NY Times article on Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festiva

[Edward Lopez]

I thought you guitar players might be interested in reading a THE NEW YORK TIMES article on Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival. The article:
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/arts/ ... uitar.html

[dubtrub]

Thanks for posting the article. Hopefully there will be a video released in the near future. I have a couple Crossroads DVDs.

[Sarah93003]

Here's a fun story. We have a vintage guitar shop nearby that I love to visit. You just never know what Mark is going to have in his store. I've purchased several guitars from him. One day about a year or so ago I walked in and was the only one in the store. Mark, non-chalantly, asked me if I wanted to play Eric Clapton's Martin 12 string guitar that he used on the Ocean Boulevard album. Thinking he was being a smart azz, I just said, "sure". Then he produced it! Evidently Mark knows Eric Clapton's secretary who contacted Mark and asked him if he would sell the guitar for charity. Mark agreed and after receiving it in it's case he decided to buy it himself for just over $20K.

So, I got to play it for about half an hour and that was totally cool!

[stl80]

Awsome.
Jim

[Dennisthe Menace]

..........Suu-Weeeet!! ..........

[Veenture]

Gee, I've never played a 12 string, let alone an Eric Clapton one ...very nice Sarah!