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Tonight's Culture https://pa.marin.edu/blog/music-marin-chamber-players-forced-flee Educational, where we learned about the irony of fleeing Nazi Germany only to be later denounced to the house committee on Un-American activities because you were the wrong kind of anti-fascist. Next task to look up some movies with soundtracks by korngold

The Illegals https://www.townofrossca.gov/recreation/page/live-common-april-25-2025 The illegals in Ross are a eagles cover band, not the help. They may want to change their name in light of recent enforcement. They did play hotel California, however.

Or possibly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_to_Face_(The_Kinks_album) e.g. 13. Sunny Afternoon 32:26

Have you considered completing the trifecta, albeit with a change of pace? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_by_Front

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Hello fellow thought leaders. I'm surprised I haven't seen y'all with some form of this yet? Is it because I'm not following you, living your best life, on the tik-tock's and the 'gram's that I've missed out on this viral internet sensation? With a Nice Cup of Tea. Because. Thoughts / impressions. Anyone else tried it?

Just Finished Easter Brunch with the Brits, and one of our group who had just returned from Blighty was kind enough to bring back a culinary treat that makes you think about the real meaning of today.

Replay of Lady Gaga's Set from Coachella As they say, She does put on a good show.

A.I. Hot Cross Buns Influenced by Paul Mary A bloke called Jake And The NYT Changes? To cater to the the lapsed/recovering Catholics amongst the Brits (Joanne included) the raisins were soaked overnight in Bullit Rye to "plump" them. No candied peel at short notice so similarly soaked dried cranberries. Same story for "mixed spice", so mostly Sri Lankan Cinnamon, with a bit of Garam Masala. Orange and Lemon zest in the dough. Glaze was (homemade) orange marmalade diluted with the left overs from the soaking. Using the oven with a pan of water filled from a kettle worked well as a proving oven. Turned out nice.

Louis's characteristic NSFW comments in the audio.

The Hoff forum had a discussion on the same topic. https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/audiophile-rca-switcher.1172100/ Switching?, you'll want a remote, right? RCA Switch Box 4 in 3 Out: 4 Way AV Splitter 3 Output with Remote Control for Audio Video Distribution, RCA Splitter Switcher Composite Video L/R Audio Selector Box for DVD STB Game Consoles https://a.co/d/ddbyc0a $15.99 . Not reassuringly expensive enough? 🫰 Rca source selectors are a bit niche, AV composite selectors have RCA audio as a side effect, and may be more readily available in pro / rack mount versions (avoids cable drag) (Albeit retired) https://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialAV/s/tV8Qfc3ub4 E.g. https://www.extron.com/product/sw6a?subtype=12 Doesn't "Shinybow" scream audiophile cred? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/872199-REG/shinybow_sb_5430_4_x_2.html/ For my sins, I may have had a radio shack AV selector (black, with silver keys that "clicked") that did just that. It may Even be in some meet photographs from the other site. I have no idea where it is right now. Have fun on your journey!

Happy Birthday Jeffy. (Gemini needed more prompting than usual, but not for the reasons you might expect) (Gemini claims not to remember sessions, so the prompts are lost to the world. No big loss) Have a pro hugs worthy day!

July 19th-20th to answer the obvious "When" question. https://canjamglobal.com/shows/london2025/ Sadly, unlikely, as there are other travel plans / commitments later in the year.😞

Chicken cacciatore sauce for Joanne's book club on Wednesday night

This AI stuff may be worth looking into, er, for science!

More Than A Feeling by Boston (1976) Because: There is a lot going on, and it was all done in the analog domain. impressive. So crank it up, and sing along like no one is watching / listening. You know you want to. Tariff Free!

It was. Time to rewatch Brief Encounter. HBO/Max has the Criterion Collection BFI restoration.

Culture.

How did you meet Marvin, Steve? Is he cute? 😉

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The DR database can be found here https://dr.loudness-war.info As described in their FAQ. https://dr.loudness-war.info/faq The links is item in the menu points to some tools if you want to make your own readings. You can use Audacity to look at the waveforms of the track to see if they have been "brickwalled" or still retain a semblance of dynamic range. https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/audacity_waveform.html

Did it include the fall of Pax Americana?