Would you look at the work this guy is putting into his house? I am totally in awe.

Happiness Is A Warm Guitar. Here’s a new list for you: Favorite guitar breaks from rock songs. I brained on this one while listening to a copy of Dark Side Of The Moon (the 5.1 re-release that I don’t have the hardware to appreciate. Philistine); David Gilmour’s break in the middle of Time is brilliant and always sends a shiver up my spine. So here’s a preliminary list (in no particular order):

• David Gilmour, Time (Dark Side Of The Moon)
• Robert Quine, Girlfriend (Girlfriend)
• J Mascis, Start Choppin (Where You been)
• Dave Navarro, Three Days (Ritual De Lo Habitual)
• Hillel Slovak, Behind The Sun (Uplift Mofo Party Plan)
• Paul Westerberg, Alex Chilton (Pleased To Meet Me)
• Alex Lifeson, Red Barchetta (Moving Pictures)
• Billy Corgan, I Am One (Gish)

Renie adds:

• David Gilmour, Let’s Get Metaphysical (About Face)

Todd adds:

• J. Page, Communication Breakdown (Led Zeppelin I)
• Cesar Rosas (second break), Don’t Worry Baby (Will the Wolf Survive)
• Ken Bethea, Dressing Room Wall (Wreck Your Life)
• East Bay Ray, Let’s Lynch the Landlord (Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables)
• Joey Santiago, Isla de Encanta, (Surfer Rosa)
• James Honeyman Scott, Tattooed Love Boys (Pretenders)
• Johnny Marr, How Soon is Now? (Meat Is Murder)
• Jon Ganelli, The Lipstick Game (The Lipstick Game)
• Dan “Thunder” Bolton, She’s My Bitch (La Mano Cornuda)
• Frank Zappa, Watermelon in Easter Hay (Joe’s Garage, Acts II & III)

Got one of your own? One that stops you in the middle of a phone call, or gets you windmilling your air guitar? Let me know.

That’s Sick. My throat is currently feeling rough and gravelly, and my stupid nose won’t stop running. Every time the faucet turns off, I work up a sneeze and the whole thing starts over again. Luckily the company stocks OJ in the fridge, so I’m hosing down the germs with vitamin C from concentrate. Take that, bugs!