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hookedonnv (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
awesome i am glad to see that someone with a disability is still playing
flagold (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thank you for your kindness, and the very best of luck to you in your recovery efforts.
fullwood13 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i have a very similar problem to yours. During open heart surgery some nerves high up on my left side were severed, and i have lost the use of the same two fingers in my left hand. i have found it far more difficult learning guitar, but in a sense it is more rewarding. thanks for doing this video, and thanks for persevering. Maybe we can trade tips sometime.
sixstrings1966 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Very Very proud of a man who never gave up. Thanks for the video.
KHINGPYNN (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
excellent vidoe iappreciate your situation... great to see this stuff here useing youtube for some truely valuable teachings.
flagold (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I have not tried that yet -- do thank you for the suggestion & help!
dty2dty2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks for the tips on video properties. Have you tried Open Tuning yet? Where an open strum plays a chord e.g. Open G: tune both E strings down to D, the A string down to G: this gives DGDGBD. An open strum is now the G chord; make a bar at fret 2 for the A Chord, fret 5 for C, and so on. All you need is a straight index finger to make the bar across all 6 strings, with the other fingers leaning against it.
jodok01 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hats off. Big applause. I always knew the real idols won't make it into televsion. Often their fate is to common, and who funds money on commonness...Destiny has saved me from serious handicaps until now, but who knows the tomorrows. All the very best and thanks for such a demonstration of life power.
flagold (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
One of the things that really helped me was watching the film "You See Me Laughin" documentary (you can buy it on Amazon) of all the old Mississippi Bluesmen as they were dying off. When R.L. Burnside died, the IFC Channel started running it. All those guys had various infirmaties (and one had no hands to use) and still figured out how to make music with what they had left. There's also quite a bit of Django Reinhardt on youtube and I watch a lot of that. Very best of luck to you!
cafetek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I sincerely wish you the best of health and good fortune, your positive attitude has rubbed off on me so Iv'e given you 5 stars. Im 33 and have been recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, so i know how hard it can be adapting to a new lifestyle, let alone dealing with the physical side of an illness. It's a challenge you've met, admirably. all the best. |
