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So, tonight we lost our first soccer game of the season, in Sparwood (the worst place to lose for an Elkfordian). Everyone is crushed, bitter, angry, etc. We could have/should have/would have won, but we didn't. Let's not talk about it.

So, I posted some videos that I wrote, produced, and directed, on Youtube. Here are my 2 favorites. It is a 2 part series with SpinMaster T-Hort. First, here is the instructional break-dancing video that started it all.

Now, here is the sequel, which is an interview with SpinMaster T-Hort, performed by Scott.

Welcome Tonebone!

I have gone far too long without talking about Guitar Pedals. I will now break that fast by talking about the final addition to the pedal line-up for quite some time. I would like to extend a warm welcome to my new Tonebone Classic. I ordered it second-hand on e-bay from somewhere in the United States. It seems rather ironic because these fine pieces of craftsmanship are made in Canada. Of course, people south of the border are willing to sell them for cheaper, so that is where I buy. Anyways, this Overdrive pedal allows me tone tweak and enhance my tone to wonderful degrees, making my guitar amp sound like it is worth about $1500 more than it actually is. (By the way, if I have any rich and generous readers out there, you can consider buying me a nice Marshall JCM 2000 or a Mesa Boogie All-Tube Amp of some sort, and I would be most grateful). In the mean time, I have this little unit with an 12ax7 tube inside providing me with some better tone than I would normally have to settle for.
As you can see, the Tonebone has been added to my pedal lineup and it currently looks like this:I think the first thing I should do to save myself some embarrassment, is explain what that ugly black, plastic, digital thing is doing to the right of the Tonebone. Well, that was what I used before I wisely went to analog effects. I now keep it in the line-up as a tuner and or occasionally as a delay pedal. I have singled out a few different delay settings and use that part of the multi-effects pedal alone. Ok, enough of the excuses. Allow me now to introduce the line-up:
Guitar goes to :
Original Cry-Baby wah ->
Digitech Whammy IV (for some crazy high-pitched sounds and some bending of notes) ->
Boss Equalizer Pedal ( set to 11 for added input punch for certains foot-selected times) ->
Boss Overdrive Pedal (for extra overdrive above the current Tonebone setting) ->
Zoom Digital multi-effects pedal (just used for tuning and delay) ->
TONEBONE! (for beautiful, toneful distortion) ->
Traynor Mark 3 Amp Head (about 30 years old) ->
tremelo and reverb footswitches for amp

Well, what does everyone think? Any suggestions for configuration or perhaps suggestions on what I should velcro to that black board that fits in my briefcase perfectly. Is it even worth it to attach some of the pedals to it or should I try to make a huge board for everything? If you have no suggestions, feel free to say "welcome back to Canada" to my Tonebone. Or, you could say, "Matt, I have a Marshall stack you can have". -whatever you please

Combat Wombats crush Fort MacLeod in Pincher Creek

Yup that's right. My soccer team is still undefeated. Last night was my first game coaching alone without Head Coach Morris being there since our very first game back in Sparwood. Anyways, we did well and won the game 7-0.... a solid victory. The Combat Wombats put in a solid effort and did me proud. What impressed me most is how well our team worked as a team and the passing was impressive and the team is very solid all-around, with lots of stars... and lots of goals. Anyways, I wish I had some pictures from this game. Even though Ryan Monson now lives with me and came out to help coach this game, he didn't bring his camera. Apparently, he doesn't have a fast enough lens to capture our team, and he didn't want to take his camera outside in wet weather. I appreciate him coming out anyways, even though we ended up being out an hour past his bed time. So, here are some pics of our team that Anh took at a practice a few weeks ago:Morris sets everyone straight and tells it like it is.Matt takes the field to join in some intense scrimmage action.