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Cheers TIG, EB and Phill great to have your input on teeth. I would be interested to hear other peoples stories about teeth also. I was thinking about maybe putting this under poems but then thought it wasn't really a poem so I put it up as a chat.  Here is something I recently read about teeth that interested me. The Battle of Waterloo (1815) saw about 43,500 men killed, most of who were buried in mass graves. Generally young and healthy, their teeth were pulled as part of the interment process. Barrels of teeth flooded the market and were shipped all over the world. British soldiers were expected to care for their teeth because they needed to be able to bite their cartridges open; every second soldier was issued with a toothbrushed to be shared with one other.    In 1815, dentistry as we know it today was in its infancy - and the mouths of the rich were rotten. So they took teeth for their dentures from the bodies of tens of thousands of dead soldiers on the battlefield at Waterloo.

Aliceinwonder, I am not much of a singer or guitar player here is a song I wrote about the frustration of getting the guitar to play. My friend Darcy is playing the guitar. Keep playing you will get there. I hope you keep us all posted on your progress and maybe we will have the priviledge oneday  of hearing your singing and playing on here.
https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/come-on-guitar

I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up. Eric Clapton.

Hello Bill great to see you back on here.

Miley and the band knocks that one out of the ball park excellent. Another modern artist that has suprised me is Pink singing Me and Bobby Mcgee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwmUMvhy-lY

I was watching Chet Atkins on youtube a while back playing and talking about guitar. He said he loved playing guitar like he did but always wished he had the talent and technique to play in other styles.

CSOM great to hear all your covers.

To me music  shouldn’t be about getting famous. It shouldn’t be about the size of your following. It should be part  of the way in which you connect with the everyday people in the world around you.  Fame is a fleeting enjoyment. But if you’re really lucky, playing music can last forever. To me this is what all the wonderful Chordie folk on here are about connecting to good people and the enjoyment of life and music. I feel humbled to be accepted as part of  this community.

Cheers Phill thank you for your feedback. I just heard on the radio your rugby team has had two good wins over the last two weekends. TF that is a good trophy size trout.

Phill that song  is writen by Easybeat and  also is all  his singing and playing . I am sure Eb would pleased with your constructive comment. If it was me doing the song it would be all over the place as I play and sing badly only  by feel.

I am not much of a singer or musician myself but I love it when I have been able to do my thing with good musos.

Another trick of singing and playing for friends for a sing along is as long as your singing is good no one notices the bits you cant play. When you miss a chord out as long as the rhythm is still there or just using vocals to fill the small gap can also work.