Behind The Backline

Most people who go into business have an idea they want to try and make a valiant effort and are aware that things are either moving or not moving. Most people need to put in the work to watch the seed they plant grow. Every once in awhile, though, it seems God and fate are in the driver’s seat and you just come along for the ride.  That’s what happened with John, the snot-nosed kid from Tennessee. Poor guy!  ONCE UPON A FAMILIAR STORY…  The story begins like others you’ve heard: boy meets guitar, boy hates the sound guitar makes, boy sees a lot of guitars, boy breaks up with lots of guitars, boy thinks he can do better himself, boy makes snot-nosed comment in one store, boy gets “scolded” with a random opportunity to apprentice with a guitar shop owner who teaches him the ways of guitar building, and so on.  Stop me if you’ve heard that one.  Wait, you haven’t?  Well, shhhhhhhhhhhh…..  THE FAMILIAR PART ENDS, FATE CHAOTICALLY TAKES OVER  After leaving his last job as a