Uncle Erik

Happy birthday, Gene! I'll put away a cold one in your honor tonight!

I'd blame the cables.

Happy birthday, Zoe! Be careful not to spend your college savings on audio gear.

I'm reasonably sure a Roomba would not survive the afternoon with my cat. Last night, she tried to pull the buttons off my shirt. While I was still wearing it.

I'll wager that some small critter died in your HVAC system or near the air intake. One time, I had to swerve on a country road to avoid an accident. That took my car right over a dead raccoon in the road which not only took out my speedometer cable, but splattered all over the exhaust. I ran it a few times through a carwash that sprayed the undercarraige. Helped a little, but the smell of death lingered for a few weeks. Speaking of tomfoolery, back in undergrad, we picked up a fish at the market and put it between the mattress and boxspring of one of my fraternity brothers. It was hellish and he went nuts, but he never found the fish until the end of the year when he moved his bed out.

Happy belated birthday, Dinny!

Pink Martini puts on a good show. I saw them at the Tiffany in Portland on New Year's Eve in 2002. Great fun and I've been a fan since. More recently, I saw Mini-KISS at the Paradise Casino in Yuma on October 30. They didn't quite have it together for a few songs, but they rocked on quite a few. They were also really cool with the audience. They allowed people right up front for photos and had lots of interaction. They came out after the show to sign autographs and take photos. Cool guys - I'd see them again.

Count me in.

Not if you recable them.

Dance of the Octopus, Red Norvo

Deoxit works pretty well - I've cleaned up a lot of scratchy old pots and other stuff with it. Recapping the crossovers won't be too bad once you get them out of the cabinets. Be thankful there's no power supply.

Happy birthday, Vicki!

You mean like one of those portables with a DAC in it?

Happy birthday, Wayne!

I'm back in LA for a few days. I spent part of the morning packing more stuff, including a lot of the DIY parts. Now I'm taking a break at the bar. I'll load up and head back to the desert late tonight or early tomorrow morning.