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Karaoke neighbors – again!!!!

by The Shopping Maniac

Oh my gosh … what is it with the house next door? I don’t know why but it doesn’t seem to matter who lives next to us but eventually they seem to get a karaoke machine at some point.

Oh and once they do they set it up in the living room so that the speakers are facing our living room so that we can hear them sing all of their songs endlessly over and over again – usually badly … for hours and sometimes days on end.

Oh boy … and the holidays are just starting .. if they just set up the machine that means that they are testing it for when they have guests next weekend and perhaps the weekend after next … AHHHHHHH!!!!!!

I’m still not sure what I’m doing this weekend or for Christmas. In light of our neighbors new Karaoke machine … hmm I think I’d better make sure I’m away from home. I think it’s going to be noisy around here. My poor dog. She hates the singing that comes through the walls! You’d think our walls that are over two feet thick would block the sound but it doesn’t.

Football at the local high school

by The Shopping Maniac

I was walking by our local high school the other day and it looks like football season is in full gear. They just had their annual game day a week ago when all the kids from nearby schools attend a game at local school. It was the school closest to our house this year so a week ago Friday we had TONS of teenagers walking the streets on a Friday night looking for fun before and after their game.

At least it wasn’t as bad this year as it was a few years ago when our local school was chosen for game day .. the kids were really rowdy that time and did lots of damage. I had broken plants in my front garden and lots of neighbors had broken bottles in their yards and some cars were damaged too.

Anyway as I was saying it looks like Football season is here. I was watching the team practice and the band came out to do their practice on the field too. My husband was with me and he started talking to the music teacher about the band. I’m not sure of everything they were talking about because I’m not the musician – he is .. but I guess the teacher was happy because the school was getting some new marching band equipment at wwbw. Apparently it was much needed. I think someone was helping with a donation or something.

Maybe we’ll stop by this coming weekend and watch a game. The season will end soon with our weather!

Work, overtime and guitars

by The Shopping Maniac

My husbands been busy working a lot of extra shifts in the last week or so. One of his co-workers is on holiday and he’s been covering some of her shifts so he’s been working almost continuously. He’s pretty tired.

The one good thing about it one my side of things is the house is quite so I’ve been able to get more studying done. That’s a good thing. Well .. at least until he comes home. Sometimes Chris picks up his guitar when he gets home and starts playing as it helps him relax .. and of course because he enjoys it. I don’t mind the music at all, but it does disturb my studying. Oh and he found yet another guitar to drool over. It’s a fender electric guitar at musicians friend. He just loves Fenders, the older the better. He has six or seven guitars already so I don’t think he’ll be buying another anytime soon, but I guess he’s got another on his wish list.

Perhaps he’s thinking of using all his overtime money on this new guitar? Hmmm .. I’d better have a talk with him just in case that’s what he’s thinking … LOL

photo by: gedankenstuecke

A musical gift

by The Shopping Maniac

I need to buy a gift for my friends son. I’m trying to think of what to buy him. I’m not always the best with buying gifts unless I really know someone well. Are you like that or do you think you pretty much get it right every time?

I know that my friends son is very interested in music. Not just listening to music but playing it as well. He already has a guitar and even drums. I know that last year he was playing harmonica quite often so maybe I’ll check out the harmonicas guitar center and see if I can find a nice harmonica for him. I wish I knew what key his other harmonicas were in so I could get one he doesn’t have.

A gift to encourage a musician

by The Shopping Maniac

My husband has always said that he wants to start playing guitar at this local bar that has a Sunday open mike night. He hasn’t done it yet, but he keeps talking about practicing some songs and then going out and playing.

I really don’t know why he doesn’t just get up and go and do it. He’s an amazing musician. He’s been playing guitar since he was 9 years old! He actually plays 13 instruments. I’ve always said he should either try to join a band or maybe try to become a studio musician. I know he probably wouldn’t want to be a studio musician, but he has the talent to play on records. I’m sure of it.

Anyway .. I was thinking .. maybe getting him something to use at one of these “open Mike nights” might encourage him to actually go and do it. Eh .. doesn’t that sound like a good idea? I was thinking something like looking maybe buy vocopro wireless microphone for him to use on stage. He could even use it when he plays at work related events. He always gets asked to play at the Hospitals charity related and Christmas events, I’m sure he could use a wireless mic there too.

I’m going to think about it. Perhaps I’ll come up with something else that looks good but for now that sounds like a great idea. Any other suggestions?

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