THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY
MEMPHIS BASS - ROB HALFORD: THE METAL GOD
No, I didn't get rid of this one. Just wanted to share the fact that Rob Halford of Judas Priest signed my bass a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, I know, I'm pretty cool. I was never even really all that into Priest but if Rob Halford walks into your office and your bass is sitting there with you at your desk, you very politely ask him to sign it. He signed: "Rob Halford the Metal God." Yes he is. And he was super nice by the way. I work for Tony Hawk and we have a radio studio in our office for Tony's Sirius XM radio show. Sometimes the one and only Jason Ellis does his show from the studio and has guests drop in. Sometimes it's Rob Halford and sometimes it's a karate kicking naked Penthouse Pet of the Year. Either way, you can't lose. UPDATE: A couple of years after originally posting this, I gave this bass to the teenage sons of one of my best friends. They had started a band and were getting a lot of attention. I think they took this bass all over the US and maybe even Europe on tour. I don’t think the signature lasted long.