Richard butting his guitar, taken early 1996

At that time I had a couple of pen pals abroad who insisted they wanted pictures of me. This was one that was made. Sharp eyes will discover that I am a bit of a Stephen King fan... The guitar was my second electric axe, a Cyclone, which was good for butt-butting but not really for playing. Note the Joe Satriani "Time Machine" T-shirt, the bong, and the "A Prehistoric Tale" poster.