"SCRUFFY EAGLE" WEBSITE 2007 UPDATES ARCHIVE LIST Dates and details of updates to this website during 2007.  visitors, since 11/14/03 CLICK HERE, FOR MAIN PAGE

January, 2007

01/03/07 1 ) New document for holding recordkeeping of updates to this website during 2007. Standard item. 2 ) New document for holding 2007 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 2007. Standard procedure.

01/28/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added an entry re. sitting in with "West Side" at the LVD Casino, Saturday evening, 01/27/07.

01/29/07 1 ) Updated all the Copyright Notification includes, to reflect the fact that we're now in a different year; i.e., it's now 2007, instead of 2007. Overdue maintenance. 2 ) Revised the sequence of items on the Main Page, & mirrored it on the Music & Art Index page. *) I decided to break up the posted songs into their respective collections. 3 ) Revised the lyrics page for the song, "FIND MY SAUCER" . Corrected the Copyright Notice, to indicate scruffyeagle.com instead of John L. Fordham; i.e., updating to fit what I've done with the rest of my stuff. 4 ) New lyrics page for the song, "WISHIN' YA' WELL" . An old item from the "Havva Slice - Uh, Life" collection. 5 ) New lyrics page for the song, "FACING A BIG DECISION" . An old Beatnik item from the "Beat My Nick" collection.

February, 2007

02/01/07 1 ) Revised the "A CRITIQUE OF THE JULLIARD PRO 5-STRING ELECTRIC VIOLIN" page. I needed to update it to accomodate new things I've learned since I first wrote it.

02/07/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added an entry re. sitting in with "Johnny Green and the Green Men" at the LVD Casino, Saturday evening, 02/03/07.

02/15/07 1 ) Added an entry onto the "MUSIC DIARY" page. Documenting my participation in the 27th Annual White Pines Jamboree and Fiddle Contest. 2 ) Revised lyrics page for the song, "THANKS FOR THE RAIN" . Perhaps, finished?

March, 2007

03/08/07 1 ) Revised all the pages that had been titled as being "Guitar Lessons", to make the collection of pages be strictly about guitar care & maintenance - so, they're now "GUITAR CARE LESSONS" . This was a little maintenance task I've been putting off for a while now. 2 ) Added an entry into the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 03/08/07. This entry talked about my current practice routines, the fact that I'd made the acquaintance of "Hurrican Kristi", and recent musical events involving Fisherman Rich.

03/24/07 1 ) Added an entry into the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 03/24/07. Discussion of current practice levels on various instruments, and marking the fact that I've got my own computer again - will eventually lead to being able to resume recording my music!

April, 2007

04/11/07 1 ) Wrote an entry into the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 04/11/07. Making note of some progress; I piped the karaoke machine's output as input into the Audacity recording program on my computer. Then, an added paragraph about a major problem with the Alvarez 12-string guitar. 2 ) New artwork posted at website, "Green Stuff" . The picture I'm using as "wallpaper" on my desktop, as of 04/11/97.

04/16/07 1 ) Wrote an entry into the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 04/16/07. Making note of a flopped attempt at recording using microphones.

04/24/07 1 ) New lyrics page for the song, "SO FAR AWAY (THE WIND HOWLS)" . An as-yet-unfinished item, being posted for its social value. 2 ) Revised the "MUSICAL LINKS" page. I created a new section to focus on links for commercial sellers of equipment. The link for The Music Gallery got relocated into it, and an entry w/ link was created for musiciansfriend.com.

04/26/07 1 ) Revised the list of cover songs I do: "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" , and also the copy optimized for printing ( "SCRUFFY COVER SONGS" (for printing) ). Added metronome setting for "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?", by The Beatles.

04/30/07 1 ) Wrote entries in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 04/28/07 and 04/29/07. eBay activities. Bought SR-406 bass guitar; didn't buy keytar. Repaired Alvarez returned from Highwood Music Gallery.

May, 2007

05/02/07 1 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 05/02/07. Restrung the Alvarez. Discovered damaged places on the Alvarez'es case. Decided I'll stick with the Ernie Ball Slinky phosphor bronze strings, for future restringings.

05/09/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added an entry re. sitting in with Robby Vee at the LVD Casino, Saturday evening, 05/05/07. 2 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 05/09/07. Discussed the newly-acquired Ibanez SR-406, set up work for it, and rethinking my deal with myself.

05/10/07 1 ) Adjusted the info content, and the presentation of lyrics on the page for the song, "A TOKEN OF MY LOVE" . I finally made a recording of this song, so the info content on the page now reflects that change. I also decreased the font size of the lyrics, so now the lines of lyrics remain intact instead of breaking up and using extra lines. 1 ) Removed the blurb about my home computer's 2004 breakdown, from the top of the 2007ups page. That problem has been more or less solved, since my acquisition of new equipment.

