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I think if you folkes are serious about organizing a "Chordie-stock" serious consideration should be given to bringing it  to the Tampa, FL area. I have many venues that would be a great gathering spot for us all to share our music with each other and random tourists/local patrons. It may take a while but I think with some careful planning and tactful scheduling we could make it work. Two major obstacles, a venue for performing and a sound system, are taken care of if we opt to have this gathering in "my neck of the woods". Just some food for thought. I also have friends who are in the hotel,real eastate business and with enough advance I feel confident that we could get some very good rates on rooms. This could turn into something huge!!!!!!!!!!!

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Randy,
    I hate to pile on in the slam fest but this is a pretty empty statement. I used to have a similar "I don't need no stinkin' capo" attitude towards guitar too. Guess what happened? I grew up and became smarter. I realized that one's life as a guitarist can be much easier with a capo. When you start playing 4 hour gigs 5 or more nights a week a capo can be a great little helper. The use of a capo not only saves ones fingers and joints but adds a nice texture variation to ones musical presenatations as well. Join the capo gang, you know you want to..............

4 tracks are awesome. The key, I've found, is to keep things basic and simple at first. There are tons of things you'll be able to do with multiple tracks, bouncing, left/right fade volume control, etc.. At first, record your tracks raw( without effects) and keep your instruments and vocals on seperate tracks. This gives you the ultimate individual control of each individual phase of your recording and final mix down adjustments are easier to tweek to your liking. Keep in mind too that 4 tracks are primarily a tool to 'rough sketch' ones musical ideas and unless one is a recording guru, the 4 tracks are not gonna sound as good as a professional recording. They are so much fun nontheless.  I own a Tascam PF M01. This item can be purchased for under $100. It uses cassette tapes but you can record your finished product to CD or digital file..............

I have had the exact problem in the past. It's tendonitis caused by repetitive motion. Some things I do in my daily routine I cannot give up( ie, playing guitar) but other things such as video games or unnecessary time on the computer can be decreased thus gradually decreasing the pain.

Sorry Old Doll,
It's funny, just as I read your post I had my dictionary in hand learning the meaning of incongruous. I would never in a million years purposely insult you. No one has ever accused me of being overly intelligent.........

Ciao Bella,
SouthPaw41L

Great song Jeff, as I was reading this I thought' "why didn't I think of that?". You beat me to the punch, and plus I can't rhyme as well as you do. Very well done and thanks for sharing.

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

You don't need a lot of money to play both. I play professionally for a living and I use one of these for my 'practicing at home' guitar. Too many people place too much emphasis on the quality(price) of the instrument one plays in the early stages of the learning process. It's the man not the machine that does the work.  Key words here for all you potential argue-a-holics- (( EARLY STAGES))

http://www.music123.com/Rogue-Starter-A … 1.Music123

Hello Mike,
This guy is very knowledgable and his stuff is totally free. Only thing is after you learn he asks that you "pay it foward" and share what you've learned with others................(nice concept)

http://www.youtube.com/user/JustinSandercoe

Nice song James, very well written. Musically it has a "Feelin' Alright"  by Dave Mason kind of vibe. Good groove to this tune.
    My golfing experiences are very limited. Down here in the land of sunshine putt-putt courses are in almost every town and it seems that everytime a family member comes down for a visit, we end up on the golf ships.
Most of the courses are strategically built in a fake, 2 or 3 story, look-a-like, pirate ship. Now there are tons of the real courses too. Many of my friends and "business associates" spend probably more time than they should on the links. Me personally, I played one time in my life and shot a 108, for 9 holes!!!!! My wife beat me by about 45 shots. Many of the courses down here are visble from main roads and I know this is a horrible thing to do but I can't help myself. I slow down, set my sights on a golfer deep in concentration( or in mid swing) and lay on the horn and scream with my head out of the window as loud as I can!!! I realize it's very mean and selfish but I just can't help myself. I think I'd have more respect for golf if the players had to deal with the elements that real sportsmen had to deal with like inclement weather and crowd noise. If I've offended any golfers out there, it was intentional! (beeeeep-beeeeeeeep,aaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhhh-hoooo-hoooo-beeeeep,beeeeeeeep)

I just spat my green tea all over my computer screen............

Cracker
Uncle Kracker
String Cheese Incident (one of my personal favs!!!)
Wild Cherry
Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Phish( another personal fav!!!)
Fiona Apple
Cake (yet one more personal fav!!!)
Hot Tuna
Sugarloaf (Green Eyed Lady)
Sugarcubes( Iceland's Bjork)
The Scorpions (some 3rd world countries eat these, really)
Seal (shark food?)
Beatles (see Scorpions)

That's all I can think of at the moment..................

We, as guitar players, are not allowed to use the "C" word. (can't) Thus far, I have not been able to...., I am experiencing difficulty with....., this particular chord I have trouble with.... Try these.
1)xxxx11
2)xxx211
3)xx3211
4)x33211
5)133211

#1 is the easiest and least full sounding and #5 is the most difficult yet fullest sounding. Start with #1 and work towards #5.