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Day One Hundred Sixty Five (Year Five)

Today was less strange, but still somewhat quiet.  Work was a zoo, and what I needed out of the studio tonight was exactly what I got: a bit of peace, and a bit of progress.

I wasn't in there all that long today.  That's what tomorrow is for (day off), but in the time that I was in studio, I knew I wanted to work on learning the 100 Riffs from the Chicago Music Exchange.  There will definitely be more work on this tomorrow, but for tonight I kind of wanted to see where I stand in terms of progress on the whole list.  I've got the first 6 down pretty well, and I feel okay about 10-12, but 7-9 definitely need some work.  If I can learn about 8 each month, I'll have the whole 100 down by the end of the year.  Tomorrow I need to slow things down and get deliberate, making sure the notes are right and that I'm being efficient with my playing.

Also for tomorrow:

1) Vai workouts
2) GW colummns
3) Listening

Those for sure, and then maybe some work on the record.  That, if anything, seems like a good place to start.  If I get that done (or anything more than that), I'll be thrilled.
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