Gotta get this in here, before the flaming starts...
Good on you, young mate, for posting that. Good that you are ready to get out and make music with others, so you and they can bounce ideas off each other.
Have you considered a rock n' roll summer camp? I am a contractor for a few of Power Chord Academy's camps. You might want to look into that, there's one in New York. If you decide to attent the Atlanta or Miami camps, I'll be one of the guys running sound at the concerts and in the recording studio.