Hey Curtis,

Thanks a bunch for the message and I am always happy to hear that folks enjoy my rambling and playing. The Weekly Updates are not usually very well planned out, just a couple points I hope to get to, but then I rarely stay on the rails.

All the best,

Neil

https://youtu.be/zPUB_ZSFrRU January 23, 2026 A little improvising opened and closed this week's Update, starting with a couple tunes you should recognize and ending with some random noodling. Along the way there was news about our latest lesson - the solo arrangement of I'll Be Back by The Beatles,...

Hey Gang, Here is the template to copy for the week of Jan 19-15. And our winner from Week #2 was wjkelleher7120358. Neil Username: Week Ending: Sunday January 25 Monday January 19: Tuesday January 20: Wednesday January 21: Thursday January 22: Friday January 23: Saturday January 24: Sunday January ...

Thanks again Dean,

Fixed now.

Neil

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the story. I hope you get a lot of enjoyment out of getting guitar back in your life.

Neil

https://youtu.be/J_LowIwe0ac January 16, 2026 After a couple weeks of teasing a new lesson I managed to finish The Windmills Of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair. It became a slightly bigger project when I realized I should start with an accompaniment version before moving on to the solo versio...

Hey Gang, Today we have a double lesson - two takes on The Windmills Of Your Mind . https://youtu.be/-_B3DP46rNk The Windmills Of Your Mind is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs of all time. Composed by Michel Legrand for the 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair, starring Steve McQueen and Fay...

Hey Gang, Thanks to everybody who entered the Challenge and posted results for Week #1. We drew the winner today and it was mwilson315, who will hearing from us soon and choosing a prize. Here is the form to use for Week #2 and remember to add your own post to this thread. Neil Username: Week Ending...

https://youtu.be/eqC-K1B7V04 January 9, 2026 Heading in to the New Year I have had duets on my mind. Part of this is due to our recent lesson on Snap A Little Owl by John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman, That had me revisiting other duets of theirs and an old one of my own. This Update opened with me t...

Thanks for posting Scotty. I edited your post a little by adding the weekly log and filling in your Monday total. You can add to it daily, or at the end of the week. Hopefully this will make the format clearer to everybody.

The idea is one post each week for each user, covering all seven days.

Neil