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I didn't mean to misinterpret. Not being familiar with the cockneys, the way it was described made the "rhyming slang" sound to me like a dialect, and I have always considered the Scottish enunciation of words as an accent.

Sorry UYK. I guess I am confused.

I need to get across the pond and discover the joys of the Scottish culture, sample some good whiskey, and figure out what Haggis is!

Viva la differance!

Thanks 'pix,

and happy birthday to the little man.

I spent some time cussing my youth, too, but now, it's just full steam ahead.

Grandpa always said it's hard to drown in shallow water!

busy is definitely a good shelter from the crap life throws at us all. Playing can be very busy work!

Phill - Nice lyrics, sad though, because memory does last longer than unrequieted love.

awesome arrangement, Roger. Really conveys the feeling, and even I can play it!

this Chordie thing is too cool. I'm gonna order a coffee cup!

Nice daddycool.

Light, and not too deep, with some great turns of phrase!

Like something to be sung to a child on waking up in the morning!

Boring?

BORING??

Man.

You guys need to get to Hocking Valley.

Okay, so it's not the New York nightlife, or the sensory overload of a metropolitan area, but when you look at the green rolling hills, and toss a cork into grand-dad's pond, and hope the fish don't bother you too bad...

goodness, I can't think of a better way to spend an afternoon.

boring.

hhmpf.

Thanks, Daddycool.

Arkady - I certainly wasn't knocking TV watchers. I am also one (in moderation). I watch House on Tuesday, and sports on the weekends. I was just commenting on the fact that people who say they "don't have time" are usually saying that they "don't care to spend the time", and most can tell me about every episode of Seinfeld or something like that. It usually isn't a matter of time, but of priorities. Of course, there are exceptions, like the working folk who have mountains of housework to do and children to raise, for them, I feel truly sorry, and hope they find some time each week to at least enjoy a little bit of music.

I am fortunate, my wife is home by 2:00pm, and takes care of all the house stuff for me. (God Bless her!).

Zurf - I would LOVE to get together with you guys!  Send me an e-mail and we'll work out the details! (JAM SESSION! WOO-HOO!) But, no laughing at the old fat guy who can't play barre chords!

And James, I would think it difficult to sing your songs while playing the bassoon?

Born in Columbus, Ohio,
Grew up in Logan, Ohio,
Went to HS in Norfolk, VA,
Lived near parents in Charleston, SC, for 10 years
Currently live in Woodbridge, VA, 30miles south on I-95 from Washington, DC.
(sounds like not too far from Zurf)

Cincinnati? 

I'll be there Friday evening!

However, I insist on sleeping in the music room!

I was born in Ohio, Frankster. about 30 miles SE of Columbus in Hocking County, a little town called Logan (not as little anymore!). (we might have met on the Air Guitar circuit!)

Used to get to Cincinnati once a year to watch the Reds play! Great times. "Go Big Red Machine!" 

Good to meet you, Ranger!

Looks like there are more late starters out there than I thought!

I have found it interesting when I play for family and friends how many people will say "I used to play" or "I always wanted to play". I think that is just a way for them to make themselves part of it, and I guess that's okay. I have found that people do what they want to do. I made excuses for years, and then decided that I was going to do it and put one item on my birthday list.

My wife is not as appreciative of my music as I would like her to be, but she is tolerant, which is more than some I have heard of.

Time to play is something people either make, or they don't. Lots of guys have told me that they aren't getting any better because they don't have time to play. That's okay. again, people do what they want to do. It is awesome to meet so many people that make time to play. Doesn't mean we have less going on, or that we are unemployed, it just means that we have set a priority of Guitar over TV!

(ETA) - The last paragraph is actually the reason for my signature "just play". I have friends who continue to spend money on guitars but refuse to spend time on them. One, in particular, owns three fenders, and a Takamine, and can't play more than three chords. And that's okay, too, but when he complains that he can't keep up with me, I just tell him to quit whining and play.

I do, though, kind of like that most people who pick up a git-box end up putting it back down after their fingers start hurting. It makes what we do more special! (and it keeps the pawn shops in business!)

Thanks, Russell!  I know I'm relatively not too old, but my daughter sure makes me feel like a geezer!

shoes off, feet up, taking it all in!