2011
– Last 100 Days
Prodigal
Altar Boy Countdown
T-41
Days to Go
20
November 2011
I
wanted to share this YouTube video of the Occupy Wall Street folks that are
walking to to D.C. to voice their opinions on the “Super Committee,” which has
to come up with budget solutions by 23 November. The video shows people with jobs who took
time off from their jobs to walk form New York City to D.C. Yes, WALK.
You have to want that. In
addition to the woman who took time off from her job there is a young man who
gave his two-week’s notice and then (literally) hit the pavement to D.C. Yesterday they arrived in Baltimore and
connected with the Occupy Baltimore folks in McKeldin Square. The conviction to walk to the nation’s
capitol to speak out gives insight into the resolve of the people
involved. Stay tuned.
My
Father-in-law sent me a picture he snagged off a Facebook page. It shows the sense of humor of the folks on
the “pointy-end of the spear.” Take it
for what it’s worth.
Goal:
1 hour per day working on the film
Details:
Read
Karen Everett’s blog article, “Declaring
Your Documentary’s Central Thesis”
Listened
to Karen Everett’s teleseminar “Using
Personable Narration in a Documentary”
Total time: 1 hour
Goal:
30 minutes per day music practice
Details:
Warm-up
on the MojoCaster
10:30
Service at Grace City
Pat
Metheny – warm up exercise #1 bars 1-4
Talkin’
Loud and Sayin’ Nothing – Living Colour version
It’s
Your Thing – Isley Brothers
“So
What” – Miles Davis
Amazing
Grace – Key of F (thanks to Kendall for
showing me the chords, always the teacher)
Total time: 2 hours
Goal:
15 minutes exercise per day
Active
rest (Lazy Sunday ;-))
Goal:
15 minutes per day working on the score for the movie
Details:
“Granby
Street” – on the MojoCaster, focus on placing lyrics in the verses and the
ending
“Dies
Irae” – 20X today I did them in groups
of five, allowing me to focus on execution
After
playing “Dies Irae” twenty times, broke down the octave and dyad climbs
A
Dorian riff work
A
min – D7 chord work to go with A Dorian riff
Rhythm
work on the E – B/D# - C#m – A chord progression
Rhythm
work on the R&B chord progression
“So
What” – Miles Davis (watched Jazz on the Tube clip of “Tutu” so had to get back
to Miles)
Total Time: 1 hour
