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Day Forty Seven (Year Three)

Well, I'm back from the DSM.  The B&N days are officially over.  At some point there will be a longer reaction to that statement, but for now what seems important is that I maximized my discount by ordering 4 upcoming releases while I was down there.  Here's what I paid to have sent to me:

1) Babel - Mumford & Sons
2) Charmer - Aimee Mann
3) Uno! - Green Day
4) Glad All Over - The Wallflowers

All told, that was a pretty good set of CDs, I thought.

Also of note, I got to listen to the Imagine Dragons record that came out on the 4th, and it's essentially what I expected it would be going into it.  The single, "It's Time" is probably the best song on the record, although "Radioactive," the first song and next single, is pretty good in its own right.  Not sure the album is worth a buy, though, at least for me.

Didn't get anything done on my Dave Grohl Challenge while I was down there, but I did tell a couple of people I'm doing it, so that gives me extra motivation.  Can't wait to get back into that tomorrow!

Picked up the two most recent issues of Acoustic Guitar and Guitar Techniques as well today.

That's really all for right now.  There will be a lot to report tomorrow, though.  First full day back in town.  First full day where the only work I have is music related (at least temporarily).  Should be an epic day of rock & roll awesomeness.

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