Hey,
So tonight I went out for dinner with my dad and his girlfriend and his bussiness partners and his girlfriend. We went to a place called Murphy`s Law, the food was good, the converstaion was good but the service sucked.
But then my dads bussiness partner got us a very Scottish desert... Deep fried Mars Bar with vanilla ice cream, it was amzing, bad as hell for you, but amazing.
Then we came home and just hung out and just talked. Tomorrow my dad has a run for help in Haiti, which is awesome that he is doing it cause anything to help out there, just the bad thing is... we have to get up at 6:30 IN THE MORNING!!!!!!!!! I am not made for that, the run is at 8:30, unless its for school I can`t get up until at least 9:30.
Because of that run I have decided to get into running, so I have decided to start training, some with my dad and some on my own and the earliest actual official run I could do is probably in September.
Yesterday I saw a movie that was way better than I thought it would be, Detroit Rock City, the movie featuring KISS. Except for the part where it didn`t show the last two parts, I watched it on YouTube, and it didn`t have the last two parts, which sucked.
I am so excited about me being my friends guitar teacher, that is awesome. But the thing is, apparently he needs a 90% average in music, which shouldn`t be that hard cause he is getting a tutor now for flute, which is the instrument he plays in music class, and I he has me helping him, which in music class is a pretty good thing, my average was 98%.
Ok, song of the day
Ladies Room by KISS
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Guitar Teacher
Ok, hey
So today I found something out that I think really cool, a kid in my class is going to start playing guitar and he wants me to teach him!!! That is pretty damn cool, he likes a lot of good music, his favorite bands right now are Led Zeppelin and AC/DC. The thing is that he has to get a 90% average in music class, which should be pretty easy for him now cause he is getting a tutuor for flute which is what he plays in it, and I am gonna help him, right now my music average just went down from a 98% to a 93%, but thats still pretty good.
So yeah, I am really looking forward to this, I love teaching, I love music, I love teaching music, so this is gonna be good. He asked me what guitar I thought he should get, he wanted a Gibson Custom Angus Younge SG, but all Gibson guitars have tougher strings because they are meant for people who have been doing it for a while and who have worked their fingers up. So I suggested Epiphone SG, Epiphone Les Paul, Fender or Squier Stratocaster and Fender or Squier Telecaster. Fender strings are more flexible and pliable.
Also Gibson is a lot to handle for someone who is just starting, even Epiphone are pretty good for starters, and the strings on Epiphones are still pretty solid and unpliable.
On the weekend I am getting a webcam, I was supposed to get one tonight but ended up not.
I have two videos up on YouTube but they aren`t very good so I am hopefully gonna have at least another one or maybe two by midweek next week.
I also am hopefully going to be going to my favorite store in world... Steves Music Store!!! It is awesome, it is my personal MECA, and whenever I go there the people are so nice to, I am always the youngest person there and they are so nice to me, letting me try everything do anyhting I want, they let me help with some other stuff its just awesome.
Oh, and on Thursday I have a music playing test, I have to a duet with someone but I have to do two duets since I play percussion which is drums and the bells which is the zilophone but metel instead of wood. One song I have to learn is Burn It To The Ground by Nickleback.
Anyway, now for the song of the day
Full Circle by Aerosmith
So today I found something out that I think really cool, a kid in my class is going to start playing guitar and he wants me to teach him!!! That is pretty damn cool, he likes a lot of good music, his favorite bands right now are Led Zeppelin and AC/DC. The thing is that he has to get a 90% average in music class, which should be pretty easy for him now cause he is getting a tutuor for flute which is what he plays in it, and I am gonna help him, right now my music average just went down from a 98% to a 93%, but thats still pretty good.
So yeah, I am really looking forward to this, I love teaching, I love music, I love teaching music, so this is gonna be good. He asked me what guitar I thought he should get, he wanted a Gibson Custom Angus Younge SG, but all Gibson guitars have tougher strings because they are meant for people who have been doing it for a while and who have worked their fingers up. So I suggested Epiphone SG, Epiphone Les Paul, Fender or Squier Stratocaster and Fender or Squier Telecaster. Fender strings are more flexible and pliable.
Also Gibson is a lot to handle for someone who is just starting, even Epiphone are pretty good for starters, and the strings on Epiphones are still pretty solid and unpliable.
On the weekend I am getting a webcam, I was supposed to get one tonight but ended up not.
I have two videos up on YouTube but they aren`t very good so I am hopefully gonna have at least another one or maybe two by midweek next week.
I also am hopefully going to be going to my favorite store in world... Steves Music Store!!! It is awesome, it is my personal MECA, and whenever I go there the people are so nice to, I am always the youngest person there and they are so nice to me, letting me try everything do anyhting I want, they let me help with some other stuff its just awesome.
