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We found a nice looking 1970′s R-125 (Mediterranean) Hammond Organ for the house looking through Kijiji. It was up for 30 bucks but the lady was nice and said we could have it for free! The only problems were getting it home, repairing a key that was broken, and fixing a short in the bass pedals.

Well after a full day of loading and driving, we got it back home. Today I repaired the key by dismantling the top, removing the key, and then krazy gluing the plastic back together. This guide really helped alot.

I am still reading up on the bass pedal circuit, and giving it a nice polish right now. Thanks Sharie!

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Picked up the Roland TD-9 Drums today and got to play a bit after Anna and Mommy. It is a TD-9k kit (mesh snare, rubber toms) which was a great decision (mesh toms were a thousand more dollars = really, buy the TD-9 brain, and upgrade the toms after. People on the V-Drums forums say this, and they are right.)

Other than that, a DW 5000 Accelerator (DW5000ad3) Single Bass drum pedal which is the most amazing pedal I have ever played, and two pairs of nice sticks. Vic firth 7a’s (for Anna) and 5a’s (for me). She loves drumming with the sticks and her meter is great (even on the Nar). Drum Drum Drum! now if Dad can catch up!

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Using Exact Audio Copy on the laptop to convert our old CD’s to mp3. Downloaded a binary of the LAME Mp3 encoder, and found a way to create directories for Artist/Album/Title. Working great! Just in case that last link ever stops working, it was

%D (%C)\%N %T

Rubyripper on Ubuntu looks like fun, but the DVD drives are downstairs. So for this task, Windows and the laptop it is!

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My first electric was a SG copy, and I have always loved Gibson’s SG’s. Now, they have Robot SG’s, and I am having trouble finding a reason to not buy one! The video shows a Les Paul, but the electronics are the same. I know that it is a silly thing to buy a self tuning guitar after years of tuning them yourself by ear, but just look at em! That is so damn cool! Want.

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These are my old records that sat in my parents record collection next to the golden oldies. These records shared space with Saturday Night Fever, Willie Nelson, and Simon and Garfunkel. School dances, rockin with the headphones on, playin guitar into the aux jack along with the record, man, this is the mix.

1. AC DC – For Those About to Rock

2. Def Leppard – Pyromania

3. Van Halen – 1984

4. Motorhead – No Remorse

5. Metallica – Ride the Lightning

6. ZZ Top – Eliminator

7. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II

8. Steve Miller

9. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell

10. The Clash – London Calling

11. Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks

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Well, after getting invited to the CSO and 3 months of rehearsals, we finally performed our Spring Concert! It went amazingly well, even though I screwed up in the first piece (glad no one noticed:P) Even pulled off my solo in the piano concerto flawlessly =)

The theme of the concert was Roses and Romance, featuring 2 awesome young artists, winners of the Young Artist Solo Competition, Tenor Andrew Byerlay and Pianist Clinton Denoni.

Romeo and Juliet , Overture and Act 1 No. 1 ” The Capulet’s Ball” – Gounod

The Elixir of Love , Bel comforto and Una furtiva lagrima – Donizetti

Piano Concerto , Allegro Moderato Molto e Marcato – Grieg

Nessun Dorma from Turandot – Puccini

~Intermission~

Roses from the South Waltz , Op. 388 – Straus, Jr.

The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time – Kern/Fields

A Nightengale Sang in Berkeley Square (chorus) – Sherwin/Maschwitz

You Made Me Love You – Monaco

The Rose – McBroom

Everything’s Coming Up Roses from Gypsy – Styne/Cerulli

Next performance – Saturday November 24, 2007

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