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   spyder71
   

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   I don't really discuss my issues because I don't want people to feel bad for me. But I wanted to share something with the group because I had a great night and that itself is noteworthy.
   I am disabled due to spinal issues and a seizure disorder. When my seizures began I lost my ability to work and picked a guitar up to pass the time. I was just starting to get pretty good and was even starting to do a few live shows at local bars when my disk and vertebra exploded during a seizure. My first surgery was last April and I have only been out to Dr appt's and the store a few times since then.
   I went to my Lodge's open jam night last night and had a freekin' blast!!! I am paying for it with pain today but it was so worth it. It felt so damn good to get out of the house, drink a couple Scotch and sodas, and jam for a few hrs with all my musician friends.
   This means I am finally on the mend and I wanted to share some good news with the group. You guys and gals probably don't realize sometimes what a great break from the grind of everyday life this site can be and I appreciate the warm welcome and efforts to make this one of the better forums out there

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   i understand u spyder71, i have 3 herniated discs and am awaiting surgery, cant be comfortable, sitting, standing, laying, etc. For a yr and a half i have to take gabepentin and morphine 2-3 times daily just to function. I used to play poker turnys, bowl, hunt, fish etc. Now i am lucky to be able to git out to the Mall and then i have to stop and sit every 5-15 minutes. So yes, i am glad u enjoyed urself last nite, in a case like that, the pain the next day is just a reminder of the good time u had.

   Now i gotta larn how to reed and rite good

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   Good for you, spyder. What guitar are you playing? I've been playing for 48 years. The other guitarist in our band has severe back issues and has to stay away from his les Paul because of it's weight. I usually play my Strat or my Reverend Rocco, which weighs next to nothing. Makes playing for several hours a bit easier.

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   Glad You can get out from time to time, jamming with friends is the best.

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   Yep, we need a pic of you and your guitar....gotta have our music...one of the most important things in life.

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   Spyder, good to hear you got to go and about last night.

   I'm about as musically gifted as a cat in heat... in other words people run when I start to sing So I'm always impressed by those than can play or sing. Enjoy it !

   "The fact is, squire, the moment a man takes to a pipe, he becomes a philosopher. It's the poor man's friend; it calms the mind, soothes the temper, and makes a man patient under difficulties. It has made more good men, good husbands, kind masters, indulgent fathers, than any other blessed thing on this universal earth."
   -"Sam Slick, the clockmaker" aka T.C.Haliburton

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   Good to hear you are on the mend, and had a great night out!

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   This is the best I can do as far as a pic of one I played last night. I also built a Tele out of parts in all black and chrome. My usual guitar is a Schecter Hellraiser but it is as heavy as a Les Paul being primarily the same wood construction.
   
   dog butt

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   Nice fat Strat, there are a lot of us on here with knackered backs so we no what you are going through, Guitar playing has been a good distraction to pain for me for years, pipe smoking helps to relax. Keep Happy.

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    Good for you spyder. Glad you got out. Gotta love the tunes!

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    Awesome night sounds like! Thanks for sharing. Spyder, I wish you and fisher all the best with your back issues!

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    I don't have any serious health issues but I live a good 45 min away from any of my friends and rarely get the chance to just hang out and shoot the bull. So I do understand how great it is just to be will the buds for even a few hours.

    Now if I can only get them all hooked on pipes...

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    Glad to hear that things are a bit better! Keep on playing!

    If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.

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    Glad to hear you had a good night out Spyder!

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    Heck, my back is fine and I find Les Paul's overly heavy, particularly as the night grows long. Glad to hear your getting out and back to enjoying the finer things in life; good times, good friends, good tunes, good scotch, and, of course, good tobacco.

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    I love guitar. I wish I could play the music that I dream up.

    My Dad got me interested when I was 14, and within a couple of years I got about as good as I am now, which isn't great. I hit a 'technical ability' wall. I know my chords and a few songs but couldn't progress further.

    spyder71 - who are your influences?

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    Glad you had a good time. I enjoy going out and pickin' too. Nice guitar.

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    Just keep on keeping on

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    Hope it was a good time. I'm not so great at jamming with others these days. In my days before the military I was a lot more relaxed and could sit down and play nothing for an hour and a half with some of my friends. I just got in a new Squier Classic Vibe strat as a base for my first project guitar.

    You guys should check out the new (2008+ I think) Les Paul Studio's. They're routed on the inside in such a way that the wood resonates the same way as if it were a solid body. My Studio weighs as much (maybe SLIGHTLY heavier) as my strat and is a heck of a lot lighter than my telecaster.

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    Coupe of things

    First, Spyder71 sorry about your back pain but hope you had a really good time jamming last night. My younger sister had epilepsy so I understand what that is like

    Second, interesting how many pipers are also guitarists. I hack at an Epiphone Les Paul.

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    Your lodge has open jams? That's cool! I rock a little hard for most of the guys at my lodge. I did play at a dinner on the acoustic for them and they liked that, though.

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    Nice! I play a bc rich warlock for electric...

    Nothing completes the day more than a cup of strong, black coffee and a good pipe

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    Way to go Spyder! It sounds like you are making the most of every moment.

    I envy your musical ability. I have no talent, but have fun struggling with the ukulele.

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    I'm a "three cords and the truth" player as they say! Simple G-C-D songs etc. Have a Fender acoustic, Martin PackPacker and a Peavey Strat w/ tele pick-ups (Picked it up cheap in a pawn shop and gave it to my dad to tinker with. He switched out the pick-ups. Sounds cool!) I'm probably going to sell the fender soon tho.

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    Hey spyder, is that Hellraiser a good axe, reliability-wise? I played a Schecter bass for years and loved it! I'm looking at a hollowbody Gretch guitar right now, too.

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    Excellent news Spyder. It is great to have a fun night out. I like the black and purple combo on the guitar.

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    Glad to hear you had a good night out for Spyder! I wish you the best.

    It's good to see fellow musicians on this board.

    I have been playing guitar for 11 years now (I'm 24), minus the long stints of time where I wasn't able to play in the military, coupled with my lack of time to practice / jam / create between school, work, and my daughter. I'd probably say 4 years haha.

    I used to own a slew of guitars but for the past several years I've been sticking with a B.C. Rich Mockingbird Exotic classic. Beautiful guitar. I'm actually looking to pick up something a a little different. Possibly a Strat.

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