What used to be your main hobby before you replaced that with guitars?

[Yale C]

I have a number of hobbies, including:

-collecting pocket knives
-shooting pistols and tinkering with Glocks and AR 15 rifles
-pure and applied mathematics for recreation
-video games
-chess
-board games
-card games

[saxonblue]

I've been playing since I was a kid so can't think of much that came before it.

I have several other interests/hobbies such as motorcycles both on & offroad (have 1 of each), photography which I've just gotten back into, fishing & camping.

I don't believe enjoying any one of those excludes any of the others however most require some preparation &/or kit & need time on the weekends etc. to take part in whereas I can just pick up a guitar any old time & play for as long or as little as I please.

[asobi]

Audio and records. Books and piano. Functional alcoholism.

[saxonblue]

Originally Posted by asobi

Audio and records. Books and piano. Functional alcoholism.

Bahahahaa!!! I forgot to add that one.

[DesertTwang]

Scuba diving and underwater photography. I took this to a semi-professional level up to assistant instructor and continued my own education, got certified as a solo diver, ventured into technical diving. Living in Arizona, though, I eventually got tired of the long drives to Mexico, LA or San Diego, often bordering on 8-hour drives each way for a 3-day weekend. Once I started playing bluegrass, I realized that I could be just as happy - albeit in a very different way - with my guitar as I used to be perched on a rock at 100 feet, trying to get that money shot of a tiny, colorful sea creature. No travel necessary, no shlepping of heavy gear, no getting up at the crack of dawn to be on the boat before the customers, etc. I still have all my gear, and I'm planning on keeping up diving, but it's not a prime activity of mine at this point.

[Bridgepin]

Playing Golf and Guitar have been the two hobbies I have been doing the longest.

[jklotz]

Jeez, so many over the years. I raced bicycles, I was into spelunking (cave exploring) for a while, I competed in IDPA (which is pistol/shooting obstacle course competition) and motorcycle travel. I once rode a motorcycle from Atlanta to the end of South America (Tierra del Fuego) solo. I rode to Alaska and did the Trans Labrador highway to Nova Scotia. Pretty much as far as one can go in any direction without putting the bike on a plane or a boat.

As these things came and went, and I had a blast doing them, but I got my 1st guitar, a plywood Yamaha, when I was 12 years old. Guitar has been the only constant in my life. Truthfully, I'd have had a guitar at 8 or 9 years old, but my parents didn't think I was serious, or maybe they just didn't want the racket in the house. Either way, I'll die with a guitar close by. Hopefully no time soon, of course.

[mercy]

oil painting before 11 and got my first guitar. For 60 years since it has been my main hobby though I do like woodworking.

[DukeX]

When I was young:
Lots of organized and unorganized sports (Football, Basketball, Baseball, mostly).
Played a lot of Chess.

Picked up guitar in mid 20's.

Now that I'm old:
Fiction writing.
Songwriting.
Guitar Playing.

Almost forgot, I have a collection of First Edition Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels, many signed.

[whvick]

Camera/photography

[MBee]

Writing poetry. Photography. Guitar. I'm constantly trying to balance my time for these three pursuits. At other times in my life, hunting, police dog training, competitive cycling.

[Tico]

... shaking rattles, reaching for the mobiles in my baby crib and watching my mommie's face scrunch up when she changed my diapers.

[zmf]

Guitar as a main hobby? You're kidding, right?

Guitars are only for helping maintain sanity, so you can indulge in other hobbies.

[Mr. Jelly]

Breathing .................. I'm just saying

[hairpuller]

Golf, cooking, reading, and camping.

Our dog would say walking her. Scott