Are you homesick for the place, or the memories? I thought the same of NYC a while back, and when I went "home" I was disappointed because it was no longer anything like the memories I had of growing up. It was actually rather hurtful as well as anti-climatic.
I still live in my hometown so I don't have that sense of reflecting on home but I do see my parents do it. My mother didn't go back to her home town for 30 years because it wasn't safe. She missed it and when she did go home it had changed a lot but she was glad she got to see it again, although for her she knows she will likely never go back.
I read the Lita Ford interview, I would like to see her if she comes through town.
That is a perfect age to start out. I started playing when I was about 13, and my teacher said I should have started when I was about 9 or10. I didn't realize I was going to the damned Jedi Academy
Tell him to keep practicing his scales and get a metronome
God as a personal belief is one thing.
When god A is better than anything else
and you'd best belive too, is what I rail against.
Once I worked with an annoying jesus freak,
finally told him: "Look I'll fight to the death for your Right
to belive what you will, just do the same for me".
He twigged and was tolerable to be around after that.
Al did post an amazeing musician. Good that your guy saw it,
to see the possibilities of the instrament.
I hope you feel better love