Category Archives: Practice

Focus Pocus

Posted on 07/25/2010 by danzp

Somewhere around the fourth of July, my work schedule got crazy at the same time as my social schedule, and I had no shows booked, so I fell out of practice, guitar-wise and blogging-wise. My apologies for the latter. As … Continue reading →

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Psyching Myself Out

Posted on 03/04/2010 by danzp

Rehearsal with the new guitar has been a varied experience. On the whole, what I said on the day I bought it is true — as a “real” guitar, my Jazzmaster definitely sounds and plays better than any of the … Continue reading →

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Getting Geared Up

Posted on 02/01/2010 by danzp

Up through this weekend, work was kind of crazy, and when I’m not working, I’m JAMMING. Not really. But I will say I’m well rehearsed for the show on Friday night. The usual loosening of limbs and fingers, the familiar … Continue reading →

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Drudgery & Strategy

Posted on 11/13/2009 by danzp

I’ve known for a few weeks — more like months, really — that there was a period of time looming where my job was going to be, for a few months or so, brain-crushingly tedious and boring. Until this recent … Continue reading →

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Notes on a Pause

Posted on 11/07/2009 by danzp

So I went straight from that mid-October show into a two week period of intense “what-I-get-paid-to-do” type work, during which I pretty much didn’t touch the guitar at all. And now I am paying the price. In the fading of … Continue reading →

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