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Day Three Hundred Fifty

So, I listened again to last night's demo before I headed off to work today, and it still gave me chills... this, I am taking as a really good sign that we are indeed onto something. Still feeling confident that this particular song is the one from which all the others radiate out.

I set aside the really old demo today as well, not for good, but just for now. Wanted to take a crack at one of the other songs on the list this morning before I had to go in. Now that there's a deadline and a goal, I really need to get cracking on the rest of the ideas, so that I have the time to get them all played through, figured out, and recorded before I head home for a week.

Something else dawned on me today: If we're going to be running these tunes in the week that I'm home, I really need to take the next month, and work not only on songs, but also concentrate really hard on getting my playing and my scales and everything into some sort of shape.

It's going to be a busy month, but if all goes according to plan, it will also be productive.

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