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rofl.

I got one, too, and it wouldn't open. I assumed it contained some sort of virus.

WRAS was dabbling in that stuff a couple weeks ago. It was baffling. WREK has actually been a more reliable source for a listenable mix in the afternoons than WRAS. Unfortunately, their morning communte music is classical, and that just doesn't work in a car.

This is how our local college station has gotten. Between the electronic stuff and the rap, some days you're hard pressed to hear anything at all resembling rock music. Rap's ok, but a little goes a very long way with me. Electronica, I just don't find any appeal in that whatsoever. People really want to hear electronica while stuck in traffic?

The Jazzmaster link on that page has an interesting bit from Nels.

Maybe if you outlive Jeff he'll leave it to you in his will. I don't know about you, but a long lost rich relative leaving me a vintage Gibson is probably more likely than me ever having enouigh money to buy one.

That a Gibson Barney Kessel, and it seems to be Jeff's dream guitar, too, as he states in the link below. http://www.iconicguitar.com/2010/05/jeff-tweedy-gibson-barney-kessel.html

The thing that makes a semi-hollow semi-hollow is a big solid block of wood than runs underneath the strings and pickups from the neck joint to the tail end of the body, and connects the top and back of the guitar. That's where all the weight is coming from. On the plus side, that wood block will keep your guitar from feeding back like a full hollowbody would. Congrats on your new guitar. I don't know much about straps, but I bet a thicker one would help distribute the weight more comfortably. Sounds like you're developing a case of what some refer to as Les Paul Shoulder.

If the Grammy Nomination Concert I saw on tv last night is any indication, KOL has this in the bag.

I had one of those a few years ago for about a year. Fun guitar. Wish I still had it. The tuning on mine seemed pretty stable, but I never gigged with it or even took it out of the house. Worth noting...Casinos are not semi-hollow. They are full hollowbody guitars, and as such, might not be the right thing for Sarah.

I've actually had the opposite experience. I haven't paid much attention to RS in recent years, but I've read two issues in the last couple of months (the Steve Jobs and George Clooney issues) and was pretty impressed with the length of their feature stories, and their in depth political coverage.

I see used Sheratons pretty often. You could probably find one in the $400 range. I've been considering trading in my strat for one if I get the opportunity.

I have been impressed with Epiphones (the Dot and Sheraton models), and the Ibanez Artcore series. All of these are within your price range. I agree that you should search as far and wide as possible. If you get lucky you might find something really amazing.

Slash isn't a metal guitarist. He's a bluesy hard rocker. Certainly not.

I hope I never see a concert in which I may as well have stayed home and listened to the album.

It feels longer than that.

They seem to make a point of that, based on the shows I've seen. I can't recall them ever playing a venue named after a corporation,

Yeah, Verizon looks like a good venue. in Atlanta, there's nothing in that size range. We have theaters and arenas and nothing in between.

I much prefer that over he image of fat slobs drinking bud light while cheering for moster trucks.

That doesn't seem like an odd venue for them to play. I've seen them at similar venues multiple times. The Fox in Atlanta, Tennessee Theater in Knoxville, etc.

BAHAHA! I'm philosophically opposed to ranking talent, but I'd much rather have Paul or Joni's guitar skills than Bruce's.

I didn't even realize I owned Some Girls, but over the weekend I found out that I do indeed have a copy. It's now in my on-deck crate.

Bringing Wyman back would be cool. Keith sounds like he really wants him back.

I don't think I ever got to see them play a cover song, other than Thank You Friends, which was a ncie tribute, but was predictable. I'd like to see them do a cover song I'm not expecting.

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