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An active woman who loves working out and playing sports must wear necessary garments that will help support the body from pain and unnecessary soreness. One of the most important garments is a sports bra. It is needed because it is not possible for a woman to wear an ordinary bra when doing sports or any activities that requires a lot of physical movement for the reason that this would cause uneasiness and pain.

Many women find it hard to find a good sports bra that would fit them well. Sometimes, products can also be deceiving because they only look good and expensive yet they don’t deliver the promise that they give to their customers.

There are also people who think that when you buy items that are relatively cheap, it is automatically not of good quality.

In this article we will show you the review of this wonderful product, the Fruit of the Loom 3-pack Tank Style Sports Bra.

The Fruit of the Loom Company has been providing exceptional service for more than 150 years. For many generations, they have provided products that are comfortable, with up-to-date styles at valuable prices, allowing consumers to enjoy with their activities without worrying about the ease and comfort of the clothes they are wearing. As such, they produce sports undergarments of high quality at a very reasonable and valuable price.

The Fruit of the Loom 3-pack Tank Style Sports bra is so comfortable to wear because it is made of Cotton and Spandex for full breast support. It is ideally made for women with A & B cup sizes. It has a tank and compression style so you would never have to worry about sagging breast. Aside from being worn during sports activities such as jogging and walking, it can also be worn everyday just like an ordinary bra. Since, it is 3pc per pack all in a value of one, it truly maximizes your money’s worth. There are a lot of color combinations that you can also choose from. Like Red, Black and White, White, White and Pink, Black, White and Heather Grey.

With the Fruit of the Loom 3-pack Tank Style Sports bra, you can never go wrong. Comfort, ease and affordability all in one.

The most important thing about getting a great sports bra is knowing which one is right for your body type and activity level, otherwise you can risk doing damage to your breasts. Don’t risk it!

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You will learn about Fruit-of-the-loom Sports Bra as well as many other styles of bras. More importantly you will discover which bra is right for you!

Have you ever wondered, how much influence people around you have in your life? For example, how do your five closest friends affect your personal behavior? Think just for a second in three things about them: How is their health? How much do they earn on average per year? What are their aspirations? Once you have thought about it, think about how those answers apply to your own life; I am quite sure that you got really surprised when you realized how much you look like them. All human beings are influenced by the environment that surrounds them and by the people who they interact with. And eventually, without even realizing it, they grow to what they surrounded themselves with.

If this is so obvious, why not turning our environment and the people who surround us, into something that inspires and contributes to our own personal growth? To answer that question, let me introduce you to the concept of “Mastermind”. A mastermind is a group of people who share something in common, such as a value or a hobby. They meet to share their experiences and cooperate among themselves, because they really believe that their union as a group may be more effective than having to grow independently. They also have a common purpose that will be attained in a spirit of harmony.

Every mastermind needs a leader or facilitator and you can be that person; all you need to do, is find people who already are in a stage of life into which you want to grow (not more than 5 to 10 years from now) and/or others who have not arrived yet where you are, but you consider they have a great potential. Furthermore, in a mastermind, everyone must be committed to grow. Start by finding a place where they can meet regularly in person (if they are far away you can use a telephone but it is not recommended). Take your time to choose members carefully, because all must be big contributors and add value to the others. The idea is making the group stronger and stronger every time.

You are responsible for making everything work out correctly, so do not skimp on required efforts. For example, if you must send someone off the group, do it without hesitation. Plan the meetings in advance and make sure all members will grow and will have a big challenge on the attendees’ agenda. Reward the outstanding contributors in different ways (material or moral), but always keep in mind that your major goal is to grow and not to have a financial gain.

Once you organize the mastermind, you will be very surprised on how much you learned. You can create as many masterminds as stages in your life; just remember that the most important requirement to be met is that every one of the participants at the mastermind must encourage you to grow further.

