96
Many thanks and here’s hoping!!
Regards
Paul
Hi all.. cool! Another competition! Here goes:
1
33
47
53
76
99
Thanks Fed,
Tim
This is going to be a lot of fun for you, isn’ t it? Paring numbers and people, keeping track of assigned numbers, etc…good hobby for the weekend!
Read lots of sarcasm on that phrase. I admire your patience.
Well, I don’ t think I’ d be considered a regular contributor, even if I always read. But that doesn’t matter. I’ll take my chances just for the fun of it.
Six numbers then: 5,7,13,29,76,85
It’s Sinterklaas here in the Netherlands, a sort of Santa…but then again not the same. However, it also means presents! cadeaux! regalos! So, always exciting!
Hope you have a nice weekend!
[It works the old brain, sure (you should hear the whirring and clunking). Yours is the 41st name to be marked onto my beautiful grid, by the way. You have #76. - Features Editor]
OK. 6 numbers. 1,2, 64, 78, 83, 10.
Happy Birthday! Cookies, Cake, and a jam session at my house!
Hi, my numbers are 4 8 15 16 23 42.
Cheers.
[Oh, silly me.- Features Editor]
LOL! You say that so casually. SO! A contest/raffle for christmas goodies eh? Six numbers eh? ONLY ONE BRAIN! lol
Oh By the way, wanted to wish you a happy “davidgilmour.com” birthday! :-) Wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you Fed, and creating this home.
So my numbers will be…14,17,93,54,2,5.
So hope you hope you have a dandy weekend…actually, because this will be posted on Monday, hope your weekend WAS dandy!
K.C.
oooh goody gumdrops Christmas fun and games indeed, my numbers are… drumroll please: 67, 73, 77, 79, 87, 94,
Fed, I don’t think one has to think too hard to guess the meaning behind all these numbers eh?
thank you very much indeed, good night to you.
[Abba's Australian tour of 1977 left its mark on many people, I'm sure. - Features Editor]
Hi Fed,
I hope you’re doing well! Buz travel has been insane – it’s been more of an audit season than holiday season. I miss the chats and hope to be able to join in some of the upcoming chats.
Great news about the Gdansk CD.
I’d like to try my luck with the following #s:
3, 9, 69, 63, 42, 44
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST BLOG!!
Take Care. CT
[You're very kind. - Features Editor]
4,20,46,32,81,67.
If not all of our numbers are chosen, do the ones that aren’t chosen count for the raffle?
Again excellent Q’s & A’s from Phil. Keep them coming! Thanks F’ed and Phil.
[One number will be chosen for you - and has been. You've got #4, your first choice. Had #4 been taken, you'd have had #32 instead (numbers 20 and 46 having already been claimed). I wonder if it's lucky, as you're also the 44th person to be allocated a number. - Features Editor]
My numbers are 1 2 3 4 5 6
thanks Robert
1 10 99 13 22 88
4, 13, 31, 56, 67, 86
My lucky numbers:
11
20
43
76
84
98
Cheers,
Ernest
12
9,12,24,30,53,54
Just wanted to say that it’s been a great two years on this Blog, and that it’s the one place on the Web that I go on a near-daily basis. It’s a wonderful community here, and F’Ed, you’re pretty much the mayor of this community. Thanks for all of that.
[Thank you very much. - Features Editor]
ok put me in, my numbers are 5 18 29 42 72 91
[I would, but you've only left eight posts prior to this one. Less than 12 puts you on a back-up list. If any of your numbers are left when all entries have been counted, I'll be happy to count you in. - Features Editor]
I would like to choose 2 10 26 35 66 72
These number games are great. Thanks for doing them Fed. Have a nice weekend.
I dunno FEd, 6 numbers sounds like more work for you . . .but you know best.
My six are: 26,29,5,47,69,11
Can’t wait to see the list of prizes. Can’t believe it’s been 2 years already, where does the time go. Have a great weekend all.
~Erin
[Well, if you want something done properly... - Features Editor]
Fun!
I’ll have numbers 6, 42, 39, 67, 98 and 12 please.
Thanks!
[We're now at the half-way stage, folks, with 50 numbers left. - Features Editor]
Hello Fed,
Thank you yet another fun and exciting contest!
My 6 numbers are 2, 4, 6, 7, 15, and 96
Thanks!
[You just made it with your final number, Randall. 96 it is. - Features Editor]
ok , here goes
42,27,36,24,37,9
I take it that you will then pick one of these to be my allocated number.
[That's right. You have #36, because your first two choices have already been claimed by others (Lynn and Alex, if you want to send them mean thoughts). Numbers are assigned in the order in which they were submitted (all are time-stamped, as you can see), so the grid of 100 spaces was quite full by the time you entered your numbers. Nobody has missed out yet, other than a few infrequent contributors, but it's getting very close. - Features Editor]
Lucky number 51.
My age!
Gary Hurley
London England
[That is lucky, considering that you could have chosen five other numbers, Gary. That said, 51 is free, so it's now yours. Good luck for the coming prize draws. - Features Editor]
51 my age.
