Lunch today: Trying to eat light these days due to a little weight gain from COVID shut down and recent surgery. (Will discuss later). Today’s epicurean delight will be a fruit plate of Kiwi and pineapple with some cheddar cheese and some LaCroix seltzer water.
G&L Topic: With Phyllis Fender recent passing, RIP, I’ve been thinking about the legacy of G&L guitars. With G&L starting in 1980 let’s look to the you choose for the 50th Anniversary model. We may see electrical and technical advancements before then, but looking to 2030, what does the crystal ball show for a 50th Anniversary model?
A special version of the F-100, G&L’s initial offering or a variety of the most popular ASAT? My first thought would be, surprise, an ASAT model. Either of these a customized Studio VI or newly spec’d ASAT with Will Ray Z coil bridge pup and a Cavalier neck pup. Triple bound with Jet Black body and ebony board or triple bound quilted maple top old school tobacco sunburst with ebony board. Never too early to start planning, what you think?
Music topic: Were you in the audience at live recorded concert?
I was in the audience at the Denver G3 2004 show with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen, incredible show. Was also at the Birchmere in Richmond VA in 1990 and saw Nils Lofgren do a fantastic solo show where you can hear his version of “Keith Don’t Go” on the bootleg Trouble’s Back and a few other recordings. As well as a few Grateful Dead and Dead and Company shows you can get off Amazon or iTunes. If you weren’t at said concert, which one(s) would you have liked to be in attendance? I wish I could have been at the 1978 Thin Lizzy Live and Dangerous show, was a huge fan at the time.
Non-music topic: Any reptile fans in house? Snakes specifically.
My son has always wanted a boa constrictor, but my wife and I have been reluctant. He is about to be a high school senior and with Covid causing him to miss his high school band camp, an annual rock camp where he was going to be a main attraction, a vocal camp and general summer blues, after my wife had a few margaritas and without me being present at the time he is now the owner of a red tailed boa, about 2ft long. I have learned from personal reactions and my wife’s facebook posts, people either like or dislike snakes. I am not a big fan, but he will take it to college so c'est la vie. But I do see a pair of boots and a belt when it gets older and longer! Unless a pet can retrieve a ball or shake my hand, they are not #1 on my gotta get list. Where do you stand?
Like I said snakes are not high on my list either.
Unfortunately lost the tour shirt MANY years ago.