I've enjoyed your recent essays and sent your "Three songs that changed my life" to a couple guitar buddies of mine; one an amplifier designer. His response? "Makes me want to meet this woman!" :D
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins