Well, not counting wanting to learn as a kid which went nowhere, (and I figured it was from watching the Monkees on TV, I was 9 then), it would be Black Friday 2022 when the hubby announced suddenly that he was getting himself a bass guitar from Amazon because he always wanted to learn. Thirty plus years of marriage and I had no idea.
About 5 minutes later, I thought, well if he can do that, I can do that! So, I immediately bought a cheap Squire from Amazon which came in December but I didnāt find Justin really till January, and thatās my official start.
What pulled me back to playing guitar after some years off was hearing SRVās version of Little Wing on the radio back in 1999. After that I decided to get an electric guitar and amp and bought every blues book and magazine featuring the blues, every SRV CD and many blues CDs. That is why I put G99 in my name, it was such a watershed event. Now with Justin I can finally learn the blues.
I started to learn because I read in AARP magazine that when you get older, (Iām 68), itās good to learn something new. Iāve been taking Justinās Beginner Grade Course 1 since December 8th last year. Ultimately, I would like to play ā20 Yearsā by The Civil Wars. That might take a few years to accomplish.
