"SCRUFFY EAGLE" WEBSITE 2006 UPDATES ARCHIVE LIST Dates and details of updates to this website during 2006.  visitors, since 11/14/03 CLICK HERE, FOR MAIN PAGE

January, 2006

01/29/06 1 ) New document for holding recordkeeping of updates to this website during 2006. Standard item. 2 ) New document for holding 2006 MUSIC DIARY notes. Standard item. 3 ) Revised both the "MUSIC DIARY" and the "WEBSITE UPDATES" archival documents for inclusion of all the associated data from 2006. Standard procedure. 4 ) New document devoted to sharing a technique for development of musicianship, called "THE SCRUFFY CHALLENGE" . An extremely simple, yet utterly challenging technique for development of musicianship.

February, 2006

02/01/06 1 ) New "Scruffy Philosophy" document, called "YER DAILY BUCKET" . A discussion about the process of living and scheduling beneficial applications of efforts.

02/05/06 1 ) Added an entry into the Music Diary, "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 02/05/06.. Mention re. LVD friend & impending equipment purchase, re. my daughter Eileen's musicianship, and re. a song I'm considering for the fiddle contest.

02/18/06 1 ) Added an entry into the Music Diary, "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 02/18/06.. Discussion of what happened to my viola bow, and how the fiddle contest went. Also, a brief talk re. meeting Wayne Renn and getting the chance to play a song for him. 2 ) Removed the link from the header portion of the Main Page, which said, "Wanna Practice?". It linked to the page, "ADVERTISING FOR PRACTICE PARTNER(S)" . The link in the header portion of the page was there for the sake of anybody responding to the little ads I was posted around the region where I live. It's been a long time since I posted any ads, so I think it's proper to demote the link to only once on the page - the 2nd instance of it, down in the list of "PEOPLE STUFF" items.

March, 2006

03/16/06 1 ) Modified slightly, adding to the content of, the "PIX OF SCRUFFY'S FRIENDS" page. I just added a little detail into a paragraph talking about why I needed Clever, re. the law-breaking that was done before and during the kidnapping of Eileen in court. 2 ) Added entries into my "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , dated 03/12/06 and 03/15/06. Brief mention re. friendship with Wayne Renn. Also, update re. guitars and my friend Mike; info. re. new friend Bobby Vee, and exchange of music gifts; and mention of progress recovering from dental infection. Also, brief mention of resuming practice on flute. 3 ) Re-installed a stripped down version of my "SCRUFFY EQUIPMENT" index page, and reinstated a "Scruffy Equipment" section on the Main Page. I've decided having this category of content is really a necessity, for the sake of having a well-rounded website. Its presence will allow me to display my guitar corral (which is not only a piece of furniture and a music accessory, but is also an inventive piece of original 3D artwork) online, and the critique of the Julliard Pro 5-string Electric Violin.

03/19/06 1 ) Revised and expanded content of Lesson 2 ofthe guitar lessons, and broke it up into 2 pages instead of being only one. Also revised the "GUITAR LESSONS TABLE OF CONTENTS" to fit the revision of lesson contents & structure, and tweaked the formatting of all the guitar lessons pages. I broke Lesson Two into separate pages (handling and maintenance), to accomodate the big increase of material. Tweaking formatting of pages was just for the sake of standarizing them so they'd be more like a well designed set.

03/23/06 1 ) Added an entry into the Music Diary, "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 03/22/06.. An entry re. doing some overdue maintenance work on my Alvarez 12-string guitar. 2 ) Revised the 2nd page of Lesson 2 ofthe guitar lessons, improving the instructions re. the guitar polishing process. Polishing the Alvarez made me realize I hadn't accurately described the polishing process - so, I fixed the description. 3 ) Revised the page of chords & lyrics for the song "NO SANTA" . I added a section on the page which is strictly the lyrics, to make them easily read separate from the chords. I also improved the accuracy of the presentation of lyrics, to make it closer to what I actually sing when I'm doing the song.