Oh, and on Thursday I have a music playing test, I have to a duet with someone but I have to do two duets since I play percussion which is drums and the bells which is the zilophone but metel instead of wood. One song I have to learn is Burn It To The Ground by Nickleback.
Anyway, now for the song of the day
Full Circle by Aerosmith
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Scholars
Hey,
So, right now I have a deal that if I get scholars this term, next term and all of grade 8, I get a Gibson Les Paul, so if I get and 80% or higher average I get a Gibson Les Paul.
That is a pretty awesome deal and I am so excited about it except for one thing, getting scholars is proving to be harder than I thought. Right now my average is right now my average is 70%, but probably went up a bit cause of science, but the teacher hasn`t posted my science marks yet. Yeah, so I have got a bit of work to do, my worst classes are History and French, I am so amazed that French is doing better than History, cause I suck at French, like, I was failing French for a while, it was 45%, now it is 59%.
One thing that sucks is that I am starting to get pretty sick, I got a cough or something a couple days ago and I woke up this morning and my throat was hurting, I lost my voice a bit, and I am coughing a lot and it hurts, so yeah, I hope this doesn`t get worse by tomorrow, cause I actually like school.
Today I decided that I needed to write a song, a good one, not just some random crappy song.
So I decided to lock myself in my room (even though my room doesn`t have a lock) and make a song, so far I have some ideas for guitar, some titles, a while ago I made some lyrics but I was really sad at the time so the lyrics are way to sad, so I have to make some new lyrics which should pretty hard cause I am not amazing at making lyrics, I can just it takes a long time and a lot of work. One thing I need to do is get a 9 volt battery, cause I got a wah wah peddle for Christmas but it needs a 9 volt battery. A while ago I got into an argument with one of my friends, which is common for us, we fight a lot. But we haven`t talked in like 10 days which is very strange for us, except for like two days ago we kinda talked a bit. We were doing something for the Middle School Music Night at our school but now I don`t know whats happening, we haven`t talked in a while haven`t practised in a long time.
Anyway, now for the song of the day
Burn It To The Ground by Nickleback
So, right now I have a deal that if I get scholars this term, next term and all of grade 8, I get a Gibson Les Paul, so if I get and 80% or higher average I get a Gibson Les Paul.
That is a pretty awesome deal and I am so excited about it except for one thing, getting scholars is proving to be harder than I thought. Right now my average is right now my average is 70%, but probably went up a bit cause of science, but the teacher hasn`t posted my science marks yet. Yeah, so I have got a bit of work to do, my worst classes are History and French, I am so amazed that French is doing better than History, cause I suck at French, like, I was failing French for a while, it was 45%, now it is 59%.
One thing that sucks is that I am starting to get pretty sick, I got a cough or something a couple days ago and I woke up this morning and my throat was hurting, I lost my voice a bit, and I am coughing a lot and it hurts, so yeah, I hope this doesn`t get worse by tomorrow, cause I actually like school.
Today I decided that I needed to write a song, a good one, not just some random crappy song.
So I decided to lock myself in my room (even though my room doesn`t have a lock) and make a song, so far I have some ideas for guitar, some titles, a while ago I made some lyrics but I was really sad at the time so the lyrics are way to sad, so I have to make some new lyrics which should pretty hard cause I am not amazing at making lyrics, I can just it takes a long time and a lot of work. One thing I need to do is get a 9 volt battery, cause I got a wah wah peddle for Christmas but it needs a 9 volt battery. A while ago I got into an argument with one of my friends, which is common for us, we fight a lot. But we haven`t talked in like 10 days which is very strange for us, except for like two days ago we kinda talked a bit. We were doing something for the Middle School Music Night at our school but now I don`t know whats happening, we haven`t talked in a while haven`t practised in a long time.
Anyway, now for the song of the day
Burn It To The Ground by Nickleback
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Top 10 Guitarists
Hey
Today I am going to be talking about my top 10 favorite guiarists right now and then I am going to talk about them a bit.
Ok, so this list will probably change in a while but, for now, the list is
1. Stevie Ray Vaughn
2. Joe Perry of Aerosmith
3. Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen
4. Bruce Kulick of KISS
5. Brian Robertson of Thin Lizzy
6. Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones
7. Pete Townshend of The Who
8. Ace Frehley of KISS
9. Angus Young of AC/DC
10. Slash of Guns N Roses &Velvet Revolver
Yeah, so those are my favorite guiarists at the moment.
Now a bit about why I like them, Stevie Ray Vaughn because he is just amazing, he plays with so much emotion and feel and he makes it look somewhat easy.
