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Day Two Hundred Ninety One (Year Three)

In my excitement over my impending studio space, I've started trying to figure out, not only how to organize things, but also what resources and tools I'm still missing.  One of those things is the columns that Richard Lloyd wrote for Guitar World a number of years ago.  I've got most of the original magazines, but like the Vai workout, I've searched periodically over the last few years for a PDF version of all of the columns.  Always with no luck... until today, when I found a 14 page PDF that has some of the columns in it.  It's a place to start, anyway, even if it isn't everything.

Last night I vowed to play more and wish less, so I played again today.  Ran essentially the same scales for a little bit less time, but I still felt good about the fact that I'm finding more time to play.  The best part is that I know there is more time available, because I wasn't as focused with the free part of my afternoon as I otherwise could have been, so while that wasn't necessarily good news for today's playing, it's still a lesson that gives me hope for tomorrow.

The one thing there was this afternoon was a lot of listening.  I had some stuff to do around the house, and cranked up Green Day on my ipod.  It was a good, upbeat way to get some stuff done and stay motivated, while still doing something that felt musically vital.

Tomorrow is going to be a great day.  I can feel it.

Happy Birthday, also, to one of the distinctive voices in rock & roll history, Eric Burdon.

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