Topic: NGD: The One has arrived...
When I first experienced Joe's music (the RAH video) back in December 2010, I had only been playing again for a few months after not having touched a guitar for more than 25 years. Not long after seeing the video (and finding this forum), I embarked on a quest to find a very special guitar that I hoped I could eventually get Joe to sign. As things developed, I kept putting a dent in the fund I set aside for this purpose for other things I couldn't resist (my Epi JBLP, which I am also hopeful of getting signed later this spring, the "Titan" litho, the "Soliloquy" litho, etc.). I had also drastically underestimated the scarcity of the guitar I had in mind...
More than a year of online trolling later, I had only found a couple of them, and lost out on both. I had just about given up on ever finding what I wanted when I decided to try one more type of search. Lo and behold, within two days I had found someone who had one for sale, at an agreeable price, in minty condition. We worked out the logistics (he lives in LA), and this afternoon FedEx delivered my birthday present to myself (albeit about three weeks late)! And she's even more beautiful "in the wood" than in the pictures I'd seen...
I know it is customary in these types of posts to say what the "NG" in one's NGD is, but in this case I'm going to keep that to myself for awhile. I know Joe reads the Forum, and I want to see his reaction when I bring her to the meet-and-greet at his Omaha show next month. Don't worry, I'm sure there will be pictures taken, and I shall post them tout de suite when there are... 
In the meantime, I attribute this happy ending to Guitar Karma (my belief that we wind up with the guitars we're supposed to have). It's also why Joe has two '59 Lesters... 
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