If you want to know more about the concept of Mastermind, I recommend the book Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised,by Napoleon Hill. This book has been the MUST for our successful world leaders. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, one of the most famous leaders of industry of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, challenged Napoleon Hill to meet and interview the most affluent men of his time. He offered to cover his expenses and introduce him to all of these men. “Think and Grow Rich” is a revelation of their common mindset. Make sure you get the last published Make sure you get the last published Original Version.

Have success with what you learn but remember: FIRST LIVE WITH PASSION!

“I have read -Think and Grow Rich 81 times” – Mr. Bill Farley (Actual owner of Zrii, Former owner of Fruit of the Loom and part owner of the Chicago White Sox).

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Zrii is a new product which is being launched into the health and wellness marketing industry, and it will definitely be a strong competitor for other products with similar effects as Zrii produces. The Chopra Center, co-founded by Drs. Deepak Chopra and David Simon, who are well-known authors and lecturers, has approved of and endorsed Zrii, and this is the powerful support Zrii is starting its career with. Zrii is essentially based on the amalaki, a herb used in the Ayurvedic tradition, and it is a nutritional product.

Zrii is different from a lot of the other network marketing agencies because Zrii was launched by Bill Farley, a man who has already achieved great success in the mainstream world of business. Bill Farley has a close relationship with the Chopra Center and is or once was the owner of successful companies such as Fruit of the Loom, BVD, Anaheim Citrus Products, and the list goes on. Not only that, Farley is also a partner in the Chicago White Sox, which is a baseball franchise. With stalwarts such as the Chopra Center and Farley backing it, Zrii is a force to contend with.

Ayurveda is an Eastern medical tradition which has its roots in ancient India, dating back to about five thousand years ago. However, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi restructures the principles of Ayurveda to suit the modern system to society and has made Ayurveda popular over the world. Former students of Yogi’s, the doctors from the Chopra Center such as Deepak and Simon are now some of the most famous experts on Ayurveda today.

The Ayurvedic tradition divides people into three body types known as ‘doshas’. There are particular dietary needs, beneficial herbs and certain necessary lifestyle and exercise stipulations for each of the three doshas. Vata, Pitha, and Kapha are the three doshas. These doshas approximately correspond to the Western body types of ectomorph, mesomorph and endomorph. Vata is aware of space and air and rules the resistance movement of the mind and body. Pitta is made of water and fire and guides the metabolism, sensory awareness and heat. Kapha is composed of water and a crowd of swinish qualities.

A prime cause for sickness is an imbalance of the doshas. Even though each person has a governing dosha, there are aspects of all three in everyone. If one has not enough or too much of one dosha, then it leads to an imbalance in the system of the individual. One can re-establish the balance by consuming the prescribed herbs and other dietary requirements. Doshas also have varying reactions to seasons, different times of the day, and cold and heat.

Ayurvedic experts consider the fruit of the amalaki tree (Emblica officinalis) a very good digestive help, anti-inflammatory and also that it facilitates overall metabolism. Amalaki is thought to have high levels of amino acids, vitamin C, anti-oxidants and trace minerals.

Even though it’ll be formally launched in the Spring of 2008, Zrii went into pre-launch in October, 2007. It’s already making waves in the internet network marketing and natural healing industries as big names such as Bill Farley and the Chopra Center are associated with it.

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I first knew about zrii only three months ago, knowing nothing about the Product. I was introduced to zrii from a friend who was marketing and distributing it. My thoughts right away was like so many others, and just thought it was another juice. How I was so wrong! I started to drink zrii everyday and noticed about the third week changes that I could not explain. I felt energized, refreshed every morning I woke up, and able to play longer with my young daughter throughout the day.

So I sat down with my friend and wanted him to explain more about this product and what else it can do for me. So he took me out for lunch and told me more in depth about what he does and how zrii can change peoples lives. He explained that zrii is a nutritional, preservative-free, health drink supplement that is made up with 7 fruits and herbs with amalaki being the biggest one. Amalaki is a fruit which grows in the pristine mountain range of the Himalayas in Northern India. It helps rejuvenate, vitality and sustained energy, and the formulation of zrii is built on 5000 years of ayurveda wisdom.

