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Gents and ladies I would like to introduce myself and rub electronic elbows and swap lies, swat flies sing lullabies eat French fries, laff share and mingle with musicians that care,,,,,,,play at the fair, take chances, dare themselves bare their insides talk of the soul or splain to me the difference between a f hole and an A hole, but focus on the guitar on the latter.  Bit of a clown, played a bit with some guys, but moistly drank my path to AA and that isn't a 707 but could be an 86 in some cases. Live rurally in a log cabin, girlfriend who I have driven out by leaving strings and pics, slides and harps, a music room that looks klike a Rock and roll heavy metal band got out of hand, resophonic steel guitar was the last straw, has no musiclove unless she is in control, Too bad she is leaving I could be famous  for 15 minutes at 65 yrs old that many minutes is a day when we were young and bored, aot a stella guitar 16 yo bd present, heard it was the choice of the old blues men, course I didn't have a clue back then, my folks said is that the cheapest one? My dad sais sold American, at least its cheaper than a gun. My career took off like a bullet with no powder, no electric amp, lungs and a camp...fire.  In my head visions of the thousands that would come to see, a 16 yold trying to master the chord C. Oh the imagination took over as I played the local festivals and remember once playing in a milk truck van with hippies peaking on LSD, I was Segovia Hendrix,Clapton, Lennon, Don Ho Larry welk, they were trippin in the dark, they would appreciate tuning up Oh wow! FAROUT, Heavy, So cool a wandering Jesus, a blathering fool.  They may still be there my shot in the dark at stardom and in that hour it was there. They were seeing notes and feeling the sound better appreciators Ihave never found. Me, drug-free as beer was not a drug back then, blew my ego and not my mind. Loving people and one of a kind.  By the way, name is Lee Truman, human being. Disabled retired, time, to explore music some more. play acoustic one man band harp Dylan was my start, but I go back to Kingston trio, Chad Mitchell, Washington Square folksters Ramblin Jack, Donovan, Jesse Winchester, John Sebastian, old blues fender resophonic Taj Majal, Rollimg Stones, Beatles blegrass, Roots Music, black white or regqae, Keb Mo, traditional country
Williams , George Jones, cASH, tHE bAND,  TOO MANY TO LIST JAMES TAYLORJ NEAR THE TOP. TO GO ANY FURTHER WOULD MAKE YOUR EYES DROP.  Its not all of me,but a fair share. not looking for fame not lookin for money, just that sweet feeling I long to play with like minded folks, entertain people or on a nice day, find folks that love creating or recreating a tune, to while away a Sunday afternoon.  I just have not found that combination to commit  to 4njoy the dream I have. I have a place beautiful log home a porch a half a dozen guitars, banjos, electric pianos computers recording stuff, not professional, but know computers, basics of recording, but too many hats is not my goal.  Want to put my head into band of equals not EGOS, for the hell of it, the fun of it the fellowship  whatever, need not be clever.  AT anyrate Chordie is the best thing to come along since sliced Wonder bread and what would take a semitruck of song sheets fits nicely in a 100 dollar Kindle, which iw my girlfriends so I WILLSQUINT INTO MY SMARTPHONE.  GLAD TO FIND THIS FORUM ENJOYED YOUR TALES OF DERRING-DO AND BOOGALOO. SAY HELLO, EMAIL proofed@yahoo.com or under my name on facebooki   LEE Truman  I have several FACEBOOKS that keep coming back  look for flimflamsamiam@gmail.com and that is current   Happy Trails