today I...

relearnt all the modes as I learned the different shapes kind of differently, and i started learning the names of the modes cuz originally i learned them as one scale. got my speed up to 3 notes per beat at 133 bpm with all the modes. and put chords to some argeggio licks that i made with the Jam tool, and did some jamming as well.
sometimes you just need a kick in the head of inspiration, for me today it was Jeff Loomis, mainly the song Miles of Machines, from his solo album

if you like jeff loomis check out "psalms of lydia" by nevermore. its probably one of their best songs and jeff freaking rips on that song. jeff also put out a instructional video you might want to check out. best of luck man, rock on and dont ever give up!

Today I went over to a friend's bar/band rehearsal space and rocked. I should get some pictures of that place, it's freaking awesome. I got to play through a JCM 900 too, it was awesome. Today was also the formation of our new band: The Melon Farmers.

@GS. that was pretty sweet song, its a shame they have such a horrible singer lol. thats just my opinion, hes better than i remembered though

Today I (at 1 in the morning) was told I needed to go onstage and play at the pub i go to on the weekends because the band that was supposed to play didnt show. (Keep in mind I had planned to just get really drunk and had no intention of playing on stage.) So I pretty muched played a 20 minute jam with a dude that works at the bar playing bass and a friend of mine playng drums...twas pretty fun.