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Day Three Hundred Fifty Four (Year Three)

Really enjoying the Buddy Holly thing right now.  Did a little bit of research today regarding Guitar Recorded Versions of his stuff.  There's a Hal Leonard collection that looks pretty great.  Might have to order that sometime soon here.

They FINALLY posted the setlist from the Brandi Carlile show we went to last weekend!  Here's how it all went down:

Set List

  • Hard Way Home
  • Raise Hell
  • What Can I Say
  • Dying Day
  • Dreams
  • Looking Out (Solo)
  • Closer To You
  • Heart Young
  • 100
  • Promise To Keep
  • The Chain
  • Again Today
  • That Wasn't Me
  • Bleeding Out (The Lone Bellow Takeover)
  • The Story

Encore

  • Nothing Compares
  • Pride & Joy
  • Folsom
I know I said it the other day, but it was yet another great show by a brilliant artist.

Excited to sit down and write tomorrow.  Grabbed my blue acoustic from the church today.  Didn't want to just leave it there while the Mrs. is gone for a week.  As flawed as the instrument is, that guitar has always been good for writing, neck issues be damned.  I'll probably bust it out tomorrow as I try to work through song ideas.

Good day today, but relaxing.  I sort of view it as prep for the big push starting tomorrow, and running for the next 24 days after that.  Wish me luck!

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