McCabe's in Santa Monica is also a great little concert venue.

This morning on Facebook there's this report: "Gerald "Jerry" McCabe, founder of McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, died on Sunday, January 17; he had had Alzheimer's for a long time, but actually died of a heart attack. A memorial/celebration for his friends in the So Cal area is pending."

On the McCabe's web site:

~ IN LOVING MEMORY ~
GERALD McCABE
January 30, 1927 - January 17, 2010

Founder of McCabe's, furniture designer, yoga instructor,
sailor, restorer of old Citroens, and so much more. He
left California in 2005, but never lost his love of the
ocean, nor his ability to live life in the moment.
Quite simply, we wouldn't exist without Jerry,
and we will never forget him.

~ Becky in Tucson (this week; Long Beach next week)