Currently Listening The Dethalbum (Deluxe Edition) (2CD) By Dethklok see related

Or rather from the basement!  I have been holding onto this old antique electric organ - it's a VOX Continental - truly terrible sounding, think 'Iron Butterfly meets surf music...' - and decided I would put it up for sale.  I figured I might get a couple hundred dollars for it, so what the hell - I put it up on Craig's List and a refinishing forum that I visit, and a couple months go by, nothing.  Suddenly there's this cat in California (who plays surf music and collects these old VOX bastards) who wants it - I had checked on fleaBay to see what they were going for, and the last 2 sold for nearly $2000!!!  Naturally, I set the price high, even though mine's not in that nice of shape - I asked for $1500.  Well Mr Moneybags and I get to haggling, and 2 days later, I've got $1300 in money orders sitting in front of me!!!  Of course I insisted on US Postal Service MO's, because they're impossible to fake and it's a federal crime to do so, so it keeps the scammers away....  Anyway, I'm going to pick up a case tomorrow and ship it out to this dude - I'm still in shock...  Yesterday I was saving every penney just to get through to my next paycheck, and today I've got money pouring out of my ass!!!  8P  Well, I know, $1200 (after the shipping cost) isn't exactly a fortune, but it will get me a very cool new toy I've been saving up for, and a bunch of fun money on top...  Don't get me wrong, I'm not bragging here, or trying to sound like a stuck up dick who's all into money, but for Fuck's sake, this is like a gift from the Gods!  I'm super psyched.  I will soon be the owner of this:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Roland-GR20-Guitar-Synthesizer-with-GK3-Divided-Pickup?sku=150097

I've wanted one of these for about a year, but I never seem to have $600 worth of disposable income at any one time...  Anyway, it will allow me to trigger synthesizer sounds with my guitar, along with the guitar sounds - you can 'blend' the two sounds together, and make it sound like you've got a full orchestra backing you up, or a piano, or a sax, just about anything you can imagine.  I guess I should make an offering to the Goddess of Good Fortune!  More to come, I'll make a link to some cool music that I record when I get my new toy!  Melissa, you're gonna have to help me with that...

BTW - METALOCALYPSE ROCKS!!!  Thanks for the CD, Lissa - the artwork you did (chibi Lissa with her iPod) is WICKED COOL!  I can't wait to show it to my friends.  Your talent is boundless, woman!

Laterz, all

Spike