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Well done on kicking the smokes Roger. Just don't do what I have done and start again.

I only managed 20 seconds cos I spilt my coffee and a coupla words of an earthy nature flew out of my mouth.

anyone know if there is an affordable gizmo to record lyrics onto?  I was out for a drive yesterday and found myself thinking up what I thought were pretty good lyrics. By the time I'd gotten home I'd forgotten what they were! Much grumpiness for the rest of the day as I tried in vain to coax them from the memory bank.

Craig.

What about this one from The Monks....

'I had to take her dancing, I couldn't let her down
So we caught the bus to the other side of town
Out upon the dance floor, I wasn't getting far
So I had a drink with my friends up at the bar
I asked them what they thought of her they fell about the place
And they said nice legs shame about her face'

Maybe not, eh? lol 

Perhaps not the sort of lyrics intended, but what about the 2nd and 3rd verse of a certain song by Rabbie Burns?

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

Not exactly a description of beauty.....but she must have been a 'right wee stoater' (very beautifull) if he came up with lyrics like that for her.

Craig.

I tried one or two Takamine guitars before I plumped for my Simon n Patrick one. There was one in particular that really impressed me ( though I don't remember the model) and I was gonna go for it untill I noticed a pretty bad scratch on the top as well as the back, so I put it back. Sounded really good though.

Enjoy your new guitar rebel.

Craig.

Erm, I might be wrong here but since I'm online I thought I'd get my tuppence worth.
Is it not the case that the Chinese were making a form of Whisky way before us Sweaties and Paddys?  (sweaties; sweaty socks - Jocks. )

I thought it was a try as well, untill I seen the TV this morning, his foot rubbed the line just before the ball went down, no try. Not much of a game but over the piece SA deserved it. Well done tae England for reaching the final though.

National song?  Allys Tartan Army - Andy Cameron, perhaps? lol

Craig.

The first piece I learned was the intro too Sally Cinammon - Stone Roses.
First song I could strum through was Half The World Away - Oasis. That was also the song I made my big breakthrough....being able to sing n strum at the same time. Woohoo!

Still can't play anything in its entirety, riffs,solos etc. But I'm getting very close with Mollys Chamber - Kings Of Leon.

Craig.

LOL Modtar. Cheers Doc, I like that way that one works. Maybe I'll just call my small collection my Modtars collectively. lol

I already have an Amy, Roger. Nice suggestion though.
Annabelle doesn't work for me unfortunately Patrick, but thanx for the suggestion.
Triskele works for me, an unusual name,a nice talking point as well when someone asks about the name. So it's now between Old Dolls Triskele and Katy.

Methinks I'll need to play her for a few hours again today and decide if she sounds more like a Katy or a Triskele.   Thats gonna be a fun decision to make, woohoo! 

Craig.

Foo Fighters latest album is getting some serious airplay in my pad. As is Amy MacDonald.

Craig.

Hells Bells - AC/DC perhaps?

Ghost Town - The Specials.

Craig.

Hi Jaimey,

I've posted something similar before I think, but I'll mention it again cos I reckon it's a good way of getting ideas for a band name. Take a look at your favourite bands and check out the names of some of the more obscure tracks, B sides (do you still get them?? lol ) album tracks etc. Maybe you'll stumble upon a decent name that way.

Best of luck.

Craig.

I read a tremendous volume of books. In fact, I read so much that it's actually too the detriment of guitar practise.

The last couple of books I have been reading are; Ian Rankin - Rebus; Exit Music.  David Fraser - A life of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, and a couple of books on fly fishing (my latest hobby), and a rather lenghty one regarding the history of the Knights Templar. That particular one being an extremely difficult piece of work to get my head around!

I've read quite a few instructional books on guitar as well, the latest being Chords and Scales the complete theory.

History of the ancient world, trashy 'whodunnit' novels, Biographies.....if it has words then I'll be tempted to pick it up.

But a word of caution. Don't believe everything you read!

Craig.

Surprised that Ken never mentioned them, imo one of the most underated bands ever are Stiff Little Fingers.

When people talk about Punk Rock it always amazes me that SLF hardly ever get the credit that the Pistols or The Clash receive.
A tremendous band imo.

Craig.

An old workmates sister who happens to be a model lived round the corner from me for a while. We were always winding him up about it, saying we saw her on page 3 of The Sun (topless modeling for those outwith the UK) and cutting the heads of the page 3 girls and swapping them for a previously purloined pic of his Sister! Childish, I know....but amusing nonetheless.   Note: she never done glamour modeling at all.

One day when he was dropping me off from work his sister was walking past, so purely to wind him up a wee bit I turned round and started walking backwards looking at her whilst making the obligatory 'PHWOOOAAAR' faces......turned round and walked straight into a lampost!!

Lying on my arse with my workmate and his Sister both laughing hysterically at me, my 'wind up' didn't seem quite as amusing. lol

Craig.