Well I was hooked, and he explained more about the business aspect of zrii as well. He explained that the company CEO was billionaire Bill Farley, who has had 7 companies he has turned into billion dollar brands with fruit-of-the-loom being the most recognized and that zrii was endorsed by the world famous Chopra Center for Wellbeing with Deepak Chopra and David Simon running the center, and in which the Chopra Center has never endorsed or supported any 3rd party product ever before.

After my lunch meeting, I started to do my own researching on his website and other websites finding out more about this product and the marketing of it. After about a week I decided I wanted to earn an extra income from my home being a distributor and marketer for this unique product. So I joined up on my friends team, and started my own home business. He told me about how much he makes a month and and the numbers blew me away! He does five figures a month of building residual income and the company did not even launched yet! A business with such huge potential!! and I started four months ago and have already seen how my business has allready taken off.

You see zrii has a automated marketing system in place with the business. This basically help you run your business with leverage. I was a little leary on doing this, as I had absolutely had no experience in network marketing or distributing, but soon had the confidence of a three year marketer under my belt, only after two weeks.

I can see this opportunity and offering changing my life, and I’m only two months into it, and finding the freedom I have always dreamed about.

Chris Davidson is a very successful Network Marketer that is guided and driven towards helping others achieve their dreams, goals and possibilities. http://www.helpingfindyourfreedom.com

For the past few weeks, I’ve been astonished to find there’s been no front page news on the life and times of Hilton heiress, Paris. I mean, with America at war, the healthcare system in disarray, and a presidential election creeping up, what else could possibly be more worthy of breaking news than Paris’s recovery from her time in the slammer. We’re all praying for you dear Paris; get well soon.

I’m sure I’m not the only one surprised by this; half of America probably expects Paris to randomly appear on every news station, perhaps speaking at the next State of the Union Address, where – when asked about her feelings on Iraq – she replies, “I’d love to go there; I’ve never been to Africa” and then concludes her speech with her signature catch phrase, “That’s hot.” Her dad beams with pride, her mom applauds enthusiastically, her dog Tinkerbell piddles from excitement.

Right….and the world goes further to hell in a hand basket….a designer hand basket, mind you.

Sarcasm aside, I, like so many other people, simply don’t get why Paris Hilton is such a big deal. So, she’s a heiress to the Hilton hotel chain. So what? I’m set to inherit my dad’s one-man janitorial company and you don’t see me getting attention (and he has a really expensive mop, people!). So she’s blond, tall and thin. I can dye my hair, wear heels, and throw up after I eat. If that doesn’t get me Paris-like attention, I guess I could just stop wearing underwear. I will miss you fruit-of-the-loom.

Truth be told, the whole Paris fascination is a bit of an enigma: she’s not a big deal, she just makes herself one and that, in turn, makes everyone bite…even if they don’t like the taste. Look at this article, I’m doing it too.

The Guiness Book of World Records hit the nail on the head in their 2007 edition when Paris received the record for “Most Overrated Person.” Still, it’s attention, albeit negative attention, and that’s probably enough for Paris to deem it “hot.”

I guess the whole Paris thing just makes me mad. Here is a person who doesn’t need to worry about a job or paying rent or whether or not she can afford her healthcare premiums. She’s been born with a silver spoon in hand and yet can’t even seem to dish out anything good.

Is she helping make the world a better place? Does she take her elevated status in society and use it to help others by dedicating her life to a worthy cause? Other than the few license plates she may have pounded out in prison, has she really contributed anything tangible to society? Seems to me the only things she adds to our culture are scandals. I don’t know about you, but I’m just about all scandaled out. They’re so “Amy Fisher.”

So, dear Paris, here’s an idea…instead of parading around in shirts with that oh so clever (and grammatically incorrect) catch phrase of “Thats Hot. Your Not,” go give back to the world. In lieu of hopping from party to party (all while trying to avoid those “pesky” laws) go and do something that helps others. Take your money, take your fame, and take your undeserved power and volunteer at a Children’s Hospital, fight for animals, donate money to help the African AIDS crisis, head a fundraiser that helps cancer research. Don’t do this for five minutes once a month; include them in your life’s dedications.

