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Reading through your responses, Loraine, you are clearly making positive gains with your hand and fingers. It is so good of you to keep your TAC friends updated as we root for you each day for your full recovery.

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Very, very nice Stew. When the Blind Faith album came out, it was a revelation in my musical journey. I still occasionally spin that LP. You’ve inspired me to work on playing it using a 12 string

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Oh no! What an awful thing for you to experience Loraine. I have admired your dedication of learning guitar as well as your very kind and supportive encouragement within the TAC forums. Wishing you a successful surgery and rehabilitation for a speedy recovery to again get back to playing guitar.

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Great rendition of The Drifters classic!

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I’m so very impressed with your advancement as a guitarist @Marisa ! Your guitar playing ability has caught up with your already excellent innate vocal ability. Inspiring to watch your progression over time with TAC. Recognized your musical abilities from the start. Most of all, it is obvious you have been very consistent and dedicated to devote much practice time to hone your guitar skills.

You certainly ARE alive and clearly having a stellar “guitar life”.

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Looking forward to being part of this new forum with my fellow TACers.

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Hello Mark, From my perspective, having been with TAC three years & logging just over 1200 sessions, you are not “behind”. The Daily Challenges do repeat as the years go by and I’ve noticed the second or even third time personal growth with them happens. Your first approach is correct from my experience.

Playing guitar face with others requires a “just do it” attitude. Find someone who likes to play lead guitar and you play rhythm. I do this with my son in law (professional guitarist years ago). He started me slow and easy with a ton of his patience. Over time you find yourself being comfortable and having a great time together. You start alternating (in my case) simple leads. I learn a lot by watching him play. Also, I volunteer to play for residents within assisted living centers. Very understanding and appreciative people. Did one 10-song set last week. Each song seems to spark a memory for them. The more I do these “mini concerts” the easier and better it goes.

Yet the best advice I offer (as Tony says) is to pick up your guitar each day – even for just “ten minutes a day” as life permits , of course. Play on Mark. I wish you a very successful guitar enhanced life.

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Fantastic to hear about all those successfully and joyfully being well on their way to guitar playing fulfillment!

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A gem. Lost in TAC Forum. Rediscovered a year later. Thank you @-Rick-

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Well done @Braden – inspired me to work on this classic.

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Wonderful lyrics, vocals and instrumentals Fletch, Julie and Steve. Reminds me of the quote “A day without music wouldn’t kill me, but why risk it?”

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Nice sounding cover! Thanks @stevep

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Blind Faith was an extraordinary group of talented musicians. Your instrumental is an excellent tribute to the band’s only album issued in 1969. A LP treasure of mine. Well done @Marty73 !

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Thanks @John_Bolling_Hall – Here’s “Myrtle”

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Nice. My mother was from Hibbing, Minnesota. She was a sitter for Bobby Zimmerman, aka, Bob Dylan, early on. Something I think about when I play his classic tunes.