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Day One Hundred Sixty Five (Year Six)

Today was a good day.  Maybe the best day I've had since the turn of the year, and you know what?  At the end of the day, I still feel like there was more I could have gotten done.  Still, I'm headed to bed happy because a few more pieces slotted into place.  This year is going to be big.

I uncovered another song idea for the power pop record that has been brewing for a while now.  Adding it to the list, I'm now somewhere around nine riffs/progressions, etc. that will be in consideration for that project.

I was putting a few things away today when I stumbled across the DVD for the Zeppelin lessons I've been using to piece my way through "Stairway" at various points.  It's got the most in depth video lessons I've come across for the song.  Included in that is a lot on the solo.  So, I watched just enough of that to know that, between the video and the tab book that came with it, I should be able to nail that down (which is the whole point, I know).  So there's another small piece dropping into place.

Oh, and I started listening to the new Dylan box set today.  Only six tracks in to the first disc, but that has been awesome thus far.

So, yeah, all things considered, today was pretty great.  Bring on the rest of the week.
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