Ever Had To Pawn Your Guitar/Equipment?

I have and it broke my heart to have to do it, but it was matter of fulfilling a promise.

This was when I was still single (I remarried my present wife after 25 years of being divorced) and it was in conjunction with one of my solo bicycle rides  (from Texas to Georgia) for the Humane Society. One of my sponsors, who was to have paid for my and my team's overnight accomodations (2 nights) backed out at the last minute and there was just no money, so I pawned my beloved Tak Jasmine and one amp, and got enough to pay for a night's stay. He had forgotten to "clear" it

When the hotel manager found out what I had done (I was pissed off), he very graciously made a few calls and we got a refund, but that's how I came to pawn my stuff.

No one knew I had done this (not even my 2 person team), but I did, and it sure hurt till I got my next paycheck.

I sincerely hope none of you have ever had to do this, but honestly, the guilt was overwhelming.

Bill