mekidsmom wrote:JJJ was clearly a bit nervous, being his first Chordie event, but he fit right in after "pahking the cah"
Well, let me tell ya. I know exactly how he felt.
I met with Zurf and topdown a couple months before last years NY get together and for whatever reason I was comfortable there with just the three of us. But when I went to NY in August I was just shy of terrified. I hadn't played in front of that large a group of people in over 20 years. To top it off I had only picked up the guitar a little over a year before that, after my 20 year hiatus, so I was feeling rather inadequate in that respect as well. Turns out it was all for naught. I was made to feel welcome immediately. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Going back was a no-brainer when the '16 dates were announced. If this is to be an annual event, which it looks like it will be, I'll be there. You couldn't ask for a better group of people.
mekidsdad wrote:I have to practice a couple Dead songs to play with UJB before we get together again so I don't mess it up again. Lol. I promise I'll practice Joe..
It appears you did quite a bit of practicing since I last saw you. Your improvement was quite impressive. You have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. We all started at the same place and you've come a looooog way since I met you last August. I'll make up and send you a list of some of the easier songs I play on a regular basis. You can fool around with them and play along in October. Things like Eyes of the World and Jack Straw should probably be put off for a little longer though. 
