He's all you can stand, give him a hand

[mr_bad_example]

I ordered this book tonight. I bought the guitar almost 10 years ago, because I was in my twenties and all twentysomethings are required by law to buy guitars. I very stubbornly learned the C, G, and D chords, but I never got as far as learning actual songs. Since then, I've been carting it around every time I moved, and it always sits in a corner under about an inch of dust, as all guitars bought by twentysomethings are required to do.

Lately I've been feeling creatively unfulfilled, and I've always been a fan of Mark Knopfler, so I figured what the hell, I'll try fingerpicking. I've always liked the idea of playing in that style, and it's not something that everybody does. I figure I'll try it for a couple of months and see if it sticks. And if I decide to go electric, I've already got my axe picked out.

I know I've been grumbling a lot lately about taking up the cello, and I'm going to do that this year too, but in the meantime, I've already got the guitar. Bird in the hand, yo.

Comments

[slit.livejournal.com]

Mark Knopfler started learning the guitar when he was 35, right?

[(Anonymous)]

Hell no, lol. Knopfler got his own guitar when he was 15, but I believe he had played for a while before then, by borrowing his friends acoustics.

So, he's been playing a long time :-)

[slit.livejournal.com]

Well then who am I thinking of?

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

I would never ever pick a Travis.
Good luck with your musical exploration.

[gismonda.livejournal.com]

You can pick your Travises; you can pick your friends. But you should never pick your friends' Travises.

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't dream of it! Travises are private!