You can't help yourself can you?

It is a lovely warm sunny April lunchtime in London.  You've had very little time in the last few days to have time to yourself in the busy office.  So you take a walk to look around a local guitar shop.  30 mins later the credit card has significantly less credit head room than it had before and you have to text your darling wife to say "Sorry I seem to have bought a guitar"...

My new love.   Vintage Gordon Giltrap Deluxe edition - only checked over by the distributor on 16th April and now mine!  ALL MINE!!!!!  


A review will follow once I've had her a few days.

Comments

  1. Anonymous25 April 2013 at 22:59

    Oooh nothing beats the feeling of having a new instrument in your hands!!! She looks good! I hope you'll have many nice hours with her.

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  2. Anonymous26 April 2013 at 03:41

    Congrats...she looks like a beauty!

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  3. The Unbearable Banishment26 April 2013 at 11:52

    Oh, that's nice. And not cheap! Swoon.

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  4. Heff26 April 2013 at 17:21

    Congrats. I came home with a slightly used Dean Cadillac a little over a year ago. I need to quit doing shit like that, lol.

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  5. John Going Gently26 April 2013 at 23:31

    It does little or me... But I am so happy that you are !

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  6. Liz Hinds27 April 2013 at 18:24

    You must have a very understanding wife!

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  7. Anonymous28 April 2013 at 13:47

    Congratulations, Furtheron. You've had quit a journey and you deserve this pretty reward. Enjoy!

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  8. Anonymous12 May 2013 at 14:15

    Yay! It's love! You can't argue with love!

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