I sincerely believe the reason I never experienced burnout was that I was constant introducing new songs into my performances, which provided me with a new challenge on a weekly basis. I had a goal of learning at least one new song every week during the past 30 years, and even though I am now retired, I still do this. My friend, Don Mason, added to this by providing me with more songs to learn, which I managed to do. Don introduced me to many, many new songs over the years, and for that I am very grateful. Just last week, a friend, fellow sailor, and musician in Germany, Udo, asked for a style suggestion for a song called "Galway Girl." I listened to the song on You Tube and couldn't get it out of my heard. I quickly found a style file, posted it for my friend Udo, then went about downloading the chords and lyrics and recorded the song for my own enjoyment. That was last week. This week, I'm working on a ZZ Top song. It's hard to burn out when you are constantly faced with a challenge.

Click here to hear my rendiion of Galway Girl

Good Luck,

Gary