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"The Log"

"The Log" was born in 1941, from the loins... I mean hands... Of a frustrated musician in attempt to cut distortion on his hollow bodied electric guitar. After attempting multiple experiments trying to rectify the situation, including filling his guitar with plaster, he eventually mounted a bridge, guitar neck and pick-up on a 4x4 fence post. The result was increased sustain, diminished feedback and one of the earliest "Solid Body" Electric Guitars. Sexy.

The musician's name is Les Paul. He later collaborated with Gibson in developing the legendary Gibson 'Les Paul', played by the likes of , Jimmy Page (my imaginary sugar daddy), Slash (aka my imaginary husband), and Dan Auerbach (my imaginary love slave). He also pioneered multitrack recording by commissioning Ampex, and Bing Crosby to commercially manufacture reel to reel audio tape recorders.

That was a looooong time ago. The surprising part of all this is that not only is Les Paul alive and kicking... But at 94 years old, he is still playing shows. He says: "It's Therapy". You can see him every Monday Night atIridium Jazz Club on Broadway & 51rst.

I would also like to say that I keep an emergency stash of Viagra in my purse in case of our inevitable chance meeting.

Just throwing that out there Les.