Mike, I can tell you without reservation that Alexandria & the Chop Shops Students are light-years ahead of where the Scallihags were at 14. That's a mighty nice Les Paul your daughter is playing, great choice. Stars' first guitar was a Sears Vibratone, a bad Fender knock-off. I remember she took a knife to the speaker of a cheapo Peavey amp so she could get the guitar sound to distort. When schools out high school bands with big dreams start rocking, my advice to you is: invest in some quality earplugs and let her rip. Look out this summer as plans of world domination are hatched in your garage

Got a big kick out of that Kid Cudi's adaptation of She Came Along. You probably knew I'd love the Sergio Leone inspired Man with No Name parody. That video looks like it could have been shot at Ellensburg Rodeo's Frontier Town. Thank you sir, great way to start the day, and best of luck to your daughters band.