Dusty Chalk

That's one I need to get around to -- I remember the trailer from before it started which immediately intrigued me, and lately (within the last year or so), Alicia Witt's been posting about it because she plays a small character in it (and I kind of <3 her). Me: been watching Marvel's Daredevil, which is fucking spectacular. If you need to be convinced, just watch the last 5 minutes of episode 2 (not literally the last 5 minutes, but the last 5 minutes from the beginning of the end credits). It's almost laughable how low-rent it is -- actors falling out of frame, only sound effects to indicate what is going on, obviously swapping the actors and whatnot. And the obvious homage to the infamous Old Boy fight scene down a corridor. But also an homage to Scooby-Doo/Marx Brothers/Three Stooges -- you know the one I mean, where people are coming in one door, and out another, usually a montage with a musical number -- but riding right up against that line of not being funny funny. I giggled, but not with mirth, but with glee. Oh, and it's one long shot -- for realsies. But ... I don't care how low rent it is. Total buy-in. It's exactly what I want to see.

I've been binging on Archive live concerts on YouTube, I think they've surpassed Anathema as my favourite of "that" kind of music, whatever "that" is. Example: Right now taking a detour for a London Grammar concert:

Pineapple Teriyaki chicken meatballs with Sambal Oelek as a dipping sauce

Phrasing!

Damn, there are too many choices in this thread. Nate says the ATH-M50x or the MH40. Jacob says the P5 or the P5 S2. Oppo has the PM-3. Audeze has an EL-8. Sony has the MDR-7520 or the MDR-Z7. Beyerdynamic have the T5p, the T70p, and the T70 (as well as the usual suspect: DT770). I'm tempted to replace the ATH-A900x (as I think I got its predecessor way back when, whose sound I remember liking -- that's the one I really want), or its little sibling, the ATH-A500x. Do any of these isolate poorly for a closed headphone? My VTGs don't quite fit, so don't isolate perfectly, and I think the stuffing may have fallen down, because I can even hear through the wood (seems like) -- perhaps I should just open them up and restuff? I really don't feel comfortable bringing anything to the office worth much more than US$200 or so (maybe US$300, tops), so the VTG is just a temporary measure. And the DT880s just don't isolate enough, neither. And it gets pretty warm here -- are any of these pleather? I should probably avoid those. The DT880s are good, comfy phones. Maybe I should go back to the DT770s?

You maniac, you took measurements and everything!

I kind of dig Jean-Pierre Rampal (collaborator with Claude Bolling), but that's because memories/nostalgia/personal reasons. But I love that tune, one of my all-time favourite standards; one of these days I'm going to arrange a medley of Sunny/Windy/Spooky (the predicate adjectives trilogy?). Or maybe it'll go Spooky/Windy/Sunny. I don't know.

I'm just glad that my Blur box set wasn't called "The Compleat albums collection" or somesuch.

Today is an Archive kind of band (alternative -- everything from hip-hop to trip-hop to poprock). Starting with the Controlling Crowds sequence.

appy birthday, Jaffe...er, I mean, Jeffy! (party favour noise)

(squints) Wha...WHY?!?!? That is definitely targeted at a different audience than one that includes me.

Dude, there's a trick to it -- I only give my cats treats immediately after clipping their nails. They're so docile about it, it's almost like they want to have their nails clipped. I never could get my senior (Luvbug) trained that way, so I just never bothered. She was pretty good about keeping them retracted other than that one early incident. (I woke up to her digging holes into my arm, because apparently I had done something to her in my sleep.)

Ian Boddy's DiN records stuff

Yes, I suppose if anyone does, you do.

You should check out that Torche, too -- I like it almost as much as Pallbearer.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=551091485028888&pnref=story This is pretty much how most guys handle end-of-snuggle/time-to-go-home time:

Yeah, but did you see this tracklisting? It's silly.

I don't know, it's probably cheaper than the price difference. But that's not including your time. And time is money.

Hey, did you know Jen is in Whites? Fab show.

(squints) I don't think that's "stun" so much as "mind-numbing"... - Dusty "you got a sister?" Chalk

It sounds dangerous.

Was PHP Audio there?

Looks interesting, will check it out later. Right now am listening to the new GY(![?])BE.

When was this?