05/11/07 1 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 05/11/07. Discussing the Ibanez SR-406 bass, and the need for obtaining a case.

05/20/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added an entry re. sitting in with the Maxx Band at the LVD Casino, Saturday evening, 05/20/07. 2 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 05/20/07. Discussing a problem with my CD burner.

05/22/07 1 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 05/22/07. Discussing recording rhythm guitar parts for 2 songs.

05/30/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added entries re. sitting in with the Bear Creek Band at the LVD Casino, Saturday and Monday evenings, 05/28/07 and 05/30/07.

June, 2007

06/04/07 1 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 06/04/07. Discussing performing songs on guitar w/ voice, while visiting Mike & Sharon after the Casino shows.

06/24/07 1 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 06/24/07. Discussing events involving a band which was at the Casino.

July, 2007

07/03/07 1 ) Revised the lyrics page for the song, "SO FAR AWAY (THE WIND HOWLS)" . I tweaked several aspects of the page, and re-wrote the Info Intro. 2 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 07/03/07. Discussing the band "Westside", their failure to have me sit in when they said they would, and a realization that I was actually better than their hand-drummer.

07/15/07 1 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 07/15/07. Discussing the need for a resume. 2 ) Created the first draft of a New page, "A SCRUFFY RESUME" . This is the first draft of an online resume, for prospective musical associates to refer to in order to learn more about me.

August, 2007

08/12/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added an entry re. sitting in with the Michael Scott Band at the LVD Casino, Saturday, 08/11/07.

08/17/07 1 ) New website section for the "SCRUFFY EAGLE BAND" . This initializes a new section at the website, devoted to the "Scruffy Eagle Band". 1 ) New page, "MEET THE BAND!" . This is intended to be a resource for visitors to the website, to get to know who's in the Scruffy Eagle Band. 3 ) New page, "CHECKLIST FOR MEETING #1" . This is intended to be a resource for Scruffy Eagle Band members, to help them prepare for the first band meeting.

08/20/07 1 ) Wrote an entry into the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 08/20/07. Discussing progress re. the Scruffy Eagle Band, and equipment issue re. drums.

08/27/07 1 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 08/27/07. Discussing events of my trip to Berlin, WI, to visit Fisherman Rich and investigage starting up the Scruffy Eagle Band.

September, 2007

09/04/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added entries re. sitting in with the Bear Creek Band at the LVD Casino, on Saturday 09/01/07, Sunday 09/02/07, and Monday 09/03/07.

09/09/07 1 ) Updated (finished?) the page, "A SCRUFFY RESUME" . This is a much better (more complete) draft for an online resume. 2 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added entry re. sitting in with the Band "Quest" at the LVD Casino, on Saturday 09/08/07. 3 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" , for 09/09/07. Discussing improvement in my fiddle playing, return to flute playing, and change in my rhythm guitar playing.

09/15/07 1 ) Wrote 2 entries in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" . One was for 09/13/07. The other was an entry I'd failed to make in a timely manner, for 08/30/07. For the 09/13/07 entry, I discussed current status re. playing Fiddle & Flute. I also discussed a new song I've learned, and mentioned re. lack of progress going pro. For the entry re. 08/30/07, I dug into my notes and found the info so I could make an accurate entry to document exactly when it was that I phoned PMR in Minneapolis, and what I said. 2 ) Updated the page, "A SCRUFFY RESUME" . Baby steps, baby steps... baby steps!

09/18/07 1 ) New lyrics page for the song, "YOUR EVIL CLOWN" . I just felt like posting something...(!)

09/19/07 1 ) Revised lyrics for the song, "YOUR EVIL CLOWN" . Creating a working copy, I tweaked the lyrics - and, that's reflected in this update of the online copy.

09/29/07 1 ) Moved several songs to new directory placements. I'm hoping this will help get the growning mass of posted songs in a more organized arrangement, making it easier for me to know at a glance how much of each type I've posted. 2 ) Revised the lyrics for the song, "HONEY, YOU BEYOND" . Tweaked the lyrics to reflect how I sing it now, and improved the stylistic comments on the page. 3 ) Revised the lyrics on the page for the song, "SO FAR AWAY (THE WIND HOWLS)" . A couple of baby-steps closer to being finished. 4 ) Updated the page, "A SCRUFFY RESUME" . Fixed a typo that was distorting the meaning of a paragraph.

