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Day Three Hundred Ten

Today was a day off from band stuff. First Sunday like that in 3 weeks. B. was out of town for the holiday weekend, so we're getting together tomorrow night instead. That being the case, I figured I'd spend a bit of tonight working on exactly what I had hoped to get to when I wrote last night: the playing side of things. So, that decided, I did what I always do when I get into one of these moods: I went for the pile of stuff that I keep setting aside for that ever elusive practice plan that keeps getting pushed off to the side. I dove into that headlong, sorted through it a bit, took some stuff out, and then started working with what I had left. This included a "guitar boot camp" lesson with Zakk Wylde. I've gone through a bit of it so far, seems like fun. I'm sticking with it this time. On days lacking in band stuff, this plan will be assembled. This way, I'm going back and forth between songs and improvement. Secretly, I think this sort of setup is what I've been hoping for all along.

Also, found out today that Warren Haynes is going to be in town in a couple of weeks (on a Sunday night, no less), and it just so happens that I have that Sunday off!!! I'm totally going to that show. Tomorrow's plan, or part of it at least, is to find tickets for said concert.

I've got to drop off some music for R. tomorrow too, as well as get some tunes from my brother for the Iron & Wine show I'm going to in a week and a half.

Another good music day... a string of these in a row will really give me motivation to hit it hard in the countdown to a year of blogging.

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