One of the greatest things about hanging out with friends you haven't seen in a long time is the swapping back and forth of all the new music that you've discovered in the time since you saw each other last. Needless to say, I snagged some new tunes while friends were in town. A little bit of Industrial (KMFDM, Lollipop Lust Kill), a smattering of Caroline's Spine, and a couple of records by the Hot Toddies are the big gains. Aside from that, it was mostly individual tracks. It's always nice to be handed a big thing of music, it's like someone's letting you in on a secret that has been hidden away for years and years. Maybe that's the truth, or maybe I'm still foolish enough to believe that music can save the world.
Tonight was a slightly unfocused night in the studio. It was a night of acoustic stuff, but most of what I got accomplished involved tinkering with different songs by Jackie Greene and Johnny Cash. If nothing else, I set up the next list of songs I want to figure out. Tomorrow night I need to start getting back to the Acoustic Goldmine book, as well. Every time I sit down with the acoustic for an extended period of time, I reconnect with the emotional side of that instrument. There's so much to learn still in that book, so much information designed to improve my playing. I need to take better advantage of it. I know it's crazy, but I'm already looking forward to Friday. I really need to spend a lot of the day in the studio. Getting a weekday off of work is such a rare commodity. I need to do a good job of using my time wisely.
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