Just got home from the guitar shop... I'm trying steel dunlop fingerpicks... for banjos, except on guitar. James Taylor is against using them but his brother Livingston Taylor, who is a professor at Berklee College in Boston, swears by them... figured I'd try it myself. They don't work too well on a 12 string, but they're great for sixes.
I'm addicted to my guitar as well... my fingers hurt like hell. Sometimes in the middle of class I will shout out, "I love Oliver!" and somebody will respond "Wow, you must really love your boyfriend." Heehee, they think I have a boyfriend when all I've got is this piece of wood. A cheap piece of wood at that... but at least he's my piece of wood. Mine damnit! I cuddle with him. Heehee, y'all probably think I'm joking. The sad thing is... I'm not. Hello Alex, I'm Katie and also addicted to my guitar. I love the name you gave yours... Von. How did you choose it?