Mood:  cheeky

When I do some tabbing, I generally set up with my guitar, a pencil and tab paper, my CD remote to my right, and I take a guitar pick off of a side table to the left. Then I tab away. Sometimes, when I pick up the remote to reverse, pause, or un-pause, rather than put the pick down I'll just tuck it in the corner of my mouth for a second, then grab it when I need it again.

The other day I guess I was looking at just the right time to see one of my cats marching around on the side table, then sitting down right on top of the guitar pick currently in use, and looking at me like 'look where I am!'. I was just glad I saw her there so I at least knew about it! I immediately thought...Note to self: Remember to retire that guitar pick right away before you stick it in the corner of your mouth without thinking next time you're working on a tab! 

Somebody said to me, "You should get some really good 'bottom' notes from that pick now."   (groannnn)

But I wonder how many other times she sat on it that I didn't see!  

(That's not my cat in the picture.)

Mood:  silly

Just added to the main site tonight, and presented for your six stringing enjoyment (hopefully), is a song I often (jokingly) refer to as the "donut donut" song. If you look at the very last line of the song, you'll see how it came by that name.

https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/cantab/headpins-dontitmakeyafeel.txt

I think Tim Horton's should pick this up as a theme song. Maybe have Darby Mills in the commercial.

"Donuts make me feel like dancing, Donuts make me feel alright..."

What do you think? No? It couldn't be any worse than the two guys in the car celebrating their sandwich holders that they have in their commercials right now.

Oh, now I'm hungry. I could really go for a Timmy's coffee and a Chocolate Dip doughnut right about now.

You can hear the song here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYzySRvLD_0

Mood:  incredulous

I have a Fender Custom Shop calendar hanging on one of my walls. I love the guitar for July. It's a Strat with a carved top, depicting a Phoenix rising from the flames/ashes. The gold hardware sets it off beautifully. It was built by Master Builder Yuriy Shishkov and the hand carving was done by George Amicay.

http://www.shishkovguitars.ru/info.php?fender_eagle

Look at the detail! Just a stunningly gorgeous piece of work, don't you think? Amazing!

(Click on any picture for a closer view.)

Listening to: The Guess Who - Greatest Hits