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Very cool story Wayne. I did a little search and it seems the Spanish were the original cowboys. From wiki:

The English word cowboy has an origin from several earlier terms that referred to both age and to cattle or cattle-tending work.

The word "cowboy" appeared in the English language by 1725.[3] It appears to be a direct English translation of vaquero, a Spanish word for an individual who managed cattle while mounted on horseback. It was derived from vaca, meaning "cow."[4] This Spanish word has a long history, developed from the Latin word vacca. Another English word for a cowboy, buckaroo, is an Anglicization of vaquero.[5] At least one linguist has speculated that the word "buckaroo" derives from the Arabic word bakara or bakhara, also meaning "heifer" or "young cow", and may have entered Spanish during the centuries of Islamic rule.[6]

The Spanish originated what we now consider the cowboy tradition, beginning with the hacienda system of medieval Spain. This style of cattle ranching spread throughout much of the Iberian peninsula and later, was imported to the Americas. Both regions possessed a dry climate with sparse grass, and thus large herds of cattle required vast amounts of land in order to obtain sufficient forage. The need to cover distances greater than a person on foot could manage gave rise to the development of the horseback-mounted vaquero.

Congrats to Great Grampa Georgie Baye!

Support the Artist's - pay for your music.

It's not about the songs she downloaded, it's the songs she uploaded and were shared illegally to thousands of other illegal downloaders.

Like mister said, she was originall offered a settlement for less than $5,000 USD and declined. She went to court and was fined $220,000 - She appealed that and now has $1.2M.

She has no money, the RIAA will likely never see a dime. I just hope she has to pay court costs. Tax Payers should not be responsible for this mess.

Good on you Bud! I look forward to hearing the results.

Hi sheersha,

Assuming your computer has speakers, there are a ton of on-line guitar tuners out there. Here's one:

http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/

BTW- nice pic - beautiful

Lots of new posters here. That's great! Welcome to Chordie.

Please feel free to ask any questions you have on the appropriate forum. Lots of good folks here are happy to offer great advice. I and many others have used and suggested the following site for a great beginners course. Justin is fantastic.

http://www.justinguitar.com/en/BC-000-B … Course.php

Pay it forward.

Dm - One just popped up for sale on the AGF:

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/foru … p?t=156829

The CA didn't show up to well - she is stealth!

so here's a solo of just her

^ try to right click, then click view image. This should open the image separately from where you can print.

Or here is the direct link:

http://www.mammothgardens.com/music/Uku … Fifths.jpg

This dude rocks some Bach on the guit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afldH1gkkCw

Always loved the line

"Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got             
Not much     of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot"

Well done Crevs - For only 4 months, I'd say fantastic!