Originally Posted by: schmangeAbout the same as winning the lottery or getting hit by lightning?

Probably more like getting hit by lightning whilst on your way to cash in your winning lottery ticket.

When I started playing way back when, I had thoughts of dropping out of college and focusing all my energy on the guitar. The real value came, for me, in these thoughts as a means of escape from a, then, frustrating life. I play just for the joy of it now, but definately wouldn't mind putting together a bar band. Who knows it could work...