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  1. OP - I turned 46 last week. I grew up on classic Dio, Priest, Maiden, Accept, VH, Sabbath and AC-DC with Bon Scott. I love that stuff. It's on constant rotation on my MP3 player. However my listening pleasure has grown with age. I listen to 70's funk, Prince, Mike Stern, Johnny Winter, Frank Marino, Electric and acoustic blues. It's a heady mix of genres. I don't play metal anymore. Not because I can't or I worry about my image. I play what I hear in my head. These days its stuff like Johnny Winter, Frank Marino and Eric Clapton. I actually used to worry that my metal friends would think I sold out. LOL!! Play what you love. The rest will fall in place.
  2. Fwiw, that is what I have found to be the best way to go. Be a "facilitator," but not necessarily an instigator. There is some history in the Krashpad family tree for doing things that way. My dad was a career naval officer, and picked up acoustic instruments in his world travels. He would bring them home and told us kids (there were a lot of us-- I'm the oldest of 3 boys and two girls) that whomever learned how to play them would get to keep them. As a result, both I and my brother learned to play guitar. I still have my first acoustic, a no-name MIJ from the early 70's, that he gave me. I also have a banjo he gave me, even though I only know a few chords on it. Since I recently picked up an acoustic-electric mandolin, the one that Krashpad, Sr., lent me a few years ago is being returned to him. As for the kids, la Krashpadita started out wanting to play drums. I scrounged up a kit for her but being a lousy drummer myself I couldn't help her much and she didn't like the materials I brought home from the library. We're in the process of lending her kit to a local percussion studio so other kids can learn to play on them. As for bass, I showed her some scales and she took it from there. She's to the point where she can look up tab online and teach herself songs. Apparently she played some at Vacation Bible School over the summer where she volunteered as a youth leader. El Krashpadito knows about 4 chords on guitar. Just last night he asked me to teach him another one, so I need to remember to do that. That is so freekin' awesome! I love it. Congrats on have such a great family.
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