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A few more from cleaning the drive.....

Some pretty cool spacey-psych-groovy music from Japan

I thought Uncontrollable Urge wasn't too bad, maybe a bit too tame (I've always like the manic-ness that Devo brought to the stage). I appreciate they did "the dance" where they line up and switch their feet back and forth.....

Hmmm, is that Gilda Radner in her satirical commercial for "Haley's Bristol Cream?" She parodied the real commercial of a woman telling another woman to call a man and not wait for him. So she tries it a couple times and the men are not available; she ends up yelling out to a stranger int he street, and you then see a bum in her apartment drinking with her.... Tried a quick search for the video, didn't find it.

RIP Brian....even though I didn't listen to a ton of Beach Boys music, the massive respect and recognition is there for their - and especially HIS - greatness. Also RIP to Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb. Their music was in good rotation in years past.... Only 58 too, likely related to liver issues..... https://www.stereogum.com/2311466/nitzer-ebb-frontman-douglas-mccarthy-dead-at-58/news/

The more I listen, the more I love this; unique sound and she still has so much passion in her singing. "This House" hits a bit hard, but all is great.

This past weekend I went up to my Maine condo. Met up with an Audio friend for lunch in Portland, then worked my way South back to the condo. I ended up talking non-highway routes (Rt 1), and made stops coincidentally at several places Karen and I visited last Fall when we did a similar trip. Was both sad and wonderful, good memories but emptier without her. For anyone travelling to Southern Maine, some fun foodie places: The Cheese Iron in Scarborough - https://www.thecheeseiron.com/ Holy Donut in Portland and Scarborough (and a smaller location right near my condo!) - https://www.theholydonut.com/ Len Libby Candy shop Scarborough and home of Lenny the Chocolate Moose - https://www.lenlibby.com/ Maine is a beautiful state, lots of great small towns near and off the water. When we would go up, we'd literally feel the stress wash off and our shoulders relax as we crossed the bridge from NH into Maine. Gratuitous pic of Lenny the Moose.....

I always thought (wanted?? maybe) the "DS" is for Doug's initials..... 😄 Nice review!

I can only hope the murderer is put in prison and made someone's - or better yet SEVERAL someones' - ass bitch! Scum deserves it deeply.... A dog, too.....

Very Happy Birthday!

Some more disk cleanup.....I love the interwebz!

What an intro....not bad overall, I can't say i LOVED it but I DO love that they named the band that way..... 😊 From me: brand new Chameleons material. I like it musically, and the lead singer (who now goes by Chameleons Vox) has been pretty vocal in his distaste for the current president/administration. Pretty spot-on lyrics....

Love the Magazine posts, thanks. Never got to see them live, I'm sure I would have loved that. But DID get to see Devoto with his band Luxuria....and they opened for The Fall! Incredible show!

Couple "Holy Shitballs" pics. Gryphon Statement amp, the smaller sibling Gryphon Diablo integrated amp was how I got one of my cats' names (Diablo was his middle name). And a throw in: "are those speaker cables or are you REALLY happy to see me?"

Happy Birthday Brent!

Belated best! Hope it was indeed a great day!

Holy shitballs those look nice! Would love to hear them.... Saw an ad for these, would love to hear them, too! The Göbel Divin Noblesse....

Cleaning out the HDD a bit....

Belated Happy Birthday!! Hope it was great!

Happy Happy Birthday (Birthday)!

I've posted this one before, but it is incredible.... There are some "Reaction" videos to this, IIRC one of them was a Psychologist/Psychiatrist and she was in tears for some of it.

Sorry to hear Ian.... I'm in Maine right now, but I have a pair of Paradigm Shift's at home, and also a pair of Emotiva Airmotiv 4's (not 4s's) if you're interested in trying either. And if you like, yours to keep....

Got to see my favorite band the Chameleons once again. Met up with a few elderly folks like myself, and our conversations were focused around our ailments as old-folks-discussion SHOULD be! 😄 The band were also wrapped in dark Goth bands - they were the 3rd of 4 bands. I don't mind a little bit, but even the two opening bands got to be too much for me. After the Chameleons played, I went home; the headliner (Twin Tribes) are VERY Goth and not what I cared to hear. I e-chatted with one of the other cranky old people yesterday, and he and I agreed that the sound and the band's performance was not quite as good as it has been in the past. But I also watched the set with another couple, and while we agreed the sound wasn't the best we just let loose and thoroughly enjoyed the show. Hit the "fuck I needed this" spot after a bunch of crazy work weeks. Also got to meet someone I've known through FB; s/he (she is transitioning to he) was running the merch table. So despite not being perfect, was a great time and just what the doctor of sanity ordered!

Sorry to hear of the woes upon woes....sending multitudes of hugs and wishing you sleep and fast/full healing!

Oh, shit.....so very sorry Steve. And yes, SO glad you got to talk with her and tell her you love her. Massive hugs!