I really wanted to do this last year but things like building and moving into a new house got in the way.  What kind of water is the flow around there?  I don't kayak, I have a flat bottom Coleman Crawdad I float with around here.  It takes pretty shallow water, but I am not really interested in testing it on any fast flowing rapids.  So, unless we are talking pretty lazy tranquil flows I would be pretty much limited to the good times around the campfire with guitar, beverage and such.  Oh darn!  Last year's event sounded very fun and I wished I had been able to come.  Maybe this year!

Thanks guys for the feedback!  I am probably not even the best on my little country road, so I have it in perspective that I am just here having fun and enjoying what I do!  By the way Pete, when can we expect something from you.  You started off like wildflowers but have slowed down since.  I have been waiting for the next chordie hit by Pete!

Zurf:  I have upoaded thirty songs to soundclick, most of them covers and have never paid anything or had any songs taken down.  I think the key is whether or not you are trying to market, profit and sell your recorded versions.  Me, I just use it to share what I have recorded for others to comment and to help me improve.  I have never, never paid anything!

Thanks Dino; I wish I knew thirty years ago what I know now and I would have taken better care of myself!

Thanks for all the comments; especially nice hearing from you Old Doll!  Good to see you around again!  I kind of hope this is a little paying forward to the day I might have to be in such a facility.  Maybe someone will come and entertain me. 
I made my second trip today to a senior housing center for their monthly birthday bash; much more relaxed, had alot more fun and alot of carrying on back and forth with the residents.  Twenty-two women and me had a great time with some sing alongs and a couple of the gals got up and danced to my version of Rocky Top.  When it was all over, they sat me down, forced me to eat a big slice of cake with ice cream and then sent cake home with me.  They wanted to know when I could come back!  I had a great time and an hour and a half flew by before I knew it.  They sent me home with some requests for the next time I come.  Did I say that I had fun?  If I did, I am saying it again.

Congrats Butch!  I agree that maybe, just maybe playing the guitar could be considered therapy.  Wow, imagine having a Doctor's prescription requiring you to play the guitar.  Nice!  Glad you are on the mend!  Now, get to playing!

The ONLY thing that I beleive JoPa did right was reporting it to his administrators; however, he then should have addressed this situation himself as any supervisor should in terms of at least having a face to face question with the accused to hear his side of the story and then should have acted accordingly.  His next action may have well been that he should have contacted the police.  This will leave a permanent stain on Penn St and on JoPa.  I have NO, NADA, ZILCH sympathy for any predator of children and also those who take a see no evil, speak no evil action.  In this case, JoPa heard the evil and chose not to do anything about it.  Shame on him and the disgusting actions of Sandusky.

"You are my sunshine" was the first song I tried to play!

I can't claim any proficiency YET with the guitar, but I really enjoy golfing, fishing, doing a little gardening and absolutely love being a grandpa!  I really like being creative in the kitchen cooking up new things.  Retirement has been a wonderful thing after thirty years of work in the public sector as a Human Resource Manager.  I like to think that I am a pretty good public speaker and a great trainer.  All that time in front of students teaching management training and other topics made it easier to get up in front of people and try my hands at playing the guitar and singing.  I am having fun with it and I think that is one of the most important things.

Thanks Pete and BGD!  Kind of my own spin on an old tune recorded by the likes of Johnny Cash and some others.  Found differing versions of the lyrics in different places, so went with what seemed to be the most common.  I was only vaguely aware of this song myself until I heard someone do it last week.  I kind of got into it and decided to take a shot at it.  Thanks for listening!