Originally Posted by: Bruce JBuncha babies! I didn't touch a guitar till I was 53. I'm now 55 and play in a band and we're having our third gig tonight. Quit whining like a bunch of "old" 40-something school girls and get in the game , boys!

(the following is offered all in fun)
of course you are assuming that "40-something school girls" would be
whinners!!!!!!!!! last I checked (and I'm a 40-something school girl....okay I teach... but I am 40-something) if your a 40-something girl and in school, your probably working pretty hard in life! :)
Seriously though,
I like hearing you did this at 53 cuz I didn't start playing till a couple years ago (still in the 40-something range) and my goal is to just be competent for a band by the time the kids go to college (about 4 years) and, in fun, to be able to say I'm fully trained by guitar-tricks.com. I love guitar tricks cuz of its convienience (spelling?) and I can work at any pace possible.