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Very amusing Brian but sadly too true! Over this end up ( UK) there seems to be a culture of wrinkly old men that couldn't afford big bikes when they were young buying them at 65 and finding they can't control them! It's all because of narrow roads and high hedges...cobblers! Nothing to do with going too fast?
As for pushbikers...my wife's cousin has been run over twice by lorries!     

the easiest way to bend strings is to put on a lighter gauge string. if you feel your strings are too tight try a lighter gauge, substitute a normal 10, 11 or 12 gauge for a 9 gauge. 9's may be too light and sound out of tune if you're a heavy handed player like me? also i find ernie ball strings bend easy. too easy for me. de-tuning two steps may also help but then you'll have to transpose all the songs you play up two steps!     

Hey guys, FYI you can send emails via the Chordie emailer. click on the name of the recipient which will bring up a menu, scroll down to send "forum e-mail". You wont be able to send sound bites though     

Hi Zurf. Any chance of letting us know what equipment and software you've acquired?     

Sorry TT, did you say playing guitar was wasting time? Hoovering, hanging out the washing and doing DIY maybe wasting time. Fondling one of my beauties is a joy! Wait I can hear miss Fender calling out to me...bye bye.     

I once thought it was the name of an Arabian price by the name "Procul" and harem was where he kept his female friends? (I just made that up)

During the 60's odd names attracted attention eg: Englebert Humperdink as opposed to his real name Tommy Dorsey. I read about him and I just couldn't wait to hear his psychedelic repertoire, as a rocker at the time I was sorely disappointed when I heard his actual songs, I cant even bring myself to write the titles here. I used to have a band and we were struggling for a name when a music teacher suggested Enchiriadis, it never got us anywhere, maybe cos we was rubbish?     

More sad news from the music world. It seems all the pop stars that became legends are slipping off this mortal coil. Whiter shade of pale, I think, was just a set of ideas set to that brilliant organ riff, I don't think they were meant to make sense or tell a tale just entertain us as they obviously did and still do. Homburg was another great song they did. RIP Gary Brooker     

I hate to break anyone's historical fact, but I got it from the US show called "Bones" which I enjoyed immensely, the part was when 2 of the main characters were to get married only to find that she was already married to a guy on a Caribbean island by "jumping over the broomstick".
And I believe there's a song with the line "lets jump the broomstick"? I cant wait to hear some remarks about that!     

Good to know you practice regularly. The more you practice the harder your finger tips will become. You may find that squeezing a soft ball will strengthen your fingers, hand and wrist.
Welcome to chordie forum.     

Congratulations Jim. I've been on the scrap heap for six years now and I can tell you unreservedly...until you make time for what you want to do, your time will be taken up doing the mundane stuff everyone expects you to do. Like baby sitting, taking the wife shopping, all the DIY stuff that's been waiting all these years and most importantly...sleeping in your favourite arm chair. Other than that your time is your own, have fun and as Graham said welcome to the club.     

Thanks guys, it's nice to be appreciated. We can all work together, Jeff, we used to do a lot of Chordians projects a few years ago. No reason not to do that again?