Board in a hotel because of IKE

[chris77]

Well I am sitting around in Dallas evacuated from Beaumont and I brought two guitars with me and left the rest and hope for the best. Well I am sitting around and pulled out my taylor to strum a bit only to find out that I did not evacuate with a pick....sux. well I turn to one of my dogs who are with us and pulled of her little name tag. A small alum. heart prob. about a half inch long and started strumming my acoustic. WOW it sounds great. I am sure it has the potential to destroy my sound board if I am not carful but dang I really like the tone. So just a little smile out of a crappy situation. Maybe I could market them and call them ikes pics. oh well I hope all members and there families are safe and well.


http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n26/shawnsbox/dogtagpick.jpg
and yes I stole it from my girl dog and used my wifes camera dang
God Bless,
Shawn

[gkoelling]

Call 'em "Dog Tags."

I'm glad the hotel let you bring your friends. I wouldn't leave mine behind.

[Frankee]

Hang in there......glad you were able to make the best out of a shitty situation. Use this time to make some music!

God bless, be safe.....

[Strat58]

Hi hey guys there in the USA stay safe and lets hope IKE is gone soon, hang on in here.
Peace Strat58

[bluesjuke]

Glad you got to a safe place and are making the best of it Shawn.

Seems you've got sort of a rescue dog there.

[chris77]

yeah I got three dachshunds with no social skills.lol Has anyone else played with alum. picks on acoustic.

[OM Flyer]

Too bad you didn't evacuate to Austin - there are some righteous bands playing this weekend: Mogwai last night, John Hiatt and Joan Osborne tomorrow. Oh well. At least you're safe and dry with guitars and dogs! Plenty to be thankful for, IMO.

[bluesjuke]

Never aluminum but when I was younger I used to cut old tupperware into picks out of neccesity.

Don't let Billy Gibbons get ahold of this- you'll start a new trend.

[jeffwith1f]

fingers crossed for the rest of your gear. hope it finds high ground.

[chris77]

fingers crossed for the rest of your gear. hope it finds high ground.

yeah thanks man! I sent my gibson chet sst off with a friend and my amps are up at the church on stage so I dont know about any of that gear or about the gear at my house. hoping for the best. does anyone know if I need to humidify my taylor while I am in dallas? The climate is such in beaumont that I do not need to but I am further from the coast here.

Shawn

[bluesjuke]

With the weather like it is here right now I don't think you'll have to worry.
I live in Waxahachie, not too far south, and never humidify my Martin and it's fine for years.

Now West Texas, that's another story.

[Millo 3.1]

Friggin' Ike... had to cancel everything today, b/c of it. However we did not have a drop of rain or any strong wind, which is a good thing. Actually just came back home froma a BBQ.

Pics coming in from Galveston and the coast are heartbreaking. Good luck to you and everyone in those lands.

Take care and strum away!

[Rosewood]

At least you're a live to talk about it.:banana