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ONE-HANDED EDDIE VAN HALEN

  • Kip Wingerschmidt
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Anyone who plays an instrument has moments of thanking Jeebus for all of his/her appendages & extremities.  So often we take for granted the simple inherent nature of having all (or most) of our natural human body parts and functions, and it can be rather inspiring to witness someone overcoming the odds and making good out of an undeniably tough situation.

Enter John Denner, who was born without a right hand but designed a makeshift picking device that enabled him to learn how to play the guitar.  And dude didn’t just simply learn how to play — he legitimately shreds!  Case in point:

http://youtu.be/7H5Sy4l5eHM

I mean…….WTF???  Hats off to Denner.

Visit his website here.

TV news story and clips from Denner’s instructional DVD after the jomp…

http://youtu.be/Ht4GUzWWRxg

http://youtu.be/Qno3OiU5ReM

http://youtu.be/4Nj2qgrR5CI

-KW

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