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Day One Hundred Eighty One (Year Two)

Sometimes my musical coolness for the day is all about who walks through the gate at work.  Today, it was a customer who, because I was playing Nick Lowe's new record when she came in, mentioned that she had just seen him open for Wilco when they were in the DSM in December.  That, I told her, was an amazing coincidence, because, while I hadn't seen them here in town, I had been to the show in Madison at the Overture earlier in the year.

She one-upped me, though, by telling me that she and her family got to go to sound check for the show at the Val Air.  How did they manage this, you ask?  Simple.  Her husband used to be in a band that toured the country, and in the process, he got to know Jeff Tweedy's wife, who used to book bands in various clubs around the States.

Let's see, what else happened today?  I picked up the new issue of Guitar Techniques, which has a gigantic article with 200 tips to make you (me) a better guitarist.  And it has the tab of "Hey Joe," so that's awesome.  Something tells me this issue will definitely end up included in the binder.

Also of note, Rolling Stone's website is streaming 4 songs from the new Springsteen record, "Wrecking Ball."  Here's the link to that page, for those who are interested.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/listen-four-songs-from-bruce-springsteens-new-album-wrecking-ball-20120119

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