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Day Three Hundred Fifty Nine (Year Two)

Waited until late in the day to sneak out of the house.  Wound up at the mall, and discovered that FYE had one of the EP's by The Tallest Man On Earth, Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird.  I think I've made mention of them (or rather, him) at least once in the last week or so.  He sounds like early Dylan, only with clearer enunciation.  We've got his new record, There's No Leaving Now, as an in-store play at work, and I really love the new record, so actually finding another one in a store meant an automatic pickup.  I looked for the new Marcy Playground too (again, curiosity), but they didn't have it.

When I got home tonight, I pulled a few of the magazines and books that deal with fretboard knowledge and memorization.  I'm finding good stuff, and my current goal is to have things in great shape by the first day of the 3rd year of the blog.  I really want to be in a positive spot going into the next 365 days of the blog.

The other thing that happened today was getting the boogie woogie record, and a few bonus tracks from the new Norah Jones record (loaned to me by a co-worker) imported into itunes.

I had potential plans with SL's brother involving music tomorrow night, but due to extenuating circumstances, they have been put off for a few days.  That'll work out okay, because it should give me a chance to put something together lesson-wise for N.  He's said a few times in the last few months that he wanted a few pointers on guitar.  I'll throw together a folder for him as a starter for my lessons that will be starting up soonish.

Tomorrow night will be fun.  Done around 5:30, and it should give me some time to get some work done.

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