Karenslc wrote:i want to thank you guys for your thoughtful input. i really appreciate it. i am going to give this a try, but clearly wont give up my day job! i know that in many ways as we get older we get both more and less patient -- more patient in understanding the fact that life can throw a lot at people and so understand the reasons we become who we are and hopefully more tolerant of people's foibles and weaknesses-- and less patient with the seemingly trivial stuff. I'll see if I have enough patience to go through the band formation stage.
I am intrigued that so many of you have opted to work on your own. I wonder if it is an expression of the latter. Perhaps it is because i am also a painter -- something that is completely an independent and sometimes isolating activity -- that I seek some form of collaborative expression. Maybe this could take the form of a more simple collaboration such as songwriting
I just spent some time in Brazil studying guitar with two terrific artists and it made me see that there is so much more to learn and discover. I'm glad I posted because I am learning much from you all.
Don't let who you are become a handicap. You must make who you are an asset because that it who we see first. George put up a great example. He shows that "old" people can rock.
It is absolutely never too late to soar wherever you want to soar. So...soar.
This is a great example of a great example. There was a woman in the AARP magazine recently who just learned to play drums and is now playing in a band.
