About 2 minutes into my drive to the office today, a great set of tunes popped up on the ol’ iPod plugged into my stereo.
From the forgettable movie, “Crossroads” (the Ralph Macchio one, not the britney spears one), there is a scene where Macchio’s character cuts heads with Jack Butler (played by Steve Vai), a guitar player who sold his soul to the devil.
The scene has for parts, “Fried Chicken”, “Butler’s Bag”, “Headcutting Duel” and the victorious response, “Eugene’s Bag of Tricks”. Fantastic guitar work, and the piece de resistance, is the Eugene’s Bag of Tricks. It is really one of Pagannini’s Caprices arranged for the guitar. (In the soundtrack, all these parts are played by Vai, naturally).
What a great way to make it into the office.
