End of a chapter.

[beatles2]

A couple of years ago the fingers started aching, it was arthritis setting in. My playing on the my guitar was less and less. I picked it up yesterday and lasted less than five min. and what I did play sucked.Please note that I'm not looking for sympathy, I can still work and other than that health is just fine. I did play in a couple of bands, So I'm fine. End of a chapter.

Next chapter, photography. My intention this time around was to make a living at it. WHY !!. I have a job that pays good and I make a little money doing it part time. Why would I want the pressure of always trying to find the next photo gig? This year I will be 54 and I'm all about putting a smile on my face now. Photography now is so doggy dog and signing contacts and this and that. Me I'm a guy that still thinks a hand shake is everything.

So what was the purpose of this thread, I have no idea just wanted to share what was on my mind.

[windrider86]

I feel for you. I never thought the day would come when I would need glasses. Now I get people asking me why I didnt say hello and its because I cant see them!

[teedlepeep]

I know how you feel.... after 40 my body just does things that I didn't authorize or approve of prior to it happening.

About 5 or 6 years ago I went back to school for the new part of the second half of my life. Now that I am due to graduate with my BS this coming June, I decided about 6 months ago to go full steam and do the photography f/t cuz I was no longer interested in the area of my undergrad degree. So I am out trying to scare up business and applying to grad school for a photo degree. ( Not that I necessarily believe you need that to be in business, when I started back to school it was with the intentions of going til I had my Masters. ) Didn't want to look back in 20 years and say I wish I had.

Just know you are not alone !!! Good Luck with the new business !!

[aicaedu]

hmmm.. how nice of you to share what's on your mind.. That's a great way of showing yourself to everyone..

[Rolling Stone]

My music and sport days are over. Just nature telling has to relax now. I like to think that from every loss is a gain. It's a blues thing. Write that on a post-it and slap it on the fridge.

[BryanC]

Originally Posted by Rolling Stone

It's a blues thing.

There you go. Like I suggested in the PM, an 'Open G' tuning, maybe a slide, have a couple of drinks and have at it. If Keith Richards can still find his guitar you can still play...

[Quo Fan]

I feel for you. I was a musician and a sound man in the early to mid '90's, and I made way more money as a sound man than I ever made as a musician. Fortunately, I don't have arthritis, but some of my other "high risk" activities have a tendency to get my hands hurt. As a consequence, I don't play as much as I used to.

[beatles2]

Originally Posted by windrider86

I feel for you. I never thought the day would come when I would need glasses. Now I get people asking me why I didnt say hello and its because I cant see them!

They say that the first thing go .LOL

Originally Posted by teedlepeep

I know how you feel.... after 40 my body just does things that I didn't authorize or approve of prior to it happening.

About 5 or 6 years ago I went back to school for the new part of the second half of my life. Now that I am due to graduate with my BS this coming June, I decided about 6 months ago to go full steam and do the photography f/t cuz I was no longer interested in the area of my undergrad degree. So I am out trying to scare up business and applying to grad school for a photo degree. ( Not that I necessarily believe you need that to be in business, when I started back to school it was with the intentions of going til I had my Masters. ) Didn't want to look back in 20 years and say I wish I had.

Just know you are not alone !!! Good Luck with the new business !!

I too try to have few regrets.

Originally Posted by aicaedu

hmmm.. how nice of you to share what's on your mind.. That's a great way of showing yourself to everyone..

Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by Rolling Stone

My music and sport days are over. Just nature telling has to relax now. I like to think that from every loss is a gain. It's a blues thing. Write that on a post-it and slap it on the fridge.

Thats funny, thanks.

Originally Posted by BryanC

There you go. Like I suggested in the PM, an 'Open G' tuning, maybe a slide, have a couple of drinks and have at it. If Keith Richards can still find his guitar you can still play...

Power cords just like keith, and play it loud LOL

Originally Posted by Quo Fan

I feel for you. I was a musician and a sound man in the early to mid '90's, and I made way more money as a sound man than I ever made as a musician. Fortunately, I don't have arthritis, but some of my other "high risk" activities have a tendency to get my hands hurt. As a consequence, I don't play as much as I used to.

They say discretion is the better part of valor.

[RLucas]

I feel your pain! I started playing guitar seriously in the early 90's, and got wrapped up more in the theory than actually playing. Then I picked it up again about 3 years ago, and was actually getting somewhere with it, when my left index finger started giving me problems. So I have put it down again. I still pick it up once in a while, but it feels like someone is driving a nail through my fret hand after about 5 minutes.