When you start to do this, your biggest dream will come true: you’ll find that you really are a big deal after all.

Jennifer Jordan is a senior editor for [http://turbocellcharge.com]. Possessing an infatuation with pop culture – and a gift for stalking – she keeps up on the latest news of the musical world.

Halloween is a time for family and loved ones. So it would be all the more fun if the entire family decided to have a theme for Halloween. For couples too, there is a wide range of costumes to choose from that can actually say that you are made for each.

Couples costumes for Halloween form a wide range and you can use your creativity as well as your closeness to enhance your outfit. If both of you are foodies, then you could think of foods that go together. Some examples would be to dress up as a glass of milk and chocolate cookie. You could also go as Burger King and Dairy Queen. Mr and Mrs Potato Head would also make great couples costumes. If you want to bring out the fact that you are made for each other, you could choose to go dressed as a plug and a socket.

Or you could even go dressed as a fork and spoon. There are several animated characters that are also made for each other – Tarzan and Jane being classics. You could also be Aladdin and Jasmine, Batman and Catwoman, Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Marge and Homer Simpson. You could even go kiddie with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse or Daisy and Daffy Duck. Cinderella and Prince Charming would be nice characters or even Shrek and Princess Fiona. The basic idea is let your imagination wild and look for costumes that would best describe your relationship.

Halloween themes for the entire family can be a lot of fun. This allows for the family to dress as individual characters but at the same time, they all work together as a bunch. There are several famous families that lend themselves well to Halloween costumes. To begin with the most popular ones are the Addams family and the Brady Bunch. There are enough of characters to go around and suit all genders and ages. Some other great group characters are the A-team members or the Disney Princesses, the Flintstone family and friends, Fruit of the loom characters or even the Looney Toons characters.

In the case of all couple and family costumes, it would be better to consult all involved before settling on a costume theme. Make sure who wants to dress as which character to prevent battles at later stages. Have all your fittings and alterations done in advance.

Halloween costumes for Special Day “Halloween day”, Also find Disney Costumes, Pirate Costumes and Baby Halloween Costumes, Adult Halloween costumes, Roman Armour Adult Costumes and Hot 50′s Pink Adult Costumes.

Know the history of the tee? How did the t-shirt get its start in the beginning of the twentieth century? How did the t-shirt become an American favorite? We’re now into the twenty-first century, and the t-shirt remains as popular as ever.

T-shirts of yesteryear were nothing like the t-shirts you know today. It was common knowledge that the first t-shirts, as you will learn, were clearly considered something to be worn underneath clothing. Certainly, the t-shirts of old were not part of a stand-alone industry, nor were they a mode of advertising.

Believe it or not, before the 20th century, there was no consensus that underwear should be included as an essential part of one’s wardrobe. Most late 19th century folks wore something like an extended shirt called the “Spiral Bustle.” Then in 1901 the predecessor to Hanes introduced for sale through catalog men’s underwear, a two-piece set.

The birth of the t-shirt appears to be accredited to the navy (and lots of sailors). No one seems to know for certain when the first t-shirt was made. As early as 1913 the U.S. Navy adopted a revolutionary new garment, a short-sleeved, crew-necked, white cotton undershirt. This garment was to be worn underneath a jumper. And what was the purpose of this undershirt? One must avoid scandalous sights, otherwise known as sailors’ chest hairs. The standard issue shirt had somewhat of the silhouette of a “T”, thus the name “t-shirt” was born.

It is also notable that during WWI while European soldiers were wearing cooler, comfy, lightweight, cotton undershirts in the humid, hot summer days, that American troops took notice. These duds were nothing like the American wool uniforms soldiers wore.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary listed “T-Shirt” as an official word in the American English language by the 1920′s. Around the late 1930′s that companies including Fruit of the Loom, Hanes and Sears & Roebuck began the marketing of the t-shirt.

