So, as I believe I've mentioned before, part of this whole process has to do with improving as a musician, and the other part of it involves being open to the experiences that result from my making a conscious effort to place my music at the forefront of my life, and just what happens. Today at work was one of the "see what happens" sort of days. I had a lady call the other day looking for karaoke music involving Marilyn Monroe. When nothing was available, she expressed her distress, and I resorted to telling her that I might be able to pull the vocals from the tracks she needed. So, finally today, she stopped in and dropped off the CD. Just another project to undertake because I pushed the music to the forefront! No word yet on whether or not I'll have any success.
Short one today. I've got a bunch of the DVDs that Guitar World has put out. Waded through those to see what I had, worked off of the lead guitar one. Just basic scales , but still a light place to begin. It was nice to just start loosening up my fingers again. Off from work tomorrow, so hopefully I'll get a lot of playing done. Said I'd mention the other project I'm hoping to finish this year. Back when I was living in WI, I started a hard rock band with a friend of mine. She was heavily influenced by Evanescence, and so, with her as vocalist, we started writing songs. We had written and demoed almost a full album's worth of music by the time I moved to IA, and had even purchased a P.A. in preparation for eventual gigs. We never did find a permanent drummer or bassist, so our demos sound very rough (and not nearly loud enough). I'd like to finish those songs, and make an EP of the 4 or 5 strongest, just as a way to put a cap on that project. More tom...
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