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Day Two Hundred Twenty Five (Year Four)

Finally got the electric guitar slung over my shoulder tonight.  Couldn't really crank up an amplifier because of the late hour, but it was still nice to get the feel of it back underneath my fingers again. 

I tabbed out a couple of the riffs from the "100 Riffs" thing by hand tonight, in spots where the transitions had been giving me grief back in January.  I'm really hoping that being able to look at the whole thing in one shot will help me to work through whatever my minor issues are with them.

Took a bit of time in the car on the way home to do some listening (because it seems like the only time I can find of late).  Cool, quirky stuff by Peter Himmelman that a co-worker burned for me last week.

Sat and read another chapter of the Big Star book I've been slowly working my way through.  That continues to be a really cool read.

Can't wait for the weekend (and can't believe tomorrow is Friday already), my goals include:

- 100 Riffs
- Listening
- Acoustic Goldmine
- Diving back into the record and seeing what I can get done.
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