Introduction

I guess with this being my first post I should introduce myself and explain with I have chosen to learn guitar and maybe even have an obligatory whinge or two.
So, my name is Joey and I am 37 years old. I got my first guitar about 3 years ago, it was a cheap acoustic guitar and after learning "Come as you are" by Nirvana I put it away to collect dust. I suppose my excuse for putting it away is I kind of lost my way a little. I did not know what to learn or how to learn and though I had toyed with the idea of tuition it was not something that i had seriously considered.
A few months ago I picked the old, dusty and neglected guitar up again and went for my first lesson and after been advised to ditch the cheap acoustic I bought myself a cheap electric guitar and I now well and truly have the bug.
I really cannot understand why I have left it so long to learn guitar, I feel like I have missed out for so many years and can wholeheartedly say that if you are in two minds about learning guitar then seriously, just do it. Don't put it off. Find yourself a guitar tutor in your area and stick with it your wont be disappointed.

Musical Influences

I feel it is important at this point to mention the bands I love and that have contributed to me wanting to pick up a guitar in the first place.

Guns n Roses
I must have been about 11 years old when I first heard Appetite for Destruction and remained a big fan until the band split. I do not follow them now, it just isn't Guns n Roses without Slash and Duff.

Nirvana
I still listen to Nirvana on a regular basis, I never get sick of hearing Kurts voice.

Metallica
My god, what a band these were/are. When I want something a little on the heavier side you cant beat Metallica's earlier albums.

Other bands of note that I love include - The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Pantera, Rage against the Machine, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Jimi Hendrix, Kings of Leon, Marilyn Manson, Mumford and Sons, Oasis, The Offspring, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Tool Coal Chamber and Korn.

Time for a whine

I am left handed. Why is there such limited stock of left handed guitars. Yes I understand that us left handed folk are the minority but seriously I visited a local shop this Saturday recommended to me by my tutor and they did not have a single left handed guitar on display or in stock. The guy behind the counter could not even tell me what models he could get left handed.
It isn't just guitars though, I recently purchased an Ernie Ball book and i kid you not it was next to useless as it was written solely for right handed guitar players in mind only. Learning how to play guitar if difficult enough without having to interpret books that are supposedly written to make it easier.

Long term goals

Nothing too big, I suppose for now just to be able to play a song or two flawlessly would be pretty cool but in the long term many years from now it would be amazing to be on a stage playing guitar without getting heckled.