T-67 Days to Go 12 November 2012 Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown

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12 November 2012

Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown

Goal:  2 hours per day working on the film

Details: 

·     Worked on putting mailing list into spreadsheet

·     Worked on poster of TQ Seated by Window painting

·     Continued edit of TQ autographing Wiz soundtrack

·     Started spreadsheet of mailing list donors

Total time:  2 hours

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

·     Warm ups on Roland Ready Stratocaster

·     “Pat Metheny Practice Etudes” with metronome

·     “Jazz Power Soloing” with metronome

·     “Granby Street” – Roland Ready Stratocaster

·     “Dies Irae” – Roland eady Stratocaster

·     “It’s Your Thing” – Roland Ready Stratocaster

·     Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Roland Ready Stratocaster

Total time:  60 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Body Opus Week 12

Dumbbell Bench Press 8X8 – 2X40lbs

Seated Low Row 8X8 – 80lbs

Rope Pressdown 8X8 – 40lbs

Bicep Curl 8X8 – 60 lbs

Treadmill work

60/60 second intervals

5.0/6.0 mph

17 sets

2.28 miles

Total time: 1 hour

Goal:  30 Minutes  “Tangential Endeavors”

“What the Bleep Do We Know!?” - DVD

Total time:  1 hour 48 minutes

“The Trouble With TQ” Donor Roll

Name                  Premium Level

Carrie J. Hughes                                  Fan

Toni Fesel                                          Fan +

Minnie Thomas                                 Patron

Nancy Dixon                                         Fan

Mary Emmert                                        Fan

Bruce McKenna                           Supporter

Eugene Strelka                                     Fan+

Fr. John Dorgan                                 Patron             

CONTRIBUTION PREMIUMS

Amount                   Level               Premium(s)

         $25                         Fan                         Movie poster

         $75                         Supporter              +Poster of matching painting

         $150                       Patron                    + Funeral DVD

         $500                       Film Buff              +Autographed Film thesis

         $1000                    Co-Producer         +Movie credit

         $1500                    Producer                +2 tickets to a preview screening

        $2500                    Director                   +Film-related web domain

 

Veteran's Day

 

 That's my father's dog tag.  He retired from the Navy when I was a teenager.  He served his country during a period when the military was still implementing civil rights equality.  He witnessed a lot of chance in the Navy during his career, but I doubt the changes he saw made up for the discrimination he endured prior to the Civil Rights Era.  He never spoke much about those times, but there were things that I observed that I knew weren't right and I know the changes that came did not make up for what I saw.  Instead of resentment, what I inherited from him was a desire to serve.  I learned what he already knew, which was that despite the injustice, the country, as flawed as it may be, deserved to be defended and that defense of the country was the down payment each generation makes on the future.  I wear my father's tag to connect me to him and both of us to the country we swore to defend.

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11 November 2011

Veteran’s Day

I spent time today talking to an old friend.  We thanked each other for our service (stationed together in the Air Force) then pondered what this next crop of war veterans means for our society.  We contrasted America’s reaction to today’s veterans as opposed to Viet Nam veterans.  ‘Nam veterans got a less than welcoming reception and as those warriors were coming home, guys like my friend and I were going into the service.  In the course of basic training, technical schools and early assignments, we had a chance to interact with them and we are better citizens for the exposure.  In their way, they tolerated and passed a baton to us.  While we missed any hot wars by a few years, we brushed shoulders with men and women who would push on past us in the service and carry the baton to Iraq, Afghanistan and some, to Iraq again.  We thank you, salute your service and call you comrades in arms with pride.    

The "Weather Station" (click on me!)

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Emailed two additional pictures for Jesse Wieman to turn into paintings

Started to build and populate footage bins by category.

Total time:  3 hours

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

Warm-up on the MojoCaster

 “Granby Street” 3X worked on the lyrics and ending.

“It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

“Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing” – Living Colour version - Intro

Pat Metheny – Exercise #1 bars 1-4

D-sus riff work

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Viking Warrior Conditioning

36:36 Protocol – 18 reps per set

17 sets total

Weekly total:  55 sets.

Viking Warrior Hypothesis

Where your goal number of sets for a workout = G

And w = number of Viking Warrior Conditioning workouts per week

And t = total number of sets per week you’ll need to do to achieve G in 4 weeks

Then 2G/w = t (round UP)

(p.s.:  We’ll see. My goal is 25 sets.  Talk to me in a month.)

Time: 20 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes per day working on the score for the movie

Details:

“So What” – Miles Davis

“Dies Irae” – 20X, followed by dyad and climbing octave work

A Dorian riff work followed by

Am – D7 chord work

Rhythm work on the E – B/D# - C#m – A  progression

R&B chord progression work

Total Time:  45 minutes

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10 November 2011

Veteran’s Day

 This post will be up on Veteran’s Day.  I’ve noticed an increase in the number of “Veteran’s Specials” offered by various stores and restaurants to “Thank Veterans for Their Service.”  We should thank veterans for their service.  Military service in wartime and in peace represents a sacrifice by a few for the good of the many.  I object to shallow nature of these “specials” and “thank yous.”  Anyone who thinks a free doughnut is adequate compensation for the sacrifice of military service is either naïve or has never served in the military.  I am not an accountant, versant in tax laws, but I would bet any goods and services given as part of such a promotion is probably a tax write-off, so they are not really “giving” anything away.  If you want to really want to say “thank you,” why not take the money you would spend free meals, doughnuts and whatnot and cut a check for the VA or some organization (like the VFW, DAV, NAMI, etc.) that serves vets?  Why not write that check out every month?  I hear a lot of talk about lowering taxes and I’m pretty sick of the growing tax fetish and I say if you look at what the military does for you day in and day out, whatever it is you’re paying them and their families doesn’t come close to covering what it is you get for those taxes. 

Goal:  1 hour per day working on the film

Details: 

Worked on Second Quarter report for the Advisory Board

Added two pictures to the Amazon  “A Reluctant Malachi” page.

Watched Karen Everett video, “Story Doctor Kit Part 2”

Total time:  1 hour

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

“Granby Street” 3X worked on the lyrics and ending.

Warm-up on the MojoCaster

Pat Metheny – Exercise #1 bars 1-4

D-sus riff work

“It’s Your Thing” – Isley Brothers

“Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing” – Living Colour version - Intro

 Total time:  45 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day

Elliptical machine

Hill Training mode

Time: 30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes per day working on the score for the movie

Details:

“So What” – Miles Davis

“Dies Irae” – 20X, followed by dyad and climbing octave work

Rhythm work on the E – B/D# - C#m – A  progression

R&B chord progression work

Total Time:  45 minutes