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Thanks. Right now I am surfing different sites for my edification. I have found one I particularly like and am starting from the beginning. I will look into that book/dvd. Perhaps I can buy it.

I appreciate the responses. I, like many, am short of disposable income so I cannot justify paying money for instructional cd's right now. I have found much, if not all, that I need right now on the internet. I feel that in time I will need to pay for instruction as I am sure there will  be something I want to know and will not be able to find it.

Probably the best Championship game yet. Auburn's D was on point tonight but Oregon shot themselves in the foot numerous times. I lay it all on Oregon's QB. He made too many bad reads, especially at the goal line, and made too many bad passes. Passes that should have been easy to make. He looked like he was scared all night. Oregon's D did a good job and kept them in the game.

That being said I do not want to take anything away from Auburn. They held Oregon's offense down and overall played a good game.

I still think the SEC is overrated though.

I must back up the first post for a few reasons:

-Auburn's defense has been suspect all year long. The only reason why they have won is Newton and they have not faced the quality of offense, nor the speed, that Oregon has. Oregon's defense is better prepared for the speed of Auburn while Auburn is not prepared for the speed of Oregon.

-The SEC does not play the West Coast well. When they do they usually lose. If they do play a team from west of Arkansas they won't leave home to do it. The PAC 10 will travel anywhere any time. Say what you want about the SEC but until they start playing quality out-of-conference teams away from home (instead of playing the Southwestern [ Insert appropriate SEC state here] Boy's Reformatory and Choir) or some hapless DII team, at home....every time) they are merely pretenders. I'll take Boise State, TCU or any of the top-tier Pac 10 teams on a neutral field any time if they play the SEC.

I know, I know, Gary Danielson and many others have proclaimed the SEC the best conference in the whole wide world! Remember this: Four years ago the economy was too strong to fail. It did and once the smoke clears and the SEC starts playing quality games outside conference regularly its strength will be exposed as a sham.

I know, I know, five of the last six national champions were SEC. Hey! If you played cupcakes all year you too would be fresh for the Big Game.

I could be wrong...But I don't think so.

I just started playing again myself. I find it hard to keep my spirits up when I cannot do all that I want to. One of the things that has helped me keep it up is every time I practice I always end it with two songs: Pink Floyd's "Mother" and Green Day's " Street of Broken Dreams". I don't do the leads just the chords. every time I play them they sound better and it helps me to know that I am getting better.

I got both songs out of the beginner song books. Once I get those songs down pat I will move on to two more.

Good luck.

Here let me say what he should have: When I picked up the guitar again I was thrilled that I could find a site that offered so much for free. It has made re-learning to play a real joy. I have learned more in the two months since I first started than the nine months I spent taking lessons at 13 years old.

I worked retail security for 13 years. That means I caught shoplifters and dishonest employees. I hated it the last five years. Lost my job and told my wife I was gonna follow a dream. Did not have enough money to become a Formula One driver (and I am too tall) so for the past eleven years I have been working as a firefighter/paramedic. I am actually an Engineer/Paramedic; the one who drives the engine and pumps it on fires.

I cannot tell you how much of a difference it makes to wake up and actually look forward to work. The schedule is very amenable and even though the pay kinda sucks I get to spend alot of time with the family and have been able to support my son in water polo/aquatics and my daughters in volleyball. I also get alot of time to practice guitar. This makes my wife happier because I used to spend alot of time playing Call of Duty online.

"(via email not posted on the site... we can't post anything copyright ON the forums)."

This is an issue that many forums are facing now. If one wants to use an article in some forums you must cite the article and the author with a link to the original article. Other forums will remove the article altogether and just post a link to the original site. If copyright laws are not followed the board owner can be sued.

From what I understand (sorry just word of mouth) there are copyright legal beagles trolling forums looking for violations so the original authors/writers can sue.

My dad played when I was a kid. Mostly folk songs and the like. He had a Yamaha classical guitar and a Yamaha ( I think) 12 string. We were not allowed to touch the 12 string. It was a beautiful guitar.

In the seventh grade my school had a guitar class so I took it. My first guitar was a Cahuenga classical. I never got that good with it as it was too hard to barre with but I did learn to play "House of the Rising Sun" on it. Most of the other songs I learned were folk songs which I forgot how to play immediately. The only songs I remembered were "House..." and "Country Roads" by John Denver.

I never played much after that but my brother kept it up and passed his passion on to my nephew (he is self-taught and is an impressive player). I just looked longingly at his guitars when I visited.

My oldest daughter, seven years ago, decided she wanted a guitar for Christmas. We bought her a steel string acoustic and a beginners book. She tried to play but did not like the pain that she caused her fingers and gave it up after a few weeks.

Fast forward to about five months ago: My daughter (oldest) talks my wife in to letting her get a rabbit, (against my wishes but two women against one man? Not gonna win that one...). Daughter then goes off to college and we get stuck with a homicidal lop-eared rabbit. Wife tells me we have to let the rabid rabbit run around outside of the cage as often as possible. We do it in daughters room as she is gone. I get stuck with the chore. About two months ago I am in the room, avoiding looking straight into the eyes of the rabbit (challenge to her I guess, not gonna chance it I think she carries a switchblade), and pondering 45 minutes of pure delight. I spy daughter's dusty guitar case, open it up and start playing.

I had fun. I figured if I had to spend time in the room with Bun Bun I would make the most of it. I also figured the dreadnought would make a good weapon in case the rabbit got any ideas about offing me.

Birthday on 10-30 and wife gets me an Epiphone acoustic/electric starter pack. Unsolicited. Cool!  Been playing (trying) any time I can find it. Been playing so much I have not played Call of Duty 4 (which my wife hates more than lima beans) online for about three weeks.

Now I want an electric.