Long ago, I was in a jam or two with a guy that liked to borrow your capo, saying he'd forgotten his, then play in a wild key that no normal person can play in without a capo.

I started bringing a spare, and he couldn't figure a way around that.

What really causes me to fly into totally irrational hysteria, just because an old playing partner used to do it all the time, is the person who comes with no spare strings, breaks one, and expects you to break up a fresh spare set that you have with you so he can continue to play. Why is it so goddam difficult to keep a spare set in your accessory case?

Peter.