I was the stage manager of the "Long Beach Blues Festival" back in the 80's where Gatemouth Brown was headlining. His manager Brought out the famed Gibson Firebird with the tooled leather pickguard and announced to all the stage hands that no one was to touch it under any circumstances. he placed it on guitar stand on the stage. Later he brought the guitar over to me and asked me to guard it which I did. At the end of the performance the manager asked me to carry the guitar back to Gatemouth's motor home, what a thrill. In the motor home Gatemouth was saying "The only way I like to see a town I've played is through the rear view mirror" and everybody laughed. I asked him if he would sign my stage plot and he did. I needed to get back to work so I said "See you next year... through the rear view mirror" which got a big laugh!