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On Sunday I've been to Steve Hackett's concert in Rio promoting the Genesis Revisited II album. It was a truly unforgettable experience! The whole band was great, Hackett is as good as he's ever been and The Musical Box and Supper's Ready were utterly unbelievable. Plus, they've played some songs that aren't in the album, such as Squonk, Firth of Fifth and I Know What I Like!

During the weekend I did a complete re-build of my beloved Lambda's. Heavily inspired by 4070 I decided to do a closed housing. The coloration from the housing was a bit hard to avoid so the combination is actually the best combo that even out the coloration. Also the pads had been rebuilt, and certainly removes any etch. The result is outstanding, no one can tell the difference between Rick Astley's "Never gonna give up on you" and Ludvig van's Ninth's ... Let's call 'em 007mkIII, as they are everything the 007 will never become ;o) The sound is "sick as a brick" ;o) (http://inhabitat.com/lego-headphones-bring-new-life-to-old-toys/lego1/?extend=1)

Chris, I have a large collection of Noodlers, ST DuPont, J Herbin, Swisher and Visconti ink I do not use if you want to try out some others. With all the new FP people here I should throw up my collection for sale. That is if I can find them.

got home, turned the thermostat off, OPENED THE FUCKING WINDOW. ahhhhhhhh

Definitely rinsing a pen when taking out of rotation will help avoid a lot of problems down the road. As long as I am using a pen almost daily I have never had the need to rinse or soak it to keep it running smoothly. Do make sure you use good quality ink as I have had problems using some Italian import inks and Levenger brand ink which seemed to clog my nib on a regular basis.

Whenever I am taking a pen out of the rotation, I empty it and rinse it thoroughly in cold water (filling it and emptying it with cold water) until the water starts to run clear out of the pen. Unfortunately I am not the best at doing this (I'll often grab a new pen in the morning and just put the pen I was using back in the pen case without emptying it) which is one of the reasons I use really mild inks like Sheaffer Skrip Blue. Mild inks are less likely to clog a pen after sitting unused for a while. The richer inks like Noodlers etc may look nicer on the page, but I get tired of the head aches of trying to clean the damn things. Sheaffer Skrip Blue also washes off hands really easily. But if you are using the same pen daily, you definitely don't need to rinse it daily. A pen is more likely to get clogged if it is sitting unused with ink in it for a long period. If you do have a pen thats clogged, I've found letting it soak overnight in a 1:10 solution of ammonia can fix it. In fact doing this has solved all kinds of problems I've had with nibs.

Our forecast looks awesome. The roads should be clear and dry enough to bike on this weekend, and we've had such little accumulation this winter that the snow might all be gone by the time we get back from California.

Tell me when you reach the end because I am curious what you think.

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Oh cock. I have to believe that he did something relatively serious if they not only suspended him but put the show on hold too.

The box means very little. The oldest ones came in those crappy faux CF boxes but there were also some later ones that used them. Probably just a supply thing. The serial number is under the arc's on the right hand side. Also on the outer box which housed the flightcase. I've done the port mod now but left them completely stock in every other way. I must say this is a very, very good 007 now. As expected the port mod mostly affects the bass and holy hell it is nice. Very deep, controlled which shines when somebody put some effort into recording the drums. It might not be 100% neutral (only more exposure will tell) but this sounds very nice indeed. I'm sure the extra height of the pads is adding something to it but the pads could always be moved to the Mk1 setting easily. The improvements also move up to the midrange, giving it a bit more heft and in true 007 fashion, voices stand out like on nothing else. So as it stands now, a great Mk1 is smoother but this one is more alive. I need to dig out the 009 for a direct comparison but I fear it won't go well for the 009. Imaging and bass really aren't their strong suit which the 007 excels at plus the detail they are digging out is just insane. Color me impressed....

so ive been watching my neighbor shovel snow all day long. bad case of OCD. he started soon after it started snowing this morning, we probably had 1 centimeter on the ground. over and over again. man, this is unreal. he's gotta get every last drop. every time.