AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BLEG: As many of you know, almost a year ago I suffered a terrible house fire that destroyed pretty much everything I owned, but worst of all took the life of Cynthia, my girlfriend of 22 years. I’m rebuilding (please, don’t get me started on contractors and building inspectors) as best I can. Folks on the interwebz have been amazingly generous. All 27 of my vintage guitars were burnt to ashes, and people I had never met sent me guitars they didn’t play anymore as gifts. I’ve even been given a mixing board.

Thank you all.

I’m rebuilding the recording studio, and if any of you have the following stuff you can part with (not asking for free but whatever you can do to help, I’m at the very least able to pay shipping costs):

• Microphones and stands
• Bass and/or Guitar amplifiers
• Outboard Rack-Mount Channel Strips (pre-amps, EQ, Compressor, etc.)
• XLR cables
• Monitors
• Sound baffle panels

For the record, I’m actually a very good blues and jazz guitarist, and if it weren’t for my addiction to paying bills and eating, I’d have pursued that instead of law school.

Thanks.
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