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"SCRUFFY EAGLE"
WEBSITE UPDATES LIST
Dates and details of updates to this website during 2008.
(Reverse chronological order.)
NOTE: This website gets restructured, and documents shuffled from place to place, whenever the whim
strikes me or the perceived need yanks on my sleeve. Therefore, links in the update list become outdated
and might not be accurate beyond when they're in the most recent update date's entry. I recommend using the
Main Page of the website or topic index pages - the links on those are always up to date.
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Revised Include re. visitor counting (of any & all areas) at website : scruffyeagle.com website
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01/06/08
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New
document for holding recordkeeping of updates to this website
during 2008.
Standard item.
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New
document for holding 2008 MUSIC DIARY notes.
Standard item.
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Updated
the
"BANDS I SAT IN WITH"
page.
Made record of sitting in with the band "Cold Hard Cash", on Saturday, 01/05/08
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01/20/08
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Updated
the
"BANDS I SAT IN WITH"
page.
Made an entry regarding sitting in with the band "Rock-A-Billy Revue", on Saturday, 01/19/08.
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01/23/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 01/23/08.
Discussed my dissatisfaction with the Fostex digital recorder (audible hiss into recordings), and my purchase
of equipment from musiciansfriend.com (placed order yesterday).
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01/29/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 01/28/08.
Discussed the arrival & (incomplete) inspection of new equipment, and 1st practice with the new Toca Djembe drum.
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02/04/08
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Restructured
archives of Music Diary and Updates, making each archives limited to one year per document, and creating archives
lists to be used as "includes" for referencing archive sets.
I found that this was absolutely necessary, due to a file size limit being imposed by my web space provider.
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Updated
the
"BANDS I SAT IN WITH"
page.
Made an entry regarding sitting in with the band "White Rhino", on Friday, 02/01/08 and Saturday, 02/02/08.
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02/10/08
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Revised
the lyrics page for the song,
"ONE AMONG MANY"
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This updates the page so it's accurate re. how I do it now.
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02/13/08
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Revised
the lyrics page for the song,
"NO SANTA"
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Fixed a typo, correcting the lyrics in the lyrics-only section of the page.
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Removed
the entire section of the "Scruffy Eagle Band" items, off the index pages of the site.
Given the loss of contact with Fisherman Rich, there isn't anyone other than me involved in the band; i.e., there's
no band at all - it's just me & my solo music.
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02/18/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 02/18/08.
Discussed negotiating w/ musiciansfriend.com re. return of both Korg chromatic tuner, and Toca Djembe - and, my
reluctant conclusion that I need a much more expensive djembe.
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03/02/08
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Updated
the
"BANDS I SAT IN WITH"
page.
Made an entry regarding sitting in with the band "Robby Vee and the V-Rockits", on Saturday, 03/02/08.
Also, revised the format of the list of band names, and included number of sessions per band into the names list.
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Updated
the
"A SCRUFFY RESUME"
page.
Included data, showing how many sessions I've sat in with each of the various bands, and a total of sessions.
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03/10/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 03/10/08.
Discussed my recent ongoing problems w/ pain & weakness in my right arm - and, the fact that I've ceased
hand-drumming (probable cause of infirmity) until it gets better.
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03/23/08
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Updated
the
"BANDS I SAT IN WITH"
page.
Made an entry regarding sitting in with the "Bear Creek Band", on Saturday, 03/23/08.
Also, included mention of meeting Tammy and that I'm waiting for some pix via email.
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 03/23/08.
Discussed my hand-drumming re. my arm, meeting Tammy, signing my first autograph ever, and a promise to try to help a guy
named Ron resume music.
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03/24/08
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Updated
the website with some new pictures, onto the Main Page and onto the "friends" page at
"PIX OF SCRUFFY'S FRIENDS"
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This added a photo of me with Tammy Phillips, onto the "friends" page, and a pic of me playing
djembe on stage onto the Main Page. The previous pic from the Main Page is now on the "Pix of Scruffy" page.
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04/05/08
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Revised
the page for the song,
"FIND MY SAUCER"
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This updates the page to reflect the fact that I've posted it at soundclick.com.
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Revised
the page for the song,
"A TOKEN OF MY LOVE"
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This updates the page to reflect the fact that I've posted v4 of this song at soundclick.com.
