Glugglug's Adventures In Drumming

Glugglug decided to try his hand at drumming today. Here are a few photographs of the event.

He began by sitting in the wrong spot, on top of the Bass Drum.

That's okay though, it's his first time even seeing a Drum Set.

After being shown the correct seat, he began by playing the Snare.

Here he is demonstrating the advanced Triple-Stroke Roll. Pretty impressive for a complete beginner.

Here he is doing a few Paradiddles and Flams.
Was that also a Pataflafla I heard?

After a while, I grew tired of him showing off. So I told him to try switching to a different drum.

So he moved over to the Floor Tom.

Of course, he was equally adept at drumming here as the Snare. So, I asked him to try playing the Cymbals a bit.

He couldn't reach them.

Nevertheless, he was quite pleased with himself.

Nice job Glugglug.
You little showoff.

That's okay, he is family now after all....

More Calliope Pics

I got my guitar hanger a few weeks ago and I also got the LP framed and hung. I also decided to frame the CD with an extra frame I had lying around. Here are some more pictures.

I shall call her....

Calliope.

The newest member of my guitar family has arrived today. It's an absolutely breathtaking guitar. Pictures don't do it justice. It's also much lighter then it looks. (which is typical of most flying V style guitars.) Unfortunately, she is so long that it will not fit on my wall with the way my hangers are arranged currently. I'm going to have to order a new hanger and place it somewhere else, so until then she'll have to stay in her case. Speaking of the case, it's probably the nicest case I've had for a guitar so far; (yes, even the Parker) It's definitely the biggest and heaviest.

After playing with it for a few hours, I've learned that flying v's are indeed difficult to hold when sitting down. But, it's not to hard to figure out a comfortable way to hold it. The guitar arrived setup pretty well, aside from some tuning and action adjustments I had to make. The highlight of the guitar (aside from the awesome graphics) would have to be the pickups. The Dave Mustaine Duncan Live Wire Pickups sound great and are well suited for his style of music. When I'm in the mood to play some heavier stuff I'll be reaching for this guitar. Yes, I think Calliope shall see some good use in the coming years.

And now....pictures! (Click for supa-dupa size pics!)

In case you are wondering about the artwork, read this:

The album's artwork was created by longtime Megadeth artist Ed Repka. It shows band mascot Vic Rattlehead and the leaders of the five major world powers (at the time) attending a secret meeting in Hangar 18, with Vic in the foreground presiding over the body of an alien.

The world leaders, from left to right, are former British Prime Minister John Major, former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, former German President Richard von Weizsäcker, former Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, and former American President George H. W. Bush.

A new toy....

Well, finally, after months of waiting and trying to get one - I finally got my Ibanez AF2 Airplane Flanger today! I haven't had a chance to plug it in and try it out yet, because it's raining outside and I can't be carrying my guitars out in the rain to my studio. But, I should be able to try it out tomorrow. These things are selling so fast, stores can't even keep them in stock. I had to wait on a pre-order list for 2 months before I got mine. At least the price went down while I was waiting for it...

Anyways, here are some pictures!







As with all Paul Gilbert products, it came with a booklet filled with some of Paul's favorite settings complete with his humorous explanations on what they sound like. Also included was a handy rig diagram which I haven't seen before. I decided to scan it:

A Majik Christmas

Merry Christmas to me.

In a few days, I'll be the proud owner of a Parker Fly Deluxe in Majik Blue.

Expect several pictures when it arrives! Until then, the photo the retailer took will have to suffice.



This is actually the exact same guitar I played during my trip to Florida. Turns out the shop we stopped in at had an eBay store, so I ordered from there.

Wrath of the Stuff.....King

Well, I picked up my Collector's Edition of WoTLK today....even though I have no plans of playing it any time soon. I'm still far too enthralled with Fallout 3.

Anyways, it's quite an impressive package. As usual, photos were taken. I was only really interested in the Art Book, Soundtrack and in-game pet, But the behind the scenes DVD could be pretty cool....if I ever get around to watching it.


















I also picked up Mirror's Edge yesterday. Also got my cool little messenger bag since I pre-ordered. Not a bad deal for $60...the game plus the bag. Plus it's cool that it's an exact replica of the one used in the game.





Speaking of pre-order bonuses, I also got these goodies with Fallout 3: