Harry Potter Sucks! No seriously.

Now that I've got your attention and probably pissed you off. This is my first real journal entry.

So about 3 weeks ago. I bought a book on how to play bass like some of the top bass players in music today. I bought the book because I was really starting to get bored with playing the same stuff over and over again I wanted to learn some new and challenging things. One of the guys that is featured in the book is Victor Wooten. Probably the best bass player around. The book shows his technique and style. And the past 3 weeks I've been trying to learn his style and master his technique. I'm proud to say that I've accomplished a hell of a lot. I can now play a portion of his solo from his song "Sinister Minister" and I've actually surprised myself with the sounds I am producing from my bass. If you haven't heard the song "Sinister Minister" download it now. Not only is there an awesome bass solo, but it has awesome banjo and saxophone. I promise your jaw will drop.
There are a few set backs with learning how to do something new. First off there was a definite physical adjustment. I had a huge blister on my thumb from playing for about 2 weeks because I was too excited to stop playing and let it heal. Also my forearm was sore a for a week or so too. And my metacarpaltunnel syndrome and carpaltunnel syndrome has returned. Which really sucks. But oh well. It is worth the pain. Of course it was also a little frustrating because it was a slow process to learn his stuff. I still have a lot of improving to do with the solo and some of the other stuff that is in the book. So thats what I've been doing the past couple of weeks.

I am also reading a book called "Freakonomics". So far it is good.