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Day One Hundred Seventy Seven (Year Four)

Friday nights are always a bit more relaxed for me than others when it comes to music.  If I'm going to make everything out of this year that I possibly can, that might need to change at some point, but tonight's studio time was part laid back time with the acoustic, and part massive planning session for the weekend. Here's why:

I've got both Monday and Tuesday off next week.  And while I'm hoping to beat the snow and dash up to see family for at least a little bit of that time, it still offers a LOT of time to devote to music.  So, did I relax and start figuring out some Justin Townes Earle on acoustic tonight?  Absolutely I did.  But while that was happening, I was also plotting out the following in my head:

1) More time on the acoustic lessons.
2) Theory study.
3) A good electric session (100 Riffs?).
4) Getting a handle on the studio mess.
5) Grabbing some music magazines (if I head up north).
6) Charging and updating the iPod.
7) Creating a notebook for all of the songs I've been figuring out from records. 
8) Finishing the book I'm reading on The Beatles.

That seems like a good initial list.  Anything else that comes up can (and will) be added in.

Good day today.
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