Hi, Dan !

I have been following the discussion on this topic with great interest !
I may be wrong, but hold the impression that it is never too late to improve
on your playing skills ? I learned to play rhytm guitar at a reasonably young
age (I guess most boys do) but when I got married I left all playing. Then came
the kids one, two, three and the time just floated away ! I did sing sporadically, though,during this period. Came the year 1991 (my kids were old enough for me to
think a little of getting some of that music stuffed deep inside me out, so I bought
an ovation (rhytm guitar) and started to compose music I wrote 16 tunes in a row
and then I made a record with some old school mates. I give you an example from
that 1992 record " Northward Bound"

http://app.box.com/s/14a19f29e88be5b68895

After that record we soon quit playing and started to sing barbershop instead.
Now in older days after the death of my dear wife Beni, I picked up my dusty old
ovation again and joined the Shadows Club Perth, where I found a lot of good friends
that helped me get over the worst time of my life ! I had never really played lead guitar in my whole life, but I started to rehearse and after having performed lead
to such gems like The Shadows "Shindig", "Dance On" and "Foot Tapper" Here is my rendition of Dance On played with the acoustic ovation(took me a month to rehearse)

http://app.box.com/s/syil905xup5raaywf500

I have continued to play lead to a lot of other tunes also. I know I will never be a master
on that instrument, but I can always get better ! And that is precisely what I wanted
to convey to you Dan ! smile It is really never too late as long as you are alive and kickin´?

Cheers
Dani



Last edited by dani48; 07/21/13 05:46 AM.