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I get no joy in going to the doctor.

I get no joy in having my feet poked with needles.

I get no joy having to piss in a tube.

I get no joy in having to walk all the way back to the surgery to deliver said piss tube.

I get no joy in being told by the receptionist that I shouldn’t have dropped it off today because “the courier doesn’t come on Fridays, they only come Monday to Thursday”. I am told this three times despite me responding that no one informed me that the courier operates a strict four-day week and besides this is no concern of mine. Perhaps they should use a better courier and operate a five-day system? But I do not say this as I do not want to get kicked off the surgery books.

So I head out back in the cold, piss tube delivered under duress, verbal admonishment delivered by the receptionist like I’m a naught school boy who hasn’t done his homework (I’m 53 and I have done my homework, I pissed in a tube as requested) and shake my head in disbelief in what I’ve just witnessed.

Welcome to Friday…



Here I am reviewing a rare Fender Modern Player Coronado II from 2015.
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A History of Bleeping & Droning
Volume One: https://darrenlock.bandcamp.com/album/a-history-of-bleeping-droning-volume-1
Volume Two: https://darrenlock.bandcamp.com/album/a-history-of-bleeping-droning-volume-2
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26-11-24 A Tentative Step Towards The Light – Live Ambient Guitar Improvisation



Here I am testing a new setup for live ambient looping using a separate laptop to handle all the noises that go into my looping pedal and then that goes into my main computer for recording/processing/streaming. Enjoy!

26-11-24 A Tentative Step Towards The Light – 21st Century Ambient Guitar: A Live Looping Experience



Here I am testing a new setup for live ambient looping using a separate laptop to handle all the noises that go into my looping pedal and then that goes into my main computer for recording/processing/streaming. Enjoy!

Using The Fender Ed O’Brien Strat Sustainer with Clean Sounds + eBow vs Sustainer Action



Here I am demonstrating some clean chord sounds with the Ed O'Brien Sustainer Stratocaster. I also pit the trusty old eBow against the Sustainer and show that they are two different animals completely! Get an EOB Strat here: https://ebay.us/1RlVHk You can support me via http://www.patreon.com/lock
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Fender is Discontinuing The Ed O’Brien Sustainer Strat So You Might Want to Get One While You Can!



Indeed, the Fender Ed O'Brien Strat is no more and you might want to go to eBay and pick one up while you can: https://ebay.us/1RlVHk You can support me via http://www.patreon.com/lock
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