If you Think the Fires of August will be mostly Peaceful, you need the Sunday Funnies.
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TIL - I play so rarely anymore. Never knew there was another term for guitar pick.
Among older guitarists there is a joke going back to the 1950s. A guy named Mel Bay put out a series of "how to play the guitar" and he sold millions of them. It was pretty basic stuff, at least to begin with.
In the opening Chapter 1 the book says, "Grasp your plectrum firmly." Somehow that caught on as a insider joke.
So, I encourage you to play more, and find other people to play with....that's how you get better. Oh, and be sure to grasp your plectrum firmly.
I learned on the Mel Bay books initially. I need to see if I have those still stored away at my parents' place.
I will certainly grasp my plectrum firmly & practice more.
In highschool I would pull out my guitar & make anyone sing the blues, didn't matter if they wanted to or not. Half the time they were laughing so hard because they didn't know what to say or what to do, though the riff just kept going & I paused until someone filled the awkward silence.
Good memories.