Monthly Archives: June 2010

Howdy I’ve hit a wall – the wall is plastered with excuses for not actually playing the bass. I have however been listening to lots of music and listening in particular to the bass line. I usually find dub music … Continue reading →

Howdy Well then- I have been SHAMED in front of many of my fellow Creative Agents from the West Midlands – I have neglected my duty to report on my 100 hour challenge – this is partly to do with … Continue reading →

Howdy I’m a tad late with this one. I have many many excuses for not ‘blogging’ yesterday, the main one being that Selly Park was again a hotspot for crime. Arson at mine on Friday (now confirmed as arson, rather … Continue reading →

Howdy I’m cooking! Having such fun with this now that I don’t feel dumber than dumb and I am starting to be able to make noises that sound OK. Whenever I listen to music now, I’m hearing the bassline – … Continue reading →

Howdy YAY YAY YAY! After day 19 and my total lack of commitment to this challenge, I was very very very pleased to pick up the bass and play along to a couple of albums, and compared to what I … Continue reading →

Howdy Too knackered from not getting enough sleep to pick up the guitar (or lazy!). Not enough sleep last night due to excessive worrying about every sound outside my house – or is this just an excuse. I have however … Continue reading →

Howdy I’m getting little but better at playing the bass – have rattled through the book again, playing along to the CD, and even did a sneaky bit of improvisation. I’m hoping Sophie W is going to join mine and … Continue reading →

Howdy Well well well – I did it! I did 50 minutes playing – this after no sleep last night AS I COULD HAVE DIED! MY NEIGHBOUR SAVED MY LIFE. This is a teensy bit of an exaggeration, but what … Continue reading →

Howdy I appear to have ‘lost’ a day. That’s work and applications for you. Almost forgot today too – spent far too long in the sunshine, and only just remembered an hour ago! I’m off to the pub, so I’ll … Continue reading →

Howdy Yay! I’ve caught up again – back on track. Today I have managed to do 45 minutes this morning, fit in a very important lunch date with my lovely friend Cath and her son William, followed by a trip … Continue reading →