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I jealous.

Damn Guillame, glad to hear you're okay. Really sorry about the accident.

Yeah it's a massive difference. Mike G mixed me one at Chiliquifi and I was pretty stunned. Then tipsy. Great success!

Nope, 2 KBS for 1 Abacus. Pretty even swap dollar for dollar. I successfully resisted opening it. I feel like you could dangerously tempt me again though Raffy should we have a drink-off .

Haha, damn bro you're making me think about digging into my reserves for one as well. Edit - I'm also stupidly considering popping my 2nd Firestone Walker Abacus that I traded two of my KBS stock for. :facepalm:

Just cracked one of my remaining Founders Imperial Stouts that's been sitting for 6 months. Aroma has really become amazing on this one, but the taste hasn't mellowed out yet with a lot of roasted bitterness and dark chocolate. Overall it doesn't seem quite as hot as I remember, which is definitely a good thing. Cheers everyone, it's Friday.

Happy birfday fellow youngin'!

Come up to Oak Park and I'll give you one of my extras, good sir. Nice grab Ric .

Yay Shelly! The proof is in the pudding that you are making a difference. Last night I attended my first networking event for the Chicagoland chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma. It was a great time and I for sure made a few important connections for the future, including meeting a senior manager at accenture. He's part of the same division I'll be working in, so that was very good for me to meet him.

Lol. At least you got him out of the office.

Haven't quite "gotten" Meshuggah yet. I have Catch 33 and their newer live album but neither have appealed to me so far. Should I be checking out any of their other material? I want to like them, I really do.

Well put Steve. Gary, I'm super excited to see you taking it a step further. Something tells me I'll have trouble staying away from your engraving capabilities. Wishing you the best of luck with the sole proprietorship, my friend.

Didnt realize you weren't on here previously, welcome Todd! It's awesome to see the apex lineup expanding.

Moving on down the line. The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I

The Dismemberment Plan - Change Really liking these guys after hearing them for the first time live this weekend at Pitchfork. After a 10 year hiatus I think it's time they record something new.

Looks like a solid get-together. Which guy is Hugo, just out of curiosity? I instantly recognized your rig without reading the OP to learn that you had attended .

Finishing off the last bottle of the Boulevard Sixth Glass 4-pack I bought back in late April. I'm glad I like styles that can sit for a while.

Been waiting for these to get distributed here for months.

My condolences to you and your family, Al. Just finished the long obit., your mother sure had an amazing and full life. Wishing ya the best.

Had a great first day at the Pitchfork Music Festival. Got about 30 feet from Neko Case for her hour long set. She kicks serious ass. Other notables included Animal Collective (crazy stage effects), Battles (avant garde post-rock is way more enjoyable than I thought), and Gatekeeper (some absurd techno that I can't even describe, yet somehow it was addictive).

Quickbooks is relatively simple. I spent about a week learning the basics of it in my auditing class a few years back.

This one looks fucking good, Al. Jealous I have been colored.

James Blake - James Blake I'm very undecided on this one.

Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald. Probably the most sessionable beer I've ever had.

Happy birthday to my favorite Viking! Have a good one Biggie.