Taylor’s Guitar – The Weird Side of the Internet

Taylor’s Guitar – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny.

I’ve never understood hating celebrities. Of course, this is nowithstanding my particular loathing of Justin Timberlake, whom I saw coming out of the Sheraton on Canal Street in New Orleans, whose attention I desperately tried to get for an autograph (for eBay) to no avail. Yeah, that guy. Little of that is true. I did see him though.

But to really hate a celebrity, I don’t know. I just can’t find the time. But in Waxahachie, Texas, there is a man, an unidentified man, who apparently hates Taylor Swift. And I know she’s popular to hate, mainly because she’s popular. Britney was popular to hate to, and Taylor is more famous than Britney.

Anyhoo, this secret agent man paid four grand to buy a guitar signed by Taylor Swift, only to bash it with a hammer three times, and make an empty promise to smash it on the floor.

So my hand is up because I have a couple of questions. For starters, what kind of hammer? A sledgehammer makes sense, but the article I read didn’t say ‘sledgehammer,’ and what self-respecting journalist doesn’t use the word ‘sledgehammer’ when it can be used? It’s almost a law to use it. So, little hammer. I’m picturing this gy whacking a guitar three times with something I use to nail a picture to the wall with. Now there’s a cracked spot on the guitar, maybe still playable. Great.

Second question is, it was signed by Taylor. It wasn’t her guitar ever, cause it would have never been gettable for 4k. Of course, it was an auction being held at Ellis County Wild Game Dinner, and one of the other biddables was a Sig Sauer .380. Maybe he should’ve bid on the Sig, so he could’ve done some target shooting with the fretboard.

But seriously, four thousand to hate on someone? Or a hell of a way to join Pete Townshend and Jimi Hendrix.

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