October, 2007

10/02/07 1 ) New lyrics page for the song, "ONE AMONG MANY" . I just felt like posting something...(!) 2 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" for 10/02/07. I discussed new instruments on their way (not received yet), slacking off drumming, lack of progress going pro, current status re. playing Fiddle, and a song I've almost got worked out by ear on both fiddle & guitar.

10/04/07 1 ) Revised the "CHECKLIST FOR MEETING #1" page. I fixed the Intro to discuss it's original purpose in the past tense, and improved the contents of the list-making instructions on the page. 2 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" for 10/04/07. I discussed how I feel about my Fiddle playing, and my prospects for improvement.

10/07/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added entry re. sitting in with the Band "The Jacob Rice Band" at the LVD Casino, on Saturday 10/06/07. 2 ) Updated the page, "A SCRUFFY RESUME" . Updated it, to include "The Jacob Rice Band" in the list of bands I've sat in with, and to include my newly acquired Djembe drum in my list of hand-drumming tools.

10/14/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added entry re. sitting in with "Jerry Allen and the Knife River Band" at the LVD Casino, on Saturday 10/13/07. 2 ) Updated the page, "A SCRUFFY RESUME" . *) Revised the listing of bands I've sat in with, to include "Jerry Allen and the Knife River Band".

10/18/07 1 ) Revised the page for the song, "SO FAR AWAY (THE WIND HOWLS)" . Revised the lyrics, and improved the page's Intro.

10/22/07 1 ) Posted entries in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" for 10/20/07 and 10/22/07. 10/20/07: Discussed my Fiddle playing, posting stuff into a newsgroup, the expensive digital recorder I haven't bought yet, and meeting the members of the band "Ranchhand". 10/22/07: Discussed placing an order w/ musiciansfriend.com - bought the digital recorder, and a few small items I needed.

10/23/07 1 ) Revised lyrics for the song, "YOUR EVIL CLOWN" . Tweaked the lyrics.

10/25/07 1 ) Posted entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" for 10/25/07. 10/25/07: The musiciansfriend.com order arrive - the digital recorder is here!

November, 2007

11/02/07 1 ) Posted entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" for 11/02/07. 11/02/07: Discussed purchasing a cable & memory card for the Fostex digital recorder, discussed meeting Fiddler Holt, and progress re. flute.

11/04/07 1 ) Posted lyrics for the song, "NUN ON THE ALTAR" . Way overdue for posting.

11/05/07 1 ) Tweaked the lyrics in the song, "NO SANTA" . Tweaked the posted lyrics to fit how I do it now.

11/09/07 1 ) Posted entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" for 11/09/07. 11/09/07: Discussed arrival & testing of both USB cable & memory card for the Fostex digital recorder.

11/12/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added entry re. another instance of sitting in with the "Bear Creek Band" at the LVD Casino, on Saturday 11/10/07.

11/19/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added entry re. sitting in with the "Broadband" band, at the LVD Casino, on Saturday 11/19/07. Also, added a simple list of band names the visitor will see, placed just before the first band's entry box. 2 ) Updated the page, "A SCRUFFY RESUME" . *) Revised the listing of bands I've sat in with, to include "Broadband", and updated the equipment, etc. section of my online resume.

11/24/07 1 ) Enhanced the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. I installed links for the bands I listed on the page, leading to their websites; at least, for each of the ones I currently have links for...

December, 2007

12/04/07 1 ) Posted an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" for 12/04/07. Discussed my current progress re. flute, and my plans for the song, "Thanks For The Rain".

12/10/07 1 ) Updated the "BANDS I SAT IN WITH" page. *) Added entry re. sitting in with the "Luther Lewis and White Lightning" band, at the LVD Casino, on Saturday 12/08/07. 2 ) New page, "A ROMANCE RESUME" . An (as yes, unfinalized) page devoted to letting potential mates know who I am, for the sake of deciding whether or not to pursue involvement.

12/12/07 1 ) Posted an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" for 12/04/07. Discussed my surprise at discovering bongos diminished djembe skill, and mention re. flute playing and teeth.

12/16/07 1 ) Revised the pop-up caption for the picture on the Main Page, from "Pure Spirit?" to "A ghost of the man I was...". 2 ) Revised the page for the song, "NO SANTA" . Minor changes of wording in the Intro section of the page, and addition of a link to my music page at the Soundclick website, so people can hear the song.

12/22/07 1 ) Revised the page for the song, "THANKS FOR THE RAIN" . Revised the Intro section to reflect the current status of the song, and revised the lyrics to include the now-finished 3rd Refrain.

12/04/07 1 ) Wrote an entry in the "MUSIC DIARY FOR 2007" for 12/28/07. Discussed meeting Geoff Landon, and his guitar.

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