Rockstar!

So, my husband Thurston has been playing guitar on-and-off since he was in the third grade. In one of is "off" periods, he even sold his beloved red Ibanez guitar to my brother (and a few year later in an "on" period - bought it back).

Since about January '07 though (when Thurston bought himself an acoustic guitar on my birthday), Thurston has been in a complete "on" phase and we went from one '80s Ibanez to a passel of instruments.

When we were on vacation in North Carolina last November, even though he had never played one before, Thurston purchased a mandolin. The mando was manufactured at
Weber in Logan, MT. Yes that's right - we flew across the entire country for something made in our backyard. Thurston's latest purchase is a "vintage" Charvel guitar made famous by '80s band Journey's guitarist Neal Schon (we love the '80s!).

And now, Thurston is officially no longer a closet musician. After about three months of practice, on April 17, 2008 Thurston and a few of his co-workers performed live at the Montana Governor's Conference on Tourism and Recreation.

They had a five-song set that included one of my favorites "Brown-Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison. It was a great show (though Thurston strongly disagrees), but I had a blast. I thoroughly enjoyed my role as both groupie and roadie.

Stay tuned for more info on Thurston's next "gig".


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