Taylor Guitars is one of the leading acoustic guitar makers in the U.S. and every year they have roadshows to show and demonstrate their new guitars and let people sign up to win a custom Taylor guitar.

The roadshows are very informal. The demonstrator plays a few guitars, answers questions, and then lets people play the Taylor guitars he brought. Near the end of the roadshow, the Taylor representative gives away free Taylor products and guitar strings.

The roadshow is a great way to learn about and play guitars. I hope to see you there.

Oh right, we've all sinned, therefore no one gets to cast stones.

Well, we here at the Daily Record feel the same way about acts of stupidity.

Everyone has done something that makes those around them question how far removed from an amoebae they really are. And since we're all swimming around the same pool of sub-cerebral sludge, who are we to judge extreme acts of idiocy?

So, instead we'll celebrate those moments that make Darwin cringe about the future of our species.

Like, for instance, the time I left a plastic bag of frozen beans to melt on top of a stove burner. Or, for instance, the time I left a plastic bag of frozen broccoli to melt on top of a stove burner. Or, maybe the time I left a plastic grocery bag to melt on top of scented candle (note, apple cinnamon and burning plastic are not a pleasant combination).

You get the point.

To kick off the celebration, we asked members of our Teen Takeover staff members to share the dumbest thing they've ever done.

Read their responses here, then share your own stories of stupidity.
-- Susan Jennings

Elizabeth Kyde,18, started lighting up when she was 10 -- just a few years after teachers begin to drill into the minds of their students the message that smoking kills.

A Spring Grove Area High School senior, Kyde is addicted to cigarettes.
She's among the 20 percent of all high school students who are smokers, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Youth.

"(Students) obviously know the health consequences (of smoking), but it doesn't seem to affect them enough to make them want to stop or not start," said Vicki Bortner, Spring Grove Area High School health teacher.

The university is right in the midst of Music City, USA, so there is always something going on around Vanderbilt. In fact, my dad wants me to attend school there, just so he can visit Nashville.

With Vanderbilt University's 10 schools, it has something for just about everyone. The Peabody College, Owen Graduate School of Management, and Blair School of Music are just a few of Vanderbilt's prestigious institutions. Vanderbilt has also had several Nobel Laureates.

Paper folding, also know as origami, can trace its origins as early as the sixth century in Japan. One of the most recognizable figures is a swan. Here is how to make one:

1. Take a square piece of paper. For beginners, the bigger the square, the better. Lay the side you want showing face down on a hard, flat surface.

2. Fold the paper in half like a card. Unfold, and fold in the other direction. The creases should look like a plus sign. Fold the paper diagonally both ways. The creases now should look like an asterisk. Lay the paper flat and unfolded on the table.

I have discovered that this wonderful month stands for two things: No Shave November and National Novel Writing Month. No Shave November is pretty self-explanatory.

National Novel Writing Month is when aspiring, young authors write a novel from Nov. 1-30. The goal is to write a finished novel of at least 175 pages (For more information, go to nanowrimo.org).

Hopefully by the time December rolls around, I will be a hairy man with a novel under his belt.

One thing that I noticed recently is that I watch most of my favorite shows on DVD, rather than on TV.

Two of my favorites, "Arrested Development" and "Monty Python's Flying Circus," were canceled, while "Flight of the Conchords" is on a channel my family does not pay for and I wanted to catch up on the earlier episodes of It's "Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

It's also fun to look for cheap deals at Target or bring the DVD's to a friend's house. Sometimes it's just good to know that I can watch my favorite shows whenever I want to.

A lot of people claim that these three movies are some of the best ever conceived, and I must say I have trouble disagreeing.

They are not necessarily my absolute favorites, but let's just say they are all really good and worth seeing for yourself.

Both times, I spent at least three hours there. I love being surrounded by books. I love getting to walk a few yards and have the books change from literary classics to political commentary.

Maybe this all roots back to my love of reading, but I think it's a fabulous place even if you don't read that often. My friends mock me for being able to stay silent for three hours, just buzzing from book to book like a bee.

I just can't help myself, I feel completely at peace reading about the political climate of the sixties, renaissance queens, the fall of Edie Sedgwick, and the musical genius that was the Beatles. The atmosphere of a Borders is reason enough to go.

It smells like a mixture of fresh toner and black coffee. There are college kids sipping caffeine in the cafe, old men playing chess, little kids begging for picture books, and people carefully examining tall shelves of books.

If there is a utopia for everyone, I've found mine, and it is Borders.

In today's world, teens are in an ongoing struggle to maintain grades, friendships and juggle as many activities as they can fit into their schedule. Apparently, it has become unacceptable to be anything less than perfect.

From personal experience, I can testify that there are many days when I don't get to start working on homework until 9 at night because I've been on-the-go since waking up at 6 that morning. Society has developed the unspoken idea that everything must be done as fast and efficiently as possible. While this might be ideal when it comes to fast food and texting, this way of thinking only leaves teens feeling burnt out.

A combination of pressure from both parents and peers to compete both academically and athletically can only add to the stress, which accumulates over time. Now, more than ever, kids are being pushed to excel and expand their knowledge and skills in numerous areas of expertise. Teens have become so goal-oriented that, at times, it seems their only drive is to beat their peers in as many things as possible.

More often than not, teenagers lose sight of realistic goals and instead, extra stress is added because we fail to live up to an impossible standard. But what happens when the pressure becomes too much to handle? Often, breakdowns and rebellion can be associated with the idea that teenagers are simply overworked and are looking for an outlet in which to find comfort.

At the end of the day, the solution to this stress is to just step back and take a break from it all. Watch a little TV, update your Facebook profile, eat some carbs. After all, being a teenager should not only be about growing up and taking on responsibility but also having fun.

Unfortunately, this idea is often forgotten when it comes to trying to plan out your future. Although prepping for a higher education and a successful career should take precedence over watching the latest episode of "Gossip Girl," the reality is that everyone has limits. The question then becomes, how does one find a happy medium between their breaking point and success?

-- By MADISON SUMMERS, Susquehannock High School

I'm not sure if the circus was in town or if they were headed to some crazy Halloween party but either way look out 'cause there are Clowns on the loose!

But is that right? While it may not impact the lives of people in the community it is still an issue worth pondering. It may be great to see teens having fun and running around but at some point the illusion dies and all that's left is grown "kids" in too tight costumes. It's kind of like the Dad that tries to be young and "hip" and buys himself that muscle car that he's convinced will make him look 20 years younger. The reality is that no one's fooled. Whether it be a car or a costume, objects don't hide your age- they only emphasize it. Eventually the costumes just don't fit. Even though it may be fun to pretend to be 10 again and run around in a Cinderella costume, at some point everyone needs to make the transition from getting candy to handing it out.