Mother nature gives back what it took… Dime’s guitar!

Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Katrina is the seventh most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Total property damage was estimated at $108 billion (2005 USD).

It caused severe destruction along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas, much of it due to the storm surge. The worst property damage occurred in coastal areas, such as Mississippi beachfront towns; over 90 percent of these were flooded. Boats and casino barges rammed buildings, pushing cars and houses inland; water reached 6–12 miles (10–19 km) from the beach. (Source: wikipedia)

Among the casinos hit was the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi which was scheduled to open about a week after Katrina hit. Needless to say, that opening was delayed. Here is a picture of the casino after the hurricane. Countless pieces of property had been washed out into the Gulf Of Mexico. Some things were recovered, many were not. This was the only guitar recovered from the hurricane… The story is it washed right back up to the hotel 3 weeks later!! It’s now on the wall of the rebuilt Hard Rock hotel and casino in Biloxi. Getcha pull!