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Finished coat rack, with wall fixings hidden underneath the outside hangers

Tossed on the 18lb wagyu brisket. I think it may be the last brisket the old Treager sees. Time to upgrade. Darn.

Thanks for that Ric! I hadn't seen that video before, and agree with what is said in it. Mahler has always been one of my favorites, particularly the 2nd, 3rd and 8th. My favorite 8th recording is the 1971 Solti/CSO recording, but I haven't listened to some of the more recent ones. I will say I have not been a fan in particular of MTT/SFO Mahler works as I find some of his tempi off-putting. I saw MTT conduct the 2nd in Chicago with the CSO, and found portions of it ghastly, though the mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (RIP) performed the best 4th movement (Urlicht) I've ever heard. I bought the SFO recording solely because she sang on it.

Thanks Ric. Maybe I need to study some more and start at the beginning again. I have had many recordings over the years of his symphonies. Some I have liked more than others. The other day I listen to this (didn't post): And it was just not clicking for me at all. I even thought to myself, maybe Mahler is just not for me. But based on the video, it helps me think of things in a little different light. So, I will add some back into my list and explore some more.

Our friend is on his way back to Italy now that the Olympics are over. His foil fencer took gold so for all of you non-Olympic athletes take note

I used to struggle with Mahler until I bought a CD of one of Mahler's symphonies years ago. It came with a second CD that was narrated by Leonard Bernstein. It helped me understand what was going on. I was used to a certain form with classical symphonies. I had to throw that whole structure out when listening to Mahler. I've been a fan ever since. Here's a deeper dive with Bernstein that might give a better understanding as well. If nothing else, just listening to Berstein describe anything is a joy.

And then

Daughter concert

This seems like it's perfect for Head-Case—an electrostatic headphone tuned like the HD650: https://www.audeze.com/products/crbn

She's very good, have been lucky to see her live twice: once opening for Neko Case, and again as part of Case-Lang-Veirs with aforementioned Neko and Lang as in k.d. WONDERFUL show that was!

Thanks for the listen Rob. Voyager Quartet - Message of Love. Smaller heart tugs.

My Echo Laura Veirs 2020 Example - strong Edie Brickell vibes for me:

Only the tasty die young?

Good call, the stronger flavor of the thigh gets closer to the real thing. I have a whole chicken in the fridge, and tomorrow looks ripe to fire up the pellet grill. I think an overnight marinade is in order.....

Cold Dead gutted fish on a bagel?

More home-made Nando's chicken breast -- tried baking this time, 22:22 at 350, worked out alright! 👍 Didn't pre-marinade it at all, I should probably try pre-marinading it next. Got some thighs, too.

Chris Connor - This Is Chris

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Yeah, mine's a 5 minute drive or an hour's walk (2.3 miles away). In fact, I think I'll go get some now. And yes, I saw that earlier, didn't respond externally, but will definitely give it a try!

Forgotten Days Pallbearer 2020 Example:

Letter To You Bruce Springsteen 2020 Example:

Nanci Griffith - Other Voices, Other Rooms

One of my divas from the 80s: Sandra "The Long Play" ...me hago viejo

Another Carbon in the works, I received my panels and drilled heatsinks back today. I haven’t put it together yet... I sure hope everything fits. Adobe Illustrator preliminary file:

Peach cobbler that Lily and I made the other night.

have a set of these coming, as part of the first batch?, will pair with kerry's t2. If Kerry were interested, i could drop my set off with him to listen.

Greg gifted us a beautiful, original, one of a kind knife for BBQ and other meat related duties. These pics don't do it justice but I'll try again in the daylight. Thank you for your thoughtless and kudos on your artistry! The Meat Machete Rulez!

It isn't just our guy either. There have been three other athletes have failed performance drugs tests at the Tokyo Olympics. And there is discussion underway to remove weightlifting entirely for Paris because of years of systemic performance drug use. And it goes right back. There was a short period when Chinese distance runners were cleaning up and setting unheard of records. The coach put it down to herbal tea. Yeah. And then they all retired in their mid 20's. And even further back, there was a Czech woman runner called Kratochvilova https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarmila_Kratochvílová who I swear looked like a bloke. God knows what she was given by her coach, but her 800 metre record has stood since 1983 - the best women runners in the world have not got within a second of her time in the intervening 38 years. The other drug fuelled (allegedly) woman at the same time from East Germany was Marita Koch, who's 400m world record still stands. So in a real sense it has ever been thus. As soon as a drug can be tested for, new wonder dope comes along which cannot be found. All that is before we even think of drug fueled cycling. And it wasn't just Lance Armstrong - they were all at it. And in the early days of the Tour de France they used to take puffs of ether to numb the pain, and strychnine - or anything going to help on 400km stages on dirt roads. Chloroform was also used, and horse dope. Then they got onto Amphetamines. The British rider Tom Simpson died on the upper slopes of Mont Ventoux in the 1967 Tour though amphetamines and dehydration. His last words were "Put me back on my bike".

The first runner in our silver medal GB 4x100m sprint team, Ujah, has tested positive for two banned performance enhancement substances. The whole team loses their silver medals, and forfeits any other benefits such as appearance money. That will be a lifetime ban for the fucker - and that is absolutely right. The question I want to be asked, is what did GB sport, and the British Olympic Association fail to do? Surely they test athletes on a regular basis as part of the selection process? I am so fucking angry. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/58205602

After seeing Ric's post in the Listening thread.. I then discovered. RIP - Nanci Griffith, died on the 6th, but was not announced until today. Left us a lot of good music.