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Day Two Hundred Sixty Three

So, I was successful this morning in my attempt to have a guitar within reach at all times. I played for about 45 minutes before work, some scales, and some chordal things. I found an old scale primer that had gotten lost in the shuffle, and discovered it's actually pretty cool. It's a fun and easy way to dive into this whole lead thing, with the chord, the scale, and the arpeggio that is involved with each scale.

I picked up some Jason Isbell tonight at work. He used to play guitar in Drive By Truckers, and is now making solo records (There are 3, I now have 2). It's always fun and dangerous to go through the new releases on a Tuesday.

1) Here We Rest
2) Sirens Of The Ditch

Haven't gotten through both records yet, but there's an awesome song on Here We Rest called "Codeine" that's a highlight thus far.

I previewed the new Foo Fighters record too, and that seems pretty spectacular. Dave Grohl is almost too disgustingly talented/lucky for words. It blows my mind that there is an entire generation of people out there right now who don't even know him as the drummer from Nirvana. Somehow that seems wrong.

Off tomorrow, and while I have stuff to do around the house, I'm hoping to get some serious playing done as well. Cross your fingers!

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