I took the boys to a local guitar store to get a new amp. This is what we got:
Pretty dang sick, right?
So we got to the store and wanted to hear how it sounded. The guy working there looked like he was straight out of the 80s. As in, he was in a hair metal band in the 80s and has now aged 20 years, but still clings to his youth. He had long black hair, which was all damaged from the black hair dye. And he was wearing a tank top and gym shorts, which really kind of made me uncomfortable, but maybe I shouldn’t mention that.
He told Elijah to grab a guitar and he’d plug it into the amp. Elijah went to grab the closest one and the guy freaked. “NOT THAT ONE! That one’s signed by Michael Angelo!”
I said, “Michael Angelo…That guy’s so cheesy. He out-Spinal Taps Spinal Tap.”
Don’t believe me? Here he is:
When I got home and told Daniel about it, he asked if Michael Angelo signed the guitar with both hands.
October 25th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
R O F L !!!!!!!1 that’s the best..
October 25th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
I know nothing about guitarists or what might be considered a fine or noteworthy or even cool guitarist, but even I know cheese when I see it. That’s awesome. That you slammed on him in front the guy. Tell it like it is. You’d have been doing him a disservice to pretend otherwise.
I love the orange. And I am now going to look for any opportunity I can to use the phrase “pretty dang sick”. I’m almost certain that I can’t pull it off, but it must be attempted. Maybe I could just use the acronym “PDS”.
October 26th, 2008 at 7:11 am
My ability to pull that phrase off (if I even am, I probably just sound like an idiot) comes from having a husband that uses skater slang like “sick” all the time.
My kids crack me up. Elijah uses the word “indeed” a lot. (”Do you like this song?” “Indeed.”) Yesterday Nathaniel ended a sentence with the phrase “and whatnot.”
October 26th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
I use “indeed” quite a bit. Sometimes, it’s the only word that will do. “Whatnot” is also a fine word. Indeed.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Just the name Michael Angelo deserves a laugh. I mean, COME ON!
October 29th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Why is it that almost all guys who work in guitar stores look like that?
Actually, the answer’s pretty obvious, so I suppose it’s a rhetorical question.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
That’s about 50lbs of awesome all around.