My Weekend
I had a great weekend and thought I’d share and make all of you feel jealous that your weekend wasn’t near as fun or exciting. =)
Friday night I drove up to Denver and Annika and I went to see The Hotel Cafe Tour. Amazing is the easiest way to sum it up. Jim Bianco really impressed me, I’ve listened to a few of his songs but didn’t fall in love with his stuff until I saw it performed live. I also discovered a new artist, Meiko. Her voice doesn’t seem to match the little girl that was on stage, it’s quite impressive. Definitely check her out.
Of course Ingrid Michaelson just blows me away every time I see her. I even snapped a quick photo of her, to prove I was all but 5 feet away from her. If only you could touch…but then the tickets would probably cost more.
Saturday was shopping day…wandering around Ross, checking out the clearance racks, DSW for shoes (love shoes) and Guitar Center since I’m looking for a new guitar. I was thinking of an Ibanez but after playing a few I’ve changed. I really did not like the sound coming out of them. So I picked up a Seagull and loved it. Annika was checking out guitars too. I was looking for the one with the best sound and playability. She was looking at ones that are blue and look ‘hot’. She does look hot holding it…but I have yet to see her not looking stunning.
Sunday was a lazy day and we just stayed in…until it was time to go home. Then as I was loading up my car I noticed that someone had decided my car looked like a good place to play Tic Tac Toe and key’d my car. Not just a little scratch down the side…but many on the hood and down the passenger side. I guess a vegitarian saw my In-n-Out sticker and decided I need to be punished for eating yummy cows.
Bummer on the car, dude. They should ban keys. I’ve played Fender, I’ve played Alvarez, I now play a Martin. But the most important consideration of all – How it sounds to YOU. Don’t worry so much about string action and such though – that can always be properly set by a good guitar tech after the fact. Truth is most guitars you’ll touch will have poor setups out of the factory. Hell I’ve played $2500 Martins & Taylors that were simply awful on the floor.