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If you need to, a thumb pick can be adjusted to fit using a hot air blow drier,  just heat up the plastic untill it bends to shape, and then let it cool.  they may feel more comfortable that way.

"Respect" by Aretha Franklin is a cover, It was written and recorded first by Otis Redding.

"Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix is also a cover, It was first preformed by a band called The Leaves"

Yea thats my bad.  I play the verse with a Bbm, not the C#,  it sounded closer the the origional to me.  but I posted as B#m not the Bbm I was playing. 

Its the story of my life, I sharped when I should have Flated.

Gwen Stefani is the sole reason No Doubt got the Attention they did.

This is an urban legend that started after Sgt Peppers, since then people found "clues" in many Beatles Albums, starting with Revolver.  I think the Beatles did plant some clues to perpetuate the hoax, as there are just too many to be mere coicidence.   They have always denied it,  probably because of the notorious Charles Manson claims that the Beatles were giving him instuctions to start a race war through their music.

Dude get yourself an electronic tuner.  They're relatively cheap, more accurate, and a faster way to tune up.  There are many different models out there, but you should be able to pick up a good one for between $15 and 40, depending on the features you need.
I have several tuners, the one I use the most, clips on to the headstock,  It's great for noisy places, as it doesn't rely on a mic for tuning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a28EBGEkCs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz45lx3RpEk&NR=1

just a little inspiration for ya James, remember Slim sold more records than Elvis and the Beatles.

SRV and Double Trouble started as a trio,  SRV on guitar, Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums.  they are the only musicians credited on Texas Flood.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble,  Rush,  Nirvana and the John Mayor Trio.

but I would also mention bands like Led Zeppelen,  Van Halen,  The Who, and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave,  as they are a power trio plus vocalist.

I would leave it to start with and raise the action only if  nessesary.  I play slide on my accoustics, and electrics, and don't change the setup for either,  but I prefer medium gauge strings, and higher than average action.
The slide you use may have a bit of a curve, especialy if you are useing a bottle neck.  Some of the cheap Italian wines bottles match the fender necks quite well.   But I have used sraight metal slides and they work just fine.

Morrison,  Sting,  Bono, Perry, Henley and Frye are all fine examples of pretentious twits, but they do possess some genuine musical skill.   
To realy excell in pretentiousness you must be a Rapper.  Puff Daddy, Jay Z, and Kanye West  put the rest to shame,  Not only do they exceed the others in ego, self promotion and shameless grandstanding, but they possess absolutly no talent that I can see.

I have to agree with you here Doc.  I find the doors to be quite pretentious, especialy when they tried to get deep.  Morrison was too self indulgent and rambling for my taste.  The band had excellent musicians,  but I feel they were at their best when sticking to pop songs, or blues covers.