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Day Two Hundred Seventeen (Year Five)

Another really good day in the studio.  I jumped around a bit tonight, but it really feels like I'm finally getting into some sort of rhythm almost two months into the year.  Tonight, I:

1) Took a look at a bit of Hendrix.  A small amount of "Little Wing," and a bit of "Red House" got looked at and worked on tonight.  It has been a while since I've looked at those two songs, but with my confidence growing, I figured I'd have a bit of a go at them.

2) I did a bit of work on theory stuff, working out of the book I've been using all week.  It's a really cool resource, and I'm very much enjoying it.

3) I got back to a little bit of the GW columns I've been printing off and working through.  That felt good too.  A bit rusty, from not having looked at them consistently, but they are something I need to re-incorporate into my daily routine, as I was getting a lot out of them late last year/early this year.

Not much listening today, other than a few songs to get me pumped up for my time in the studio.  There's still a lot that I need to catch up on in that regard, but hopefully the weekend will offer a bit of time for that. 

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