Jules WILL Learn Guitar

This is guest post from the lovely Jules, in response to Shooting for Mediocrity 

Sadly, due to creative differences our friendship is on hiatus… I’m hoping mediocre service will be resumed as soon as possible. We apologise for any delay caused to your onward journey.

I’m a little hurt. I sensed, at best a disbelieving; and at worst, a downright mocking tone to my beloved friend’s take on my learning guitar.

So, a comment just won’t do! I feel the need to write a response, and I’d like to call it “Why Jules will learn guitar!” So here goes…

Reasons why Jules will learn guitar:

1. I’m pretty tall so I reckon I could definitely lift one up
2. They’ve only got 4 strings (or is it 6?)
3. I’ve seen those Guitar Hero ads - anyone can!
4. My brother plays the guitar and he has children*
5. I used to play the cello, which is basically just an upside-down guitar
6. I’ve made it to the grand old age of 27 without any desperate desire to commit suicide or OD, so I’m already guaranteed to have much more longevity than any of the greats (sorry Jimi, Kurt and Jim - you were good in your own way, please don’t feel bad)

*I’m not sure where I’m going with this, but it sounds like a damn good reason.

And finally, I’d like to take this opportunity to say, I think it’s pretty unfair the way I come up with genius ideas for a website or a band with my mate Hannah, then she just hi-jacks them.

It’s almost as though she has more get-up-and-go than… oh sod it, I’m having a biscuit…

But then I’m learning to play guitar!