Hello and welcome to the working songwriter, the show where today's best songwriters come to Talk Shop. I'm your host,

Joe Pug. Each episode here, we host a distinguished guest, and we ask them to go deep on their

inspiration, on their process, on the general ups and downs of making a life in music. So,

whether you're a grizzled veteran,

wondering why your 1995 Parker Fly guitar

has not appreciated in price as other vintage guitars have,

or else a scrappy upstart,

saving up thousands of dollars to buy a vintage guitar

that was actually just a budget model from Sears 50 years ago.

This is your show, because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most in ironclad excuse to put off actually writing.

Hey guys, it is the last Friday of February 2020.

I'm glad that you're here.

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