An eighteen-year-old colleague...eh, scratch that.
A seriously opinionated 18-year-old colleague today was discussing guitarists with me and he stated that although BDG and Clapton are both fine guitarists, Mark Knopfler, he claimed, was even better. I acknowledged the obvious talent of both Clapton and Knopfler, but averred that, for my money, all I needed in a guitarist was that it be Gilmour... just playing any old thing on any old guitar.
This is the same guy I had a heated debate about whether it is right and proper to challenge an inept university lecturer about their methods of teaching - helping adults learn, rather - their subjects.
I say challenge the lazy, money-grubbers who only want to skim over the subject, and to end the class early in time for a few bevvies down the pub.
He says students should never challenge their lecturers. I say, "bollocks"!