April, 2006

04/06/06 1 ) Revised the "SCRUFFY AFFIRMATIONS METHOD" page. I added a few more types of health into the list, and re-formatted that list of types of health into a grid. (Made it easier to read.) I also tweaked some of the wording of a couple of other items on the page.

04/24/06 1 ) Added an entry into the Music Diary, "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , written on 04/20/06. An entry re. attending Karaoke at the Casino on Thursday, and sitting in with the band "Mozart's Cadillac" on Saturday night. 2 ) Updated the list of "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" , and also the no-frills version. Added a whole slew of cover songs I've memorized, and sorted out a small selection into another section of the page, as a list of songs I used to have memorized but would need to brush up on.

May, 2006

05/06/06 1 ) New "Scruffy Knowledge" document, called "ORCHESTRATING PRACTICE" . A discussion about the various instruments I practice; their respective purposes and the goals I hope to achieve via each, re. development of musicianship.

05/09/06 1 ) Revised the 2nd page of Lesson 2 ofthe guitar lessons , tweaking wording in the section re. cleaning the strings, and adding a section about playing the guitar in question on a regular basis. This is basically just fine-tuning the page in question. I think, at this point (post-tweaking), it's complete and well worded. 2 ) Revised "Scruffy Knowledge" document, called "ORCHESTRATING PRACTICE" . Changed the wording at several places, and added stuff re. maintaining skills on rhythm guitar.

05/23/06 1 ) Revised all the guitar lessons pages, tweaking wording so the portions of the lessons are referred to as "parts" instead of "pages". This is basically just fine-tuning the format of the lessons structure.

05/28/06 1 ) Added lyrics for the song, "THANKS FOR THE RAIN" . I've worked on this one for years,... I think it's finished. 2 ) Revised the page of lyrics for the song "FOR EILEEN" . I revised the Intro section, and added a new section on the page to present the lyrics as they are now (very different than previous copy). 3 ) Revised the page of chords & lyrics for the song "NO SANTA" . This revision only involved some minor tweaking of wording, to fit changes I'd decided on during practice sessions. 4 ) Added an entry into the Music Diary, "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 05/28/06.. An entry re. meeting Barry Macquire the previous day, 05/27/06.

June, 2006

06/12/06 1 ) Updated the list of "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" , and also the no-frills version, "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" (for printing) . Added a few more cover songs I've had memorized, added some more "MS =" rates, and re-formatted the lists.

06/18/06 1 ) Added an entry into the Music Diary, "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 06/18/06. Discussion re. the band "Quest" w/ the marvellous singer "Janna", and an ego-boosting experience of emotionally moving someone with my music. 2 ) Added an entry onto the "MUSICAL LINKS" page. Added a link for the W. Todd Fulcher Band (had the business card, at hand), and added a list of people I need to latch down links for & create suitable entries about. NOTE: This is way overdue. I haven't changed the MUSICAL LINKS page since September of 2004(!), and will need to take some time and verify that the old links I'd had on the page are still valid.

06/26/06 1 ) Updated the list of "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" , and also the no-frills version, "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" (for printing) . Added some more "MS =" rates. 2 ) Revised the "WHY SCRUFFY EAGLE?" page. I updated the context of a couple of paragraphs to fit that a couple of years have passed since the events they mention occurred, and tweaked some of the other material in an effort to make it more accurate re. understanding spirit animals. 3 ) Added an entry into the Music Diary, "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 06/26/06. Discussion re. the band "Pop Machine" w/ the bass player "Oscar", and my worries re. the future well-being of the band's 6-string electric guitar player. 4 ) Added entries onto the "MUSICAL LINKS" page. Added descriptions and links for "Johnny Green and the Green Men", and for Wayne Renn.

06/29/06 1 ) Added an area of just lyrics into the page for the song, "ONLY I CAN" . This extra section will be a convenience, for those who have difficulty following the flow of the lyrics in the original section where chords are included. 2 ) Added a new page to the website - "SCRUFFY POETRY & LYRICS" . This is the huge (191K) list of titles of poetry and lyrics I've written through the years.

July, 2006

07/07/06 1 ) Added an entry into the Music Diary, "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 07/07/06. Discussion re. playing for Long John, at the LVD Casino, in the lounge.

