Dusty Chalk

Did you spot any 90s references? I only caught the one brief Ghost in the Shell one. It'd be cool if they did season 2 as sort of a 90s tribute the way season 1 was an 80s tribute, but I'm not sure the 90s had such a distinct look as the 80s did. Perhaps season 2 could be a 70s tribute, but Rob Zombie is already doing that with his movies, especially House of 1000 Corpses, albeit more slanted towards true horror. Oh well, we'll see.

Steve's? He's pretty...

Omg, that's perfect.

Happy birthday, Tom! (party favour noise)

That sample at 11:04 from this week's show is totally distracting because it's one of my favourite tracks from one of my favourite albums, and it only flits in and out, yet conjures up the whole song, and by implication, the rest of the album.

Unholy carp, it's so purple! And what the hell does a non-golden-eared audiophile equipment reviewer need with 3 tonearms on the same turntable for, anyway?

Well, you know what I mean.

Stranger Things Very enjoyable Pure throwback heaven I think this video missed a couple (non-70s/80s) references -- Under the Skin and Ghost in the Shell come to mind:

VAST -- lots and lots of VAST -- going through the entire catalog of studio albums on Tidal -- starting with Visual Audio Sensory Theater -- which is kind of bizarre, considering he started writing songs in his teens and this is his debut album, and contains a lot of droney single-key songs like this, rather than his more singer-songwriter-y stuff like Turquoise & Crimson and April.

Hence "...taken to its logical extreme." Imagine the "implied notes" between which this is the space as before and after the piece -- but don't in actuality exist, not even as a hypothetical. They're more implied by the space that defines the "between" of them. Oh, this has aim, it's just a different aim. Dadaism to me, is absurdity for absurdity's sake, whereas this is making an artistic statement, just as Miles Davis' jazz of the late 70s did. I'm actually less familiar with Cage's other work -- I am of the school of "isn't he the guy who did all that prepared piano shit?" (hadn't even seen the cactus video before the other day) -- so don't really get him, but I get this one piece. Or at least I would like to think so.

I think you're falling for the foible that a lot of people fall for when first introduced to the concept of the piece -- that it's a dadaist statement. It isn't. It's about the space between the notes taken to its logical extreme. It's about ambient sounds that exist anywhere. Not necessarily the audience, but if it were performed, for example, in a theater -- like one of those Fathom Events things -- the sound of the projector running, the air-conditioning, the occasional sneeze, cough, and throat-straightening, the sound of the movie next door, water running through adjacent pipes, alarms, horns and baby screams from outside -- all become a part of that particular performance. It would still be in the spirit of Cage's intention. The metal band actually held up to it pretty good -- they even left in an accidental guitar pluck (yes, I watched the whole thing -- I wanted to know if they'd stay in character -- they did!).

No, I was just going too fast, hadn't put two and two together. Don't mind me, I'm geezin'. Need to put a filter on my (virtual) mouth.

'Inadvertantly'? Best wishes...

Thats why they laugh.

Looks like I just removed your temptation.

Won't they get warm out in the sun like that?

Is it balanced, at least? That's the important thing. Also, it is my understanding that "chunkiness" contributes to a cleaner tone, so...I think I'd like to try a more solid guitar like that. Yeah, that's why I want the Saddle Lock bridge even on my G&L Strat-a-like, and not a tremol-no. They (PRS, not G&L) even put something similar on the Holcomb SE:

Yup, and that's a really nice one, hadn't seen that one yet. They also make the semi-hollows in the S2 and SE lines if you want to spend a little less or a lot less. They also make something called a Hollowbody II, and I've been really hankering for this pink one, but he won't respond to my emails asking how low he'll go with a trade. You should come to the thing at Chuck Levin's on the 11th -- they promise to bring out some really special guitars, and they usually deal. It's free, but because it'll be packed they still want you to get tickets: link

Aw, you bastard, if that's the one I'm thinking of with a maple neck, I just contacted the guy about a trade + $$$. If it's selling for $4100, I saw it for $4000 on Facebook (I.E. if you buy directly from him), and it was on sale for $3900, so you can probably offer $3800 and see if he'll bite. He might not, though -- looks like he only has one or two PRS in stock at a time. Some of them negotiate, but it depends on the model -- no-one's negotiating on the Mark Holcomb SE, it's a steal at street price (US$900). No worries, what I really want is a Custom 24-08. Or a George Benson (Ibanez). Or a Eastman 7-string archtop. What I should get is nothing, sell the two I should sell (408 and 513), and get a private stock. EDIT: Never mind, it's a different one. This is the one I just communicated with the seller about. EDIT #2: Let me know if you change your mind on that one, I actually know that guy, so he might deal with me. But you get first dibs.

That's some fucked up shit right there.

Happy birthday, Todd! (party favour noise)

Yeah, and I might do that with my purple Legacy, but if I can just order it that way and get the MFDs at the same time, I'd prefer to do it that way. Besides, it looks super comfy. I accidentally ate some cartilage yesterday.