Eileen, sorry, couldn't see your tongue because you did not press your cheek up hard enough against the screen.

Yeah, I do take it very seriously. I have gotten in to some interesting discussions before on this topic. As a general rule, I have found players who scorn capos to be very stubborn and rigid and ones who do not play well with others. Playing a three chord song in Bb without a capo just doesn't contribute to a clean sounding instrument as well as say capoing on first fret and playing in A configuration or third fret with a G configuration.

Capos are not crutches but tools. And we all know, "the right tool for the right job."

No offense meant.