Good luck! I "retired" in my late 30's only to lose everything while I was off working on a PhD, then had to try and get back into the JOB world! Bleh!
Monster cables were the ONLY item that Guitar Center wasn't allowed to discount but, when they changed their packaging, GC was allowed to blow out all of their stock at 15% of the usual price! I found out behind the scenes and pretty much bought their entire stock. That's the only reason I had 'em!
A friend of mine worked in a Hollywood studio and said his band was practicing in one studio while Yngwie was playing in another. Even though the walls were thick and made of cement, they still couldn't practice because of how loud Yngwie was playing! Makes me wonder if the guy has any hearing left! LOL.