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I'm not a huge fan of David Bowie but recently have discovered Star Man, Space Oddity and of course Ziggy all sound great on acoustic.

Also Bon Jovi's Living on a Prayer.

Och Jings! I could go on all night. Check out the Public Books for some inspiration.

Cheers, every day is a new day.

Yeah it can be a bit loony tunes. I visit that site mostly for the oddball humour that runs through it but there are some scary people out there. I hope I'm not one of them.

I visit several christian websites and, believe me, have found jokes which are far more offensive than any found on here.

www.ship-of-fools.com actualy had an offensive jokes top 10

This is a great guitar site with members from all over the world, the majority of whom know when not to cross the line. As a Scot, I've heard "Scotsman, Englishman, Irishman" jokes all my life and have been offended by none. Life's too short

I have tried for many years to like The Doors and as yet have not managed it successfully. I find it hard to spot the brilliance in any part of what they did. Although I do have to admit to not knowing very much.

I seem to like parts of songs but cannot listen to them in there entirety. Maybe the brilliance is just beyond me or I'd have been more into it had I been there at the time (I'm only 40).

I also find it hard to sympathise with performers who have gone the same way. I am a huge fan of Hendrix and also Thin Lizzy but it just makes me angry that Jimi and Phil Lynott waisted such a gift.

Sorry if I've side tracked a bit.

Absolutely! Therefore I did not ignore you. It's not that I don't like you, I don't even know you.
Like Ken says, just think about what you're writing.

You cannot expext to go through your life making bold statements about the "paranormal" and expect no-one to giggle. All I was saying was why start a topic then go in the huff when people start to say things in the same thread that annoy you. It makes you look a bit silly. Which I'm sure you are not.

As far as I can gather from your posts you are quite the musician. Guitar and banjo? Any advice to the likes of me that you can give will always be welcome.

Let's move away from that topic?! You're getting annoyed?!
Why start a dumb ass topic like this and then get annoyed when people reply to it?

I really hope you manage to make a career out of your interest and don't end up looking back and thinking, "Jeez, I really did sound like a total tosser when I was 13"

Sorry pal, I'm a grumpy old man and have forgotten what it's like to be 13 and weird.

What kind of lessons were you taking? Was is classical or learning how to strum out a song while learning about rhythm, chords and basic music theory? I'm guessing you must've bashed out a few songs during lessons. But probably not songs you would choose to play, right?

I've said before that there is no feeling to match that of when you pick up your guitar and play one of your favourite songs (or as near as in my case). To recognise one of your best loved songs coming from you own fingers is just the best feeling.

Think of a song you like and know well. You know, one of those songs you can hear every note of in your head. Look it up on Chordie, learn the chords and set a target of playing it. Even if you get distracted with other songs, keep coming back to it until you nail it. Best feeling in the world!

I have to agree with you, Phil. Playing alone hampers your ability to get the rhythm correct and I always find it hard to adapt when someone else is with me (not very often). But you do adapt. Probably both players adjust to each other and have to stick quite rigidly to the mathematical rhythm without deviating on personal tastes or grooves.

I would also love to finger pick and can do it to a certain extent but am by no means proficient (my figer nails are too short for a start). Like you, I always slide back into strumming with a few runs and licks thrown in. I'm definetely a better flat picker than finger picker by a long way and find it near impossible to master finger picking.

This is probably because I have never had any instruction on the best method or technique. And at 40 with a family and full time job I'm not likely to get any instruction any time soon.

But hey, it gives me something to work on on those rainy dark nights.

I'm not a very good player, but when the campfire is roaring or the family are round and full of whisky, it aint half a whole lotta fun.

Lmao.

That tends to happen when young men get to a certain age. Don't worry, they say it's quite natural.

You got it. I always find it much easier to transpose downwards. Then you just move the capo up the corresponding number of frets.

See if you can grab a word with Bootlegger - he builds guitars all the time. Although I think it's mostly electric he's into. Have a word though. PM him, he's a great guy.