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Day Three Hundred Fifty Five (Year Three)

I had a couple of simple goals heading into today.  They were:

1) Get the studio corner cleaned up and set for recording heading into the first week of the Start Experiment.
2) Figure out what 3 songs I'm going to try and record in the next 24 days.

I was successful on both counts.  I got the piles of blank CDs that the cats had knocked over settled into a safer place, picked up and re-organized my effects units, and just made that corner of the living room a happier, more productive place to be.

Tonight was centered on the songs.  At the beginning of the evening, I was fairly certain of which three songs I was going to use.  And then something unexpected happened, I sat with the acoustic I brought home last night, threw the capo on the 3rd fret, and out fell a great chorus... so I guess I'm using that.  I've got a rough idea of how the verses are going to go, as well.

So, as it sits tonight, I've got:

1) One song essentially finished
2) The song I just mentioned, that needs a bit of ironing out in the verses

and

3) A couple of solid verses that need chorus progressions.

Is it where I wanted to be at the start of the weekend?  Not quite, but it's close enough that I can see where I wanted to be, and heading into the next 24 days, that's a great place to start.

The other note worth posting here tonight: I ordered that Buddy Holly Guitar Recorded Versions book that I mentioned the other day.




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