I know he's not some people's cup of tea (or coffee, or beverage of choice), but i've been a fan of Neil Young since high school, and would safely say that he's been a prominent influence on who i am as a writer and musician. Neil's mid-90s taping of MTV Unplugged has been in my list of favorite albums since i bought it in the mid 90's, but i had never, even with the wonder that is YouTube, been able to experience the shw in video form. recently frustrated by this lack of clips on YouTube, i set out to see if the show existed on DVD, and found out that it had only been released on VHS, and that it was now out of print, and somewhat rare.
Well, being the obsessive personality that i am, i immediately set out to find a copy, which i promptly discovered on Amazon Canada for $72.00. No stinkin' way, my friend. So i turned to my trusty ebay, and whaddaya know? i find a copy with a buy it now of 17 bucks. So i promptly click my mouse and plop down 20 bucks for a used VHS tape, hoping it will work when i get it. I recieved it yesterday, watched it, and I am quite the happy camper. The show was amazing, the arrangements are fantastic, and i finally got to experience the entire show, not just the audio.
I am, however, concerned about the longevity of a used VHS tape, so my question is now, does anyone have a DVD recorder that would like to transfer the concert for me?

Now on to things i learned today:

Today i paticipated in one of my favorite pasttimes, guitar shopping with friends (mind you i have no money to buy, it's just fun to look). Here are some things I learned:

I reaffirmed my hypothesis that Gibson acoustics are the best acoustics in existence, at least for my playing style (I hope to add a j-45 to my collection soon).

I still have played only one Martin guitar that has floated my proverbial boat.

Jason really likes U2 (okay, so like anybody's shocked about that one).

I really shouldn't try out expensive guitars unless i realistically have the prospect of affording them. (would anybody be interested in blessing a certain worship leader with a Gretsch Country Gentleman?)

12 strings make me want to sing Tom Petty songs...at full volume...in the acoustic room at the large corporate conglomerate of a music store that shall remain nameless.

I kinda like writing these things. i'm thinking about maybe starting a blog apart from myspace. What do you guys think? Would people actually be interested enough to go and read my thoughts?