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December 16, 2011

This week we had to bring out a few new Christmas tunes- a couple of
instrumentals and a bluesy sing along. We started the week with a
ragtime arrangement of Gene Autry’s Here Comes Santa Claus, followed
that with a reverent take on The Little Drummer Boy (done in Dropped D
tuning), and ended the week with the contemporary classic Please Be
Home for Christmas, mostly along the lines of the Eagles version.

We tried to balance the heavy holiday leanings with a look at I Need
You by America and a couple of Fly On The Wall videos visiting Don
McLean’s Castles In The Air and singing tips with respect to Bob
Dylan’s Dream and The Boxer.

I also had a little time to sit down with the guitar and explore some
melodic and harmonic ideas. We put out a couple of these as Acoustic
Guitar Abstracts (#4 and #5). Looking back, it was about this time
last year that I started this soon-to-be tradition. Maybe the holiday
season gives me a chance to play the guitar more.

We also had another trip into the past with Jack van Breen showing us
a 1930s Gibson lap steel guitar- definitely a blast from the past for
the vintage collectors.

Next week we have a very cool announcement coming so check in early in
the week.

Stay Tuned & In Touch,

Neil

I'm really curious what you playing right now(for fun)..YES ''on the horizon''that must be really a goal for next year..it still grabs me..

One week to go for some hallelujah but I enjoy all the fun before..


ItS always great to hear going through the week,,,,I pretty much like the drummer boy too,,,

I wonder how Xmas songs feel with lyrics has ''snow'' in it out there..

Looking forward to next week..

W.

The abstract stuff isn't self indulgence Neil, they are lessons too. So don't be shy, just letem rip!

Happy Holidays everyone in TG land.


Scott