Sooooo, it's been a few months since my last post...  (In this thread it was 2015 *whistle*)  And just thought I would pop in and say "hi!"  Mostly I wanted to give all the metalheads a thank you for all the support over the years.  My album project was, alas, a no go.  We have the songs, (the music, lyrics and charts) just not the people to make it a "thing".  It's a shame, I really liked a lot of it.  I have since started playing live again in a classic rock/oldies band just to make some money.  It's not ideal, but it's cash.  
I never had to do the "bar scene" coming up, I went straight from learning my licks to pro...  Having to pay my dues this late in life sucks!  That and I miss my roadies and techs. lol  Lifting my own stuff is the worst.