When I was a dorm counseler at my university I had a freshman that took up practicing in one of the four communal bathrooms. The accoustics were great, and he would practice country/western with his guitar plus singing for hours each day, and was really sounding great! Couldn't get him to class, however, so he flunked out, lost his deferment, got drafted, went to Vietnam, never heard from him again. There may be a moral to this little story, but I can't quite put my finger on it, however, I did start studying more myself. Seriously, I may take this playing in different places technique on myself and see if I can get some benefit too.