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"Rather than speak out about the connections between folk and country in the war-torn, politically contentious ‘60s, he simply showed up at folk festivals and played, at least when he and Flatt weren’t at the Grand Ole Opry. During the long-hair/ short-hair skirmishes of the ‘60s and ‘70s, he simply showed up and played, with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and The Byrds. And when staunch fans of bluegrass – a genre that would not exist in a recognizable form without Mr. Scruggs’ banjo – railed against stylistic experimentation, Mr. Scruggs happily jammed away with sax player King Curtis, sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, piano man Elton John and anyone else whose music he fancied. 'He was the man who melted walls, and he did it without saying three words,' said his friend and acolyte, Marty Stuart in 2000." Earl Scruggs, 1924-2012 | The Awl http://ow.ly/1JtC0H

Justin Bieber as Women of the Renaissance http://ow.ly/1JtxBc

... and now...

Thanks.

180g. Keeping Esmé happy in the morning...

Thanks much for the feedback, which may bring them set back into (at least in my case) shopping competition with the Mercury Presence Redbook set.

They're not far off of 'IMAX digital'!

Acoustic Sounds has an Everest 35mm HDAD package on sale. Have always been interested myself since I've seen the ads in Stereophile, etc., like the below. It's moar! Can anyone speak on the SQ?

I've always wondered if there was an inverse relationship between strength in faith and use of exclamation marks.

Damn, though not surprising. Pink Floyd, Bjork, Panda Bear and Radiohead works well for animal/plant adventures. Love it.

Sooo good: BBC's 'Life' Remixed http://ow.ly/9Uf3r

Apple Has 163 Reasons To Release Fabled 'iPad mini' http://j.mp/HcIFK6 Because of my situation (newborn) I'm likely skipping the new iPad - rarely have both hands free - but I'd probably be all over this.

I was just going to post that Etymotics has something similar, but I see the app is made by the same company. Still if you have the right Ety models (where its app is free), you may get some of this apps in-app purchases included free on the Ety version. Either way good deal.

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Record Store Day Releases 2012 http://ow.ly/1ssSz7

WHAT DO THEY CALL THE HUNGER GAMES IN PARIS?

Congrat both of you. Always good to have audio godparents.

Okay, here's a niche blog... Jazz Toilet http://ow.ly/1J7Z2k

Have had the CD for awhile. Know the opinion may not be popular, but I think it holds it's own right up there with Dustys. Hell, my GF may have sold here condo just because buyers loved it playing in background.