Shave number one under my belt.....
Thanks to the generosity of chay2k and his loaner blade I got my first taste of the straight tonight.
I've been using a brush and VDH soap for awhile, so I got a pretty decent lather.
The shave was decent at best. I just did the cheeks WTG and all went well, no nicks or cuts. Even tried some XTG. It didn't come out very close, but I didn't expect it to be.
I can't wait to take another stab (pun intended) at it. Thanks to everyone on SRP this is a great resource for the new cutthroat shaver!