A few weeks ago I was able to take a short trip, and I do mean short, to Portland. My friend Jason Hill asked me to bring my guitar so we could “jam” together. Jason is doing very well. A minimum of 1 hour a day practice has fulfilled it’s promise.

Although I’ve had my guitar for several years, I’ve not given myself to it fully except for peace and relaxation.

I remember when I was around 9 or 10, a music sales person came to our neighborhood in LA. Selling lessons for the accordion, many kids on my block, signed up. I couldn’t however… We didn’t have the money. A year had passed and I had asked if I could take guitar lessons… I had seen the results of accordion lessons and thought, “only weird folk could ever do anything with that.”

“Not now” came the response from my mother… “We don’t have the money.”

On my 33rd birthday, my mother surprised me with a trip to the local music store and purchase that long awaited gift, a guitar.

I took a few lessons and I’m always finding peaceful tunes to play… nothing to difficult.

Anyhow, I came across this incredible video. I wonder what I would be playing like if I had started at 10… Although this kid is 10.

It’s crazy.

Enjoy!

johno~