07/13/06 1 ) Added 2 entries into the, "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 07/11/06 and for 07/13/06. 07/11/06: Discussion of changes looming on the horizon, and divesting myself of many instruments. 07/13/06: Discussion of feelings that I should discontinue usage of the name "Scruffy Eagle".

07/28/06 1 ) Added entries into the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" for 07/24/06 and 07/28/06. 07/24/06: Discussion of resuming flute practice, and noting that I received my SG & amp back. 07/28/06: Making mention of email contact w/ Jim Short, and offering him the SG on an as-able payment basis. 2 ) Added a new section into the, "WHY SCRUFFY EAGLE?" document. Discussion a new, second method of evaluating the scenario of the eagle's visit in uptown Highland Park, IL.

August, 2006

08/03/06 1 ) Updated the list of "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" , and also the no-frills version, "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" (for printing) . *) Added "Crystal Ship" (by: The Doors) to songs I currently play, *) Removed "Riders On The Storm" (by: The Doors) from songs I currently play, *) "Fire and Rain" (by: James Taylor) got moved from the "Used To Play" section, to the "Currently Play" section (I've been practicing that one lately). *) Added some new "MS =" entries, and revised a couple of the previously set "MS =" entries. *) Revised the last column entries which indicates which instrument I prefer for each piece. Now, it shows all options, in order of preference.) *) Tweaked the Intro section of the less printer-friendly copy, to include a table showing the meanings of the abbreviations I use in the instrument preferences column.

08/17/06 1 ) Updated the list of "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" , and also the no-frills version, "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" (for printing) . *) Added "For No One" (by: The Beatles) to songs I currently play, *) Moved Jimi Hendrix songs into misc. songs I currently play section, *) Separated categorically rhythm guitar works from melody line works. *) Added numbering, to list of songs I currently play. 2 ) Revised the "SCRUFFY AFFIRMATIONS METHOD" page. I added a couple of new affirmation statements into the intentions list, and tweaked the wording in a few of the other items on the page.

08/22/06 1 ) Updated the list of "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" , and also the no-frills version, "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" (for printing) . *) Removed numbering, from both copies of the cover songs list, because ongoing maintenance of the numbering would be way too much work. *) Added "Auld Lang Syne" (by: Rober Burns) to melodies I currently play,

08/29/06 1 ) New page, w/ list of "SCRUFFY ORIGINAL SONGS" , and also a no-frills version, "SCRUFFY ORIGINAL SONGS" (for printing) . NOTE: This is only just begun - far from finished, at this time.

September, 2006

09/03/06 1 ) New page, w/ list of BANDS I'VE "SAT IN WITH" . The purpose of this, is to have some such list available for referring to later.

09/16/06 1 ) Updated the list of "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" , and also the no-frills version, "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" (for printing) . *) Adjusted MS= value on "For No One", and *) Added MS= values for several items that didn't have any.

09/18/06 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added the date I sat in with "West Side". 2 ) Updated the list of "SCRUFFY ORIGINAL SONGS" , and also the no-frills version, "SCRUFFY ORIGINAL SONGS" (for printing) . *) Added several songs onto the list, and *) Added MS= values for several existant items.. 3 ) Added an entry into the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 09/18/06. Overdue updating. Mention of bands I sat in with, Jim deciding against buying SG, and guitar kit gift (magic guitar, "Chocolate") to Eileen.

09/21/06 1 ) Revised the page of lyrics for the song "FOR EILEEN" . I revised the Intro section, and tweaked the lyrics in the second (currently accurate) copy. 2 ) Revised the page for the song, "ONLY I CAN" . Both lyrics and chords were adjusted, updating it to fit how I currently do it. 3 ) Added a new page for posting the song, "HONEY, YOU BEYOND" . Lyrics only. 4 ) Added a small blurb in red print within the top margin of the Main Page, warning people to turn javascript OFF. The reason for this, is that I just discovered that the webspace providers and their advertising clients are hitting my visitors with javascript.

