I've come up with a suitable tip for managing those slippery picks!

I found an old, very large, disused kitchen table. With elmer's two-part, 5 minute bonding epoxy I glued a large Clayton to the table's edge. After waiting the appropriate 5 minutes I found that, with a series of rapid knee bends I was able to strum the guitar with hardly a change in the quality of my playing. It also freed my right hand so I can keep a firm hold on my beer can.

Later experimentation showed me that I could, in fact, glue a series of picks into vertical slots carefully cut into the tables edge (I fit a series of 74 picks into the length of the table's edge). This project barely took 5 1/2 hours (and like every other project I've ever undertaken--took every tool I owned before it was finished).

I can now walk the length of the table, back and forth, and it sounds even better than that "Strum rose" I bought for $2.95.

I'd appreciate the courtesy of your keeping these tips secret at least until I can apply for the patent.

I'm now working on an equally simple solution for my fingerpicks.