As of W.W. II, the Army and 12 million Navy sailors had t-seasy rider,hirts as standard issue underwear. “Skivvies”, these new, inexpensive undergarments became known as. America saw, began to get comfortable with, and reveled secretly, daily news images of their wartime sons, wearing t-shirts (dressed barely, but with pants of course). Underwear was being worn as outerwear. Rules were flaunted about undergarments. Taboos were violated with this show of male sexuality.

Still, by and large, the t-shirt was an undergarment meant not to be seen. In 1934, however, Clark Gable shocked everyone, as he stripped off his dress shirt in the movie “It Happened One Night,” to reveal no t-shirt at all. Women swooned, and men as well. Still, the t-shirt kept itself under wraps, to be worn primarily underneath a work or proper dress shirt.

The idea continued to quickly catch on, and due to simple design, a few years later, with the leave of many sailors during the war, the popular civilian “union suit” was reduced to a “singlet” or “jersey.” In 1938, Sears introduced a t-shirt they called a “gob” shirt (named after sailors). A “gob” shirt cost 24 cents. The t-Shirt would become an empty canvas, which was allowing men to present themselves in an erotic sense and show their gender.

The t-shirt was becoming appropriate to wear as an undergarment or as an outer one. The Marines standard issue white t-shirt was replaced with sage green for camouflage purposes. In 1944, the Army surveyed enlisted men as to preference of sleeves or sleeveless. Most preferred sleeves, due to better appearance, absorption under arms, among other reasons.

The t-shirt would never be the same. Along with worldwide upheaval, WWII brought along as well the first printed t-shirts. On display at The Smithsonian Institute is the oldest printed shirt on record. This t-shirt is from Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey’s 1948 presidential campaign and sports “Dew-It with Dewey”.

After the end of WWII, the t-shirt became the garment able to clearly display and advertise it all: cultural affiliation, class, and sexual orientation. 180 million t-shirts were sold in 1951. The rise of the t-Shirt can be traced back to the movies, and of course those big-screen movie stars: Marlon Brando, John Wayne, James Dean, and a young Elvis Presley who did their part to make the t-shirt, outerwear appropriate, or sexy to say the least.

1951′s “A Streetcar Named Desire” featured Marlon Brando’s portrayal of Stanley Kowalski, lovelorn, brutish, and primitive, riveting viewers as his buff pectorals and abs revealed themselves as unveiled by a stretched, paper-thin t-shirt. Some felt the picture created was one of a dangerous, incoherent kind of manhood, a sexualized brutality.

1955′s “Rebel Without a Cause” showed James Dean wearing a t-shirt without another shirt overtop. He made the t-shirt cool, a contemporary symbol of rebellious youth. Still, t-shirts were meant primarily for men.

In 1959, Plastisol, a stretchable ink was invented, starting a revolution in t-shirt design. After that came the iron-on transfer, and finally litho transfer. Thus was the birth of the t-shirt industry. Now marketing geniuses, like Walt Disney, “flocked” letters and simple designs onto t-shirts to be sold as souvenirs to both men and women.

Still the advertising evolution of the t-shirt would be slow. The military was first to stencil company and rank on their t-shirts. Also, Ivy League Universities made clear advertisement of fraternities on their tees. Budweiser was the first to do actual “corporate-advertising” in the late 1060′s, when they sported a Bud can on their company tees.

During the ’60s, the hippies abandoned traditional dress for tie-dye. Of course, the t-shirt became one of the cheapest and easiest garments to purchase and dye. Folks began tie-dying and screen-printing basic cotton tees, helping it to even bigger commercial success. In 1969, t-shirt wearing hippies took on the Establishment in Easy Rider. Also, advances in printing and dying allowed more variety and the introduction of muscle shirts, scoop necks, v-necks and tanks into modern fashion.

Throughout the late 60′s and 70′s, the American Tee was in full bloom. Rock and Roll bands began to realize that they could make significant amounts of money selling their t-shirts. Professional Sports caught on and soon the officially licensed t-shirt became hot merchandise. 1977′s “The Deep”, helped to form the sexual revolution of the 1970′s by means of Jacqueline Bisset’s wet tee.

