the opening that was grand

I must admit that I was a bit sad when I heard that Borders was closing its stores. Over the years, I had grown to prefer it over Barnes & Noble. Even so, that sadness was short lived when I read that Guitar Center was taking the place of the bookstore closest to us.

The grand opening was last night. So, I picked up my cousin from school and headed over there - only to find a line that stretched through more than half of the shopping center. We stayed though ... even though we were outside for an hour before we set foot in the store ... even though it rained on us and neither of us had a sweatshirt or an umbrella on hand.

What did we get from all of this? An experience, a free t-shirt and a rejuvenated enthusiasm for our respective instruments (him: drums/percussion; me: guitar/bass).