GEAR ALERT: The Chicago Guitar Show

This post isn't about gear. Chick Drummer knows next to nothing about guitar gear. This is post is about Brian, who loves guitar gear. And this post is about how happy shopping for guitar gear makes him.

Today was the second day of the Chicago Guitar Show in St. Charles, Illinois. Like a kid on Christmas morning, Brian kept waking in the middle of the night "Is it time to go to the Guitar Show?" At 7:00 AM he gave into anticipation and got up to wait the hour or so until he could drive to the show, an hour away. At 9:00 AM he set off for the show, a canvas bag full of pedals in tow. "For trade," he said, as he kissed me good-bye.

At 12:00 PM he called me from the parking lot. Breathless, like a kid fresh from the toy store, he told me all the things he bought and traded. Alas, for you gear-heads, I don't remember any of the gear. I remember the framed picture of Ricky Nelson and James Burton. I remember an orange Boss pedal, "silver screw," he said. And there were more pedals. He pulled them out of his canvas bag when he came home like he was the Santa Claus and not the kid. In elaborate detail (which I cannot recall) he gave me their history and their vintage.

If you're interested in knowing what they are, then you should pester Brian in the comments to send pictures and descriptions. He's proud of every one of them.

Right now, he's gone to a gig. The new pedals safely clipped into his Boss pedal board, waiting to be debuted in Brian's solo set (sans Chick Drummer, alas).

So there has been a gear acquisition and like a good cliff hanger, you will have to keep tuning in to find out what he purchased or traded. Oh, and in case you're wondering... he got a guitar, too.