Dusty Chalk

So..."yes, they can hold bananas"?

They look solid, but I bet my cat can still knock them over. Favourite comment: "Can these hold bananas?"

Tommy Emmanuel -- that was fantastic, definitely my thing. He was asked to describe what he does, and he answered (before his brain had a chance to kick in), "...tell stories without words..." (and his brain said after the fact, that that was actually pretty good). So yeah, largely instrumental music, some jazz, some blues, some fingerstyle, all great. Definitely enjoyed the opener, Joe Robinson, too, despite his baby face. (He was a little less country, and did some cool things with a Gretsch White Falcon Jr. and a strat, so in some ways, he was more "my thing".) Insta-purchase (and I did -- both of his albums, right there and then).

A bunch of CG shorts I found on YouTube. So far, these are the best: although this was pretty funny in parts:

Yeezh. I hate when that happens.

Unholy carp, just a minute in, and I'm already in love. Purchasing. Going to pre-order their next album in the 24/96 format, yah? EDIT: Never mind, it's not really "their next album", it's older material worked into the big band format -- so, their Sylva, as it were -- but still, glorious, my thing, definitely getting it...

I almost always do the updates, but mine are (mildly) vetted by Verizon, so I probably won't get that for another week or two.

I only needed a couple seconds to realize I would love this.

I just opened up my box and the disks were missing, so I'm listening to this on Tidal.

O_o

Marsheaux, Ath.Lon (pure, unadulterated synthpop)

Loved Love & Rockets, but I am now more of a Tones on Tail guy. Not sure it matters, I should probably revisit all my old Love & Rockets CDs.

Garlic/pepper/orange beef -- fucking perfect, tender, yet well done. Didn't marinate for one second, just threw a little bit of orange juice into my usual hoisin garlic/pepper/more garlic/touch of fish sauce concoction.

Back on topic -- carnitas burrito (with chips and salsa doctored with hot sauces and mango/lime margarita in the background):

Knucks plays "high by the beach" all the time. Great video, too. I'm predisposed towards liking anything Knucks spins, so...biased.

Aw, man, it's playing by me at work, I'll have to go see it one of these evenings.

Happy birthday! (party favour noise) Still not sure why you had to do a frame-by-frame remake of Psycho...

"You should know that a man with the power of nature can bring you to the end of your luck. And you should know by my stride and the look in my eye that you are about to be massively f...orced to give up!" (ancient yodel of peace, wisdom, and justice)

Not mine, though, I just think it sexeh.

Lollers, not sure about the former, but he definitely has some great mods for the latter. And why you gotta go straight for the middle name? Many of us call him, 'mpi'.

Happy birthday, Craig! (party favour noise)