2005Archive

Following the brief discussion with Sam on the back of the two unfinished songs post, I decided to publish what I’ve done so far with ‘I’m Back’. Consider it a first draft while I get my head round what I’m…

…never trust a placeholder.
In graphic (and web) design it’s fairly common to use a ‘placeholder’ image as a substitute for the image which the client or photographer still has to supply. With the placeholder in erm… place you can…

Yup – with the installation of Wordpress 1.5 up and running I’ve enabled comments again.
So now you can all chatter away here about the the two unfinished songs while I sit with my head in my hands.

As a last step before climbing into bed with the wonderful (if snoring) Ruth I just checked my web stats and noticed that some of you were having difficulty getting access to some of the pages on the site.
Well,…

As my more devoted readers will confirm, I managed to delete the audio files I’d recorded for ‘Keep on’, so last weekend I re-recorded the vocals in four passes (I sang the song four times in other words). It’s only…

I’m in the process of upgrading the Progress section of the site (alright, the blog) to Wordpress 1.5 which should allow you to join in and make comments when you see fit.
But the upgrade path isn’t smooth, as may…

Well, I’ve been back a week and rarely had time to do anything. Work has been just a little bit intense…
But I really have to face up to the fact that the point of this project was to go…

I put the retreat diary in the blog when I first got back. But with hindsight it makes more sense to keep it on the main site, so I’ve moved it into the Project section.
It’s divided into first week…

The project starts today.
I’ve got the bass back from Manchesterguitartech with a new nut (what a distinctive sound is a fretless Jazz bass) so I’m packing the car and away.
Except that I’ve had to pop into work for…

I inherited my grandfather’s violin years ago (you can read about the experience in the bio) and it’s been sitting under the desk here for about a decade untouched.
The poor thing was showing signs of neglect. The bridge was…