Voltron

Better get yourself a haircut, Dinny

Marvin Gaye -- What's Going On [Rarities Edition with Detroit Mixes]

I guess my First Edition hardback of Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction will be worth a little more now. [/crass self-interested take on event]

Scorpions -- Blackout

This evening Ric, Shelly, and I wished JP a fond farewell from the Left Coast by taking him out to the Trappist and Luka's Taproom in Oaktown. It was a sad occasion from my perspective, but fun to send him out in some amount of style. I'm gonna miss ya, buddy, but it was fun having you around. Is Grawk going to have to be New New Mike? Cheers.

If only the fetus was holding a tablet in the 2010 poster. Now that would be something.

Wut? Did you foresake the ULN-2?

^You Apple apologist, you!

Grandioso seems like a really stupid name for headphones. Merriam agrees: Main Entry: gran

Stanley Turrentine -- Hustlin' Donny McCaslin Trio -- Recommended Tools

That's so cool, Dinny!

I had a leftover grilled cheese for lunch! This was better, though.

Nice dinner at home with my kids, consisting of chicken piccata, rice, and mixed greens. A small drop of chardonnay went nicely.

Rava & Bollani -- The Third Man Toe -- For Long Tomorrow Dave Alvin -- Blackjack David

Good to hear! You were missed in LA.

And yet you did it anyway. 'nuff said.

BTW, no double rooms on June 4-5 again. Kept cozy king bed reservation, but will try again another time. I've never seen a hotel's reservations/availability fluctuate as much as this place.

Dr. Wood's work, indeed.

Anouar Brahem Trio -- Astrakan Cafe

Exactly right. They can always bulk up later model and give them more options.

Hate the name of this thing, but I will definitely be getting one. If I can skip the POS Dell laptop I have from work and can just take this little biscuit on the road, then I will be very happy. Almost everything I do is internet-based through Citrix so I don't need big storage, etc. Nothing terribly shocking or completely out of the box compared to the speculation, but it looks like it will be huge as Stretch and others have said. Naysayers can go on typing their complaints on their shitty little PC netbooks, assuming they can read what they type on those poopy little screens.

Sweet deal Steve! Have fun spinning.

Arrgh. Did you book online?

I'll try to post when sampling them, and will share with the crew out here next month. The store also had that PVW 23 decanter and glasses that you saw at the distillery. Pretty damn sweet but I don't really collect stuff like that. Did you read that, Gene? ^ You can satisfy that curiosity next month. I thought you had most or all of the PVW collection, Mike, but you're lucky JP, Gene and I didn't find it when we were at your house without you in December. Mike and Stretch are really amassing some serious gear these days! Dayum!