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Day Two Hundred Fifty Three (Year Two)

Played around with the Clapton tune a bit today.  Tomorrow before work (I go in at 2) I need to sit down and spend a good chunk of time with that song, as I've been getting the itch to move on to "Red House."  Knowing me, I'll stick it out with "I'm Tore Down" until I get it to a point where I can really have some serious fun with it.

I really need to make friends with someone here who's a drummer.  I think it would be a lot more fun to trade licks back and forth with someone who actually plays drums as opposed to playing along to a metronome or a click track.  Don't get me wrong, I know that I've got a lot of work that can be done playing along with a metronome, but every once in a while, it'd be fun to jam with other living, breathing people. 

Not having the space to really do that where I live now makes me miss the upstairs room at my Mom's old house.  It was a huge, open room, with windows all along one side, and it was the only place I've ever lived that could accommodate a drum set.  It was a great space, and definitely something I'd love to try and re-create one day when I have a house of my own.

Tomorrow's got to be a strong day.  Things have been quiet since I got back from vacation.

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  1. L.M. ElmApril 2, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    You might want to ask your manager about Zach (sorry can't remember his last name). He used to work in your department back in 2005-06. I know he plays drums. The last time I saw him he was parking cars at Wakonda. Don't know if anyone still keeps in touch w/ him or not, but I'd ask around.

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