Joe Perry because I love his music and Aerosmith`s music and he using some really interesting tecniques, and is really good.
Eddie Van Halen because he uses so many interesting styles and tecniques and when he makes a song, it is just amazing to listen to.
Bruce Kulick, In the 80s he learned a lot of interesting tecniques that he has always used since then, I love his music and he is really talented.
Keith Richards, he is a very good guitarist, he made very good music, and I just lik him.
Pete Townshend because I love his music and he is amazing and he has got an awesome sound.
Ace Frehley, he was the original guitarist of one of my favorite bands and he is awesome.
Angus Young because a while ago I kinda gave up on guitar, and his guitar work got me back into, and he has the ability to make amazing things that sound complicated and hard but really are the most simplest thing.
Slash because he has a really cool style, I love his music and I love his Gibson Custom Les Paul Gold Top.
All right, now for the song the day
Little Willy by SWEET
Today I am going to be talking about my top 10 favorite guiarists right now and then I am going to talk about them a bit.
Ok, so this list will probably change in a while but, for now, the list is
1. Stevie Ray Vaughn
2. Joe Perry of Aerosmith
3. Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen
4. Bruce Kulick of KISS
5. Brian Robertson of Thin Lizzy
6. Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones
7. Pete Townshend of The Who
8. Ace Frehley of KISS
9. Angus Young of AC/DC
10. Slash of Guns N Roses &Velvet Revolver
Yeah, so those are my favorite guiarists at the moment.
Now a bit about why I like them, Stevie Ray Vaughn because he is just amazing, he plays with so much emotion and feel and he makes it look somewhat easy.
Joe Perry because I love his music and Aerosmith`s music and he using some really interesting tecniques, and is really good.
Eddie Van Halen because he uses so many interesting styles and tecniques and when he makes a song, it is just amazing to listen to.
Bruce Kulick, In the 80s he learned a lot of interesting tecniques that he has always used since then, I love his music and he is really talented.
Keith Richards, he is a very good guitarist, he made very good music, and I just lik him.
Pete Townshend because I love his music and he is amazing and he has got an awesome sound.
Ace Frehley, he was the original guitarist of one of my favorite bands and he is awesome.
Angus Young because a while ago I kinda gave up on guitar, and his guitar work got me back into, and he has the ability to make amazing things that sound complicated and hard but really are the most simplest thing.
Slash because he has a really cool style, I love his music and I love his Gibson Custom Les Paul Gold Top.
All right, now for the song the day
Little Willy by SWEET
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Drama
All right, hey.
So this tuesday at my school was the first Tuesday Arts Program of the new year/term. So the choices are Drumming(drum core), Piping, Band, Drama and Visual Arts. Last term, at the start of the school year I picked Drumming, which in Middle School is ok, but in Upper school it is awesome. This term I picked Drama, yesterday was the first one of the term. Yeah, so Drama was awesome, we just introduced ourselves and then we did this thing where we pick a partner and the teavher tells us an emotion to act out, so the first one was angry, so me and my friend were awesome at that one, then you had to find a new partner, and the emotion was happy, and keep doing that with new partners and emotions. Then we learned about what drama and improv is. Then we did this thing called Freeze, two people would go on stage, and act a random skit out, then someone from the addiance would say freeze and then go in and take one of the persons places and start a new skit. So yeah, that was fun, can`t wait till next Tuesday, and tomorrow is Clan Spirit Day, so we have a winter activity, and then Friday is MacPherson Tournement, which is a hockey tournement that my school plays in. So next year for the Tuesday Arts Program I am probably doing Drumming, but maybe Drama.
Yesterday I got a bunch of new songs for my IPod, got some stuff by The Ramones, Thin Lizzy, Sweet, and a bunch of other stuff.
Ok, for the song of the day I couldn`t decide between these two, so I decided to put both down.
So the songs of the day are
The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy
I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones
So this tuesday at my school was the first Tuesday Arts Program of the new year/term. So the choices are Drumming(drum core), Piping, Band, Drama and Visual Arts. Last term, at the start of the school year I picked Drumming, which in Middle School is ok, but in Upper school it is awesome. This term I picked Drama, yesterday was the first one of the term. Yeah, so Drama was awesome, we just introduced ourselves and then we did this thing where we pick a partner and the teavher tells us an emotion to act out, so the first one was angry, so me and my friend were awesome at that one, then you had to find a new partner, and the emotion was happy, and keep doing that with new partners and emotions. Then we learned about what drama and improv is. Then we did this thing called Freeze, two people would go on stage, and act a random skit out, then someone from the addiance would say freeze and then go in and take one of the persons places and start a new skit. So yeah, that was fun, can`t wait till next Tuesday, and tomorrow is Clan Spirit Day, so we have a winter activity, and then Friday is MacPherson Tournement, which is a hockey tournement that my school plays in. So next year for the Tuesday Arts Program I am probably doing Drumming, but maybe Drama.
