Mom, an artist, lived next door to the Dead on the Haight in the Summer of Love and used to enjoy watching them sitting on the lawn playing in the park or going down to the Purple Onion to watch the greats and the Fillmore for that matter. She has passed now. I've been playing the guitar since about 5 years old, went to college and studied the sciences though I've yet to decide on a favorite branch as all are fascinating.
Oh yeah, here's a guitar sample...
the rest of my band!