Meanwhile, in western Montana...
Right after my BIL was snatched from Dallas by PRS, I ran into a boyhood friend and fellow musician of Paul Reed Smith (PRS Guitars). Up until a couple years ago, Smith's buddy was running my favorite music store/guitar shop here in Missoula.
The two went to school in Bowie, MD where I lived a few years after them and before I came to Montana. Anymore coincidences and I'll be entering the Twilight Zone. 
john
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins
