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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
stitches, bandages, etc.... Broken toes... |
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January 2006
Posts: 208
Location: Illinois | Originally posted by FlySig:
So there I was, overnighting in Smallville Idaho, with nothing better to do with my time than walk down to the local guitar shop. They had a pretty good selection of guitars on the wall, with names like Martin, Dean, Takamine, and so on. Really not a bad selection for a smallish town.
So, of course, I pulled down the most expensive guitar and started playing it. The lady who runs the store kept looking at me suspiciously, but I had pulled my shirt tails out to protect the guitar back. And my playing wasn't so bad as to make her think I'm a beginner.
After 15 minutes of playing different guitars I just couldn't get over the fact that they were all just wooden boxes. Not an O in the whole place.
That's when it struck me. I'm a guitar snob. Yup, you are. Depending on how 'smallish' the town is, the people are all of a friendly sort. Anyone who doesn't say howdy when coming in the front door is either a snob or a bank robber. :confused: Well maybe not 'howdy', that'd be too condescending. A friendly good morning or good afternoon, as the case may be would be in order.
Introduce yourself next time, tell them where you're from and how you happen to be in town. ASK if you can pluck a few strings. ;) I know it ain't the way it's done in the big city, but here in 'Smallville' as you call it, things are a bit different. No, they would never deny you the right to test drive a couple. That wouldn't be friendly. But, you DO need to ask first. It's the polite thing to do. Everybody knows everybody in Smallville and their kids and dogs too. It's a cultural thing.
Oh, and I wouldn't use the word 'Smallville' in 'Smallville.'
And if you don't see an O hangin' up and you ask for a plastic one, they'll send you down the street to the toy store. :D |
Holy Smokes, I'm a ..... Snob?
