It is possible you don't know who Mitch Hedberg is. I didn't until 2 years ago. He was already dead, and I didn't even know of him. I think that kind of made me like him more. That he was already dead, that I could never go and see one of his comedy specials. All there was, was already out there.
It was always his dream to get an HBO special. Which because of heroin and cocaine he never got to do. But the new album is him on the road work shopping for the special.
It's a different kind of Mitch this time around. These recordings must have been made late in the year 2005. Just before his death. While there still are parts that made you erupt with laughter, there are other parts that are failing miserably. And he doesn't seem like the same Mitch between the routines. He seems troubled, anxious, like he's bored.
It is unfair to judge this as an official album, or really a piece of work that he approved. There were a couple of times during the routine, as a fan of his prior work, I thought he kind of "sold out" to be cliche.
Surprisingly there isn't a lot of Mitch on Youtube.com
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I took the time today to restring my gold Ibanez guitar. I still need to cut the cable excess though. Has anyone seen my wire cutters? *looks around*
It has been a long time. I remember the last time I bought Elixir poly web 80/20 bronze's they were over $30. For one set of strings that is a ridiculous amount of cash. I know. But they sound so warm, fresh and toney.
Anyway because of the economy I was able to get two sets for that price yesterday. So I bought a real thin set of them, to try out for a while. I'm almost certain I'll break the little .10 string in no time. These strings really do make a difference on the overall quality of your music. They enunciate better and break down less frequently.
I almost forgot how beautiful this guitar can sound.
What kind of strings do you use? Why?
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