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DM - That's why I love CHORDIE so much!  There's many of those people here   You're lucky to be able to be meeting people like that in person!

On a side note... you probably know WAY more about this stuff than I do DM!  I'm still a "newbie" (although my one year anniversary of when I first picked up the guitar IS coming up!  Whoo hoo!).  Pix did upload a video to youtube a while back to kind of show me a few different techniques for palm muting and such.  I haven't watched them in a while.  Do a search on his youtube channel and maybe you will find them! 

During my first month, I was more like the first.  I would set aside a certain amount of time and a set list of things to practice and for how long to practice each of them.  That was my "intro to guitar".  Now, I'm more like the second.  I know that going back to the way I started would get me a lot further, and more perfected (can you say buzzing strings?), yet the structure of it isn't what my mind needs.  My mind needs to just be immersed into feeling and accomplishing... it might be getting that one chord change down in a particular song... or trying the song in 5 different strumming patterns and 3 different picking patterns until I "feel" the one I like best.  It could be most anything, but whatever it is that day that "speaks" to me is like therapy.  Immersing myself in it and losing myself in it is what the guitar is about (for me).  Music has always been like therapy even before I ever picked up a guitar.  It's never been about becoming a great player or singer, it's always been about doing what makes me feel good.  YES I think I'm getting HOARDS better each month by doing it the way I am, BUT I think I would be 10 times better if I did it the other way!  I don't care, I'm in it for the feeling and the love of how it makes me feel.  I will say, when I sit down to "play the guitar" I don't ever just play the guitar.  I am always working on something.  The only time I ever just play, is if I am going to record... or if someone is there specifically to listen to me (open mic, playing in the park, playing at a campfire).  At home, it's always practice!

Badeye - WOW!  You're lucky you weren't hurt worse... sooo funny though.  It would have been a little better if it had the same flavor as these others "while looking at a woman" ha ha!

Dino - Holy smokes!  I'm picturing that in my head, wondering what the people standing there watching must have been thinking!  The lovely irony, trying to keep the rats away he bled all over the pastries.

Toots - How brave of you to even consider sticking one of those in your mute!  "no one will ever know, and it's working great!" Hello ladies, look what I've got in my trumpet!  ha ha

Zurf - the story gets much worse and far more embarassing - I just am not so sure it's appropriate for Chordie!  LOL!  I really did "black out" that night (and it was the LAST time I ever drank enough to black out... scary stuff).  Last thing I remember is sitting with my foot in that wheel barrow of ice water... then I wake up at 3AM sitting in my living room with a hot cup of coffee in my hands and NOT my wedding dress on (but I was clothed with a big ole bump on my head to add to the broken toe).  I had to ask my bridesmaids what happened the rest of the night... and, it's not Chordie appropriate!  I have NO idea how many people were still around for the "show"!  --- And speaking of "Crazy as a Loon" look at you with the broken leg playing tennis!  OH MY!

Ok then, my wedding night it is.  My husband and I bought our house and planned a nice little backyard wedding.  It was my second wedding but his first.  I made my wedding dress and the guys wore tuxes, while the guests were dressed in anything from jean shorts to summer dresses.  I ordered tents, tables and chairs.  His cousin's band came and played for us.  A BBQ joint did the catering and we had a tier of cupcakes for the wedding cake.  Of course there was beer, champagne, wine coolers and numerous bottles of alcohol (many people brought some with them to help stock the wedding bar). 

Well, after I had a good buzz going, but still pretty early in the night, everyone started with their "I want to kiss the bride"... sure.  A 13 year old boy (friend's kid) was really not into the whole thing however, and I took chase after him "you HAVE to kiss the bride!!!" We were weaving through the tables and chairs, under the tents, out of the tents everyone looking at me like I was a crazy loon!  It was fun, run after the teen and if I could just catch him I'd give him a big ole lipstick mark on his cheek and he'd be sooooo embarassed!  It didn't work out that way, that boy was fast and as I was catching up to him he took a sharp turn and BAM!  FULL speed (with my shoes kicked off of course) I ran my left foot into a HUGE tent post.  YOWSERS!  I had NO idea that breaking a toe could hurt that bad.  Suffice it to say, I spent the rest of the evening sitting in a chair while little children poured ice on my foot (wheel barrow filled with ice) calling out "Bring me the Doctor!!" - aka the Peppermint Schnapps my new brother in law had in his hand.  I really don't remember much after that but I've heard some stories that I can't share about the rest of the evening after I got drunk enough to ease the pain and not remember anything!  AHHH!  Our Honeymoon that was supposed to be filled with golfing, horsebackriding, and dancing till dawn was VERY laid back instead.  My toe still doesn't bend right.  I run into people that were at the wedding whom I don't know too well (like his second cousins and such) and I cringe in embarassment wondering how late they stayed and if they were there for the part I don't remember or just what a "drunken NUT" they must think he married!

Awesome advice above!  I was playing yesterday and my Mom commented that the songs that I had written myself, or "made my own" by changing them a bit sounded best with my voice.  I had to sit down and see what I was actually playing (love my capo and the capo conversion chart stickied at the top of this section) to find out what keys those songs are actually in.  Have fun!

Commented on YouTube - I hope you get a chance to record one of your originals with the entire band at some point.  I'd love to hear how one of these songs has progressed with the full band backing you!    Great JOB!

Hmmm... maybe we should just trade bags then huh?  LOL!  I keep mine on the wall when at home.  I actually need another hanger as I have the two guitars now.  I've been keeping one in the gig bag and feel so guilty closing one away in a bag all the time.  It feels as bad as locking the dog away in a room when company comes (because my dogs are "too friendly" and will lick children to death and it apparently scares them).

Wayne, that's a REALLY nice case!  Bonus, it's nearly as great as a hardshell but without the cost.  If I ever get an "expensive" guitar I'll have to look into that one!

I've never tried it, but I've heard it can be very tricky and is quite physically demanding... yet fun.  Awesome for your son, and even better to get him started early when he doesn't realize how "hard" it's "supposed" to be!  LOL!  Good job!  Congrats to the little man!

If you do a google search for "Chords Don Henley Drivin' with your eyes closed" you will come up with a few sites where you can pay for the arrangements.  I have no idea the quality of the sites or anything.  Otherwise, I couldn't find anything.  Good luck!

Nothing other than youtube and mp3 downloads.  Pretty fun stuff... and a 5 piece band at that.  It was fun looking!  GOOD LUCK!

Ahhh... I haven't used it too much with my phone (small screen and all)... I generally just print everything out from the home computer although if I had an ipad I'm sure I'd be using it constantly for Chordie and saving my paper and ink!  The admin of the site does come on here and check the threads... some others have mentioned similar issues with the iphone version (before everyone even had an ipad) so I'm sure he's probably working on it in his spare time.  Little enhancements pop up here and there so keep your eyes open and let us know how it goes for you!  (I did get your email... and am heading over to youtube in a few!  )