Last weekend was the Dallas International Guitar Festival, and that is how we celebrated our anniversary. Mr. Tucker is crazy about guitars and guitar shows, and I like them well enough. I made him take me out to eat to compensate me for my time. I also held his wallet, so he didn’t buy another guitar!
I told you earlier in the week about the seat belt guitar straps that I saw for sale, but there were tons of guitars there, or course. Market Hall was jam packed with guitar vendors, with everything from brand spankin’ new guitars to very expensive vintage guitars. I promise that I’m only sharing a few of the photos with you in the slide show below.
Now just because some of the guitars were old don’t think that made them less valuable. They are still perfectly good. I’ve got a picture of an orange 1965 Fender Stratocaster that was for sale for $22,000. That’s right, there are three zeros there.
The first person you should see in this slideshow (if I did it right) is a 13 year old boy who has been a regular player at the show for five years! He and another young man were playing the blues and it was awesome.
The pictures I am showing you are guitars whose color or shape I liked. Heck no I don’t know what kind of guitar they are (except for that Stratocaster)! Ask MR. Tucker —he could tell you in a heartbeat.
The final picture in the set is my beloved husband playing a guitar. He isn’t a prodigy, but I’m telling you, people, when he picked up any of the guitars and started to strum he drew a crowd!
First click on the arrow, and then don’t be afraid to click on that box on the lower right corner of the slideshow. It will cause it to fill the screen. All you have to do is hit the “escape” button to make it normal again.
OK, the “perfectly good guitar” was a play on words. It references a John Hiatt song shown in the YouTube video below:
Y’all have a great day. If you are in the neighborhood, you will find me in the garden. That’s how I’m celebrating Earth Day. Come and pull some weeds with me!
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Sounds like a great festival, wish I could have been there to hear everyone jamming out too.
John Hiatt’s song cracked me up. I never heard it before, but I can certainly understand the sentiment LOL.
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Eric is the one who got me interested in John Hiatt. That particular song cracks ME up, too. You would have enjoyed that festival. Even though I’m not much of a guitar aficionado, I enjoy the visual effect of seeing a gajilion guitars in a row.
OMG is that orange Strat metal flake/glitter??? I need it!! (Just to hang on the wall- I just detest the way an electric guitar amplifies all my mistakes!!When I bang on an acoustic, I can usually sing loud enough to drown it out.
“Mr. Thorne” (aka the GirlyBoi) would be right at home there at that guitar show, rattlin’ off guitar names and playin’ duets with Mr. Shelly.
Looks and sounds like a fun day! (And happy anniversary to you both!)
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Looks like you had a great time Shelly.
I used to play the guitar in a garage band when I was a teenager. (Probably a good thing the band stayed in the garage.)
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It looks like fun. I hope you made “Mr. Tucker” take you to a fancy smancy restaurant!
Happy Belated Anniversary!
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I love guitars, even though I’ve never really learned how to play one. I love the sound and the look of them—they can really be pieces of art. I’m so glad that 2 of my kids play so I can hear the sweet strums quite a bit. That Dale Evans painted guitar is awesome!!! Did they have any Bon Jovi guitars, by any chance???? LOL
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