Yeah, I think I was being a whiner and blaming the guitar and hands/fingers for my difficulties. I can get the G chord if I place my fingers correctly...

OK. Thanks so much to everyone. Lots of good ideas and inspiration. Just the idea that I can play around with how I hold the guitar and how I sit help...

I knew I forgot someone: Tom Waits! Awesome singer/songwriter. I love his gravelly (yet, I think, quite beautiful) voice, his creativity, and his cons...

Thanks for the welcome, both of you. Greetings!