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Pulling this out in honor of the Gin Blossoms concert tonight: I've been asked so many times already who are my favorite guitarists. Asking me this is like asking if dogs bark and if the sun rises in the east. For sure it's a difficult question. I remember when I was a 13 year old and watching Ptr. Glenn play the guitar, I was just awestruck at the beauty of it and the sound. The picture I saw of this - with my deer-in-the-headlights look - reinforced why I wanted at that moment to learn the guitar. Of course, I was two years removed from the piano and nowhere close to learning the violin and cello, but why argue? Playing the guitar for more than 15 years has opened up so many possibilities for me, not least of which was being able to play in church (an accident actually, a long story in itself) as well as in bands, gigs and concerts. I never imagined where I'd be now considering that I still want to learn more scales and skills and balance it with the "feel" of p...

This came from my mom, of all people. It apparently does run in the family. MENTAL HOSPITAL PHONE MENU Hello and thank you for calling The State Mental Hospital. Please select from the following options menu: If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly. If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you. If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6. If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want, stay on the line so we can trace your call. If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be forwarded to the Mother Ship. If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press. If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press, nothing will make you happy anyway. If you are dyslexic, press 9696969696969696. If you are bipolar, please leave a message after the beep or before the beep or after the beep. Please wait for the beep. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you...

Lifted this from a friend. Thanks Bon de V, wherever you are. 1. Schizophrenia --- Do I Hear What I Hear? 2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Kings Disoriented Are 3. Dementia --- I Think I'll be Home for Christmas 4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me 5. Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and..... 6. Paranoid --- Santa Claus is Coming to Town to Get Me 7. Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire 8. Personality Disorder --- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll Tell You Why 9. Attention Deficit Disorder --- Silent night, Holy oooh look at the Froggy - can I have a chocolate, why is France so far away? 10. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder --- Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,...