Paranoia...

When you go to the mall... do you know what your guitars are up to at home? Is your cat scenting them with musk? Is your dog peeing on them...ok, sorry... these are worries I have. I had a friend once, who looked just like Jimmy Hendrix... his angry wife used to wax the floor in his bedroom (they were living in different rooms) while he was out, and 'accidentally' splash floor wax all over his guitars. Maybe your brother's two-year-old-budding-Kurt-Cobain is re-stringing it as you sit in some restaurant having dinner. Most people however, worry about thieves. Truth is... thieves prefer other stuff... like 1.Cash, 2. Electronics, 3. Jewelry or 4. Guns. People who come to your house looking for your 51 Nocaster to begin with (they overheard you talking about it in the restaurant) might pickup the cash and other stuff when they come to get your Nocaster... same way everyone picks up extra stuff in a checkout line. But guitars (I was happy to discover) are not the #1 thing they want to steal. Many people don't even know the difference between a 51 Nocaster and a Nash Guitar. So while you are out for dinner, keep your voice down... and try and convince your 2 year old nephew that being a guitarist is lame... other than that, feel free to have dessert.