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Day Two Hundred Four (Year Two)

So, I know yesterday was a disaster for me musically, but today was better.  I sat down with some empty chord sheets and the notebook that I've been using for the album-in-a-month project.  I just wanted to see where I'm at.  It admittedly hasn't gone as well for me during the first two weeks than I had expected it to be.

That said, I've got 4 solid musical ideas and the little bit of lyric that I got the other day.  There's melody associated with that lyric.  That's more than I expected to have, considering how it has worked out so far this month.  With some elbow grease tomorrow morning before work, and a bit of lyrical luck, things should be looking a little bit better than they do presently.

I'm taking a road trip up north to see SL on Tuesday, assuming the weather holds up, that is, and I've started looking for road music for the trip.  I've been in a Gaslight Anthem kind of mood the last couple of days, so today at work I looked  for something that might be similar to their album The '59 Sound.  I found a couple of artists that might do the trick, a band called The Loved Ones that I hadn't heard of before, and a band called Lucero, that I've heard mention of before, but haven't heard anything by.  The only downfall here is that I'd have to order those bands, and they wouldn't be here before I leave on Tuesday.

Also, as much as I'd love to cover the Grammy's tonight, I think I'll save my review for tomorrow night.  I need a chance to study the winner's list a little bit more before I comment.  Definitely check back tomorrow for that, though.

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