Lucille

I bought my brother a guitar a few years back. He wanted to learn but gave up later. I always wanted to learn guitar. Now I have the time.

A friend of mine said men always want to learn guitar. Well.. like B.B. King had said, "when I go home at night, maybe I am lonely - well, not maybe, I am lonely - I pick up Lucille, and bring up the funny sound that sounds good to me, you know.."

Lucille is the electric guitar B.B. King uses. When he was young and nobody, he almost killed himself to save his guitar from a fire, which was started by a row over a girl whose name was Lucille. He named that guitar Lucille to remind himself not to do that again. Like every musician, King falls in love with his instrument. In his own words, "She's just like a woman, and that's the only one I've had that seemed I could really depend on. I've been married and each time separated from my wife, but Lucille never separates from me. She always stayed with me." He names all his guitars Lucille. Since 1982, Lucille has become the official name for Gibson ES-335, which B.B. King uses later in his career. Read on here.

Men are not good at talking things off after all. Well.. I have learned to do so, but I am still looking for someone who would listen.

I am doing quite good with guitar. I can play the easy part of Signe by Eric Clapton, although I still need to work on the bit.

p.s. Thanks to Fat Hoi who brought this classic tune to my attention: Lucille (1968).