Guitar and chess. Aren't you just thrilled!

My practice sessions with the guitar are getting longer and I'm usually playing two sessions a day. I also added a Ramone's song, ok just the intro at the moment, to the list. I realize it's only a three chord song, but it lets me practice my upstroke on power chords which is quite a different feel than alternate picking, although it is based on the same premise.  While I was mucking around the other day I found a really evil sound. I kept playing with it and thought to myslelf "hmmmm, this seems familiar." I looked up what I thought it sounded like and lo' and behold it was the opening to Black Sabbath 'Black Sabbath'. I was both elated and disappointed. Elated that I discovered it just by goofing around with different things and disappointed because when I first stumbled upon it I thought I had found something original and truly haunting sounding. I was going to embed a video of me practicing, but although youtube says it uploaded correctly and everything it has yet to show up. I don't know if it has to be approved or what not so it may have to wait until my next blog.

On the chess front I think I'm getting worse. I'm not sure if it is a lack of concentration or perhaps my opponents are getting better. Paul has been crushing me, like he should, and my other games are also very very close. I did have a nice win in 5 minute chess against a 1761, hell it was more of I crushed him, but he did not seem very familiar with 1. d4. In all reality everything is probably status quo on that front, but sometimes I feel like I've hit a plateau. Either way it is still enjoyable to play and that is all that really matters.

Tuesday Oct. 9th I'll be at the Nightwish Kamelot concert :) A huge shout out to my friend Rob Frick for buying tickets. I didn't even know about it until he said he got us tickets for the concert. I'm sure it will be an awesome show.


Finally got it to upload.