Voltron

Really good.

Mississippi John Hurt -- Today! (Vanguard vinyl re-issue) Sara Watkins -- self titled Queen -- The Game (jvlgato vinyl) Steve Earle & Del McCoury Band -- The Mountain (vinyl)

Killer knob!

What he said^. And congrat like Tice said!

Wow, Shelly, how did you find that place? Will order some DN and APW tonite. Thank!

Bonne chance Guillaume!

You laugh at then suffering of others.

About to watch True Blood

Congrat Shelly!

Nice scoop selection Grahame. I just got your voice mail minutes ago so I'm sorry I missed you. I was at the game then we had a couple (she is an ex-pat living in London) over for cocktails and then dinner at Thanh Long. Roast crab, garlic noodles, salt & pepper calamari, mango salad and more was quite amazing.

Have a great one Scott. Cheers!

Bizarre. Be safe.

I hope you are exaggerating. That does not sound good.

Ry Cooder -- Paradise and Lunch my own 24/176 ND

It did taste a bit like sour milk come to think of it. Very funny. Wut?

Somehow, I ended up at a 3-year-old bday party and I don't have my flask! There is beer but it is not cold enough and the Sierra Nevada tastes like it is expired.

For Calexico, I also really like Feast of Wire, In The Reins (with Iron and Wine) and Garden Ruin.

Sounds good Biggie. Glad the amp is bringing joy. I just read an article about your new mayor and the Best Party, which sounds hilarious. As punk/actor/comedian Mayor Gnarr put it: “No one has to be afraid of the Best Party,” he said, “because it is the best party. If it wasn’t, it would be called the Worst Party or the Bad Party. We would never work with a party like that.” If you have any good stories, please share them. Anyone who guarantees a drug-free Parliament by 2020 and insists he will not form a coalition government with any party whose members have not seen all five seasons of The Wire is alright by me but who knows how he will work out in reality. New York Times profile here: The Saturday Profile - Icelander?s Campaign Is a Joke, Until He?s Elected - Biography - NYTimes.com Two words: hip flask. Either a boozy cocktail like a Manhattan (no juices and such) or straight booze to mix into your punch or soda or whatever. You can't always trust these over-indulgent parents to think about the grown-ups at these things.

Andrew Bird -- Armchair Apocrypha

Nice! Good news Tom. I like honest dealers. Have fun and report back on the beautiful, beautiful music.

It doesn't look bad, either. And they were selling pet rocks especially for Pride Week.

It was meant to be. After you have worked off some of that duck fat, G, we need to hit Bi-Rite Creamery in SF. Honey lavender is a contender against Scoop, although their other flavors are better.

Nice shots Steve. This one^ reminds me of a work trip to Chicago. I went and got some hot dogs at lunch one day when I was taking depositions, and I went to find a place to sit and eat when I realized there was some kind of music coming from that amphitheater. I sat down in the seats and watched a rehearsal of a concert involving lamas in orange robes playing their funky Tibetan instruments and singing, along with some kind of Western singers or something. The director was having a really hard time communicating and it seemed quite destined for failure at that moment.

Thanks for the support everybody. I woke up with a hangover, but it wasn't from alcohol. As JP put it, the KX-R has been a ferret gnawing at the back of my mind ever since our demo of it. It is a crazy purchase but it will make me and Claire happy at the same time, so long as she NEVER EVER knows the actual cost. Looking forward to having it set up and dialed in for visits. And the fact that Mayberry will be upgraded is another nice side benefit. @Mike: Nice knives. I wish I was going to be raiding your amazing beer fridge and enjoying your BBQ skills next week. @JEW: Nice knife. I like that it is solid looking but not inherently threatening like a lot of those tactical knives. @ Pete: Come on up north for a visit one of these days! In the meantime, tell us how you like that gorgeous SME. @Todd: Sweet flat screen. That's a biggun! @Deepak: Who needs a Buddha when you can rub the KX-R. I swear that there is some kind of drug on that aluminum surface that is passed through the fingertips. @Jeff: That's more singles than mixer at the Hillel House! Sorry, just watched A Serious Man last night. Anyway, beautiful beer store. Good thing that rookie has some detective skilz.

Thank Steve. I just noticed the proper HC form. Thanks other Steve. The KX-R remote is larger and nicer than the standard remote but pre-programmed to work with the C-5xe.