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I Suck At Guitar...

I started playing guitar when I was 12. I started taking lessons when I was 13. It might have been one of my first acts of manhood post Bar-Mitzvah. I played in my first talent show when I was 14 with my band Black Diamond. I was the rhythm guitarist. Kind of like Paul Stanley without pubes. I continued on with my lessons until I was 15 years old. By this point I had two electric guitars. I never learned how to read music. I never learned how to play more than 10 chords (being generous). I never practiced until the night before my lesson. The only reason I took up guitar lessons, is because I thought it would help me get chicks. I didn't even have pubes. Why would I have wanted to get chicks if I didn't have pubes? I am now 39 years old. I have two electric guitars, one acoustic guitar, a travel guitar, two amplifiers, a microphone (with stand), an electric keyboard, two harmonicas and a beautiful piano. I can't play more than 3 chords on the piano and I still suck shit bal...

The Lost Sessions...

A few days ago, a new Rock Band was formed. This band was made up of an aging, guitar virtuoso and a talented, young, female lead vocalist. He was hanging on to a fading dream. She was ready for the spotlight. Together, they collaborated for a fleeting moment in time. And they left us, with but one song. It turns out they both felt Out-Numbered. Here are The Lost Sessions... And for anyone who cares, here is my latest post at Mamapop: Death Match: Lee Majors VS Patrick Dempsey