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Day Three Hundred Twenty Seven (Year Three)

Today was a somewhat productive day that, at the end of it, just felt... weird.

I finished watching the Brandi Carlile gig from Red Rocks.  The rest of it was just as amazing as what I watched yesterday.  It really does need to be released on DVD at some point, because I need to own it.  Sitting and watching truly takes you back to actually seeing her live, and that, to me, is what a great concert film is supposed to do.

Started my morning with a bit of listening.  My mornings go so much better when they start with music.

Spent a lot of tonight with the acoustic in my hands.  At first I was playing through some of the chord progressions that have made their way into the beginning of songs of late.  I really like what I have, but it's obvious that I haven't spent as much time writing as I need to in the last couple of months, because getting something from the pieces I have to being anything resembling a finished song just wasn't happening.  The spark is there, but the gears are rusty and out of use. 

There were a few things that almost took off, but didn't quite get there.  Got a few good starting places, though, so that's good.

After that, I went through an old binder of stuff that at one time seemed good to include in a set list.  Didn't find much in there that I liked, though, at least at the moment.  I've got a pretty good playlist of songs on itunes, though.  I should go through that and print off some tabs.  If nothing else, it would take my mind off of how dismal my songwriting attempts have been of late.

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