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Wow! Very glad to know that your guys are okay!

Happy B day jp! Heck, only missed this one by a day but I hope you're still celebrating!

That's like a paranoia nightmare come true! If it was a camera, you gotta wonder what weird stuff those guys have to watch. That's a great idea about the beer though! Fortunately, most of the places I record at aren't very enthusiastic when it comes to searches. At this point, I'm probably a little too relaxed when comes to hiding my gear.

How "stealthy" you need to be is almost entirely venue dependent. If you're just starting out, it might be best to scope out the security (since most places use the same security company) beforehand. Personally, if they're using metal detectors and doing pat downs, I don't bother taping and just enjoy the show. I only see that at big rock shows. Most of the shows I go to, they're just looking for booze and weapons. Otherwise, I sneak all my stuff in neatly packaged and mixed in with other stuff, shuffle off to a bathroom stall and "wire up".

Wow,.. nice rig grawk! All my recordings are done with headworn mini-mic's in stealth mode. Battery box or Church Audio pre > Sony M10. Usually pretty far back (probably 150 feet back).

I've been a taper for a while. Mostly jazz in large venues with various cards and hypers but some smaller rooms with omni's. Here's some of my recordings on SoundCloud. http://soundcloud.com/ironbut28/1-p-metheny-c-potter

Great to hear things are improving Grahame!

I'm green with envy! Nice lookin' pad jp! And I love that tee Mike! carry on

That looks awesome Mikey! Might inspire me to grill one this week.

Happy B Day Dinny! May this be the beginning of your best year ever!

Happy belated Mikey and Chris!

Installed a new seat on my Aeron chair today. I added more sit-ups to my daily exercises and my tailbone was hurting. I improved my crunch technique to minimize the impact on my butt and that didn't help. Ordered a new seat and now that I installed it, man, what a difference! It didn't seem like my old seat was that worn but it must've been sagging more than I thought. Happy happy!

If you get heavy rains in your area, it's a good idea to use that as one of your primary considerations. I've had a few sets of tires that are great for cornering/stopping power but just sucked when it started to rain. Nothing worse than feeling like your car could break loose at the drop of the hat! And since I don't go up into the hills and "tear it up" anymore, I always check forums for opinions from folks who own the same model car I have and see what their experiences are with all weather tires. I've always had good luck with Michelins but they can be a little more expensive. They own BF Goodrich now so some of the old Michelin tire lines are now labeled Goodrich but they're the same tire and sometimes a little cheaper.

Holy crap Brent! Once your luck changes, better hit the slots! Sorry to hear (and see) your latest.

Like Dinny, I loved seeing Lou in concert! Fantastic performer! RIP Lou.

Happy B day Marc.

Hope everything goes well for your mom. That's about where my BP was when I was first diagnosed with HTN. Once they fine tuned my medications, it's been totally normal for the last 2 decades.

Happy B day!

That really does look promising! Looking forward to hearing more.

Happy belated B day Carl! Hope it was one to remember.

Awe Shit! Missed another one. Happy B day Peter! I hope it was a great one!

But I'm late for sure! Happy B day Vicki! (just keep celebrating)

Watson says,.. "mmm. Keys taste good! Hope mommy feed good dog keys everyday!"