My first public appearance ... Wow ... it was 1965 ... I was 16 ... it was a bowling alley amateur night contest in Merritt Island, Florida ... my partner was a guy named Bob Busk ... he played guitar and taught me the words to "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" "Four Strong Winds" and "Good Drunk and Boozy" and I arranged the harmonies ... We won the $100 jackpot! I decided right then and there that I wanted to "be the boss" so my dad bought me a Gibson B25, which I still have, and I taught myself to play. Humdinger Folksinger