What about the t-shirt in the ’80′s and ’90′s? Remember Don Johnson’s designer-tee and Armani suit combo ala Miami Vice? And what about the most memorable recent tee-film from 1996 “Mission: Impossible”, just a bit of Tom Cruise, clad in tee, doing some serious hanging from a wire. The 80′s and 90′s both saw amazing production of t-shirts with improved mechanics of printing them in increased volume for increased availability. The American t-shirt has now become known as a commodity item. More than one billion t-shirts were sold in 1995.

And now, with the advent of the internet, the t-shirt continues to become even bigger. Tee art symbolizes the cultural and social climates of our generation. Tees tell the story perfectly, and now more than ever, the t-shirt is becoming an even more individualistic mode of personal expression.

Robert Carney is publisher and owner of Old Crappy Tee. To stay informed on the latest t-shirt fashions, visit http://www.oldcrappytee.com

How many of you clicked on this article because the concept of playing the guitar at the speed of light appealed to your Ego? Be honest when answering that question. Think about the question again. Was it your Ego that forced you to click on this article? If so, say so. In fact you’re probably not alone. A lot of emphasis is placed on the ability to play fast guitar these days.

This article is intended to aid the beginning guitarist in sorting out the important aspects of playing the guitar and the not-so-important aspects of playing the guitar. For the most part, this particular article will address the mental strains and stresses of learning to play the guitar in today’s society due to peer pressure and other social aspects that dictate the terms pertaining to the musical subculture.

First, allow me to explain that speed playing has its place in music. There are certain passages in music that scream out for the implementation of speed playing. These days, guitarists are taking guitar playing to a whole new level, and this is a good thing for our musical society. After all, each generation lays the foundation for the next, right? Each generation of guitarists seem to be faster than the previous generation. Once again, speed playing seems to be one of the thresholds that every guitarist must meet in order to be accepted in most musical peer groups.

Secondly, allow me to confess that I enjoy speed playing. However, after approximately Forty-Five years of playing the guitar professionally, I can honestly tell you that I only resort to speed picking when it is absolutely called for in the arrangement. In other words, I use it very sparingly.

If you’re a beginning guitarist, you have my sympathy and empathy. The pressure to be fast must be excruciating for you. However, let me attempt to ease your pain and perhaps encourage some others to carry this message beyond this article.

Remember this simple thought: Speed without soul, kills. In other words, speed for the sake of speed is for the inexperienced guitarists and the youngsters who are just playing fast because everyone else in their peer group thinks it’s a cool thing to do. This type of speed playing is purely Ego driven. There’s not much foundation to support this type of guitar player. Sooner or later, for most Ego driven scenarios and players, the end will most certainly come. It’s the law-of-the-west, if you will. Most experienced guitarists know this to be true.

Now here’s an interesting thought for you to ponder. There’s only one guitar player more dangerous than a speed player, and that’s another speed player that knows exactly what he/she is doing. An educated musician can sink anyone’s Battleship. Therefore, if you’re a beginner, remember this concept. Knowledge outweighs flash and will prevail in the end. However, the music industry is as fickle as any industry can get, so keep that in mind also.

My advice to any beginning guitarist, or any guitarist for that matter, would be to establish both short and long term goals as a guitar player. Visualize your destiny. Be realistic about these goals. Yes, a healthy Ego is necessary for success. Notice that I said healthy Ego. Avoid the destructive Ego type of individual. Believe me you’ll know the difference between the two different types when you meet them. Let’s dig a little deeper and examine some scenarios.

Longevity, as a guitarist, should be very important to you if your vision is to establish a long-term career as a guitarist. There are many ways to achieve longevity. However, it’s very important to understand that not all guitar players can or will go-the-distance with their careers. Why? Fear, security, Ego, lack of belief, girlfriends, wives, children, and a whole host of other reasons that play a role in any career.

