I was so excited, I had to do a video blog right on the spot. Nerd.
Music
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Feb 10
Shameless Video Of Me Playing My New Guitar
Shameless video post. Please excuse the vomit face I make when I play…. I’ve spent years trying to stop doing that… trust me, it aint’ going away (though it has gotten better)… I think I inherited it from my dad.
Expect something cooler / plugged in later this weekend when I have a moment to do that. 
18
Jun 09
NXNE Hasn’t Even Started, and i’m already exhausted
NXNE hasn’t even officially started (I know the opening party was last night but as you’ll read in this post, I didn’t get to go) and i’m already exhausted… Something about music festivals tires me out. When I went down to SXSW all it was every day was drink drink drink. NXNE is proving to be different this year.
I’ve agreed to help out my drummers other band (The Hots) with their show on Saturday night, since their regular guitar player will be out of town the night of the gig. This means learning 7 new songs with minimal rehearsals, and a pretty tight timeline (I only learned the 7th song last night). Last night I spent 2hrs rehearsing with the Birds of Wales, and then another 2hrs and a bit rehearsing with The Hots in the singer’s living room.
I don’t have a problem with rehearsing a lot, its just really freekin’ tiring focusing for that long (mind you, I only ate a bag of chips, and a bag of pretzels for dinner- so i’m sure that didn’t help).
Either way, i’m already exhausted, and have another 3 days of music to be playing – tonight is the first show, at the Kool Haus in Toronto. I’ll try and get some photo’s of the event – should be a good one!
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May 09
New Pedal Day: Tone Factor Mule (aka MojoHand Mule)
I recieved a new pedal today in the mail, all the way from Newfoundland.. It was used, however, most of my pedals have bene used, and i’ve rarely had a problem with used pedals… These things are built to last.
Just opened the box, and here she is, a custom pink colored Tone Factor Mule Pedal.. Its supposto be somewhere between a fuzz and overdrive, i’m hoping it does what i’m expecting it to do. I’ve got the low overdrive sound covered with a Gaspedals CARB, I’ve got a Crowther HotCake for my rocky overdriven sound, a Cusack Screamer Fuzz II for my over the top type of overdriven sound… The last link in the puzzle is some kind of fuzz.
I’ve never really been an overly huge fan of fuzz pedals – and i’ve had many, i’ve wasted many hours trying to tweek and work with them, but I’m just not sure fuzz is for me.
This is another attempt. Wish me luck.
Expect an update and an overview of the pedal after I get a chance to try it out for a few rehearsals.
7
Apr 09
Stupid Post Day!
I’m so excited about this, I can cry… maybe because I love pizza a little bit too much.
In other news, check out these photos from our gig last week in Toronto.