And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
In the early '60s, looong before books and videos and generally-available guitar teachers, most of us applied the time-honored "Listen, watch, and try" method to figuring it out. Scratchy old 78s were the only source to be had; the highest accolade for a fellow folkie was "Sounds just like the record."
Ry Cooder legendarily performed at an LA folk club and was observed making a rhythmic scritching noise while he played. Just like the record.
In the early '60s, looong before books and videos and generally-available guitar teachers, most of us applied the time-honored "Listen, watch, and try" method to figuring it out. Scratchy old 78s were the only source to be had; the highest accolade for a fellow folkie was "Sounds just like the record."
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