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04/16/08
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New
page for the song,
"YOUR OPEN GATE (v1)"
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This was a short little experimental thing. It was the first time I'd written anything designed for Banjo.
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Revised
many of the description blurbs on the index pages.
Made descriptions more terse, and adjusted those which looked wrong in 800x600 display.
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Reinstalled
a "Most Recent Update" box on the Main Page, just below the picture.
(I used to have this as a feature, a couple of years ago.)
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 04/16/08.
Discussed my arm, my banjo practice, and my intention of getting a set of tablas.
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04/26/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 04/26/08.
Discussed my arm, banjo practice, meeting Ron Kendricks & Tommy Graywolf, the WXPR Blues Festival,
and I purchased a set of tablas.
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05/14/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 05/14/08.
Discussed my arm, banjo practice, the new tablas & lessons, meeting Danny Dee, the defective autoharp, and
my current thoughts re. buying a new one.
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New
page about
"THE DEFECTIVE AUTOHARP"
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A brief story about a defective autoharp I purchased, and 3 of the documentation photos I took while working with it.
This page should help people understand how easy it is to work on the autoharp's chording mechanism.
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06/03/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 06/03/08.
Made an entry marking the purchase of an amplified acoustic cello & extra fine-tuners, via eBay.
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06/18/08
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Posted
a new picture in the
"BANDS I SAT IN WITH"
page.
Upgraded the entry for the "Bear Creek Band", so it now has a thumbnail w/ linkage to a BCB promo pic as well
as having the linkage to the BCB website.
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 06/18/08.
Made an entry noting that the 5-string amplified cello deal fell through, and that I'd conducted purchase of a
4-string acoustic (non-amplified) cello to compensate.
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06/22/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 06/21/08.
Made an entry about the arrival & associated events re. the Cecilio 4-string acoustic (non-amplified) cello.
Also, made mention of purchasing the Gold Tone banjitar (and, why).
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06/28/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 06/28/08.
Made an entry about finding the "Violin Master Class" website, and about devising & recording a new
short song.
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Updated
my
"MUSICAL LINKS"
page.
This was way overdue - not attended to at all, since 2006.
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07/03/08
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New
section at the website:
"SCRUFFY POETRY"
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I decided to create a place for posting stuff that I haven't created musical accompaniment for.
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New
poem:
"THANK GOD FOR THE TREES"
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A poem about what I was feeling on the evening of July 3rd, 2008.
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 07/03/08.
Made an entry about my banjitar: Adjusted the tailpiece, lubricated the grooves of the nut, and slightly widened one
groove that had been pinching the string.
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07/23/08
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Revised
info on the page for the song,
"FORGET ABOUT ME"
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I updated this page to include the info that I've included a cello part in the song (as of v5), and made the page look
better.
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Wow... I just realized that I didn't do any updates at all to this website during the entire month of August!
I guess that shows how important it is, that I get the chance to sit in with bands.
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09/11/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 09/11/08.
Made an entry about the upgrades I've done on my banjitar, my playing of violin, and cessation of playing djembe.
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09/21/08
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New
song:
"FATHERLESS CHILDREN"
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A song written about fatherlessness, and how it affects children. This is my 1st attempt at using PDF instead of
HTML for posting lyrics (and link) - I'll have to check & make sure it actually works okay.
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10/18/08
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Posted
an entry in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 10/17/08.
Made an entry about my attempt at buying a Dahlia violin, failure of that, and subsequent purchase of both a new
5-string tailpiece w/ built-in fine tuners and a new acoustic 5-string violin.
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11/02/08
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Updated
the
"BANDS I SAT IN WITH"
page.
This updates regarding sitting in with the "Jacob Rice Band", on Saturday, 11/01/08.
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Posted
an entry I'd made in the
"MUSIC DIARY FOR 2008"
for 10/26/08 and a new entry for 11/02/08.
10/26/08: This was an entry about the new violin arriving, and subsequent purchase of both a new
5-string tailpiece w/ built-in fine tuners and a new acoustic 5-string violin.
11/02/08: This was about setup of the new violin and the start of the breaking-in period. Also, an update re. the
mandolin equipment, and re. the antique banjo I decided to not buy.
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ALL AVAILABLE "SCRUFFY EAGLE" WEBSITE UPDATES ARCHIVES:
( Website was established in 2003. )
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