Marty--You got a hit of the good stuff from Fielding!! Copy, print, and keep it in your case!!

A couple asides from me: I have heard Doc talk about learning to play the thumb role, and he said it took him a year and a half to get it down. Once you've got it, everything else starts to fall into place, without it, nothing else matters. Also, Rick didn't mention Merle Travis, but he was a master of the style (though he did things a little different than Doc) and you should listen to him, and get any videos that you can of him playing, as well(and check him out in "From Here to Eternity", he plays, sings, and acts!)

There are two kinds of guitar players--the one's who play this way and the ones who don't. It's a lot like the Masons--The ones who do are always on the lookout for one another, they like to show you whatever it is that they are working on, they are always on the lookout for new initiates, and they have secret handshakes--