Guitar Mission Statement

What do you think you're doing? That's a question I always ask myself whenever I start something new. So as my nature would have it, I asked myself what I thought I was doing learning to play the guitar? I have really thought this through over the past week and have formulated the following "guitar mission statement":

1. I play to learn something new.
2. I play so that I can use what I learn to help out in this world some way.
3. I play to enlarge my personal community.

I really don't believe music needs a mission statement. I just like reminding myself that I am on a mission.

Guitar Trilogy

Part 1
I have recently been put in a position where I have a lot of time on my hands. I decided I need to fill that time by learning something new. So I was thinking Spanish. Then I realized that I would have to drive (gas) into the big city to the junior college and sign up for a class (money).
Fortunatly I was able to talk a friend into loaning me her guitar (Yamaha Classic).
I am now in the process of learning to play it. I get all my lessons and songs off the Internet. A guy I know was kind enough to give me a lesson over the phone. He (and everyone else) seems real pleased I am doing this.
I want to get (borrow) an acoustic steel string, but I don't know if that is really necessary. I was told the neck is smaller and could be easier to handle. I don't care either way....yet.
Currently I can play poorly:
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Take it Easy (Eagles)
Who Says You Can't Go Home (Bon Jovi)
American Pie
Bad Moon Risng (CCR)
Summer Breeze (Seals and Croft)

Part 2

I got a new guitar.

A woman I used to work with bought one 10 years ago and it has been in the closet ever since, so she gave it to me! It's an acoustic steel string Alvarez.

I know nothing about these sort of things but I'm glad to have it.

I had those tatoo boys at the music store put new strings on it.

It sounds strange to me, compared to the classical guitar.

Part 3

My guitar is an Alvarez Regent model #5216.

I couldn't find a fair market value for the guitar on the Internet.

I read some reviews and one guy said it was a "piece 'o junk" and it had a sound like "pissing into a tin can".

Have you ever pissed into a tin can? I haven't, a plastic cup, but never a tin can.

I was a little embarrassed by that mans comments because I don't want to be "uncool" In my experience guitarist can be condescending sometimes. Those guys at the music store seem impatient. (Maybe it's just me.) But heck, I got a free guitar. I am soooooo lucky. At least I have one that I can bang around when I'm at the beach or on tour...LOL! I must stop writing now so I can go make noise with my "piece 'o heaven."

Damn the naysayers, damn them all!

The End.....or is it the Beginning!