Warren, yes I do, born and raised, how about you?. So this week is coming along great. After my lessons and practice, I'm taking the instructor Lisa's advice and doing fun playing with things I know and come easy to me. For fun last night I learned a pretty cool country lick on my acoustic. It's almost blues like but fits well with country. This gets more fun each day, and my confidence is growing. And as a bonus, I realized last night that my finger tips are now like leather lol. I can play about as long as I feel like it now without finger tip soreness being an issue.

I'll add that this came about in a funny way. I injured my hand a little while back and during my last follow up with the Dr, I was wearing a Taylor guitar shirt. He asked if I played, and then said I should start playing again as physical theropy for my hand. Starting in short sessions and work my way up. Well not only did my had start feeling better quickly, but it lit a fire inside me to take guitar seriously.