New blog, background photo

This is the background image I am using for my reactivated blog. It features a couple of the things in my life that make me happiest. Of course there is Melvin; purr-box extraordinaire. And in this photo he is sleeping on top of my 1965 blackface Fender Super Reverb. From time to time I walk over to this amp, turn it on, plug in the Strat, strum an "E" chord, shut it down, unplug, and walk away smiling. Melvin is indifferent to the glorious sound that comes from the amp, but he is very happy that a pair of 6L6's and a handful 12AX7's make it the warmest spot in the house.

The beast on The Beast