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Day Three Hundred Thirty Five (Year Three)

Kept on importing music tonight.  Got the live Isbell record, the Dishwalla single, and the Ted Leo disc loaded into itunes tonight.  I'm going to have some serious listening to do in the next few days.  What I know for sure, in that regard, is that the Kurt Vile disc is going to be required stereo listening.  The songs are long-form, which doesn't scream "car record" or "ipod listen" to me at all.

Started in on a list of songs and influences from early in my playing years.  A lot of that stuff (Simon & Garfunkel, Sister Hazel, Buddy Holly, etc.) has gotten pushed to the wayside over the years, and with the new space coming in a few months, I really want to be able to touch on everything that inspires me in the new studio, make it all accessible so that it all gets focused on.

One of the things I forgot to mention over the weekend was the Guitar Center Sessions episode that featured Alkaline Trio!  The performances were awesome, but it was even cooler for me to sit and watch the interview segments.  Oh, and now I'm watching the extra performances on guitarcenter.com.

Long day today, and I teach each of the next two.  Let's hope I can get some of my own stuff done in the next couple of days, too.

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  1. AnonymousJune 25, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    Stumbled across your blog last night. It's pretty awesome. I haven't read all of it, maybe the last year and a half. Curious though. You spend a lot of time just listening to music, but not a lot actually playing (or so it seems). How does that work out? I'm so jealous of how dedicated you are to making sure you always have the latest releases. I'm a college kid so the money is always too tight. I'm guessing a lot of your money comes from gigs. So awesome.

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  2. trustno1June 25, 2013 at 5:32 PM

    If there's one common thread that runs through the last three years of posts, it is that there needs to be more playing involved. The long-term goal was to be good enough to get into Berklee School of Music, out in Boston. The short-term goal was just to have a guitar in my hands again after a long stretch where life didn't allow me the room to play. I'm not where I'd like to be playing-wise, but how many of us really are? It's a journey, and a process. It's why a lot of posts end with the phrase "more tomorrow, and better." I'm always pushing myself to do more, to improve, to be the best I possibly can. Really, what it comes down to is the idea that, if I can do one thing to improve my playing every day, then at the end of the year, I'll have taken 365 steps toward being the musician I want to be.

    As for keeping up on the new releases, I just have this inordinate fear of turning into someone who gripes about music "being better back in the day." There's so much out there that's good, you've just got to keep your mind and your ears open. And save your pennies in the hopes of finding a record that will change your life.

    Thanks for finding my little corner of the internet, and thanks for commenting! It's reassuring sometimes to know that someone out there is following along on this crazy journey of mine. Keep coming back, for while the journey may be long, the music never stops.

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