46 her indoors age.
9 my girls age.
5 my boys age.
81 my mums age.
85 my dads age.
Gary Hurley.
London England
Two years, congratulations and thanks for a job well done, but doesn’t time fly.
Am I too late for the raffle, are there any numbers left? More fun this way? Yes and always worth a try.
33, 47, 56, 63, 82 & 89
[56 is free... - Features Editor]
Hi Fed!
Congratulations! Two years!!! Wow, time flies when you’re having fun?
My six numbers will be:
13 – 14 – 67 – 77 – 88 – 94
Have a nice weekend!
Cheers!
JT
Hi FEd, okay, why not!
15, 49, 17, 37, 100, 62
Hello FEd! this is exciting…Ok, here are my numbers:
5
10
88
19
49
25
Are there 100 Hundred gifts with each one assigned a number? or are there a bunch of numbers randomly assigned to a gift?? Im still trying to figure out the process.
Either way…There you Go! Enjoy your weekend
)
[It's #25 for you, sir. (Blimey, that was close. I thought you were going to miss out.) 100 gifts, you say? What am I, Santa?! In your dreams, mate. Maybe ten... - Features Editor]
Hello FED !!!
I know,I know I haven’t been “regular” lately, what with family and so forth. Doesn’t mean that I miss you and the guys, ’cause I do.
Six numbers. Can I pick now ? 6, 12, 67, 5, 4 & 71. Would be nice if I could have a “Christmas Miracle”. Hope you have a good weekend, FED.
Peace and Love To All !!!
BTW, I’ll be watching RTN on PBS again on Monday. God, I cannot get enough ! Come on , David, release something in the next two years, please….(sighs)…well, I am out.
Cazart !
[Hard luck, Raymond. You are regular enough for my liking, but your six numbers have already been claimed by others. Sorry about that. - Features Editor]
FEd wrote:
[So, for this one, please choose six numbers between one and 100. One of these numbers will be chosen for you.]
I puzzled already — choose six and one will be chosen for me? Yikes! Hmmm … what to do? Well, here goes:
5 7 18 26 80 85
Peace!
Gabrielle
Washington State
[There aren't many low numbers left, but you managed to get #18. - Features Editor]
2, 60, 77, 62, 79, 44
I used to have a poster from David’s 1984 tour in support of “About Face.” David is wearing a nice sweater and holding a beat-up guitar that matches the description, above, of the ’55 Fender. (I don’t know nearly enough about guitars to know if the one in this picture is an Esquire at all, let alone which year it would have been made.)
If this is the guitar that David is holding in that poster, it really does look like it has seen better days. I remember wondering why anyone would pose for a picture with such a beat-up guitar, thinking “Must be a great instrument.” So it is really interesting to read what Phil wrote above: that this is exacly why David would choose to be pictured with it.
Numbers
5
9
30
24
19
86
My numbers are:
2,4,7,12,24,36
THANKS
Hi FEd,
My numbers are:
02;11;18;25;58;61
Have a great weekend!
Penny
[Only your last two choices remain free, Penny. You have #58 and, funnily enough, you're the 61st name into the imaginary hat. - Features Editor]
My six numbers:
15 – 26 – 37 – 41 – 63 – 70
[Sorry. Even counting the posts you left under a less frightening name, you still fall short of the all-important 12. You're on the back-up list for now. - Features Editor]
3,6,8,25,31,69
[I'm sorry, Mikael. These numbers have already been taken. - Features Editor]
13 17 19 56 61 64 Please.
P.S.: You guys are sneaky. I like that.
[I'm sure we'd like you, Jill. Please post more in 2008 and you'll stand a chance of winning some of these contests. As things stand, you're only on the back-up list. - Features Editor]
Hello there fed, here are my numbers:
12
11
86
46
21
95
cheers,
lewis
Just incase you haven’t seen the listing, “The Pink Floyd Story: Which One’s Pink?” is showing on Wednesday 10.45pm on BBC1
Have fun!
Charlotte
4,7,13,14,15,25.
Thank you!
FEd, you are something else. I have already pulled out my Blotto card and have been giving myself paper cuts in the wrist to avoid this one. Remember, lengthwise, lengthwise. . .
Damn, can’t do it. . .
16, 39, 42, 62, 81, 98
[Ah, you nearly didn't make it onto this lovely grid of mine, but that just goes to show that some things are meant to be, right? - Features Editor]
My number is 17.
Thank you.
[According to my data, it's Adrian's... - Features Editor]
Aha, a Christmas Raffle…
I just love a good rummage in a bran tub at this time of year.
FEd. The SIX numbers I pulled out were:-
37, 2, 54, 63, 25 & 96.
Can I add my belated best wishes for the second anniversary of DG.COM. Here’s to sharing many more December 7th’s in the future…
Here’s some goodies for you to celebrate…
[Thanks very much. You get your first choice for that. - Features Editor]