When I was about 13 and all my class mates where getting guitars I nagged my mum endlessly to get me one. She went on holiday to South Africa and brought me back a nylon string Washburn . I think it cost R50 (about 5 dollars) which was a lot of money back then. In those days we were living in Zim and there were all sorts of restrictions on bringing stuff into the country. So my mum put on some hippy clothes and slung the guitar over her back like she always travels with her guitar. I really only started to play so that I could accompany myself singing and even today my guitar playing is a bit shoddy..something I am determined to put right in 2013!!

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