October, 2006

10/03/06 1 ) New photo at top of Main Page, titled, "Pure Spirit?". I just felt it was time for a change. 2 ) Added linkage of the page of photos of myself, "PIX OF SCRUFFY EAGLE" , for the photo I ceased using on the Main Page. I was quite proud of being able to image-map it like that, for linking to various other index pages,...(!)

10/13/06 1 ) Replaced photo at top of Main Page, titled, "Pure Spirit?". I tweaked the caption in the lower left corner, to include the info of where I was when this photo was taken. 2 ) Added linkage of the page of photos of myself, "PIX OF SCRUFFY EAGLE" , for the photo I ceased using on the Main Page. I was quite proud of being able to image-map it like that, for linking to various other index pages,...(!)

10/17/06 1 ) Revised the web page for the song, "HONEY, YOU BEYOND" , to reflect changes I'd made in its lyrics. Lyrics only.

10/22/06 1 ) Added an entry to the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. Documenting that a session occurred, sitting in with the band "Bellinia".

10/29/06 1 ) Added an entry to the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. Documenting that a session occurred, sitting in with Robby Vee's band.

10/31/06 1 ) Updated the list of "SCRUFFY ORIGINAL SONGS" , and also the no-frills version, "SCRUFFY ORIGINAL SONGS" (for printing) . *) Moved "Honey, You Beyond" and "I'm Stuck With Me" from the not-yet-memorized section, to the memorized section. *) Also, adjust MS = value of "Honey, You Beyond", dropping it from 92 to become 88 as per the way I normally practice it now.

November, 2006

11/10/06 1 ) Corrected an entry re. 08/12/06, on the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. I discovered that I had the name of the band wrong - so this fixes that, although I don't have the correct name to plug into the entry. (I'll need to find the info and fix it later.) 2 ) Added an entry into the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 11/08/06. This was an entry about doing a recording session with Michael. We taped 12-string acoustic guitar & vocals for the song, "Only I Can".

11/12/06 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added an entry re. sitting in with "West Side" at the LVD Casion. 2 ) Added 2 entries onto the "MUSICAL LINKS" page. Added links for Robby Vee and the V Rock-its, and for the Westside Band.

11/13/06 1 ) Tweaked the entry re. 08/12/06, on the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. This was just fine-tuning to improve what I'd written about the session involving the "Westside Band". 2 ) Added another entry onto the "MUSICAL LINKS" page. Added 2 links; both, for Gary Cuquoz

11/21/06 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added an entry re. sitting in with "Bear Creek" at the LVD Casino on 11/17/06 & 11/18/06. 2 ) Revised the format of entries into the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. I changed the basic ordering of entries so it's now alphabetical based on band name, then chronological within a given band's entry area. This makes allowance for multiple entries of sessions associated with any given band. 3 ) Added another entry onto the "MUSICAL LINKS" page. Added an entry w/ link for the Bear Creek band.

December, 2006

12/05/06 1 ) Added more detail to an entry on the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. Documenting that another 2 sessions occurred, sitting in with the band "Johnny Green and the Green Men".

12/16/06 1 ) Added more detail to an entry on the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. I added an addendum to the most recent entry re. sitting in with the band, "Bear Creek", in defense of Dan. 1 ) Changed the name of the Most Recent Updates include, from being "main_mru_date.html", to become "scruffy_mru_date.html". This was just because it tweaked my sense of whimsy, to do so,...      :-)

12/17/06 1 ) Added an entry on the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. Documenting that a session occurred on Saturday 12/16/06, sitting in with the band "Vinny D. Valentine and the Royal Flush Players". 2 ) Added an entry into the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2006" , for 12/17/06. This entry reported the fact that my bongos & lap-tray were damaged, and what I hope to do to fix the situation. 3 ) Added two more entries onto the "MUSICAL LINKS" page. Added entries w/ links for the bands "Live at Nine" and "Ransom". 4 ) Modified the description blurbs of the entries on the Main Page and the "Music & Art" index page, re. the Guitar Lessons. The re-wording I did reflects the fact that the Guitar Lessons is no longer an active, ongoing project.