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September 19th, 2006
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Volume 1 Number 1
Every once in a while in my travels around the Internet I come across a site that is a real gem. This site appears to be one of those. I have been playing the guitar, or playing at the guitar, on and off for 30 of my 46 years. In that time it has been on occasion a frustrating challenge and an exhilarating sense of accomplishment.
After a recent long hiatus from playing I have started playing again with the help of the lessons on this site. If there is one thing I have learned over the years is that you can learn more in an hour by playing with and listening to other people than a year of noodling by yourself.. I think that is true in a virtual sense as well.
If one surrounds himself with talented, artistic and intelligent people, it is hard not to succeed.
My goals for the guitar / music:
-Improve my fingering skills and knowledge of the fretboard
-learn more theory and learn to read music beyond TAB
-Learn to sing and play at the same time
-compose a song
-try to play with more people even if it takes me beyond my comfort zone.
-build my own mandolin
-learn to play the mandolin
On a side note my 16yo son has been taking lessons for a few years now and we are to the point where we can play a little blues and jazz together. I play rhythm and he plays some lead. To a fathers ears it's the sweetest music ever made.
Thanks for listening,
John
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September 19th, 2006
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Welcome John.
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September 19th, 2006
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Playing guitar for over 5 years.
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Welcome John. I hope we can help with most of the items on your list.
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September 19th, 2006
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Hi John! Welcome to the forum. 
Glad you found us.
Clancy
"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours". Jerome K. Jerome
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September 19th, 2006
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Playing guitar for over 10 years.
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Hello John
Welcome along mate! BTW, it's good to have goals and that's quite evident in your post.
"Good Music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and quits the memory with difficulty" Thomas Beecham
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September 20th, 2006
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Playing guitar for less than a year.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Hey John, welcome to the forum.
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September 20th, 2006
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Playing guitar for over a year.
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welcome
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September 20th, 2006
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Welcome John, may your volumes be many.
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September 20th, 2006
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Grand Member
Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Some tough but worthwhile goals there! Good luck and welcome to the forum.
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September 20th, 2006
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Originally Posted by NUI
On a side note my 16yo son has been taking lessons for a few years now and we are to the point where we can play a little blues and jazz together. I play rhythm and he plays some lead. To a fathers ears it's the sweetest music ever made.
Thanks for listening,
John
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Welcome John, and no truer words could be said than those above!
Les
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Respect The Music
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September 20th, 2006
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Just started playing guitar.
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Welcome John! Keep us appraised of the progress!
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September 21st, 2006
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Playing guitar for over 5 years.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Welcome John,
Good luck on every goal, especially the mandolin...
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September 21st, 2006
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Grand Member
Playing guitar for less than a year.
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Join Date: May 2006
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G'day John, welcome to GFB&B
Make me a sandwich <<>> NO! Make it yourself
sudo make me a sandwich <<>> OK
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September 22nd, 2006
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Full Member
Playing guitar for less than a year.
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Location: Northern Ireland
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Hi there John
Welcome to the forum 
If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side
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