As some of you have noticed, I have thrown in a few comments in the forum section. So, for those of you wondering, "who is the new kid on the block?" I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to the TG community. My name is Craig. I am a 47 year old high school teacher in Chula Vista, California which is about 15 minutes south of San Diego.
I picked up the guitar about 25 years ago and learned a few open chords and got to where I could strum on them a little bit. Then I got married, had kids, and life in general pushed my guitar into the closet where it collected dust for a long time. About two years ago, I decided to dust it off and start taking some lessons. The problem was I could never find an instructor that I felt I connected with. The last guy I took lessons from wanted me to learn jazz, which I had no desire to play. I would go to a lesson and say, "I want to learn "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who". He would say, "That's awesome, I love that song, but first lets try this Miles Davis song"! So after getting frustrated with that experience, I started looking for stuff on my own on the internet. One day I stumbled onto a lesson by Neil. I yelled "EUREKA". This is exactly what I have been looking for. A great teacher, teaching songs that I want to learn. When the whole TARGET thing started up, I was sold right off the bat. However, I have never been much of a forum or blog person. Being a high school teacher I have had a 3 week vacation. One day when I had some time I started looking through some of the forum stuff, some of the videos submitted and haven't stopped looking since!
The community has struck me as a group of great people that are extremely supportive. So, I want to thank you, you have totally inspired me to practice and enjoy the guitar.