I saw it and it said $750 and I laughed because I thought someone put it on there as a joke. Twas not a joke. I immediatly snagged it. My friend Gary then hid it behind the counter and said I had until 11 to get back with my parent to get it. I went outside, beat up the nearest old lady, she had no cash. So then I went home and said "My christmas present is on hold." and my mom came with me and we bought it. I got extra stuff too. 5 packs of EB 10s, 5 packs of EB 11s, a Fender strap thats all fenderish, strap locks, cleaning kit, Hardshell case.
Finally! A promising band has been dropped at my doorstep and I have accepted the challenge. Me and a friend (Stan) have been wanting to make a metal band and infuse all current styles together to make a great earth pounding sound. Well, we were incapable with the lack of a percussionist! Until, we found Jon was looking aswell. Jon, also a member of our town will pick up the sticks and tear it up and hopefully keep us in time! And a friend of mine from myspace will take up the bass and, go unnoticed. Lol. For the shred of the 2 harmonized guitars will be vastly impossible to hear between!
But really, I am so amazingly happy it's unbelievable! Until now I have never been in 'that band' that the whole scene respects, but right now I think this might be it. Playing my first show will also be amazing, for the shows I have done in the past haven't grossed more than 30-50 people!
Today was my brother's grad party. I spent most of the time playing guitar. The I plugged in for my family and jammed out some blues.
I got to thinking about how my brother graduated and got into a good college (Northeastern). I then thought about myself. I am a complete failure. My academics shouldn't even be called academics. I am on the tight rope to graduate this year.
I am seriously stressing about getting into a college. I just see this massive failure that is my life and I can't bear to see myself in the future holding a plastic cup asking for change. I want to be the best musician I can and that includes going to college. Berklee is what i am aiming for but I am so skeptical of getting in. I just don't see it happening. My teachers this week said if i work hard enough this fall I could make it. HOW HARD! HOW FAR DO I HAVE TO TAKE MY PLAYING!?!?! WHAT CAN I BE DOING WRONG!
I really want to go to Musician's Institute more than Berklee and my mother knows it. My father always tells people how I am going to Berklee. He wouldn't let me go to Hollywood for MI even though I am convinced it would be 100% better for me.
My life is a real mess, a train wreck. If all fails I will be giving lessons at my local music school. But I don't want to end up like someone in a dead end $30,000 a year job. I can't live like that. I was destined to travel the world bringing my music to the masses.
Alright so we had our final concert, which was cool, but useless.
There were about 50 people tops, and we played the 2 songs. I got a solo in the Unforgiven for like...32 bars lol. I was supposed to go 16 but some other kid got 2 solos so I was like...fuck 16. My solo destroyed faces as I shredded the world a new...ocean. It's called Shredlantis...it's where Boston used to be.
So. I messed up in The Crush of Love...I went to the chords 2 measures before I was supposed to, some kid was supposed to have a short solo for 2 measure, but he didn't solo, threw me off. I didn't care becuase...I just didn't.
Overall great experience, definently going next year and shooting for advanced. Then maybe we will play some technical songs, hopefully.
Alright, I am highly convinced Joe Stump is fucking INSANE at guitar. He is simply a virtuoso and he is teaching me! ME! I can't seem to grasp the fact that one of the greatest guitarists ever is teaching me, it's crazy!
I am totally dishing out the $850 to go back next year, even though I'll probably be attending 2 weeks later haha.
Cuz I graduate at the end of this year...and get a guitar up to $1500 of my choice...from my parents. Schecter Jeff Loomis or a MM JP...hard call. Probably the John Petrucci Sig.
So I am also in Fretboard Harmony class with a Ben Sher. I haven't heard of him except that he is a renowned jazz player...which is cool I respect it...just not my kind of music. But he is teaching us all this weird stuff on piano and then its on guitar...then it's on piano...then guitar...then...the recorder... ... ...not really.
Ensemble class is way gay. I chose metal stylings and we are playing The Unforgiven...and The Crush of Love. Way too easy, slow, not heavy songs. Not happy, and I only get 1 solo. Bogus.
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