For my dollar I will almost always prefer used music gear over new. Not only can you typically find something much nicer for the same price as a new instrument, but it’s a super cool feeling to pick up and play something that has stories to tell. Cigarette smoke stained plastic, dings and scratches from a previous life on the road, fret wear from channeling someone else’s creativity in a past life. It’s rad to feel like you’re just the latest steward of something that has had a long life before you! (for the nerds: I seek out cheap Japan-made Fenders, the J-bass is a ’99, Bullet is an ‘83 that I modded with Porter S90 pickups, the Peavey 2x12 is from ‘94. Everything in this pic together cost me like $800 excluding the pedals and case)
This is the first crossroads into actual intimacy on a date. Don’t even have to say anything. If they’re cute, just look at them and enjoy the hell out of the present moment. You’re either gonna find that moment together in pheromones and smiles or they’re gonna ask for the check. Either way is better than telling someone how many sibilings you have
Phone (low power mode)
Keys (car is totaled so only house key) Wallet (no cash except some Colombian pesos) Walking to the cafe like literally anything could happen (there’s a double rainbow in the sky)
