Photo # 350

I'm not Irish, but this band is...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Photo #328

I spent my afternoon composing and recording some rough takes of a new piece of music in my "home studio". It's for a little video I made chronicling the construction of my now complete Titanic model. Yes, I'm a nerd. So what?
Anyway, as you can see, I have a pretty modest set up that's easy to bundle up and put away when I'm not using it. I plug my guitars and microphone into that red & black unit on my desk, and that then connects to my computer via USB. The software I use to edit my recordings is pretty old, and not all that easy to use, but I make do with what I have. And, as usual, my little roadie Merlin is always on hand to help out...

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Photo #284

Happy Birthday, Jimmy Page!

No Introduction Necessary: Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham & friends

Historical Note: Although John Paul Jones and John Bonham are on this album, it's actually not Led Zeppelin. This is a compilation of recordings Page made between 1968 and 1970 with several other British musicians, including Jones and Bonham, as a sort of side project in the early days of Led Zeppelin. These recordings are also known as the "Heavy Friends" sessions and there is an album out there with that name. I don't recall where I found this particular album, but I really like it. It sounds so good through headphones!

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Photo #273

This little box set I got for the Holiday made for some excellent house cleaning music this afternoon...

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'Twas the night before Christmas and all through my house, the only thing that was stirring was Santa rocking out....

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I was playing my guitar this afternoon and my little roadie Merlin was on hand to make sure my pedal board was running smoothly...

I probably should have gotten the microphone line out of the way.

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You'll find me here tonight...

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Someday I'll turn this thing up past 1...

Used camera's colour enhance feature to highlight the "jewel".

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Photo #168

After blindly walking past it twice then asking a store employee for help in finding it (the New Releases shelf wasn't clearly marked), I finally got my hands on the new Robert Plant album Band of Joy. I can't wait to actually listen to it...

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Photo #167

I feel like playing a little guitar after supper tonight. I'll go unplugged...

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Photo #155

Back in October, 2009, U2 put on a big show live on YouTube from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. I was able to watch some of the show live at the time, but the sound and picture quality weren't the greatest and the video stream kept freezing on me, so I gave up. Well, all these months later, I finally have my copy of the DVD from that amazing show...

PS: I think I'm caught up now after missing a day earlier this week.

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Photo # 150

I found this classic Led Zeppelin poster at a local music store this afternoon and figured it would be perfect for my den. I'll have to find a frame for it, so for now it's just tacked to the wall. I think it looks pretty cool...

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Photo #142

To celebrate singer Robert Plant's birthday I decided to watch his 2006 Sound Stage performance with the Strange Sensation this afternoon. Excellent concert! This DVD is only available through PBS' website, but I happened to find it at a second hand music store. Lucky me!

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Photo #112

Jamming in D minor...

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Organizing the CD collection. A daunting task...

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All packed up and ready to roll...

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Photo #56

Half day at work + rainy day outside + good music + a good book  =

A pleasant afternoon inside...

The albums are:

The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.

Them Crooked Vultures (Self titled)

Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back

The book:

Blink - Malcolm Gladwell

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Photo #28

Nice ride...

Saw this on my way to work this morning. The building in the background is the BC Ferries head office.

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E, A, and D...

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