Kasperow- Grats on all the progress, you're doing fine. Back to your original query I have a couple thots on "first time jams" ... I love to jam with new people. Sometimes it's rocky and other times it goes quite well. Just 1 guitar and drums is not the easiest scenario. Having a bass, keys, or guitar 2 gives you something to lean on and takes off a lot of pressure. If it has to be just drums / guit 1 you're shouldering a pretty big load and you better have some go-to chops in the bag. A good grip on some 12 bar blues with some nice turn arounds will get a lot of mileage. (( make sure drummer doesn't bust out of the gate with double kicks at 150bpm = disaster)). Then make sure you have a couple of really easy, broadly recognized tunes that you can play all the way through. (( my #1 go to: Living After Midnight/Judas Priest ... simple with a very short lead break ... then onto some Skynrd, old Aerosmith and easy grunge-era classics)). There's not many things more fun than jamming and your next step could be to go to an open mic type jam and test your skills against an audience. Terrifying and exhillerating at the same time. Good Luck