Hey Jerry and everyone. I am sitting here drinking a cup of coffee and enjoying a beautiful fall day. It is great outside today wish it would stay like this. Had a VERY busy weekend this past weekend. It was good though alot of friends, music, and more music lol. I entered the international thumbstyle guitar contest. I took a gamble that came back to bite me but I still took 5th place. I have to learn not to improv in contests lol. Sometimes it works out and other times it kicks you lol. I got kicked this time but if you are willing to win big you have to be ready to lose big. I still got some money and most important made some really good friends. After I finished I was approached by Larry Cohn who is the retired Vice President for CBS records. He and I hit it off instantly and wound up hanging out for a long time. He had some really cool things to say about my playing. I really appreciated the time he spent and what he said. I am really hard on myself when I feel I don't play like I should. I was being VERY hard on myself then and he really helped me snap out of it lol. He signed Johnny Winter (among tons of others Billy Joel, ABBA, Cheap Trick, as well as putting together the Robert Johnson box set and all kinds of really cool projects). Johnny Winter was a big influence on me when I started playing so I really took his compliments to heart. I wish some of you could have been there. The level of talent was off the charts. Craig Pratt is a 17 yr old that was just unreal. I really enjoyed meeting him. He made the most lasting impression on me from the weekend. He and I hung out most of the day Saturday. He is a good guy and has a talent that will boggle your mind. Well I have to run but just wanted to stop in and say hi.
cya
JT