Huck's World

Working class hero

Huck — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:45:12 GMT

Should've done this a few days ago

Huck — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:13:19 GMT

I've played 250 minutes this last two week ...so 3920 /4137 for the year.
I've played 15/100 Blogtv shows.
I've made 20/52 music videos.

I did shit on practice, but in my defence...well...nah, any defence would be pretty shit. I work 60 hours a day, i have a pregnant wife, and i work nights so my free time isn't always acoustic guitar compatable. I still should be able to fit in 30 minutes of i get my fat arse off the computer chair (which is the real reason, after all). I heard on the radio that the only way to be rgeat at something is through thousands of hours practice, and here i am trying to get 10,000 minutes done in a year. So, at that rate (167 hours a year) I'll be a great guitarist by the time i'm oooooh, 108 years old. I need to pick the pace up a bit if i can, but as the kid is due in November, i doubt i'll be Yngie Malsteen good any time soon.

I recorded another song - "sitting, waiting, wishing" by Jack Johnson - which i at least managed to sing fairly decently. It's a song i play pretty much every practice so the playing was easy enough. I'm trying to get away from my previous recording method of learning a song in 10 minutes, then recording it 10 minutes later. I think it is paying off, as this recording was actually passable...i added a bit of bass afterwards, but otherwise it was a pretty damn good effort.

I did another video for the fron page aswell, and i may regularly change it every couple of weeks if i can find enough content to do it. I might talk about a band or album every week, one that i like, and also do regular check ups on my garden (big wooo). It's not so much that i want to excite the world with my "Huck's world" videos, i just want to practice editting and make something that isn't drama or jumping on people for the sake of it...some harmless fun from moi is alll i want to put out.

Anyhoo...another fortnight blog done, i'll try to do better with the practice and maybe have another song and HW vid to talk about next time.

Peace...Huck

Sitting, waiting, wishing

Huck — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:37:22 GMT

Ziggy Stardust

Huck — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:04:53 GMT

176 youtube subs.

Huck — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:40 GMT

I've played 490 minutes this last two week ...so 3670 /3918 for the year.
I've played 15/100 Blogtv shows.
I've made 19/52 music videos.

An intresting thing happened to me. I passed 100 subs on youtube and i couldn't make the obligatory Yeehaa video that people make.

I got myself put on the channel page of a big youtuber who auctioned off spots in what he called "The cool box". Basically you can list channels on your home page and when people subscribe to you they get the option to sub to all your favs aswell. This went well, i jumped from 39 subs to 66 or so then something strange happened. The guy (Happy Cabbie) found out he had cirrhosis of the liver and told everyone in a video he had a terminal disease...then an even larger channel gave him a shout out suggesting people subscribe to him. I now have 176 subs. If he dies i could rake it in :P.
This all has meant that i've been getting a few more views, but i always thought that i'd get to celeberate a landark such as 100 subs...or 50 for that matter. That inconsiderate bastard has to go and get him self a terminal illness and spoil it all!! I'm of course kidding, and i hope he makes the lifestyle changes that he needs to live a long a fruitful life...and he maybe gets aids so i can get to 500 before christmas.

I've recorded two songs, both covers. I'm still working on Street Spirit by Radiohead, but it's proving a very hard song to record. I've never played it without a mistake, so trying to do it in front of a camera and 4 track is proving nearly impossible. It's become my white whale or something. It has meant that i have been practicing a lot more and should be back on track with my practice target very soon.

Working 60 hours a week for the past month or so and it's been really hard to get things done...i havent been to the gym, i haven't been able to work on collabs or even the video i told phlabs i'd do for him. I was also asked my M to make a garden update...not much chance, but i might be able to do it tomorrow. If only i didn't have to work, i'd be able to do all the hobbies i want to.

Oooh...oooh I did a blogtv last week. I want to do more but i'm a bit shit due to lack of practice.

Peace out...Huck

What's another year?

Huck — Sun, 08 May 2011 21:30:22 GMT

I've played 420 minutes this last two week ...so 3180 /3507 for the year.
I've played 14/100 Blogtv shows.
I've made 17/52 music videos.
I've run 65.5 miles this year

It's been a year since i started this blog/site. I noticed just as i started typing this.
I've made two music vids since i last blogged. One was a song i wrote myself (for which i am very proud of), and one is a version of a David Grey song.

The song i wrote myself is called "raise a glass for Danny" and is basically a song about reminiscence. Danny is an old friend of mine who died some time back, and he is one a few people who died young in my area or in my group of friends/associates. He actually died in his 40's so he was not as young as most of those who fell by the wayside, but he was a good friend of mine so i thought using his name was apt for the song. Wherever you are mate, i hope you're enjoying a glass of Bucky or whatever.

I managed 420 minutes practice in the past two weeks, which means i'm 327 minutes behind in my target now. I heard about a guy on the radio who plans to learn golf by playing 10,000 hours because he heard that some bigwig said that you can be an expert at anything after 10,000 hours of practice...only 60 years of this before i can be a good player then :P If anyone asks i'm going to swear he got the idea from me haha.
I plan to steadily increase my playing, but rather than overkill and burn now, i'm just going to keep steady and build on that over time. Maybe i'll get my 10,000 hours, maybe i'll get a few more of my own songs out before the year end. I may also start up my blogtv again this week coming, that should build up my playing time nicely. I will play my latest work each time in hope it gets heard, if someone says it's good i'll jiz me pants on the spot LOL.

I got some new subs on youtube (about 14...53 in total). THis would be great if they all watched my shit, but my last song has been up two days and has only got 5 views...i've known for some time that subs don't equate to views, but my view count actually dropping was an unforseen event...I've kept my own song on the main channel page, so i guess that is taking some views from it.

That's me for another fortnight....take care...Huck

Say hello Wave Goodbye

Huck — Sat, 07 May 2011 14:25:52 GMT

Raise a Glass for Danny

Huck — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:56:39 GMT

Fortnightly till i have something better to say.

Huck — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:52:29 GMT

I've played 300 minutes this last two week ...so 2760 /3123 for the year.
I've played 14/100 Blogtv shows.
I've made 15/52 music videos.
I've run 61.5 miles this year.

Doing this every two week till i start getting some views, there's only so much i can say when i work 60 hours a week anyway :P

363 minutes behind on my playing, so i have to get myself back on track. I have a couple of riffs i want to make songs out of, it's just the lyrics that are holding me back. Using the capo on 3rd and 4th frets respectively, one sounds a bit 60s hippyish, and the other is slow and uses a couple of chords i stole from the barenaked ladies. Every time i try to write lyrics the come out melancholy about the summer and telling people not to worry...is that strange? I think it's because i'm going to be a father and i'm feeling rather parental now.

Only ran once this week which is crap...gym on Teusday, i have to do it.

There is a friend of mine, his daughter is doing youtube videos...she's actually quite good. I'd push her videos, but she ges like 10 times the views i do..maybe i should get her to push me :)

See you in a couple of weeks (unless i get double figure views this week)

Peace...Huck

Whistle for the Choir

Huck — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:24:31 GMT