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So, what are all these guitars? Is there a theme? Or just cool looking.

Bush got a nice round of..........boos........when tossing out the first pitch in DC tonight.

Huh. How 'bout that. It used to be there. I liked it so much, I ended up grabbing the CD.

If you like that, you should definitely DL "Live at Raji's". A great live album - start to finish.

This includes both "Shakill's" albums - some of his best stuff.

Lots of free ones: Flickr (Yahoo), Picasa (Google), Snapfish. Adobe just launched a web version of Photoshop that lets you make simple adjustments and then upload your files anywhere (from what I understand) - and it's FREE.

It would be cool if I HAD a practice room!

But seriously......... Rondo's guitars all look pretty OK online, but they can't be very good at their prices. Carvins, OTOH, look pretty cool and must be great to play. This nice little black number is even fairly affordable at under $700!

You could pick up one of these from Rondo for only $150!

a-HA. Interesting. I'd like to try it, but I think it would drive me crazy. Definitely a learning curve.

So, what does the scalloped fingerboard do for you?

Definitely look into the Laurel Inn. There's a great breakfast place across the street - Ella's. As I said, it's also a good walking neighborhood. You have the Sacramento St boutiques a block away and the convenient Laurel Village shopping a couple of blocks away. There's even an old-style, neighborhood movie theater (The Vogue) a block away on Sacramento St that shows first-run films.

Didn't you start a discussion about this guitar in this thread, last week? I say, hey! I like it. Whoa! Yes, I did. Ya know..............the mind is the first thing to go. In my case it's not even the first, but that's another story. Well, feel free to ignore this post (I would).

Don't know that much about convenient and affordable hotels in SF, unfortunately. The Laurel Motor Inn on California & Presidio used to be decent and centrally located. Especially if your appointment is at UCSF's Mt. Zion campus. There are some nice neighborhoods that are walkable from there, too. Easy bus transportation downtown, as well.

Where was that picture taken? That place looks familiar. A bar called BD Riley's. You been there? No. I was thinking of this one place, and now I can't remember the street it's on; all I know is it intersects Lamar, just south of the river (it's the same street that Chuy's is on). And now I can't remember the name of the place either. Are you thinking of The Continental Club on S. Congress?

Nice shot, Chris........good timing.

Anyone played one of these "Blackout" Telecasters? I saw one in Manny's when I was in NYC a few weeks back, but everyone seems to be on backorder now. They're MIM and selling for $500. I've been in the market for something in this price range. Also been looking at Epiphone Les Pauls. Too many choices!

Where was that picture taken? That place looks familiar. A bar called BD Riley's. You been there?

A handful of shots from SXSW in Austin last week. REM The Stills The Sadies w/Andre Williams The Chevelles X Sixth Street at mid-festival

I hope that cover has been posted in the "Sexiest album covers" thread.

Chuck don't like Charlie.

I had a GREAT time. Saw tons of music that I really enjoyed - very good "good/bad" music ratio, actually. I'm definitely there again next year. It's so crazy to spend about 13 hrs/day seeing music. You gotta like to ROCK, though. We started cruising the shows at 1pm and finished at 2am. Here's the list of what I saw. Wednesday, 12 March 07:00PM Van Morrison (La Zona Rosa) 08:00PM Jesca Hoop (Buffalo Billiards) 09:00PM Goldspot (Buffalo Billiards)* 10:00PM Alina Simone (18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn)* 11:00PM The Von Bondies (Emo's Annex) 12:00AM Elf Power (Spiro's)* 12:00AM R.E.M. (Stubb's) Thursday, 13 March 10:30AM SXSW Keynote: Lou Reed (18ABCD) Day show Shout Out Louds (Emo's Main Room) Day show The Stills (Emo's Main Room) 02:00PM Destroyer (Volume) 05:15PM The Donnas (Dirty Dog) 07:00PM Body of War with Kimya Dawson, Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, Brett Dennen, Brendan James, RX Bandits, Ben Harper, Billy Bragg, and Special Guests (Stubb's)* 08:15PM The Whigs (Austin Music Hall) 09:30PM Yo La Tengo (Austin Music Hall) 11:00PM My Morning Jacket (Austin Music Hall)* 11:30PM Chatham County Line (Continental Club)* 12:00AM The Sadies (Continental Club) 01:00AM The Iguanas (Continental Club) Friday, 14 March Day show Summerbirds in the Cellar (Bourbon Rocks) Day show The Sadies (Dirty Dog)* Day show Yeasayer (Emo's Main Room)* Day show She and Him [M. Ward/Zooey Deschanelle] (Free Yr Radio)* Day show British Sea Power (Mohawk Patio)* Day show Carbon/Silicon (Free Yr Radio)* 09:00PM The Chevelles (BD Riley's) 10:00PM X (SXSW Live (The Bat Bar) Austin Convention Center) 11:00PM The Black Hollies (Friends) 11:30PM Muck and the Mires (BD Riley's)* 12:00AM J Mascis (Mohawk Patio) 12:45AM Thurston Moore w/ Band (Mohawk Patio) Saturday, 15 March Day show The Rogue Wave (The Thirsty Nickel)* 01:30PM Liam Finn (SESAC Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center) 02:30PM Gigantic (BD Riley's)* 03:00PM The Chevelles (BD Riley's) 03:45PM Billy Bragg (The Thirsty Nickel)* 10:00PM The Raveonettes (Emo's Main Room) 11:15PM The Donnas (Emo's Main Room) 12:00AM Firewater (Red Eyed Fly)* 01:00AM Waco Brothers (Red Eyed Fly) *Partial show +++ Here are one-line reviews of my personal highlights (as told to a friend of mine). REM - Good show in 2,000 "seat" (there were no seats) venue. They're always good live. Lou Reed interview - droll, funny, low-key discussion with producer Hal Willner The Stills - Guys w/attitude from Canada. Rockin'. The Donnas - Chicks w/attitude from Palo Alto. Rockin', bratty ... The Whigs - Power Trio from Athens, GA. Intense drummer. Tight like The Police without sounding at all like The Police. Yo La Tengo - One of my favorite bands (from Hoboken). Tuneful, noisy, funny, eclectic, have a relationship with WFMU. The Sadies - Country/surf/garage. Smooooooookin' guitar playing brothers from Canada. The Chevelles - Power pop from down under - West Australia to be more exact. Solid twin-guitar pop-rock. X - Classic "punks" from LA. One of my favorite bands of the early 80's. Haven't lost a beat in 25 years. The Black Hollies - The Yardbirds, The Who and Paul Revere & the Raiders. British Invasion from New Jersey. Thurston Moore - Leader of Sonic Youth. Good late-night set of pop/noise. The Waco Brothers - Power-country/rock with a lot of clowning around on stage. Lots of whiskey involved. Spin-off project of the Mekon's Jon Langford.

In case you hadn't heard, Martin Fierro just past away.

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 5-0 !! (welcome to the club)

Nice, Lon! I'm thinking of a Telecaster that I saw recently for about $500. It's called a "Blackout" - made in Mexico - and has 3 pickups. Looks cool, anyway ...