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Hey all, I am flying this afternoon and am planning on bringing my portable headphone amp in my carry on bag. I won't have any full size cans, just my IEMs with me (which might make explaining what it is even harder). Has anyone had problems getting through security with one? It does look rather odd if you don't know what it is, especially when tethered to my ipod and there is a LOD between them.

Just got back from my monthly trip to the local record shop, picked up: Gov't Mule: Deep End Vol 1 Gov't Mule: Deep End Vol 2 The Who: Quadrophenia Wes Montgomery Trio Beck Mutations The Best of Velvet Underground All used, paid around 6-8$ each. I went for vinyl, but found so many goodies in the used cd bin that I blew my budget there. There was a MMW (Combustication) cd that I wanted to get, but when I saw how scratched up it was (when I got to the counter), I passed on it. I was planning on purchasing the 2 Gov't Mule CDs (both are double disc) anyway - so I was psyched to find them for 8$ a pop in the used bin. -Brendan

Artist: Frank Zappa Album: Live in New York (and others) Song: I'm the Slime Lyrics: I am gross and perverted I'm obsessed 'n deranged I have existed for years But very little has changed I'm the tool of the Government And industry too For I am destined to rule And regulate you I may be vile and pernicious But you can't look away I make you think I'm delicious With the stuff that I say I'm the best you can get Have you guessed me yet? I'm the slime oozin' out From your TV set You will obey me while I lead you And eat the garbage that I feed you Until the day that we don't need you Don't go for help . . . no one will heed you Your mind is totally controlled It has been stuffed into my mold And you will do as you are told Until the rights to you are sold

Does anyone else find all of the flaming lips albums mix just awful? I dig the music itself, but the levels are super high and don't seem to vary much for a lot of the songs. I love Yoshimi, but the bass/keyboard effect on some of the songs sounds like it is clipping (but I don't think it is actually clipping, it is just the sound intentionally). I can't understand why they do this to the music? Sound like teh suck on even cheap ibuds. Bleh. Are the 5.1 surround sound versions of the cd's any better?

I have 3 old mac power cords, from older macbooks and ibooks that either the wife or me used in the past - but then they went and switched to the magnetic one. Apple power cords aren't cheap and all of my spare funds are going to new gear (se530's, sr225's and a pico now). Yeah, I should get one, but I have crossed the budget line enough in the past few weeks that it is getting harder and harder to hide it from the wife. Why, oh why did I get married in the first place? Damn I miss the days of unlimited toy money! (and that was almost 10 years ago and I still haven't become institutionalized yet .. will the day ever come?) We are carting the family to the Redneck Riviera in 2 weeks (Gulf Shores) - 12 hours in the minivan - and then off to DisneyLand a month later. I justify all these new toys in my head as being for my own sanity. Bleh.

heh, I go in to work at 6am and usually don't wake up until closer to 10am. If I don't pack my laptop bag and such the night before I will likely forget and leave it on my desk at home when I leave in the morning (or even worse, I often forget the power cord and forced to use my work assigned windows desktop when my macbook loses it's battery). This may be a dumb question, but does the amp function while it is charging?

Ah, bummer. Thanks.

Does the pico charge at all through the USB interface .. or is it powered when plugged into the usb interface (thus eliminating battery drain)? Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere and I missed it or can't find it.

Yep have them and burned them. I have tomorrow off and am planning on spending some quality time with them Thanks again for those btw. Psyched.

ah ok, thanks again grawk! I owe you a beer (or 8 ) I like the trio sound - reminds me of a darker version of cream or something. Love Woody's presence in this Roseland disc. On my second listen already... w00t.

Artist: The Disco Biscuits Song: Confrontation The confrontation was a necessary act. We traded in our lives but took a million back. And in the end, it seems I get what I deserve. But for one moment's time, I wish I had the nerve. Written by Marc after he was ousted from the band in late 99/early 2000, was an Electron song before he rejoined the band at the end of 2000. Weird time for those of us following them and then not so much without Marc as part of it.

Same lineup though? No rotating bassists (like the title suggests) or is it like The Deepest End? I am digging this disc moreso than The Deepest End (though I love both so far).

Picked up Live At Roseland Ballroom - holy crap. Still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor after the first track. wow. Love it. So Live w/ A Little Help is as good as this?

Ah ok... good analogy to put it into perspective.

Ahhh... I'd love to get a few shows you taped! b&p or do you have them hosted somewhere that I can grab them online?

Thanks for the suggestions! I was looking at muletracks.com and the top show (not sure how it is rated) that you can purchase/dl is a NYE show with a bunch of hendrix and beatles songs (and even a morning dew for good measure). Have you heard that show yet? How is the SQ of those shows? Sometimes I find the shows I have picked up from nugs.net are a little rough around the edges - to be expected since it is a straight board feed without any studio mixing. ...but damn, that NYE show looks like a nice setlist. (not sure what you mean by "jammy hippie crap" exactly either - I assume just longer jams?) Thanks again Grawk and Dusty

Hey there any Mule fans, I picked up a copy of Deepest End this weekend (2 disc live + Dvd) - wow. For some reason I have never really given them a good listen and now am kicking myself for skipping them when they were in town last go round. Anyway, I am going to pick up more. Any recommendations as to what my next purchase should be? Thanks!

oh, didn't know that - was just trying to make life easier for him (and the buyers). Sorry to stir up old arguments. I imagined that compiling and maintaining that list would be tedious, and as my job at work is basically to automate things like that, I naturally went that direction. Yeah, didn't think about the aspect of people flooding with fake orders. I suppose I should have realized that things are the way they are for a reason Again - sorry if it came across as me trying to tell him how to run his business. Not my intent at all!

doh - thanks for the update Justin! Sorry head-caser's if my post attracts flocks of naggers. (it was offer to help - that's all - not telling him how to run his business)

Heh, one can only hope. I know he is slammed with orders and busy as can be building, shipping and so forth.. so my hopes aren't high. I was debating offering to write an order taking application for him to help automate all of that. I'd do it for the fun of it (ie: free).. and it would surely be easier to monitor and update than a 173 page thread on headfi :>

Hey Justin, When is the next planned update of the pre-order page? Thanks, Brendan

haha, yeah somehow I missed it and randomly ran across it today. Wow.. Have you ever seen the new show on VH1 called "Free Radio"? I am picturing him as "Lance" on that show.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f11/famous-quotes-patrick82-210323/?highlight=Patrick82 ..it is no informative, just damn funny... this dude, patrick82, owns.

one more - the coolest hairstyle evar is the comb-over (complete with the part a few cm higher than the ear). I absolutely dig that... especially on windy days. I do have an unnatural obsession with comb-overs though.

ahh.. another missouri deliverance story...