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Guitar is my 7th instrument, my newest. It's very challenging on on hand, and rewarding on another. The thing to remember is: There will always be people who play better than you There will always be people who play worse than you The thing to do is practice to get better and have fun playing at your current level. They call it PLAYing music for a reason. Don't worry about the people who are better than you, just strive to keep climbing the curve. Don't feel bad for or smug about the people who are worse than you. Instead hope they are having fun at their level. Insights and incites by Notes PS I find it harder to read music on the guitar, but way easier to transpose something. Every instrument gives you challenges, but it also gives you gifts.

It's the rainy season and the thunderstorms are frequent so it's a good time for this great rock song: Thunder And Lightning - Chi Coltrane

Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden

"Back At The Chicken Shack" - Jimmy Smith & Stanley Turrentine IMO anyone who plays B-3 organ or a synth emulation owes a debt to Mr. Smith, and Mr. Turrentine is one of my top 10 all-time favorite tenor sax players.

Valley Of Pain - Bonnie Raitt

Don't You Just Know It - Huey 'Piano' Smith And The Clowns Some ancient New Orleans R&B/Rock n Roll I played in a previous band. It brings back good memories of some old friends I haven't seen for years and lost touch with.

"***** Toad" - Prince

Thanks. I'm having a nice birthday. Brian May doesn't know it, but we share July 19th as our birthday. I didn't get invited to his party though. But then I didn't invite him to mine either.

If ever you are near Tampa Florida, the Dali Museum in neighboring St Petersburg is a good visit. Take a docent tour (they are free) and you will not only get a lot of information about Dali's work, but will be shown how to see hidden images in some of his paintings. Where we? --- Royal & the Serpent x Marky Style - Salvador Dali Spiders And Snakes - Jim Stafford

And he missed Pluto which wasn't discovered yet, and sadly now has been demoted.

Because it's my birthday today:

Orb? Like planets? The Planets - Gustav Holst

Scythian Suite - Sergei Prokofiev - Antal Dorati / London Symphony Orchestra I love the dissonances in this one - it's "heavy metal classical" and certainly NOT music to relax with

Blame the roadies.

"That Old Black Magic" - Louis Prima & Keely Smith Corny by today's standards, but fun anyway. My dad was a huge Louis Prima fan, and Sam Butera, the sax player/band leader was one of the best New Orleans genre sax players.

"That's Life" - Frank Sinatra

Kenny Wayne Shepherd as a one-man garage band (this guy can play blues guitar) "Why We Cry (Lockdown Version) - Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Surrender - Swing Out Sister

The orthopedist went back to school to bone up on new surgical techniques.

I give you a song consistently voted in the top 10 worst rock n roll songs of all time. We play a shortened version of it as a goof and our audience loves it. Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen

I use the digital tuner in my amp sim/fx pedal using harmonics on the 12th fret. Close enough for rock n roll. Notes

A Real Mother For Ya - Johnny 'Guitar' Watson