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Thanks everyone. Hope you all had a good Xmas or at least a decent break. We spent a couple non-stress days eating and drinking in Sonoma. Now back home, I’d be surprised if I can keep my eyes open past 8pm. #iamold #partyon

Last night with guests from Italy and the Czech Republic. I wanted to introduce them to a Southern California Christmas minus the guacamole. Batch of medium prime ribs, batch of rare prime ribs. Twenty four hour brined turkey.

This was a nice Christmas present.

What Dusty said. Finishing up the Xmas music here with Spike Jones. Like Nick Cave, if he had a much higher voice and his twisted-ness went exactly in the opposite direction. Killer tracks like...

Boxing Day Breakfast. Sous Vided Soft Boiled eggs + Marmite Soldiers

Thanks all. I had my usual quiet day with my family in Hemet.

Being cooked for ... Prime Rib + bacon weave =

Have the merriest day

We had to add Karen's moms phone to our plan, so we checked out all of the deals and decided to brave going to the local Verizon store Monday. A couple of hours later we had her mom added to our plan and we both had new iPhone XS Maxs (a nice upgrade from our 7+). Total cost was a little over $100 and the monthly payment will actually be a few dollars cheaper. Overall a good investment for a couple of hours. Today we went to BestBuy and each picked up a pair of AirPod Pros. I think I am going to like them.

Happy Belated birthdays Ken... -- Cheers

Cheers Ric - Happy Belated Birthday...

Toss a coin to your Witcher! Sooooo catchy!

Happy belated birthday!

Happy Birthday Ric!

Yeah, well, good luck with that (you’ll understand when you hear it). The order is now Astral Schism I/... oh shit, I forget already... Edit: order is now final: Oily Nuke Oath II/Astral Schism I/Astral Schism II/Rictus Lingering Uploads, on the other hand, are not, there will probably be one more.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Ric!

Happy Birthday Ric!

Happy birthday, Esmé’s dad!

Cheers, Ric! (party favour noises)

Happy Birthday Ric!

Thanks for your thoughts! Yes, exactly. The evolution of the sound was supposed to be at an almost subconscious level. I'm trying to decide on a playing order. I'm thinking Oily Nuke Oath II Astral Schism I Rictus Lingering Astral Schism II ...but I can't decide. EDIT: Now it's Astral Schism I/Oily Nuke Oath II/Astral Schism II/Rictus Lingering https://soundcloud.com/dusty-chalk/sets/eating-chinese-food

Happy christmasy Birthday, Ric!

Happy Christmas and Merry Birthday, Ric!

Happy Birthday to head cases very own Christmas Miracle, Ric.

Happy/Merry Birthday/Christmas, Ric!

Happy Birthday

Have a happy everything Ric!

Have a great one Ric! Cheers!

I did a thing. Drone/experimental/damnbient. (There's a total of 4, Astral Schism II, Rictus Lingering, and Oily Nuke Oath II.)

My present from the wife with her present from me in the background. She got hers a few weeks early as at ~850lbs and it's giant size I wasn't installing the pro 48 myself.

Happy Birthday

Dessert

A Happy Christmas-Eve Birthday, Ken!

Merry birthday Ken! Cheers!

Happy Birthday Ken! And have a great holiday too!

Happy Birthday Ken. I will be toasting you this evening and tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after and...

I can't go there with you my friend. I'm going to argue that those Maggies would sound pretty damn good! Most likely better than any Kenwoods could aspire to.

Happy Birthday Ken! Hope you're doing well my friend!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Ken.

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Ken!

Happy birthday, Ken! (party favour noise)

Happy Birthday!!!!!

Holiday music is in full force here. If you're looking for similar, these are getting the most plays this year. YouTube Treasures: Nuggets From the Moon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxPERch3VVt9ZDLjvNxd52Q Album: Tracey Thorn's Tinsel and Lights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pIOJY77fsc&list=OLAK5uy_l9hW1WbVW-iKtvFhWHpUy6KGWhAPLlkbA Album: Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld's Winter Stories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S05BSZo6r2w&list=PLddSkUxmPEC_gCglqAuEK_D_krwzOECVu Album: Sarah McLachlan's Wintersong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZi4zxBVYv4 Single most likely to laugh at the first few times and tear up a little everytime after: Burkini Beach's #xmas2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt0WAMl4xd8 Honorible Mention: Kmart In-Store Music: Christmas 1974 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9hR4Gg6b9w Side-discovery: Duke Jordan's Flight To Denmark (1973, SteepleChase) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIQVjK13PzI

My girlfriend got me an interesting watch for Christmas. It’s made from reclaimed whiskey barrels and a miyota quartz movement. 47mm but wears a little smaller.