If your goal is to play the world, then hold on to your hat. Further, you’d better have something more going for yourself than just the ability to speed pick. Otherwise, you’ll most likely end up at the freak show. You know, the guy that’s growing six guitars out of his head and speed picking with his tongue and appearing at the local Carnival. How’s that for an image? For some of you, this might actually be appealing and that’s fine. Just remember that life’s clock is always ticking. Age is inevitable. What mark do you really want to leave as your legacy?

Look, If dressing up in costume, wearing a skeleton mask, and sticking your tongue in and out of your mouth at the speed of light while playing the guitar is your vision, then go for it. Don’t let anyone stop you. Long live Rock and Roll, right? However, there are other ways of achieving success and preparing for the day when the mask comes off. How? Music itself.

Contrary to what many might believe, melody and harmony still exist in music. A well-constructed melodic guitar solo can still send chills up the spine and turn a song into a hit song. Further, a well-constructed song can pay the bills for Forty or Fifty years, or more. These aspects of music have nothing to do with wearing a mask folks. Showmanship is necessary for performance. However, we all have choices don’t we?

Hopefully, for the beginning guitarist, you’re beginning to understand that following a peer group might not be the best choice that you could make regarding your career. It’s important to become a musical leader not a follower. Take a deep breath, there’s hope for those who have the calling.

I understand that gimmicks are utilized by many performing groups. And, for the most part, they work. That’s because there will always be someone who thinks it’s cool to come out on stage wearing nothing but underwear. Wherever, this type of audience exists, Fruit Of The Loom will do just fine. It all has to do with Capitalism. Once again, this is America and it seems that anything goes, for some. Gimmicks are fine, but it really has nothing to do with musicianship. Don’t forget that.

Once again, for the beginners, age matters. What I think is cool, is completely different than what someone who is between the age of 13 and 30 thinks is cool. It’s completely different. If I walked out on stage in my underwear, I can quite honestly tell you that my wife would knock me out cold, with an iron frying pan. That’s the truth. Your truth is different than my truth. Neither is more true or valid than the other. It’s all about perception, peer groups, Ego, and age.

For the beginning guitar player, I can only hope that some of this article is making sense to you. Don’t be controlled by your peers. Take control of everything around you. Responsibility is an important aspect of life and musicianship. Carry the flag proudly. Hold your head high. Whatever you do, do it with integrity.

Case in point. Imagine that being the fastest guitar player in the world was truly your goal. Now imagine yourself on stage announcing your first song. For the next Fifteen minutes, you shred the guitar, dazzling everyone in the audience. OK, now for my next number, another Fifteen minutes of pure speed. Now for my next number, and on and on. Yawn! I don’t know about you, but I’d be in the parking lot looking for my Mercedes. Where’s the Beef?

In case you haven’t noticed, there are certain songs and guitar solos that are still getting air play after Forty years. Most, have nothing to do with speed playing. They’re just great songs, with great melodies, chord changes, and musicianship. Go figure. All of the speed in the world does not make a hit song. A hit song makes a hit song. Get it?

Whatever you do, make sure that you take the time to educate yourself on the guitar. Education is the key to longevity as a guitar player. Yes, spirit and calling play a role. However, don’t neglect the learning years.

It’s essentially important that you take the time to understand music theory and application pertaining to the guitar. This education will help you in areas such as composition, arranging, producing, and many other aspects of music and your career. Who cares what someone else thinks is cool. What you think, is what really matters. Remember, become a leader, not a follower.

A solid foundation in music theory is like building a house of iron. While others are relying on makeup, gimmicks, and tongue picking, you’ll cleverly move on into the future with the gift of music. Hopefully, you’ll touch your audiences with honesty and integrity. Believe me, most audiences will appreciate your true talent.

The next time you’re in some music store listening to someone tapping or speed picking at the speed of light, remember that it is more-than-likely, that this individual just studied the Blistered Twisters guitar video on how to do nothing more than stroke the EGO in one or two positions. Throw a complicated chord progression and a couple of key changes in there and watch the train wreck. It’s actually quite humerous. Hey, if one can’t take the heat, then get out of the kitchen, right?

