This is probably the best story about classic rock and fandom that you'll read this week: Griffin Black, a 14-yr-old Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Fan, became obsessed with Red Dog, a guitar used by Mike Campbell in "Refugee." He decided to build it on his own, scrounging eBay for a month for the parts and then spending 3 days with his soldering iron.
Here's what happened next:
Black also published an essay about the experience in the Washington Post this weekend.
