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Day Three Hundred Thirteen

I've got to be up early tomorrow, so of course I can't sleep. I've been sitting up with the acoustic for the last hour or so. Tried to do some recording, but the progression I was after just wasn't sounding the way I wanted it to, so I put that aside for another time, and just sat and played. As is always the case, my fingers started working through the chord progressions that are on the big list for the band. I stumbled onto one of the two progressions we have that just go back and forth between two chords (at least for right now). Tried to finda third one. Almost succeeded, but not quite. I don't know what it is about this project and getting stuck for a third chord, but it seems to happen frequently.

Never did connect with B. tonight. Probably good, since I didn't have enough time to really play around with Music Maker.

I did, however, send a message to J. regarding his offer of production for the hard rock stuff. Next phase of that: convincing him to play bass as well as produce.

Let's see, what else happened today... bought the Warren Haynes tickets for R. and I. It's an outdoor show downtown on the 12th. Hopefully the weather is nice! Although, I hear there is a rain location just in case.

Listening-wise, today was a Pearl Jam day. I went back to their most recent album, and liked it a lot more on another listen than I did initially. Although Eddie Vedder happy still trips me out a bit. Not that I stopped with the new stuff by any means. I actually figured out some of "Wishlist" completely by accident.

Good day. More tomorrow?

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