LOL, Fred! I know that psychic guy funk! It used to amuse me to go into places like Guitar Center and mess with their heads by asking nonsensical technical questions to see how well they covered up lying about the fact they didn't actually comprehend what I asked. (Call it revenge for losing gigs because it was too wierd to hire a chick sound engineer.)

Now I find the male-ego-condescending thing just... tiresome.

And you know what? People who actually know stuff and can play their instruments usually aren't the culprits. Now that I am really trying to learn play, I consider myself fortunate to have a cheering section of good players around.

Everyone should have their own cheering section, right? :)