Oh yeah. I have found probably a hundred rings, 8 cell phones, hundreds of pair of sun glasses, gold chains, etc. Best find ever moneywise was a Rolex watch
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I have been constantly training for a Murph and can't seem to crack the 40 minute mark. So we'll try again this year. Oh, and cooking, which leads to eating, which hurts my Murph time.
Yes, it was several years ago . I sold it to a friend that owned a Pawn Shop for 12 thousand dollars
Sorry to hijack... but let's give this the attention it deserves.
I know nothing about your age, physical condition, financial situation, etc... but, if you can afford, and physically play a guitar... by all means TRY IT.
A decent guitar teacher can make you "bar band" worthy in about 6 months, if you'll commit about 20-30 minutes per day to practice. I know, because 38 years ago, that's exactly what I did. Learn your chords, notes on the fretboard, and eventually, scales. You won't be EVH, but you'll be good enough to join a band... and if you keep practicing, you'll likely move/advance from playing chords/rhythm guitar to PLAYING LEAD GUITAR... which is where THE REAL FUN BEGINS!
If you're into acoustic music, a very playable used acoustic guitar can be had on Craigslist for $150. Get a good setup... and you're good to go.
If you'd rather start on electric (which is what I did) you'll need an electric guitar and an amp... both can be bot used on CL for maybe $300 easy. Don't be too picky as you'll upgrade pretty quickly when it comes time to join a band.
As you progress, you'll find zillions of excellent resources available online... full blown lessons, tricks, shortcuts... even YT vids that will show you EXACTLY how to play songs.
Let me finish by saying that playing guitar is a gift you give yourself for a lifetime. I'm 58 and still slugging it out on the weekends because its DAMN FUN... there are very few things I've done in life more fun than playing a song that gets people dancing... or nailing a tough song (Sweet Child, My Sharona, the harmony stuff and outro guitar solos on Hotel California, etc) and having people "High Five" me afterwards.
DO IT!
I would also suggest not spending an arm and a leg on a 'name' electric guitar. First, there's always the danger it will be damaged at a gig (drunks stumbling into it, dropping it, strap slipping off, spilling beer on it, etc.). Second, in my experience playing in bar bands, almost no one in the audience has a good enough ear to distinguish a $5k Gibson from a $500 Epiphone in a bar environment. Also, in most venues, you've got God-awful acoustics and, you're normally running through a pedal or two on most songs so why spend 10x the money on an expensive guitar only to end up with the same sound? Better to spend the extra bucks on a good amp (and have a backup - Murphy's Law works great for bar bands). Just my $0.02.
Hobbies:
1. Reading (45+ books a year - a lot of fiction, probably 25% nonfiction)
2. Tennis
3. Fitness - biking, hiking, skiing, weight lifting
4. Photography - just started getting into it
5. Playing guitar - to echo P above, no one ever feels like they've 'mastered' the guitar, it's a lifelong learning experience; writing your own songs is a heckuva interesting way to practice, also, and recording software for basic tracks and practice is dirt cheap; tons of jam tracks in all genres on YT and the 'net; careful with tabs - most are at least slightly wrong, a lot are totally f***ed up; but, you can generally find one that's pretty close and then go from there
I got a metal detector and my wife loved the ring I found her. She's also proud of the weight I've lost.