For the beginning guitarist, never fall into someone Else’s perception of cool. Make your own cool, and eventually someone else will buy into your brand of cool. It’s the way of the world. Learn how to play the guitar the right way, earn it. No gimmicks, just honest blood, sweat, and tears. You’ll be so much better off in the end.

Now, the issue of speed once again. Is it important to you. Yes, most likely and eventually. Will you achieve it? Of course you will. When? As you progress as a player. Speed picking techniques are actually simple. However, it’s best to build that solid foundation as described in this article.

Playing the guitar, in my opinion, is an undertaking best initiated by love for music and the guitar itself, not because of Ego. Ego always gets in the way.

© 2008 Michael E. Fletcher. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

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NASCAR race teams hold the undisputed heavyweight championship for corporate sponsorship and product hawking. No one, and I mean NO ONE comes close to the level they have reached. It is impressive, to say the least, and in my estimation is nearly as entertaining as the race, itself.Now that Christmas is past, the New Year has begun and college football is over, it can only mean one thing- the Daytona 500 and a new season of NASCAR racing is right around the corner. I love the smell of the exhaust, the thunder of the engines, the bits of rubber flying off the track, the corporate sponsorships. Uh, come again? That’s right, corporate sponsorships. As much as I love racing, the blatant and downright shameless plugging of sponsors is so prevalent that it has become its own form of entertainment. I mean, they make fun of themselves, for crying out loud, so you know it has to be bad.

I know that the corporate buck makes the world go around and there is no dodging it, so I don’t even try to fight it anymore. I was contemplating during this years college football bowl season how you used to be able to tell something about the region where a bowl game was held merely by its name. The Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl, and even the Mobile, Alabama bowl all conjure up some image. Some are maybe not so grand images, but images nonetheless. Now you can’t tell squat except for whose product is being marketed. It’s not only college ball games, though. Stadiums far and wide, for teams professional and non-professional sport a name, product and/ or service which is representative of the ones who coughed up enough denarii in order to obtain the opportunity to have their name flouted to all who dare look upon it. I know this to be true and I accept it as being how it is.

Let me just tell you, though, that the folks in NASCAR have taken it to a whole new level. There isn’t a sport out there that can come close to touching them in the world of hawking products. During a ball game you may see a sponsor’s logo superimposed on the field or something innocuous like that. For each NASCAR race, though, there are 43 teams each of which has a list of sponsors that would make a Madison Avenue executive wet his pants with excitement. In fact, I’d go so far as to say the only way they could go beyond where they are now would be to hire Billy Mays as a driver. These folks will, no doubt, plug sponsors and the list of sponsors grows ever lengthy. If you’ve never paid any attention to it, then make a conscious effort to listen to any given driver interview during any given race and enjoy the show.

“First of all I’d like to thank God and all my sponsors for giving me a fast race car today. The GMC Auto manufacturers, Mopar, Quakerstate, Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies Chevrolet was just awesome. I think a Loctite lugnut must have come off, causing us to lose a Goodyear Eagle tire. That sent us spinning like Hamilton Beach blender into the Quickcrete Fast Drying concrete retaining wall. Thank goodness for NASCARs dedication to safety and for the installation of those Dow Chemical Styrofoam and U.S Steel, Charmin soft walls. I pinched a hole in my Fruit of the Loom shorts and nearly stained my Simpson driver suit. I’d have dumped a gallon of sweat in the process if it weren’t for this Right Guard antiperspirant. In fact, I’m still hotter than Texas Pete hot sauce and my mouth’s as dry as Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder so excuse me while I take a sip of this Gatorade G2. There, that’s better. Other than that it was a good day for us at the Lowes Motor Speedway, but we’ll be back next week at the Atlanta Coca-Cola Speedway for sure. What was the question again?”

Awesome. Last year there were a series of commercials about using one of the driver’s armpits as advertising space. It was sponsored by Old Spice, of course. I can’t wait to see where that goes this year. Let’s all hope, however, that the folks from Preparation-H don’t take the idea and run with it. Ooh, baby, that could be a disaster.