for $50, I'm not sure it's worth it

           
                 XMAS DAY 12:07PM--it has taken me about an hour, more or less, but I was FINALLY able to take JINGLE BELL ROCK outta my iTunes Library and put it in Audacity to slow the intro way down so I can learn it...I had been thinking about how if I didn't use Audacity for something I'd forget how to use it...and of course I did forget how to use it...so I kept pushing buttons until I got the result I desired...like I say, it took about an hour altogether...I can't imagine the dozen and a half other songs I need to learn by Thursday being as hard as that...

4:16PM--on the other hand, I needed to change keys for one of the songs...again I used Audacity, but it only took half as long, if that...I'm not sure WHEN I can practice this stuff, but I'm thinking some tomorrow and some on Thursday...I bet that Barnaby won't practice any more than I hope to, probably less...I'll be sooooo glad when December's 4th Thursday is history...

WEDNESDAY 12/26/18 8:26AM--listening to the Xmas songs, the beginning of practicing them...I dunno if the guest singers are expecting to hear exactly what they hear on the records, but I think I can guarantee that they won't...

9:49AM--it's ultimately MY fault for procrastinating, but I HATE doing homework...especially at the last minute...to me, it's just not worth $50 bucks...

4:04PM--after the intro to JINGLE BELL ROCK, the hardest guitar part I have to wrestle with is the intro riff to SANTA LOOKED A LOT LIKE DADDY...I'm on my way to getting the both...I have to use the gizmo though--Harmonizer setting C3...

7:39PM--the homework is getting better...well, the homework I care about...
9:15PM--the guitar riff homework is getting better still...
11:09PM--dunno how, but I accidentally silenced iTunes...I could see the songs playing but I couldn't hear them...suddenly figured it out and got the Music back (whew)...