I have always wanted to get these thoughts out in writing of some type...for some reason it helps me learn and grow as a person.

 Part 1: The Begining

Greetings,

 My name is Patrick and I'm a banjo-holic. I started playing roughly 5 years ago.

<Hi Patrick!!> lol j/k

I recieved a banjo for christmas 2003. My mother asked me if I would like a new instrument for x-mas. (we were pretty poor at the time but she ALWAYS made sure I had anything I needed to make music, i have been playing one thing or another since my first memorys and learned to read SN around the same time I learned to read english) Not having any knowledge about banjos other than that my grandmother liked them and I had hung out with Alvin Breeden a few times (for those who don't know, Alvin paints houses for a living,well used