Lets see, now. Back when I played a 12-string guitar, I used my left hand for chords - hmmm - just like a piano, then I filled in with my hand while singing. Guess I must really have been stupid back then. I could have got away without using my right hand and didn't know it at the time.

I did a few street jobs (busking) in Havre de Grace, Maryland, it was fun for a few hours, but when the weather turned nasty, I had about 5 minutes to get my gear in the van and out of the rain. The worst street job I had was when I played for the election party of the county executive, the stage was a flatbed trailer, and about an hour into the party it began snowing like Hell and the temperature dropped to well below freezing. I was wearing a tux! Bad night, I was outa there in the next 15 minutes, got home and spent the next hour drying my gear with a hair drier and towels. Sure glad those days are over!

Gary