Well something’s going on…checking the monthly stats for June, it seems that this little domain pushed out a whopping 57Gb of data. 57 Gigs. Five…Seven…Gigabytes. I can’t believe it. There were three days last month where something gobbled up an awful lot of bandwidth by repeatedly download my video podcast – a total of 1617 times, equally 34Gb of traffic. I can’t believe that video can be that popular and it seems that something or someone out there is upto something. Whether it is nefarious or innocent, I cannot say. It is all rather odd though. To put it in context, an MP3 like the “Cloistered Space 1” which I posted a couple of weeks ago has had a total of 248 downloads, equalling just over 1Gb of traffic . Now this is reasonable as it is also on my podcast RSS, so you can understand how this could happen. Something smells odd and it ain’t my feet in this hot weather.
Last night, something happened that made me very angry, so I decided to take my rage out on my guitar. One thing I am not noted for is my adeptness on the fretboard. I am a more pedestrian player, preferring feel and melody over lightning licks. I used to do that stuff when I was a younger player, because you think it is a sprint, when in fact playing the guitar is a lot like a marathon. You have to pace yourself. Anyhoo, I added an angry guitar solo to the end of “Miranda Inspired” and hopefully it works. It’s not particularly fast, but the intention is there. I will listen to it a couple of times over the coming days and decide whether or not it is fit for inclusion, needs reworking or whether to just continue to use the vanilla Miranda. Here it is for your own sonic audit process:
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Meanwhile, my hayfever is making my sinuses hurt. Mornings and late evenings are not pleasant at the moment, but I mustn’t grumble. It’s not that bad.
Operation Clear-Out sees a number of classic progressive rock T-shirt for sale. Oh yes, all these items have been collected from various gigs I have attended and are unlikely to be worn by yours truly again. Of course, I kept my King Crimson T-shirts as the rules of the clear-out allow me some dispensation. 😉