An odd side effect of my unexpected travel schedule this week is that I’ve been wearing the same shoes — my Allen-Edmonds MacNeils in shell cordovan — for eight days in a row. I’ve used the MacNeils to do everything from a party on the top of the Renaissance Center in Detroit to a walk on the beach at Venice, CA. This afternoon I bought some Vans from Animal House and ended the streak.
What else have I been up to? Not much. However, fans of Seventies rock music will likely want to click the jump for one particular story.
On the advice of Matt Farah, I went to Mike’s Guitar Parlor at Hermosa Beach. Mike’s has a considerable inventory of vintage and modern Gibsons. I found a 2014 Gibson Hummingbird Recording Artist Custom with an Adirondack red spruce top and koa body/sides. It was simply brilliant but I was unsure about buying it because I didn’t know how I was going to get it safely to Columbus.
“I have to run and get my kid,” Mike told me, “but I’ll be back tonight from eleven to 2AM.” I figured he was kidding but I went back anyway, slightly before one in the morning. Turns out the store was open and my guitar had been loaned out to Walter Egan, famous to those of us our forties for having written the pop hit “Magnet and Steel” and for working with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
Clearly I was meant to own this guitar. So now it’s hanging out on the beach with me, waiting for whatever comes next.
Not a huge value add, but I absolutely love my MacNeils
Seriously awesome buy… I’m so jealous. I played a true vintage southern jumbo last week that I loved, but I just didn’t have the stones to bring it home.
Next time you’re in Houston check out Fuller’s Guitars on the North side of downtown, intersection of 610 and 45. There is no better guitar shop for Martin’s and Gibson’s on the planet. None better. Period.
I can co-sign for Fuller’s Guitars. Pretty incredibly selection.
Mine are chili grain. Do you stuff em full of tissues to get the foot sweat out when you don’t have shoe trees with you?
With shell cordovan it is much less of an issue. But I always travel with trees.
On extended trips wear my vintage Frye penny loafers to the airport to simplify going through security and pack my Walkover chukkas with shoe trees. I know it adds weight but the person behind me at security and my feet are grateful.
hahaha, that is awesome….what a killer gtr, congrats!
disappointed, no pics of the shoes??