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Happy New Year to the Chordie family !!!!

I agree with Bluejeep . You will find when you change tuning a lot the string tone will change. Strings won't have the bright tone they do when they are new. So you will probably want to change strings for that reason. That's why most performers keep one guitar for special tunings.  Not a big deal to retune though. And it won't hurt your guitar.

I like it . Different feel to it.   I can almost hear John Mellencamp doing it. Keep it the way it is.  Sad songs have a place too.

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Try to be positive it will help in the future. I have owned several Gibson electrics and love them but have not owned an acoustic. I have played a couple acoustics over the years and I do like them. I own Martins and Taylors and the Gibson neck is a little different. Not bad just a little different feel. I find my hand likes the feel of the Martin/Taylor style neck. I do like the sound of the Gibson which again is different from the Martin/Taylor sound. I say go for it as you have your wife's approval and you know it will be passed on to your family. Let us know  when you get your new friend.

Nice job on this song I really liked it. In my head Phil's voice had a John Lennonish  sound and fell to it. Loved it.

I think it's very hard for anyone to exactly copy an original. As a tribute band that's who you get compared to. So I love to hear people who do their own version of popular songs. I've had people blow me away with their own take on a song. I've even done a few songs where people told me my version was better than the original. I try not to compare people to the original because I want to hear originality from the performer. So Rock on Chordians.

Great song. The lyrics paint a clear story of this relationship.  I like it when songs like these creep into your mind. You said it had no connection to what's happening in your life. That moves your songwriting into a new area. A place experience won't help and emotions need to show you the way. It shows you can put a meaningful song together without experiencing the situation. I'd say it's a step up as a songwriter. Keep writing great songs like this.  There is one down side to writing good songs : the next one always has to be better.

Yes ,They are available at my website.  joewalus.com

I took mine from my favorite western (Not country) singer / songwriter Ian Tyson. I always liked the old cowboy music of the 30's & 40's.  A friend gave me a Ian Tyson tape in the late 1990's and I've been hooked on his music and other western artists performing today. He's inspired me to put out 6 CD's of western music and I'm working on number 7 , much of which is my own music.The music has allowed me work as a ranch cowboy and perform at lodges, trail rides and for the Western Music Association. The 7 is my birthday.
  Great question !

Thanks to all the moderators for all they do. I've noticed an overwhelming amount of Spam lately. My personal emails have been terrible lately also.
Thanks again.

TF. Thanks for  the info. It does make sense. Sometimes I tend to over think the problem.