A guy I used to jam with invented something to deal with the pick dropping issue. I have one of the picks somewhere around here too but I can't find it. It's just a pick with a little holed drilled into it and a rubber string clamped to form loops then you can "noose" it on your finger quite comfortably and you'll never drop your pick. He even got it patented and everything but I dunno what ever happened to it. I haven't spoken to him in awhile.