Hmm, some days it is difficult to find things to talk about. I think I'll talk about Corporate Red today. A lot of people were surprised when I went for the pop-punk kind of genre because I am primarily a blues player. I have found though that the rhythms in pop-punk actually have more complex strumming patterns then blues or classic rock. Most blues and classic rock songs have the guitar doing traditional down-up down-up strumming, even though the rhythm might have more chords in it. In punk there are a lot more variations on strumming. Like down-down-down-down, down-up-up-down-down and down-down-down-up-up.  I have gotten 10 times better in my rhythm playing that I would be if it wasn't for Corporate Red. I do like our songs too. We are catering to a wider demographic and can play around town because of the genre as well. The best thing about Corporate Red or playing for that matter has to be when I get on stage. Some people say I become a different person, hopping up and down and pretty much dancing while I'm playing. It's like I loose my inhibitions on stage. I think it's the opposite of stage fright. It all goes back to high school when I appeared on stage singing "Sweet Home Alabama" in front of an auditorium of people, alone, with just my guitar playing to keep me company.  I was soo nervous before I got on stage, but I rocked the house. Hearing screams from the audience became a big ego booster. Now I can't wait to get on stage and show em all what I got. I think it has a lot to do with feeling like the audience is there to listen to me play and not to look at me and knowing that can play with the best of em. And that's all I got to say about that.

Thought of the Day

[to Rita about Phil]

Larry: "Did he actually refer to himself as "the talent"?"

-- Groundhog Day