Before I begin, I just need to clarify / address a couple of the comments that were left:
1 – Glen, it was actually an 82 and not an 83. It was also a score I may never see again!
2 – Jon, no the date was entirely separate from meeting up with Erin a couple of Saturdays ago. I met up with Erin through my MySpace page. I’d give you the link, but I’m taking it down. The girl I went out with on Sunday is from a terrible on-line dating site that I am currently using. I guess it can’t be too terrible as I met someone who I had a nice time with, but I think if you asked her, she’d say it’s awful too. Regardless, before I met her, I had already decided to take my profile down at the end of this month.
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Nothing too exciting today. I had my first hour long guitar lesson. What a difference a half hour makes. I had begun taking lessons when I moved back into my parents house. I think I started in the late summer 2006. I was only taking half hour lessons at this place called White’s Music Education Center in North Attleboro, MA. I was paired up with a great guitarist, talented musician, but not the best teacher. Whenever I went to the lesson, I would bring a song in and he would figure out the chords and then I’d be on my way. Well, I decided that I need to spend $20 a half hour to do that. There’s an infinite number of websites out there that have guitar chords and tabs that can help you learn a song (www.chordie.com is one of my favorites). So I stopped taking lessons for awhile. Oh yeah, and then I bought my townhouse and realized that I should probably see what the expenses are like before I sign up for lessons again.
Anyway, my playing became stale, so I decided to look into lessons again. I found this guy right here in the WB. He’s a Berklee grad, unbelievable guitarist, but most important, a great teacher. I started taking half hour lessons from him in January. He started with the basics, notes on the neck, strumming, movable chords. We started learning some easy songs: Take It Easy - The Eagles, Proud Mary – CCR or Ike and Tina, I forget who actually did it first. Anyway, I always found that working with this teacher, a half hour was never enough. Learning music is like learning a foreign language. I always found that I had more questions with each piece of information that he fed me. Then I’d leave the lesson and I’d forget everything that he just told me! So, I decided to take hour long lessons with him, with tonight being the first one. That extra half hour makes all the difference. I’m not looking at the clock wondering if I’m going to be able to get all of my questions in before I have to leave. It’s just a better pace.
Tonight we began working on Clapton’s Crossroads (Cream / Derek & the Dominoes, again, don’t know which came first), which for a Clapton song, is remarkably easy to play. Time to practice.