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Funny! I think I threw my back out laughing. LOL

First day of occupational therapy today. Didn't amount to much,some testing of dexterity and grip strength. I was amazed at the difference in numbers between my right and left hands. With my right I was around 85 pounds of grip strength,my left was less than 20. A long way to go there. But on the plus side I was able to insert and remove pegs into a block (9 pegs) in 20 seconds with my right and the left took 49 seconds. I thought that was a terrible time but the therapist said I actually did better than was expected. I felt extremely clumsy but all in all they felt I did well. On Friday I'll be starting some exercises to get my fingers to loosen up and develop more strength. She feels that I should start trying to play asap even though it may be frustrating as long as I don't over do it. The scar tissue is very sensitive and still not completely healed so no barre chords for awhile. At least it seems I may be able to strum a little. Better than nothing. Thanks again to all my well wishers. You guys are great

Thanks BGD I normally try links after I post them to make sure they work. Dropped the ball on this one. Anyhow the link is fixed and working now.

I was shocked when I heard this. I've been a Penn State fan for years and always admired Joe Pa. However in light of the recent developments my respect for Paterno has slid to the basement. Simply reporting something like this to the administration doesn't go nearly far enough. Even though he didn't release a statement through the school he did have some comments seen here at this link http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/sex … rno-647903   I fully agree he should have gone to the cops and can't understand how he couldn't and still sleep at night. I have zero tolerance for any type of sexual predator and fully believe the world would be a much better place if we would truly make examples of this type of scum instead of some rinky dink prison sentence that doesn't seem to have much effect. Well I'll step down off my soapbox now and see what else develops

Better than average carpenter and a fair mechanic. I do all my home renovations and most of the repairs on our aging vehicles.I'm also a pretty fair hand at tracking game during hunting season and a better than average marksman. I used to be quite a pool player but haven't had my stick out of it's case in more than five years so I've probably lost a step or two there. I've also been told that I sing pretty well but I'm not to sure of that

Happy NGD and birthday. Great deals are always a plus and finding it on your b-day makes it that much sweeter. Congratulations

After reading these posts and checking out their website I have to say I'm impressed by the ingenuity but still have to wonder how these would hold up to years of use. The fact that all that holds the neck in position is a stud through the strap button makes me cautious. That is a lot of tension being held by a relatively small screw. And what happens as the wood and glue age,is that anchor point in the heel going to slip out or spin in the heel preventing you from getting the neck seated tight? At this point more questions than answers for me. I would like to  play one and be able to examine the construction more closely. I'm not saying I'd never buy one, I just need to be more assured that I'm not buying something that would end up being camp fire wood when a critical part fails

Hey as always,Chordie members come through. I appreciate the alternative suggestions but I think I'm going to pull the trigger and get a lefty. I'm still going to try to get back where I was before playing right handed but I've actually been considering doing this for some time. I lost my pinkie about twelve years ago and have been half frustrated since then because of not being able to form some chords or having to play 7th's or minors instead of the proper chord. If I can't play right handed,oh well. All 5 of my kids play at various levels of ability so they can inherit the right handed guitars. As far as learning lefty, the knowledge is there,it's a matter of muscle memory and as I'm a fairly stubborn person,I really think I can do this. Thanks again guys      Butch

It's not my birthday but it is my daughters  (#32) Does that work for you?

Try Long Haired Country Boy by Charlie Daniels and Six Days on the Road. I've always found these to get a good response. Lots of luck BGD      Butch

We're getting some good stuff here. No Zurf I don't belong to e-chords but I've used some of the free stuff, I just kinda tossed that one in. Also that link you posted for goldhat doesn't seem to work for me. I'll have to check out those singing lessons as I can definately improve in that department.