And the hits keep on coming

So over the weekend while I was practicing some of our songs I spent a little time just doodling around, trying to increase my speed with my fret hand.  While doing so I came up with another catchy riff.  Well, catchy to me anyway.  :D  So long story short, I worked it around and added some chords around it and suddenly I have another song written.  This one isn't as involved as the first one, meaning the bassline isn't quite so complicated and busy, but it sounds pretty good I think.  Its not completely fleshed out but I think I have enough together to present to the other guys.  Plus I think arranging the guitar part will be a lot easier for this one, especially since I am intending for the riff the song is built around to be harmonized between the bass and the guitar.

I was talking with Brian (our drummer) tonight and he got a laugh out of the fact that they're trying to get me up to speed on their songs, and now all of a sudden I'm coming in to practice with songs I've written of my own.  For the record he thinks its a good thing.  So when we meet up Thursday night I'll run it past them, and if they like it we'll get a rough recording of it (so we remember it...its amazing how fast you can forget these things).  If not, then back to the drawing board I guess.  I've been working on a bassline for another one of the songs they showed me last time and I've made some progress there.  Nothing real flashy, but I think it does the trick.

As far as my Netflix addiction goes, I've finished watching the first 4 seasons of The Office.  If you haven't checked this show out (which I am ashamed to say I really hadn't), then you really ought to give it a watch.  The show is amazingly funny, though amazingly painful to watch Steve Carrel's character at times.  So now that I've finished that I have to catch up on the new season in progress. 

Now my new Netflix addiction is Adam-12.  I used to be all over this show when I was a kid.  I think its still good tv now, although its almost comical at times because of how dated it is and because of what the LAPD became years later.  The dialogue is totally Jack Webb, by the book, "just the facts, ma'am" fare, but its well worth a watch.  I still remember my Adam-12 luncbox I had in gradeschool.  Ah, the memories.  :D