who? lil ole me? :p

Bands are tough to put together. Especially if ya don't live near a big city.
The easiest thing to do is just go to the nearest music store and ask em if there's any bands they know of looking for members.
Put a classified ad up in the music store and anywhere else you can do it for free.
If you're really serious, put some money into it, rent a rehearsal hall and have auditions.
If you're absolutely commited, move to where the musicians are. Learn songs. Learn scales and other basics, but learn real songs. Too many musicians can play great scales but are totally lost when it comes to improvising a solo.

Ya have to decide what kind of band you want ... Cover tunes, country, hard rock, originals, small venues, large venues, indie, big contract... There's nothin worse than spending a year rehearsing with a band only to find out that nobody in the band can write. Or having it in mind that you want to make a career of it only to find out that the other members are just in it for the fun of it.

Make sure you have a decent singer with a 'real' P.A. system. ie, something that can cut through the music and actually be heard. It really sucks when you suddenly realize that your singer can't hold a tune cause you could never hear em properly.

Get your show down to nearest second... time out everything and make sure your frontman can blab while you're setting up for the next song... ya gotta look like pros.
Once you have your show together, make sure you have an excellent agent who can get you gigs. Or you'll spend all your time just playing tunes to your friends in the basement.

When you get booked..get your contract in writing. Bar owners are scum & will rip you off any chance they get.

Get your own lighting system. Use your own soundman. Use monitors.

There's like 1000 other things to know, but ya gotta spend a decade on the road to learn em.

As far as practicing... play when you feel like it and leave your guitar out where you can get to it at any time. My equipment's on 24/7 and practicing is no different than playing a video game or watching tv or grabbing a bite to eat. It's just something you do every day.
If you have to force yourself to practice or make it some kind of special event that involves taking the guitar out, turning on the amp, wiping down the strings...sitting down for 2 hours, putting away the guitar... blah. Just leave it sitting by the tv or whatever and grab it whenever you get bored. Play to commercials, and soundtracks so that you learn how to quickly switch keys and improvise.