{"id":4598,"date":"2024-02-16T23:48:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T23:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/blog\/?p=4598"},"modified":"2024-02-16T23:48:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T23:48:21","slug":"totally-guitars-weekly-update-february-16-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/blog\/tg-blogs\/guitar-news\/totally-guitars-weekly-update-february-16-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Totally Guitars Weekly Update February 16, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Totally Guitars Weekly Update February 16, 2024\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uM2xtxpoYP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>February 16, 2024<\/p>\n<p>I was traveling last weekend and am sorry not to have gotten to my Weekly Update. This week I had Dropped D tunes on my mind and started with a couple originals \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/lessons\/1539-imagine-that-neil-hogan-guitar-lesson\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Imagine That<\/a> and Cobble Creek, but also strayed into a bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/lessons\/1350-embryonic-journey-fingerpicking-solo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Embryonic Journey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week Nesh brought us a lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/lessons\/2933-dont-let-the-sun-catch-you-crying\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t Let The Sun Catch You Crying<\/a> by Gerry &#038; The Pacemakers.<\/p>\n<p>We are almost two months away from our first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalguitarcamp.com\/index.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IGC Mini Camp<\/a> and there are a handful of openings right now. 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