It's not in my personality to tell anyone the 'correct' way to do things as we are all wired differently and find that the older I get the less I seem to know. That said, I believe that a sustained work ethic is the best way to aid creativity (at least for me). I write everyday and have done...
I must admit, I didn't know that Ringo was left handed until I watched the video. Now I'm tempted to set my kit up left handed to see what the effect might be...
I play a Danelectro Longhorn (had it for about 8 years or so) and I love it, it rocks. The low end THUNK is fabulous and the weight and length make it a pleasure to play on longer gigs.
Forgot about this. I love that they had the perfect song for such an event. My roommate in the 80's had this on video tape (first time I'd heard of the band) and this performance pretty much formed much of my approach for some years...