tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post2007388700592330319..comments2023-08-02T10:45:41.531+01:00Comments on In the footsteps of the Fool: the ballad of cursed annaDave Leekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-64277915475671505322010-02-21T16:38:57.316+00:002010-02-21T16:38:57.316+00:00Okay, I admit that one still has to learn how to p...Okay, I admit that one still has to learn how to play them (although that never stopped me). I guess I meant that compared to last century, youngsters have it easy as far as learning to play goes: dvds, internet videos, school lessons, magazines, i-Phone apps for god's sake! etc. <br /><br />But the most popular starter guitar now is a Yamaha Pacifica and loads of pros use them as a spare guitar. Most of our old guitars in the early 70s were unplayable. Un-tunable actually!Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-72828069201380371882010-02-21T16:14:03.169+00:002010-02-21T16:14:03.169+00:00Hmm, must get me one of those "easy" gui...Hmm, must get me one of those "easy" guitars... Maybe I'll finally start improving.<br /><br />Gaiters are rubbish: I've given up even looking for a pair. I suppose if I went walking in snow in the Cairngorms I'd feel differently, but for wet weather and boggy ground you can't beat wellies and waxed cotton waterproof overtrousers.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-24300133543209986232010-02-21T15:22:34.547+00:002010-02-21T15:22:34.547+00:00I've been assured that the only gaiters worth ...I've been assured that the only gaiters worth buying are Gore Tex ones as all the rest perspire. These boots are really comfortable, though but the modern need by manufacturers to lower production costs continually means that the quality goes down.<br /><br />Interestingly enough, guitars have got better over recent years. If you remember the poor quality of low priced guitars in the 1970s and compare them to modern cheapies, the difference is astounding.<br /><br />Mind you, I think the poor quality of guitars in the 60s and 70s is why there was so much innovation and so many unusual guitarists that came out of that era. They had to struggle more - things are rather too easy nowadays methinks.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-4914102945620468232010-02-21T15:11:09.666+00:002010-02-21T15:11:09.666+00:00Walking boots are a waste of money in most of Brit...Walking boots are a waste of money in most of Britain, in my view. Better to invest in a decent pair of (black!) wellingtons with a bit of grip on the sole and cotton lining -- I've had a pair of Argylls for years (the ones with a red band on the top) and use them even in Wales unless it's very hot.<br /><br />Sure, you might more easily turn an ankle in rough upland, but they're a lot more comfortable and will keep you 100% dry (ever tried waterproof gaiters with boots?)Mike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.com