I noticed there doesn't seem to be any conversations going on today, and that seemed a good enough reason to do my first Lunch report!
Today's Lunch
Each Thursday, a local vendor near my office samples various wines at lunch time. It has been my habit, along with a co-worker, to trot ourselves down and take a sample of whatever is on the sampling block that day. I started out not knowing very much about wine, but after a few years, I have come to sample hundreds of wines, and have a much better understanding of what I like, and what I don't like.
Notwithstanding, on the day that we sample wine each week - we likewise head to the local mall where a large food court with various franchised establishments offer up their finest processed efforts, and we typically eat our lunch thus.
Today, I expect to eat a Momma burger with cheese from A & Ws, and wash it down with a glass of water.
Something G&L Guitar Related
Today is the day my Tribute Comanche (recently purchased from eBay) is supposed to be delivered. I can hardly wait to receive it, and hope it has survived the journey to my house without incident. Assuming all is well, I plan to play the heck out of it tonight. That brings me to the topic at hand - What was the last G&L guitar you purchased, and what provoked you to purchase it?
The first time I saw a Comanche I thought the pickups looked ... awkward. I was going to say "ugly" - but it wasn't that they were unpleasant to look at, it was that they were not the aesthetic I have (by longstanding exposure) been trained to admire. So when I first saw them, I wanted to know why they looked the way they did, and in doing so I became intrigued by the model. Having listened to a pretty much every youtube video (event the very bad ones) that included a Comanche - I thought I would like to try one out.
Unfortunately, I live in a place where these guitars do not come up very often locally for sale, and I do not know anyone else who has one. So I had thought to perhaps put together a Comanche pickguard and slap that on my legacy to see how that would work - but for all the work and cost, I reasoned it would be more satisifying to pick up a used Comanche Tribute if I could find one.
Well, long story short, I tried soliciting locally for anyone who had one, but that turned up empty. I had plan to give that a few months when I was scanning eBay, as I am wont to do - and saw a very pretty, very minty Comanche at what I felt was a ridiculously reasonable "buy it now" price. honestly, if we liken guitar features to poker cards, I'd say this was a straight flush King or queen high. There might be better hands out there - but very few. So I immediately "bought it now" out of fear that this new listing would likely get swallowed up by someone else within the hour if I ignored it. I don't fall in love at first sight with the way a guitar looks. Usually I warm up to it. Not this time. This time I was head over heels with the looks, and frankly would have probably bought it even at an additional 25-50% in price.
The Tracking information says it is out for delivery today.
Color me excited!
What's your story about the last G&L you bought - why'd you get it, and how'd you come to get it - we'd all love to hear.
Today's Music
I listened to Twenty One Pilots on the ride in to work. I have all the albums on a shuffled playlist on my iPhone, so that is what I've been listening to today - though I just bought Jeff Beck's "Loud Hailer" album, and have been giving that a lot of play recently. I haven't really followed Beck's career, though I've always admired him as a player. This was the first album I bought and I have to say... it his playing is quite tasty on this album
Here is the track I liked "first" on the album:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6dsffOrOoIWhat vehicle did you learn to drive in?
I learned to drive on the country roads in rural Manitoba in my Uncle's old white Ford (?) pickup. I didn't know much about trucks back then, so I couldn't tell you what year it was or model. I do know it had a bench seat, curved "olden-days" fenders around the front tires, and an all metal dashboard that gleamed in the same white paint as the rest of the truck. It had 3-on-the-tree, and a pretty forgiving clutch. I can still remember my cousin Jerry riding beside me, down the gravel road, my self in the passenger seat, and Jerry sitting in the driver's door window, with his legs in the cab, and the rest of him hanging out side whooping and hollering as we kicked up dust. We were such idiots. sigh.
Looking forward to hearing other people's stories.
My dad had it until about five years ago and sold it. I was going to get it, or buy from him, but oh well. It had been fully rebuilt at the Mustang Ranch and was still a sweet ride. 
