Quest For The Guitar

Today we set out in search of a guitar. Not just any guitar, but a particular guitar located downtown.

One of Toby's customers brought in a picture of a guitar that sits on the streets of downtown Austin. He wants this particular guitar tattooed on him but the picture he brought in is not  clear enough for Toby to see the details on the guitar, which of course is very important when you are getting a guitar tattooed on you.

So we headed downtown to the location of where the said guitar is situated outside of City Hall to get better photos. Well, no guitar was found. We ventured inside City Hall to ask the whereabouts of the guitar and were told the guitar (and many other guitars like it) were sold at an auction to raise money for DELL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL in Austin and that once auctioned the guitar(s) had been donated and distributed to various locations around the city.

They suggested we try The Residences at W (classy place!) across the street but to no avail. The desk lady at  "The W" suggested we check the guitar shop a couple of blocks away.

I didn't mind the wild goose chase at all because it gave me a chance to utilize my camera and enjoy the downtown scenery.....

Old Fire Tower

At the guitar shop we finally got some concrete answers and headed out to ABIA (Austin Bergstrom Airport) where the brunt of the guitars were donated after their purchase.

ABIA's parking lot is like a mini city so after we parked we took advantage of the airport shuttle bus to get us to the terminal....

BINGO, the said guitar - and apparently all the others - was spotted at the baggage claim.....

And finally! The guitar quest came to an end......

THE Guitar

My favorite.....

It's days like these that help me keep my sanity.