I just had a visit with my parents. They came over on Christmas Eve and my Dad and I played for a couple hours together. I definitely play better with someone else as I don't have to concentrate too much on the strum patterns as I just follow along with whatever he is doing. I didn't do much singing as my throat was a little scratchy, but I piped in on a couple songs. We played some Browns and Keith Whitley. We also played my mother's 3 songs. I had played one of them which is titled Forgive Me Lord, the other 2 were not put to music the last time I visited with them, but had heard the music was written for them since then. One of them is called My Dad, written about my Grandfather. The third is Thy Will Be Done. She seems to have a knack for writing hymn type songs. I haven't asked my wife to pull that poem out yet, but we have been trying to get our house ready for our adoption (we are still in the process of being certified). I titled the poem, The Pot of Gold. I cannot remember the words and wrote it very early in our relationship when Computers were still a bit of a luxury, so I do not have an electronic copy. I will get to it eventually. I am hoping that I get the writers gene, and currently think it is more of a confidence issue right now.
I was impressed that you played in a bar. I hope to get to that point someday. I need to get quite a bit better and put a little more time in to my playing before that day though. I am looking for a more "normal" job that will allow me to work 9-5 M-F, which will give me time to work out AND practice more. Wish me luck!