well, i have finally gotten around to practicing again. Tim has come up with some learning tools perfect for crash course bass players. he is awesome and most of all very patient with me. maybe i won't sound like garbage (and i do NOT mean the band Shirley Manson is in, either) after all. seeing as how it is only a week and a half before my first performance with The Indulgences, it might be a good idea to kick it up a notch with the practices, though. *grimace* at this point i may consider some alternative methods of practice... sleeping with the guitar in my hands comes to mind and if i recall... as long as i don't drop it, it still counts as practice. *l*