Some of us are professionals. Some of us are retired. Some of us are just learning. Some of us just play because we enjoy it.
This is your thread - and it's not just for guitarists. I don't care if you play a kazoo. I want to hear it. I will listen to every submission of personally created work - and, if history is any predictor, other people will too.
So, grab your phone and guitar and record us something. Or, if you can do better recording that that, do so!
If you don't play and want to, ask questions. If you want more information, ask questions. If you want resources, ask questions.
(I'm not going to ping people in this one - the thread's a bit late. I'll tell ya why, in a moment.)
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[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yes, also I (I'm not using a MeToo tag). Every once in a while I get off my stool here in the Pub and go out the back door into the alley. Most of it is just a bunch of dumpsters full of garbage but every once in a while a pretty bird, a nice dog, or a friendly face passes by. But it is sometimes tempting to think "This is nice, I need to come out here more often". Just the other day I made a comment on a post about the AF1 refrigerators, but quickly went back and deleted it. The submitter PM'd me and asked why I deleted it and said it was a good comment. This was my reply:
My main interest nowadays is to stay informed to try and help my kids and be a good parent/guide. I still "refuse to go quietly into that good night" but my "raging against the dying of the light" has turned to this.
[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
On a similar topic, I've been asked at what point would I actually take up arms against my government. That answer has changed, over the years - as it probably should. The answer today is, "Never."
If it reaches the point where I feel obligated to take up arms against my government, I'm done. I have a second passport, citizenship in another country, and enough assets to move me and mine to a new location. I served this country already. I've spoken up, I've been active, and I'm too jaded to have much hope for America anymore.
Our political discourse has been reduced to the verbiage used by television wrestling announcers. There's not a damned thing I can do to fix this mess.