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Day Ten (Year Seven)

Okay, so I'll admit it right off the bat: I didn't get my deliriously amazing "full day" in the studio.  And yet, I again managed to make some good progress in the time that I had, so there's that.

(Side note: I'm ten days into the new blog year, and I already feel like I haven't gotten as much done as I should... it's definitely time to step it up a bit more)

I really got things up and off the floor tonight, thanks to the new storage cart that I got down there last night.  The floor is the cleanest I've had it since I got all of the pieces in place, so that feels good.  I'm still feeling like there's more I can do in that department, but I'll get to that tomorrow.

As for the playing side of things, I was (again) drawn to the bluesy side of things, this time with a bit of Stevie Ray Vaughan on the brain.  I worked my way through a bit of "Cold Shot," and did some focused listening with "Texas Flood" and "Rude Mood."  It's really the latter of the three that I want to learn all the way through, and I was able to listen and follow along on the tab that I have of the song.  Maybe if I'm feeling aggressive tomorrow, I'll take a shot at working on it in a more serious manner.  Still, for a song that goes by that quickly, listening to it a few times first seemed like the smart first move.

Good day, not great.  I've got to do better with time tomorrow.
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