Oh yeah. I wouldn't close my eyes while performing. I've seen singers do that, and I felt left out, so to speak. Gotta have some eye contact with the audience.

Peter, I don't know what break you're talking about, but the one I'm playing is very basic cross picking. I've just got to play it over and over until I get it. The book we're using is a Mel Bay flatpicking guide by Steve Kaufman.

I picked up clawhammer banjo pretty easily, but guitar is work! Margo