Anecdote #23: I once witnessed my ex-boyfriend's Gibson SG, in a hard case, obliterate under the wheels of a fast moving semi on the highway. Terrifying.

There is much sadness and guilt in the backstory, but not all good stories are good. Long story short, He and I were together for many years, he was a very kind and special person in my life. When I moved back down here he came to live with me. I soon developed feelings for someone else. We broke-up. The incident occurred on his move back to NY. With his pick-up packed to the hilt, I selfishly hitched a "final and emotional" ride North, where he was going to drop me off 1/2 way in Baltimore. We stopped at a rest stop where I had to check on something in the back of the truck. I guess I didn't slam the tail gate hard enough. He had bought this guitar when he was 14 with money he saved from his paper route. We pulled over in hopes that we could run out in the middle of a busy freeway and save it. It sat on the cusp of a hill and all we could do was stand there and watch it happen. The whole damn thing was devastating.