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Was That Ted Nugent?

It was around 5 in the evening and I was setting up a booth for the store at a local college event. We (my partner/roommate and I) were kind of skeptical about being there, but we figured it would help spread the word about what was going on with the store. We didn't bring much with us, just a sign, some LPs, CDs, and a sign up sheet for an open mic we were hosting in the next few days. At some point during the whole thing someone had managed to sign up under the name "Justin Time" without either of us seeing who it was. We just played it off as a joke since we always get fake names on our mailing list. When the date of the open mic finally came, we had a full day of musicians ready to play. The first few came on and filled their 30 minute time slots, and things were going very smoothly. The next guy came on stage with a guitar I assumed was made of duct tape and wood glue and appeared to be Ted Nugent's twin. Sure enough he introduced himself as "Justin Time". Surprisingly his guitar actually produced sounds comparable to that of a real one and his songs weren't half bad either. He played through his set and I signaled to him that his time was up. He asked to play one more, and I agreed...big mistake. The guy would not stop playing. All of his songs were about past lovers, so I figured he couldn't have too many more, but apparently he has had every girl within 500 miles. By the time we finally got him to quit he had used up at least two other people's sets (that would be something Ted Nugent would do). Anyway, the night went on, and the open mic was an overall success. Farewell "Justin Time".

Of course the next day he comes into the store trying to sell me a cappuccino machine the used to work 7 years ago.