See that picture? That’s the new Gibson Les Paul electric guitar that I won.
Here’s How I Won a Guitar and Got It Signed by a Songwriting Star
I went to the Gibson party at Maggie Mae’s to listen to some authentic Texas music. One really great act came after another, but I really wanted to see Radney Foster. He’s one of my favorite singer/songwriters. His song “Angel Flight” is topping the country charts right now.
Angel Flight by Radney Foster
I watched a bunch of acts, had a raffle ticket to win a guitar, and willed myself to win it. No, really, I willed myself to win that guitar. Gibson gave away three guitars during the day. I didn’t win on the first two rounds, but I said to myself, “I’m going to win a guitar.” Seriously. So, when they called the raffle number for the last guitar and it wasn’t mine, I thought, “My typical Irish luck.” But the ticket holder wasn’t there. They pulled another number. Again, not me. Then the third time to the well. My number: 422317. I raised hand in front of hundreds of people. My back got slapped and I got high fived on my way to the stage where I got my picture taken with the Gibson Guitar people and Alejandro Escovedo. Super cool, right?
It’s Cool to Walk Around Austin with a Guitar on Your Back
Yeah, even if you just won a guitar, your street cred goes up by 100 when you carry a guitar in a gig bag around Austin during the SXSW music festival. I was going to go back to the hotel, but there was a movie I wanted to see: The Happy Poet. I sat with my new guitar between my knees. I didn’t mind…the movie was terrific. The best line of the movie: Just remember, I’m the Happy Poet, motherfucker. You’ll just have to see it. Meanwhile, here’s the trailer.
Trailer for The Happy Poet
So, that’s a wrap. One more day of music and film, then it’s back on an airplane. WITH MY NEW GUITAR!
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That is so frickin sweet! Especially taking it to a movie. I can see you now, polishing off the greasy popcorn fingerprints… talking to it in hushed tones. Awesome.
I do think it was one of the more absurd situations I was in. It was jutting up between my legs. LOL.
Frank goes electric, awesome bit of good luck winning the guitar. Your going to be rocking back at the office.
Rich
Rich, that's so funny. I got a new acoustic at the office…don't want to torture anyone too much. LOL. It was a turn of good luck. I liked that.
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