(DRUMROLL…) Alex Davenport and Sandy Aphid were the lucky winners of our random drawing for SE215s and SRH440s. Congratulations!

Here’s what struck me in the 60-something stories we received:

• You really get around: the studio, the stage, karaoke bars, garages, churches, the desert, Siberia…whew!
• Turning your brain into a music-only zone (hooray for earphones) makes everything from life-threatening illness to everyday drudgery more manageable.
• Beating, drowning, dropping, and running over our mics happens more often than I thought.
• When you find something you like, you stick with it. For DECADES.

Hearing you express the trust you place in our products and our customer service has made me as proud as ever to be a Shure associate. It’s also a great reminder to all of us at Shure that we have a lot to live up to. Thanks so much for the love, and for the to-do list.

People who knew S. N. Shure, our founder, say he was a great listener. Over the years, we’ve accumulated a library of stories from extraordinary people who use Shure products, from World War II pilots and U.S. presidents to rock stars and TV legends.

Help us honor Mr. Shure’s legacy of listening. Share your own personal Shure product story in a comment below this post. 

The even-more-fun part: we’ll give away a pair of SE215 Sound Isolating™ Earphones and a pair of SRH440 Headphones to two lucky commenters drawn at random.

So let’s hear it! Story time! Happy birthday to us!

Some details…

• To be eligible for the prize drawing, share your story by May 16, 2012.
• Include the year your story took place, if possible.
• Tell us where you live (city, state, country).
• Anybody’s welcome to share a story, but only U.S. residents are eligible for the prize drawing. Sorry! Legal stuff! Check out the Official Rules for complete information.