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I just buy a blue 360 controller... and they announce a red one. (the magic of WEBlogs)
Where the fuck is my receipt... I need to return the blue one.
Back into GTA now.
We went out to dinner to Two Goblets with my parents last night. EXCELLENT schnitzel - very unexpected, since our last excursion there years ago was poor. Awesome soup as well. A+, would eat again
Before that, we walked over to my parents' place assuming they'd already be there. They weren't so Liz tried out the drums a bit and managed to lay down a backbeat. Apparently she's always wanted to be a drummer. This tells me we need more Rock Band playage.
Ma and Shomik showed up, so eventually Shomik and I got to jamming. (I left my Fender Amp and Jay Turser semi-hollow electric at my parents' place so this would be possible.) I realize I actually don't know how to play most of the songs in Rock Band for realz so I need to get on that. Shomik can 99% Welcome Home with the POS (in comparison to reality) Rock Band drums so we should learn to jam it. We ended up settling on Cherub Rock as our jam.
One:
I felt quite fond of my old setup. After I got my Strat, I decided the Turser could be used for some experimentation, so I fitted it with cheap humbucker-sized single coils. I was actually pretty disappointed in the result at first, since the pickups just sounded a bit... flat. They new pickups lacked character, and even though the old humbuckers had issues, they had a personality.
I felt like I found the proper use for the bridge single-coil last night. The lower output allowed me to push the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe a bit more, and the single-coil also lent some more definition. Even though Cherub Rock sounds a bit washed out the way it's played, I felt the single-coils made it sound richer.
Two:
I need to jam more. Just playing power chords to a real drum beat was very satisfying. Shomik definitely has the potential. Rock Band actually amped his skills up a bit. Very cool. Apparently Harmonix started out making software to teach people how to play instruments. They made no money so they moved on to games. Now they are back at exercising their true vision. Very cool. Inspiring.
Who am I writing to?
What value does a public journal serve?
Hmm.
Whatever. I like it for whatever reason.
Where the fuck is my receipt... I need to return the blue one.
Back into GTA now.
We went out to dinner to Two Goblets with my parents last night. EXCELLENT schnitzel - very unexpected, since our last excursion there years ago was poor. Awesome soup as well. A+, would eat again
Before that, we walked over to my parents' place assuming they'd already be there. They weren't so Liz tried out the drums a bit and managed to lay down a backbeat. Apparently she's always wanted to be a drummer. This tells me we need more Rock Band playage.
Ma and Shomik showed up, so eventually Shomik and I got to jamming. (I left my Fender Amp and Jay Turser semi-hollow electric at my parents' place so this would be possible.) I realize I actually don't know how to play most of the songs in Rock Band for realz so I need to get on that. Shomik can 99% Welcome Home with the POS (in comparison to reality) Rock Band drums so we should learn to jam it. We ended up settling on Cherub Rock as our jam.
One:
I felt quite fond of my old setup. After I got my Strat, I decided the Turser could be used for some experimentation, so I fitted it with cheap humbucker-sized single coils. I was actually pretty disappointed in the result at first, since the pickups just sounded a bit... flat. They new pickups lacked character, and even though the old humbuckers had issues, they had a personality.
I felt like I found the proper use for the bridge single-coil last night. The lower output allowed me to push the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe a bit more, and the single-coil also lent some more definition. Even though Cherub Rock sounds a bit washed out the way it's played, I felt the single-coils made it sound richer.
Two:
I need to jam more. Just playing power chords to a real drum beat was very satisfying. Shomik definitely has the potential. Rock Band actually amped his skills up a bit. Very cool. Apparently Harmonix started out making software to teach people how to play instruments. They made no money so they moved on to games. Now they are back at exercising their true vision. Very cool. Inspiring.
Who am I writing to?
What value does a public journal serve?
Hmm.
Whatever. I like it for whatever reason.