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No.  I play A with my index finger and middle finger crossed, so that my index finger starts our in the middle of the three strings on the A.  I move my fingers around for each chord change.  One you do it a few hundred to a thousand times, it gets pretty simple.  So that's what I try to do.  Figure out how to do a particular change, then run through it very, very slowly at first, and eventually I set a timer and make the changes as many times as I can in a two minute period.  Do that once or twice a day for a couple of weeks, and eventually you've got it routine and you can make the changes smoothly and easily. 

- Zurf

He'd better be keeping a close eye on copyright and royalty payments, or that money's not going to seem to be so easy before long. 

- Zurf

I'd pull my hamstrings if I tried to bend that far.

You'll get there. 

Pick a song that's three or four chords and straight forward, and play it.  Sing too. 

I've been playing about seven or eight years now.  I don't remember exactly and it doesn't matter anyhow because the point is some days are good days and some days are not so good days.  I don't think that ever goes away. 

My guess is you've got other stuff on your mind.  Hard not to have in the 40's.  Kids.  Pay for school.  Pay your taxes.  Will I make rent this month?  The car needs a muffler.  Was I supposed to pick Donna up after practice or was she catching a ride with Janet?  All that stuff.  Try and find a time when you can relax your mind before you pick up your ax.  It'll help. 

And at nine months, your supposed to stink at it.  It starts to all come together at about a year so long as you keep in mind the difference between playing and practicing.  After two years, you get people asking you to bring your guitar to the campfire with you.  You get someone ask you, "Oh!  Do you play?" and instead of saying, "I try", you're gonna say, "Yeah.  I do."  That feels good.  It gets better.  You'll get better. 

In the meantime, grab a cup of herbal tea or if you are so inclined a refreshing adult beverage, chill out and smile a moment.  THEN pick up the guitar.  You'll hear the difference.

Slow down.  A lot. 

- Zurf

I have taught courses in some extremely dry material (U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements for contractors wishing to subcontract part of their work - it makes me yawn just typing it).  When confronted with new material, no matter how it's laid out and no matter how little experience they have with the topic, people will ALWAYS want to address it from their experience.  It doesn't surprise me in the least that she immediately went to her personal experience to try to resolve the question.  And there's just no way to get to the destination with that as a starting point.

VERBOTIN!!!

I didn't much care for Clapton's book.  I did like that he was brutally honest about his own misbehaviors, and took responsibility for them.

LOL!

Now, I was thinking that Baldguitarguy was the Dude moderator.  And he's bald.  So I couldn't say I was the bald moderator.  But I see where you're going.  So I will have to change that to Other Bald Moderator.

Campground: http://www.lowwaterbridgecampground.com/
I have made reservations for group camping.  That means up to eight people will share large sites.  I think I may need to get a third.  The cost is $8/night/person.

Time is Thursday, June 17 through Sunday, June 20.  I did not realize it when I picked this weekend, but it is Father's Day weekend, so bring your kids. 

It would be no problem to loan you a tent.  I have several, and I will be using my camper.   Bring a cot or an air mattress and you'll be comfy.  Borrowing kitchen access is almost certainly not going to be a problem.