guitartech from Twitter is going on the 17th. I don't know if that person is a member here or not. Their location says Los Angeles. Should I invite him/her over here?

But that VIP was before i was a hardocre PG fan
And i discovered the concert/VIP one month too late...
Come back to Norway PAUL !!!!!

Dang... people like NicolaiF would kill to be in your situation, GTRMAN. You should probably go, esp. if she actually pays the invoice for you.
I know at least one person in that session and he'll ask great technical questions.

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Me, wild shredder?
LOL. Have you seen my latest album "birdsongs are prettier then this" and the album before that "dogs howl mournfully to this"?
With such high expectations, I'm not sure I'll be able to perform up to everyone's standards!
I'm really hoping to be able to get out there.
I bought this Instant Yngwie Potion on eBay... (it smells vaguely like doughnuts, should I bring it?)

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I guess, first, it depends on being realistic about the sessions. With 75 minutes, there's either going to be 3 jams, or 2 jams and more questions or opportunities per student. It was working out that Paul was teaching something new every 1.5 to 2 minutes in the 60 minute lessons. That is a LOT of teaching!

I had the same, exact fear. I thought... My guitar playing skills are laughable, by anyone's standards. What am I doing here? Talk about a waste of space... That made me feel bad... it was a damaging, painful, counter-productive thought.

And then I realized this: Because I've done a lot of research in to both Paul's techniques and what Paul's students / fans / acolytes / whatever, seem to want to glean from what he teaches, I figured that the best approach to the lesson was this. I would go and I would not touch a guitar. I would keep my ears and my mind open, and most importantly, my tape recorder running! I would only ask technical, guitar-oriented questions, about techniques, phrases, etc. that could help everyone -- including me (rank beginner). And most of all I would realize that everyone has equal time and is on equal footing at the lesson. That way, nobody's paid time or money is wasted.

I have told a bunch of people this, and now I tell all of you this. Response has been very positive.

It's all about perspective, really. It basically breaks down like this: do you want to go because you want to learn? Can you have an open mind about the lesson - you think you somehow cannot benefit, but maybe you will, somehow? If this experience is going to even be partially cost-defrayed by your friend (Laura?) you should really give it a shot. You never know what the other students may ask... and I have no idea what he's planning on showing to us, new phrases wise. Any, or all, of this, can be of tremendous benefit. Even if you think Paul can only clean up a couple areas of your technique, given the time frame, it may help you a lot, esteem wise and also playing wise, in the future.

Seriously, if you guys want me to play guitar, I'll do that but not during the lesson! Jokes are saved for afterwards (or beforehand)!

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