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Creepy. I want to unsee that.

How many ladders does it take to get someone killed? The correct answer is “four”.

Also, consider this… Our soar system was born from the remnants of supernova that exploded more than 4 million years ago, generating, and then ejecting, all of the elements heavier than hydrogen and helium that we need to be alive, like carbon and oxygen. I wrote a song about it: Dying Star...

So far, so good. Sleep remains a little hard to come by, five days after surgery. But the pain level is way down. My arm looks like someone took a baseball bat to it. All different colors a bruise can make! Completely normal. I am walking at least a hour per day. It is supposed to promote...

Got a great night’s sleep and awoke to almost no pain whatsoever. I’m now off the opioids and taking only Tylenol, alternating with doses with ibuprofen.

Thanks, everyone! The surgery went well. It got a little dicey last night once the nerve block wore off, despite having taken an oxycodone and two ibuprofen tablets beforehand. I finally abandoned the recliner about 4 am after getting zero sleep, and found relief lying on my good side on the...

Thanks, GAD. Very helpful!

Using both a thumb and finger pick on his first finger.

See. THAT’S why I love this forum. A three-page pencil discussion. FWIW, I love the Gerry design pencils, GAD.

My right rotator cuff is torn in three places, in addition to my bicep tendon. Guitar playing, and anything else requiring a functional right arm, has become increasingly difficult. I tried rehab, but it was not successful. I am left with a choice: surgery and its aftermath, or limited use of my...

I forgot to mention that the host challenges players to write a new song every week, offering a song prompt to get your creative juices going. Some of my best tunes have been dashed off in response.

Rich and I play quite often at an open mic that has only one rule. You have to play original tunes. A three-piece band backs you if you want. You teach them your song in about 30 seconds and let her rip!

Hey, Rich. Awesome guitar, but I am confused. Your reverb ad says that the top is carved maple, but that looks like spruce to me.

Just put down the drill and slowly back way from the guitar.

Elixirs, both Nanoweb and Polyweb, sound bright to my ears, And they stay bright. If that’s your thing, cool! I hear more “string” than “wood” when I use them. Not my thing.

A chain saw as a blues instrument. Who da thunk?

I own a Gibson L-00 that was made in 1934 and retailed for $27.50 (case not included). In today’s money, that’s $639, basically what PacRim guitars are selling for now. Except the L-00 is a beautifully crafted, hand-made instrument, which will still be producing incredible tones with minimal...

Give me a beat-up silverface Princeton Reverb and I’m plenty happy. Crank it to 6 or 7, add a little reverb and trem. Wait until your significant other leaves the house!

I’ve tried this a few times, and, yes, the strings do have a bit of extra life after boiling. Not enough extra life to justify the time spent removing, boiling, wiping down, restringing and retuning. If you really want to go cheap with strings, buy a dozen sets of Musicians Gear strings from...

Well, there just went an hour of my life, well spent!