still learning...the trick is in the remembering

        SATURDAY 5/16/2020 5:25PM--did some "labwork" today...Don't even ask me how it happened but the MASTER of (Untitled) the song I wrote back in the early 80s, is messed up and I don't think it can be fixed and I dunno how it happened in the first place...it's only the first Twenty seconds or so, but it still sucks as far as I'm concerned...Dunno when, but I'm gonna do it over...
 6:39PM--There are seven what *I* call "elements" to the recording, one of which (the metronome) will not make it to the final mix...I think there will ultimately be TWO tracks left unused...maybe I'll put an acoustic guitar in the "middle" bit--the E minor descending progression..never mind that "Cortez solo" thing....the more I think about the idea, the more I like it...which would leave ONE track empty...
9PM- quite a few days after I recorded the song, I did a video for BABY’S IN BLACK; Mostly I just wanted to send something to Lou; I ended up sending the video to Tish as well… Frankly, I thought she’d be more impressed than she seems to be…oh well...
10:50PM--chopped off the first 20 seconds or so of the song I'm currently calling NEW CARROLLTON...that leads to a very abrupt start, but at least I can listen to all two minutes and forty seconds of it without wincing...I AM gonna re-record it...the "chopped" version ain't half bad in my opinion...some nice guitar bits...most of the keyboard sounds sound better than when I was doing them...
SUNDAY 5/17/2020-if I’m gonna do the open mic tomorrow I need to practice and set up my performance space...Not sure if I want Dianne’s help or not...we’ll see how it goes, who knows it might be as easy as walking...
12:24 PM--the re-recording of NEW CARROLLTON is nearly finished...trying to take my time with it...might even add some more piano...there WILL be a nap after Lunch...might work in the Lab after the nap...fixing my mistakes thru editing is fairly easy, but I wish I didn't make so many in the first place...
4:48PM--I shouldn't have said anything about my editing skills...messed up a section of NEW CARROLLTON...will have to re-do more than just a couple of seconds...oh well...I HAVE GOT to work on my appearence at the open mic...I haven't done anything to prep for it yet...
7:02PM--sometimes it's a mistake to try and fix the small mistakes, it's easier to just start something over from the beginning...
7:19PM--Dan sent me an e-mail...I get two songs for sure...might have to think of a third one...
I think THANK YOU GIRL will work...twenty-four hours away and I'm pretty nervous...