Marion, lots of wonderful advice and I guess I'm in the middle. On the one hand, you don't seem to be getting from him what YOU are after which may be far different. On the other, he's obviously a wealth of authentic/real info.....and that's fantastic. But if it doesn't get you where you want to go..........

Let's say you wanted to play guitar better and somehow the heaven's opened and you could study with say, Mississippi John Hurt. Maybe he's not your style (though he influenced a lot), but he's sure as hell authentic. Rick would be a better choice for you as a teacher overall, he's great and an excellent teacher as well, but are you going to pass on MJH?

Spaw