Subj : RE: Good grief, even hobbies To : Rob Mccart From : Mike Dippel Date : Wed Aug 13 2025 21:37:58 On 8/13/2025 7:59 AM, Rob Mccart wrote to Arelor: -> -> DM> Hobbies were supposed to be fun... and now they are just getting -> > expensive! :-( -> -> I play guitar which after a moderate outlay to buy one can fill -> a lot of time and be somewhat rewarding if you get good at it. -> Lessons can be costly but there should be books to get you -> started on the basics and, in my case, after a few lessons, I -> learned a lot more on my own faster than I would have from a -> teacher I'm sure. I went very quickly from doing scales and -> plucking out very basic juvenile songs in the books to playing -> in a group and writing my own music within a year or so after. I would like to hear more about this, perhaps in the HNET_MUSIC area. I don't consider myself a true musician like Mick Manning, but I do love to play the organ and have made a number of YouTube videos. Mike Dippel --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0 * Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS - hobbylinebbs.com (954:895/1) .