Here's a pic!

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(Gamespot doesn't allow the word cla-ss to be written normally, so I'm going to have to put a stupid hyphen in-between the A and S. Sorry for the inconvenience!)

It's a Cordoba Solid-Top cla-ssical Guitar (with a hard carrying case), and I love it! It was a present from my parents that means a lot to me. I'm going into the Navy soon so I don't know how many more Christmases I'll be able to enjoy with the family since when I go into the service I'll be traveling a lot, or at least I won't be in Oregon anymore. My Sister is also coming home for Christmas from New York so I'll be able to see everyone before I go out into the world to make my own story.

Anyway, I'm still learning the guitar, so I'm not very good. My dad has a Yamaha that I would practice on every now and then, but I had a better feeling for a cla-ssical guitar because of its wider neck so I never got very proficient with his guitar. Still, I'm a pretty quick learner, so I'll get there eventually. The Cordoba my folks got me is a very nice guitar and I'll be taking it with me into the Navy. Though, here's a fun fact: You don't want to play a guitar where it's wet or very humid (ie: on the beach, while it's raining, on the platform of a naval cruiser :P) because it warps the wood and makes the guitar sound crummy. My Grandpa took his old Gibson to the beach when he was a kid (and didn't know any better) to play around a bonfire. He said that in that one night of playing he completely wrecked his guitar and it never sounded the same again. I'll have to be careful!

Even so, I'm very happy to recieve such a great, life-long gift. Here's some songs I want to be able to play eventually!

Blue Morgan by Clint Eastwood - Starts at 2:24

Life on Mars by Seu Jorge- I need to learn Portugese for this one. :P (I like the recording from The Life Aquatic Soundtrack a bit better, but I can't find it!)