Walter Becker has G.A.S.

[octagon]

http://www.steelydan.com/gas.html

[jimk]

Only thing that's worse than GAS is IAS; Instrument Acquisition Syndrome. That's where one week it's guitars, the next it's a banjo, or two, a month later it's a fiddle, or three, and then oh what the heck, why not add a mandolin, right? Some how a bass guitar and an amp wind up living in your basement. How'd that happen?

But wait, there's more! Wind instruments are kinda fun, how about tin whistle, or fife? These are not as expensive as guitars, so why not get several of each? Well, now that you've got several fifes, you need a drum to go with them, right? Of course you do.

And now, I'm back where I started, with guitars. It's going to be a Ric, of course!

Hi. My name is JimK and I have IAS.

JimK

[rictified]

Walter Becker is one great guitar player and bass player and a damn good writer it appears also.

[jps]

Excellent article!

I especially like his sense of privacy.