musical milestones: spontaneous jamming...

Actual spontaneous jamming broke out yesterday. We were (and technically still are) trying to figure out the chord progression for the fadeout of that fine Police tune "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"; Dan had found something he thought was it, but no-one could work it into the actual song. The next thing I know, we're playing the song and Dan and I are actually playing the same thing. Everyone else sort of tailed off in stunned or confused disbelief -- I nearly did too!

"Don't stop, we've got it!"
"We've got something... what the hell is it?"

Mmm, Heisenburgers

I've noticed that now I'm keeping track of what I eat, I'm eating loads healthier things. Sigh. That's one way to do it, I guess....

musical observations

(in which the observations go round and round until the music stops, then they all sit down... no wait...)

* I love it when a plan comes together. (In particular, I love it when I listen to a tune just before practice and work out bits of it; then approach the practice room and hear the same recording blasting through the PA while the lead guitarist is doing the exact same thing.)

* Practice got considerably less productive when a second guitarist showed up. Oh well.

* Yesterday's impulse sheet music purchase is ALSO COMPLETE BOLLOCKS. I may have just paid 22 bucks to learn that I should be playing an F where I was previously playing a B-flat.

* There is a certain kind of guitar strap that I am a complete idiot and don't know how to use. Sadly, I also impulse-purchased one of those yesterday.

* Yesterday's question of "We've got something, now what the hell is it?" has been answered. So did the attendant questions of "How the hell did we end up THERE?!" and "How do we get out again after that?"

* I CAN sing and play at the same time, at least well enough to keep us all on track. Hey, somebody had to do it.

* I can also bounce while playing, at least intermittently. Given the shoes I'll be wearing, I'm really hoping that won't be a requirement.