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Day Two Hundred Seventy Eight (Year Two)

Let's see, where to begin today?

Picked up the new issue of Guitar World at work today, along with Jack White's solo debut, Blunderbuss.  Can't wait to hear how the record compares to The White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather stuff.  I don't go in until 3 on Friday afternoon, so I might stay up late and check that out.  Otherwise, tomorrow morning will be the time for that.

Had dinner with a friend tonight, and stopped by Half Price Books on the way back.  The only find that was musical in nature was Real Gone by Tom Waits.  I almost didn't get it, because I was worried I had it already.  I needn't have worried.  Waits has so much stuff out there.  I need to sit down and figure out what all I have by Waits and what I don't.  Almost picked up Evanescence's live DVD, too, but passed on that because I thought I had it already.  Turns out, I didn't have that either, and could have picked it up.

I had hoped to get a chance to play a bit today, and that never really materialized, but I know that tomorrow will offer me a chance.  In a perfect world, I'd accomplish the following:

1) Study some music theory (there's a book I have that I keep forgetting about)
2) Work on the song idea that I got before taking off for 2 days up north
3) Take a look at my practice binder and see what in there needs freshening up.
4) Spend some time with "Red House."

Seems like that might do the trick.  More tomorrow.

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