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Tao of the man bun......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDFx1YOA5tI

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I count five.  

(I counted twice to check my math)

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Kay model 45 (K-45) also known as the Austin Hatchet - travel guitar from the early 1980′s.  Some called it the “Rifle” guitar.  Through-the-neck construction. Came with strap, gig bag, and available as a bass model as well.  Twin humbuckers with flip switch selectors, one volume, two tone controls and a phase switch (models differ on this config).  Hard to stand and gig with due to the odd weight distribution.  

Find one for a couple hundred bucks and have some fun!  

https://bluebookofguitarvalues.com/Electric_Guitar_Values/Guitar_Manufacturer_Models.aspx?id=AUSTIN_HATCHET_ELECTRIC

http://www.myrareguitars.com/vintage-1985-austin-hatchet-electric-guitar

http://guitarz.blogspot.com/2009/03/kay-k45-travel-guitar.html

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Dixon Diaz - Cartoonist and teller of truth.

http://www.commonsenseevaluation.com/tag/dixon-diaz/#sthash.ewvygcbR.dpbs

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The gist of my early teen, raging hormone driven scheme to get girls - with a backup plan.  

Back in the day.  

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Forget about your lame “Guitarist of the Week”.  

Before Elvis, before Chuck Berry, before Johnny Cash - get off your keyster and educate yourself about Sister Rosetta Tharpe “The Godmother of Rock and Roll."   A guitar player ahead of her time - maybe by several decades - crankin it out on her SG custom with amp dialed in to 11.  

http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Sister-Rosetta-Tharpe--The-Untold-Story.aspx

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/18/sister-rosetta-tharpe-gospel-singer-100th-birthday-tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bX5mzdihs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuVzm86oB1Y

http://www.guitarworld.com/forgotten-guitar-hendrix-elvis-and-chuck-berry-there-was-sister-rosetta-tharpe/25851

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Hanks guitar shop - London, United Kingdom 

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Karmann Ghia.   Beauty.  What we all should drive.   Debuted at the October 1953 Paris Auto Show as a styling concept created for Ghia by Luigi Segre.    (wikipedia)

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Memories for the Baby Boomer crowd....

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In case one needed proof that we have lost our collective minds and/or simply have too much time on our hands.  

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CERTAINLY not the real Batman.......