New (Journey) Acoustic Guitar day

Col Mustard said:
I have recently endured prostate surgery... and I am recovering.
Such things give a man some different perspectives on life as we know it.
So I'm takin' my lady to Maui. What am I saving up for now, Posterity?
Louise has never seen the Island. Reason enough to take her.

But she has stood by me staunchly through the most humiliating and
scary ordeal, and continues to do so. If you could do something for your
guardian angel, what would you do? (take her to Maui, not buy another guitar!)
*grins
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...but she's on my side, so she watched the reviews of the Journey FF412C with me, nodding approvingly.

I'm also going in order to spend some time with my brother, who is facing his own
battle, and facing it bravely and well. Louise and I get to stay in my sister's time share
so all we have to do is pay for the flights (which I have done). Last time I went to the
Island, I rented a guitar from Lahaina Music. They supplied me with a non-POS rental,
and I was able to play it.

But I learned as a young man that if you go to an orgy, it's best to bring your own grapes.
So the review of the Journey instrument got my attention, and with Louise' encouragement
I pulled the trigger on a "demo" which Sweetwater had available, and they gave me a
decent deal on it. They like me there... must be the G.A.S. or something.

My brother is the one who taught me to play, when I was about 14 and he was about 20.
So he wants to spend as much as possible of what time he has playing music,
and that's a powerful incentive for me to accompany him. I considered buying a U-Bass
which would also fit in the overhead. But I like this Journey guitar better.

Like I said, I ain't got it yet. So I'll show ya some pitchas that Sweetwater sent me:

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Edit by Sp8ctre...
 
So, just the capstone for this yarn... My brother Ray and I worked out some songs while together
on Maui... we've since performed at a number of open mic events. I retired from touring in 2019 to
take up my role as care giver. And I haven't played many gigs since, except for zoom concerts with
the Yellow Room Gang and a few open mic events with my brother.
For him, this is therapeutic. For me, it's joy, because I've been a performer since like 1972.
...I guess that's fifty years. Horrors...

Anyway, here we are onstage at The Ark in Ann Arbor, one of the coolest places to play in the Midwest.
Open mic at The Ark was how my partner Davie and I started our career way back then. So it's kind of
"full circle" if you know what I mean. Here I am playing the Journey with Ray playing his uke.
You can see my little Fishman Loudbox Mini behind us. I like that amp a lot. It's got an XLR out...
so the soundman can mix it. The Journey guitar sounds really good through that amp.
Me and. Ray onstage@100.jpeg
The Road goes ever on and on
down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone
and I must follow if I can. --Bilbo Baggins
 
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