Great thread, but one that you couldn't reply to in fewer words than contained in War & Peace ......
I kept it as short as I could Don. Missed a lot out, but it was still ong winded & tedious.
Not at all. That was part of the point of this thread, a bit of a chance to explain to yourself and the world.
I was a teenager in the 1960s. I also had a Watkins Rapier and an AC30 ! But I wasn't from a musical household. I had my copy of Bert Weedons "Play In A Day" but of course you still need to put effort in, and lots and lots of practice. Then of course real life takes over, work, moving away from home, making a living etc. However decades later, I went back to it to try again. I now have the luxury of a sort of play room, guitars, amps, and a full size drum kit ! The kit was bought second hand, not an expensive one but ok, Pearl Export. Some decent guitars Les Paul Studio, USA Standard Strat, G&L ASAT Tribute version, and some others. Can I Play them ? No, but I have great fun making a lot of noise. My son plays really well, and various other familly members do a bit of something. On the run up to Christmas or some other family gathering we'll aggree a few songs to get familiar with by text, and then when we get together attempt to play them. It usually works, well sort of
I was brought up on John Mayall, I still think that the 1st led Zeppelin album is one of the best ever made, and immerse myself in Electric Ladyland. However, I drive the wife nuts with modern Metal (EG Machine Head "Unto The Locust" & anything by Russian Circles), and love cooking to Chemical Brothers and occasional Body Count. Getting old has it's advantages in being able to indulge oneself a bit
Off to see Alice Cooper, The Mission, and The Tubes next month. I'm really excited about seeing The Tubes again, and I've never seen The Mission
That's my "short version " done . . . . .