tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post2168778352577533627..comments2024-01-29T20:06:10.152-05:00Comments on cats & crime & rock & roll: Guest Blogger: Peggy EhrhartClea Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-50371495681365015502008-08-29T23:05:00.000-04:002008-08-29T23:05:00.000-04:00I disagree that only teenage boys pick up the elec...I disagree that only teenage boys pick up the electric guitar at puberty. I had a friend who took the train to NY once a week for lessons on her guitar, which she brought with her. How did I know about her? Well, I was in Chorale, a group of 24 hand picked by audition and also made All-State and All-Eastern choirs where there were no guitars at all in sight.<BR/><BR/>Sandie HerronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-68190534455347308512008-08-28T11:27:00.000-04:002008-08-28T11:27:00.000-04:00Thanks so much to everyone for your comments on my...Thanks so much to everyone for your comments on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I was fascinated by Jan's observation that lots of women play the acoustic guitar--because the original version of the blog included a paragraph about that. I cut it because the blog was getting too long.<BR/><BR/>In the original, I said, "Women like words. They like to express their feelings in words. Thus when women take up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-83731803899506076632008-08-28T07:28:00.000-04:002008-08-28T07:28:00.000-04:00Another problem that hasn't been mentioned, they'r...Another problem that hasn't been mentioned, they're just too heavy. Maybe if I had been larger or more athletic as a teen, I might also have been able to hold up a real guitar. :) These days, they do make smaller ones, and I think some are marketed to young girls but they have flowers on them or something sissified like that. :) <BR/><BR/>I used to have a junior-size Epiphone I played around the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-59645991554612977642008-08-27T11:42:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:42:00.000-04:00Hi Peggy,I think you make a lot of good points -- ...Hi Peggy,<BR/>I think you make a lot of good points -- especially about the gear -- but I think you're missing something. It's not necessarily a singing vs. electric guitar choice for a lot of women. Having played guitar since I was 14, I think it an accoustic vs. electric guitar choice.<BR/><BR/>You see quite a few women playing accoustic guitar.<BR/><BR/>For me, I just really like the sound theJan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-67775513766664301662008-08-27T11:19:00.000-04:002008-08-27T11:19:00.000-04:00I play bass and your comment and this guest blog b...I play bass and your comment and this guest blog brought up a lot of memories for me, too. I was a rocker chick, always loved the loud 'n' fast stuff. But basically I played string bass in the school orchestra and bought an electric bass because my boyfriend played guitar and wanted to start a band... the good part was that for years afterward, I could always find bands because everyone (well, Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6475986173085468360.post-20463484639954686772008-08-27T09:53:00.000-04:002008-08-27T09:53:00.000-04:00Your column brought a nostalgic smile to my face. ...Your column brought a nostalgic smile to my face. When I was a young teenager, I was a singer-songwriter who played the guitar (not an electric one) and started a band. I thought I was Peter, Paul and Mary all wrapped into one. I had quite a run for a couple of years, playing dives and holes-in-the-wall and saving money for college.<BR/> <BR/>Thanks for the memories!Pat Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004933270844397256noreply@blogger.com