Continuation, 6. Never point your guitar at anyone Your instrument has more clout than lightning. Just hit a big chord then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field. 7. Always carry a church key That's your key-man clause. Like One String Sam. He's one. He was a Detroit street musician who played in the fifties on a homemade instrument. His song "I Need a Hundred Dollars" is warm pie. Another key to the church is Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf's guitar player. He just stands there like the Statue of Liberty-making you want to look up her dress the whole time to see how he's doing it. 8. Don't wipe the sweat off your instrument You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music. 9. Keep your guitar in a dark place When you're not playing your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don't play your guitar for more than a day, be sure you put a saucer of water in with it. 10. You gotta have a hood for your engine Keep that hat on. A hat is a pressure cooker. If you have a roof on your house, the hot air can't escape. Even a lima bean has to have a piece of wet paper around it to make it grow. (This is part of a longer piece, entitled "The Ten Commandments of Guitar Playing as They Were Handed Down to Morris Tepper by Captain Beefheart," by John McCormick, published in 1996 by Rolling Stone in the book Alt-Rock-a-Rama.) #AbbaZaba #ThePastSureIsTense https://www.instagram.com/p/BspzCIzAvi7OWTzqaJrA442GytXanv8DvwFUM00/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bvxbnvsamgei