NAMM2008

I was just wondering out loud... EVH didn't make it to NAMM™ this year...What's up?.. but Santana was scheduled to be there (in the PRS booth at 2pm on Saturday), and so was Dick Dale (he was there) and other notables. Since when did a trade show become a rock venue? In all fairness... I like to think that in 1956, the Crickets where there in force, playing their Strats, and maybe in 1964, the Ventures were at NAMM playing Jaguars.....so it is just me... but the first NAMM show was actually in 1910, in Richmond Virginia... then known as the National Piano Dealers Association of America. For most of the history of NAMM™, it was a 'bare-bones' affair (as noted on 'bnet' on-line). It IS a trade show... main thing I notice is there were a lot of cool toys... including new PRS models... including one in Korina wood. Fender had an actual stage set up... for musicians to sort of give a rock concert for those there. Anyway... if you want to see it all... go to this great guy at youTube you actually can get a pretty good picture of what it was like, from the comfort of your own den chair... you just can't have Carlos sign your guitar...