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Amen, Jerome.  Nothing like lots of practice to hone your instrumental skills

I'm interested in this as well.  Any further thoughts?

Sounds like Matelot has the cure.  Practice good posture when playing.  That's something I dobn't do enough and I get a sore back after 20-30 minutes.

Found this story.
Back in 1963, the Beatles gave their publishing rights to Northern Songs, a company created by their manager, Brian Epstein, and a music publisher, Dick James. Northern Songs went public in 1965, and John Lennon and Paul McCartney each had 15% of the company's shares, while Dick James and the company's chairman, Charles Silver, held a controlling 37.5% of shares. In 1969, James and Silver sold Northern Songs and its assets to the Associated Television Corporation (ATV).

In 1985, ATV's music catalog was sold, and Michael Jackson was the high bidder. Jacko paid a reported $47 million for the publishing rights to somewhere between 159 to 260 Beatles songs. A decade later, Jackson and Sony merged their music publishing businesses. Since 1995, Jackson and Sony/ATV Music Publishing have jointly owned most of the Beatles songs.

While the Jackson-Sony collection includes practically all of the Beatles' greatest hits, they don't have every little thing. Paul McCartney bought the rights to "Love Me Do," "Please, Please Me," "P.S. I Love You," and "Tell Me Why." Northern Songs never owned these early tunes, so they weren't included in the ATV deal.

In the past few years, the media has speculated that Jacko may need to sell the Beatles' rights to pay for his extravagant lifestyle and mounting legal costs. Sony reports that Jackson used his half of the Beatles' catalog as collateral for a loan from the music company. If Jackson defaults on the loan, Sony has the right to buy his share. In 2001, Jackson stated: "The Beatles catalogue is not for sale, has not been for sale and will never be for sale." But who knows? Maybe he'll try to take a sad song and make it better by cashing in.

Doesn't Michael Jackson own most of the rights to Beatles songs?

His lifestyle aside, he was a legend and a great entertainer.  I've always enjoyed watching his dance moves

Linus has it.  Classical Gas will impress anyone.  I am learning it now, although, very very slowly.  You get that one down and you'll be the man.  Mike Herbert has a lesson on Youtube.

You might be able to patent that one, Russell

Some advice from a wise old man?  Live your life the way you want to, within reason, of course.  Do not let any one person or group of people tell you how to live your life, but learn from each of them the good things.  Stay with the ones who bring you joy and good advice, stay away from those who tend to be controlling and want you to live by their standards.  No one has a right to steer your lifestyle to conform to their way of life.  No one.  Treat people with kindness and help them when you are able.  You will be rewarded in this lifetime many times over.

Is it easier to restring a guitar or a fly rod?

Some day it will probably be called somerthing like Russ Picking, or something.  Good job bud.  I like it.