Hello

Hello,

Beginner? OK, I'm a beginner here. I'm 58 and I've been playing guitar for 40 years.

One would think that I was good. Well, I was once better. I'm OK, I guess. I could play rhythm guitar with anyone, but I'm 5'2" tall. I don't know what that is in the rational world, but in this country, it’s short. My fingers are well proportioned to the rest of my body and, for me, at least, that dictated stuff like finger picking and playing impressive and even not so impressive licks.

So, here I am in the Beginners Forum because I think I’m beginning my membership.

This seems like a great place to talk music and if there’s anything that takes my mind away from social justice/injustice, war and peace and the dumbing down of much of the industrialized word, especially this country, it’s talking and making music.

I just glanced at some of the threads and I see that youth has been injected in abundance here and that’s outstanding.

My mission, should I choose to accept, is to give us “boomers” something else to listen to that we could like as much as we liked what’s played on “classic rock n’ roll” radio – when it was new!

There was some talk recently about the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame and how, by the time someone’s inducted, their music is almost painful to listen to. It’s either difficult to listen to because it’s been played so often over and over and over again or because it’s attached to the style of its day.

I don’t know about all that. I hope that I learn something here. Really learn, you know?

I’m an old guy, but I’m going to play music until the day arrives when I can no longer do so. How longer after I’ve died that will be, I’m not sure. But here I am, ready to talk, listen and learn.

To friendship,
Michael

About the signature. It assumes and/or presumes nothing. I usually attach a quote and a link to one of my songs to it, but I’m not going to burst in here like I own the place, since I just found the place.

I’ve been using the signature for years. It’s a salute, that’s all. And in this world at this time when violence seems to be the drug of choice for many societies, including much of the society that occupies this country, saluting friendship, in any degree and at any level, is saluting the place where most sane people really want to be.

By the way, do they let people as old as I am in here?

welcome.

Yeah no worries about age. I'm 54 and they haven't told me to S*D off yet (mind you, that's probably because they're just well mannered)!Enjoy!

Welcome!

To deefa and MichaelBN: You're too old! Sod off! We don't want you here!
That was a big joke by the way - welcome onboard Michael, great to have you here. You sound like someone who is quite philosophical and considerate about the world, we could always do with more like that!

Take it easy,

Afro

holy sheit 58 get the fak outta here old man, lol im jk my dad is 68 so, anyway welcome, as u said it is a gr8 place to learn and ask questions because every 1 knows a lot and no 1 is real critisizing (like in the bad way "u suck nd all tht" )

Age here doesn't matter one bit. If anything, being older is probably a good thing. Welcome to the forum.

welcome michael, the man with words of wisdom. lol

Hey, welcome to the forums.

'Tut' 'Tut'. Well mannered my a*se!

OK, you have older people here. Good.

Another question.

Do you have any Americans? Should I say I'm Canadian as Eddie Izzard suggests?

Whoops, I just read replies from three. Did you guys say you were Canadians?

So, where do I go next and why? And remember, mind your manners when you reply.

By the way, are the threads HTML or vBB friendly?

Oh, by the way dash two. Thanks. You're all very cool so far.

Hey nice to see someone else prowling the late night hours.

o btw as doz always says, if u relize u typed somthing som 1 answered, or u wana chnge it u can edit it insted of typeing it again

Lol, I gave up on saying that a while ago.

We welcome your age... and wisdom with a side of insanity, like most musicians.

The code is with brackets. like so

I'm a little late....but hello.

lol doz still it helps to know

I am american....LOL

Im really late on this. Hello. Im not too old but I am a veteran on this site.