Here’s wishing you a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous 2011!

GuitarDaddy's Partial Guitar Family

The holidays are a time for families to get together and share food, fellowship, laughs and memories so I thought this would be a good time to introduce you to my “Guitar Family”.

I am pretty proud of each and every one of them and was delighted to bring them together for this “Guitar Family Photo”.

I think it’s good to assemble the family in one place and celebrate each ones uniqueness, special talents and overall beauty as much as possible. I would encourage you to do the same (as long as they all get along and there are no fits of jealousy because one gets played more than another).

Allow me to introduce them to you:

1. On the left is the newest member to the family, “Sunny”. She is a 2008 Fender American Standard Stratocaster in Sienna Sunburst. Yes, she is gorgeous.
2. Next to her is “Black Paul”. He’s a 2008 Gibson Les Paul Standard with a modified black pickguard.
3. Next to him is “RedNeck”, a 2010 Heritage (formerly Gibson) H-137 with dual Lollar P-90′s. The back of his neck is as red as his body. He is quite a screamer!
4. Next to him is “Bigsby”, a 2008 Gibson Custom Shop ES-356.  He stays in the case a lot, but came out for this special occasion.
5. On the far right is “Hector”. He’s was “my first” and for that reason is very special to me. He’s a Schecter C-1 E/A with a Piezo pickup. My daughter named him.

As in most holiday family reunions, not everyone could be there for the photo. A few family members were too shy to come out of the closet and the “acoustics” were locked in the bedroom. Maybe next time…

I wonder what the family will look like next year!

P.S. If you’d like to share your family photo, email it to me at DJ@GuitarDaddy.com

Next to playing guitar, my other passion is golf. Needless to say, this has been a tough week for my golfing hero, Tiger Woods.

Golf has forever been known as “The Gentleman’s Game” where professional players call penalties against themselves and cheating does not not occur… at least on the course.

I don’t possess the literary eloquence to explain how disappointed I am. And I’m just a fan.

Don’t misunderstand, I am not trying to be Tiger’s judge. I could personally fill a season’s worth of “Life’s Most Stupid Decisions and Embarrassing Moments,” (should that ever become a TV Reality Show) and I am glad my private life is not splattered all over TMZ and the tabloids.

We all need someone, or some thing, that we can believe in. Bill Withers said “we all need somebody to lean on”. What we really need is an anchor in our lives that will be consistent, trustworthy and forever loyal. For me, I rely on God, family and music. I believe those are good priorities to have. Getting a dog is not a bad idea either.

The truth is… everyone hates to be lied to. For Tigers sake I hope the truth comes out (whatever it is) so we can all recover from yet another human being acting imperfectly human.

Time usually heals all wounds and this too will pass…

Check out this early recording of Jonny Lang’s “Lie to Me”. The song is also featured on Jonny’s new release “Live at the Ryman“. If you love gritty blues from an artist turning toward contemporary gospel, then I recommend the new CD release highly.