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So as usual I have neglected the blog for quite some time – I have promised to do better and failed – and have a new interest in making this blog cool – so here we go AGAIN.

Only god knows why, but for some reason (seriously, for reasons unbeknown to me) I have decided that after not playing in over 15 years, that I really need to play the guitar again.  This all stared about a month ago – I found an old friend who had a Seagull S6 at a very nice price so I picked it up and spent a month playing every night.  Things sounded awful at first – and through repetition and callous development have progressed to tolerable.

I can admit my faults – and when I get into something, I get into it.  So it wasn’t too long before I decided I needed an electric guitar to accompany this beautiful little Seagull.  I played as a kid (not well) and have always thought that a Fender Telecaster represented the near perfect guitar both from a sound and aesthetic standpoint (followed closely by Strats).  I started poking around on eBay and found a really nicely priced Nashville Tele – she arrived last Wednesday and she’s BEAUTIFUL.  Such a work of art shouldn’t be owned by someone who can’t play it properly, so I am working on making the situation right.

I figure at 35 that if I just floundered my way through the natural progression – that by the time I am 50 I should deserve to own such an instrument.  The thing about me though is I’m not patient – at all.  So, I took my first guitar lesson last night.  My teacher (that just sounds weird) assures me that with dedication I should be able to play the way I want to in a year.  We’ll see.

Incidentally – taking lessons from someone who is at least 10 years younger than me – just feels odd.  He has a sweet Strat though, we like the same music, and I had a good time hanging out with him – so we’ll see how it goes – stay tuned for this journey (no pun intended).