Eric Clapton and Guitar Center

Friday - 2 April 2010 - Miami, FL - 30,801 miles We listened to Eric Clapton's autobiography from Audible.com on our last few drives. It includes a behind-the-scenes history of music world of the past several decades. Clapton's life is a series of peaks and valleys. Recommended.

We spent several hours today playing Taylor, Martin, and Gibson acoustic guitars at the local Guitar Center. Earlier we compared Gibson Les Paul Custom, Paul Reed Smith, and Taylor T5 electric guitars. Each was a beautiful work of art with unique tone. I liked the Gibson Les Paul Custom electric and the Taylor 814 acoustic.

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Both are wonderful guitars. -L

Braille Blues Daddy

Sat, March 13, 2010 - Key West, FL Bryan Lee, a blind blues player from New Orleans called the "Braille Blues Daddy" played his 95 Gibson Les Paul Special and rocked the house at the Green Parrot Bar with his band . We stayed through two sets from 10 pm to 1 am. Brent Johnson played two custom-made Telecasters and slide on a Gibson SG. We danced and watched them play through a history of blues.

He has played the last fourteen years as a regular at the Old Absinthe Bar in the French Quarter, New Orleans, LA. -L