Yesterday I got a bunch of new songs for my IPod, got some stuff by The Ramones, Thin Lizzy, Sweet, and a bunch of other stuff.
Ok, for the song of the day I couldn`t decide between these two, so I decided to put both down.
So the songs of the day are
The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy
I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones
Friday, January 8, 2010
Top Ten Favorite Songs
Hey, a while ago I did a post about my Top 10 Favorite Bands and Songs, well now I am doing that again, but just songs, not bands. So, a lot of these songs are by the band Aerosmith, which is my favorite band right now. So yeah, here it is.
1. F.I.N.E. (F***ed Up, Insecure, Neurotic and Emotional) by Aerosmith
2. Lay It Down by Aerosmith
3. You See Me Crying by Aerosmith
4. Hysteria by Def Leppard
5. I Am The Walrus by The Beatles
6. No More No More by Def Leppard
7. Hide Your Heart by KISS
8. Who Are You by The Who
9. My Wife by The Who
10. Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard
Yeah so, those are my favorite songs at the moment, so in a while that list will be different.
There are a lot of other songs I want to put on that list but, they didn`t make it.
So just a while ago we had I guests over for dinner, it was a couple from Winnipeg, so that was fun, got to show off a bit with music (I always do that). Tomorrow I have guitar and drum lessons, can`t wait, I`ve played guitar for four years in just under two months, and I`ve played drums a couple of months.
Oh, I just remembered, I have my first video up on YouTube, my channel is called smackinmackintosh, I only have one video up so far, but I will add more, so subscribe, comment, whatever.
1. F.I.N.E. (F***ed Up, Insecure, Neurotic and Emotional) by Aerosmith
2. Lay It Down by Aerosmith
3. You See Me Crying by Aerosmith
4. Hysteria by Def Leppard
5. I Am The Walrus by The Beatles
6. No More No More by Def Leppard
7. Hide Your Heart by KISS
8. Who Are You by The Who
9. My Wife by The Who
10. Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard
Yeah so, those are my favorite songs at the moment, so in a while that list will be different.
There are a lot of other songs I want to put on that list but, they didn`t make it.
So just a while ago we had I guests over for dinner, it was a couple from Winnipeg, so that was fun, got to show off a bit with music (I always do that). Tomorrow I have guitar and drum lessons, can`t wait, I`ve played guitar for four years in just under two months, and I`ve played drums a couple of months.
Oh, I just remembered, I have my first video up on YouTube, my channel is called smackinmackintosh, I only have one video up so far, but I will add more, so subscribe, comment, whatever.
Friday, January 1, 2010
2010
All right, today is January 1st 2010. This seems like a pretty good year, a lot of good movies coming out. Maybe some good music. Hopefully it will be better than 2009, there were a lot of celebrity deaths in 2009. Michael Jackson, Farah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze, Ted Kennedy and one of the Golden Gilrs, and there were more but I can`t remember. Yesterday was pretty cool, went to a run that my dad was in, that was pretty cool. Even though I am happy it is the start of a new year, the month of December was pretty good. Christmas, boxing day, I saw three movies which is strange for me cause I had a hearing thing so I hadn`t went to the movies in like four years. I saw A Christmas Carol, Old Dogs and Its Complicated. All of them were good except Christmas Carol, that wasn`t really good, and it was really grim for Disney. It was quite dark, but the other movies were awesome. In music for me 2009 wasn`t that good, except for KISS`s new album, that was awesome, eleven new songs, fifteen re-recorded songs and a DVD of one of their concerts. So yeah, 2010 seems pretty good.
Unfortunately, The Toxic Avenger Musical in Toronto is playing its last performance tomorrow.
That kinda sucks, but oh well, there are a lot of good plays in Toronto. I just noticed something... Today is Friday, I have Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and then I am back at school. Wow, that snuck up on me. Oh well, I am looking forward to get back, I am switching from drumming to drama, so that should be fun.
Song Of The Day
Underground by David Bowie
Unfortunately, The Toxic Avenger Musical in Toronto is playing its last performance tomorrow.
That kinda sucks, but oh well, there are a lot of good plays in Toronto. I just noticed something... Today is Friday, I have Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and then I am back at school. Wow, that snuck up on me. Oh well, I am looking forward to get back, I am switching from drumming to drama, so that should be fun.
Song Of The Day
Underground by David Bowie
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