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Thanks Birgir, I will take you up on that! And glad to hear that you are planning to attend in Chicago. That will be good fun. They just arrived and tomorrow they will be going to the Bay Area meet so I can sample them on the BHSE and the WES, among others. I think that they are in excellent shape and will give them a listen with Naaman's BH tonight. The box and the cans are so light, I was almost worried that they weren't in there while opening up the package. One question, the cans and the wood box have s/n 511 but the cardboard box has s/n 512. Seems odd, especially because it is just one number off, so I have asked insomniac if he knows why that is (acquired separately, some mixup when originally purchased, etc.). Anybody know why that might be? Also, how many total were made? Padam suggested that this was near the end of the run. Just curious.

Don't know. I wasn't very focused on it and did not ask for pics.

Stealth Cuban and a Hop Rod Rye on the smoking porch in Mayberry:

Yeah, you'll never be able to sell those with proof of smoke damage!

Feels better today, but the MRI is tomorrow so I won't know if there is damage in there until later. \

Well, the seller turned out to be a pain in the ass about this transaction so I bailed on him and bought a different pair of SR-Omegas, complete with cardboard and wooden boxes, a Stax extension cord, a Stax stand, and an SRM-T1W all for $100 more than the first guy's Omegas (with extra headband, pads, and spritzer provenance).

I'm glad you can crack yourself up too. How's your hot tub?

pwned I'm, like totally not 1337.

Speaking of which, are the bolded parts typos or things I just don't understand?

HBD Squared! Cheers!

Just generally said that out-patient arthroscopic surgery would be involved, but the ACL is more major and longer on the recovery side.

Congrats Todd. I think I already knew that, but now it is on the way! What is the insanity, exactly, Mr. Round-Hole-Cutter-Technician? X-rays were negative for breaks, but there is fluid on the knee and other indications would point to a torn lateral meniscus and possibly a torn ACL. MRI in the next couple days to confirm diagnosis, [wishful thinking]or maybe just show[/wishful thinking]. Fuck.

how do you convert them bper? Sitting in the orthopedist's office.

You guys are good guys, and thanks for the well wishes. After sleeping not much and getting up to take a precarious shower, I can safely say that Doc Torpedo has nailed the minimum prognosis. I cannot put weight on the leg or bend my knew much at all. Nurse Justin is thinking what I am thinking about an MRI but a colleague of mine just got tackled hard in a soccer game and said that they could not do an MRI on her ankle until the swelling went down. But don't worry Antonio, I won't act pushy or lawyery with the doctor. Now, my son, he is another story. He wants me to find the guy that slammed me and sue him and maybe PG&E where he works and whose team he is on! Still gonna have some work cut out to figure out how to get gear broken down and to the meet. A buddy is in town and I am sure there are some folks who would help, but how lame is that?

After playing softball without injury for more than 25 years, I was taken out while playing first base tonight in a lawyer league game. The pitcher had fielded the ball and threw a bit high and the home plate side of the bag. The big lummox on the losing team (they beat us just 6 weeks ago) who hit the ball slammed into my knee from the side just as my [considerable] full weight came down on the bag. I actually held the ball until my mitt hit the ground as I was knocked down from the force of the blow, but the cuntpire called the guy safe. Not sure how that matters but it made the pain worse. She did call every close play their way the entire game. Oh well, we won our 4th straight and I played the last inning before hobbling to my car. I can't bend my knee much and not at all without a lot of pain and discomfort and straining on the side of my knee. I will likely have to see a doctor tomorrow. And I don't really feel up to unloading the WES prototype in the trunk of my car that I was hoping to listen to tonight. Fuck.

Welcome to Team Vinyl!

The Gunbunnies -- Great Big Diamond

Medeski, Martin & Wood -- Radiolarians III

"We did the French broad in duckies" has a funny sound to it. Glad you are having a good vacation Mike. Damn, Justin, how many are you bringing to the SF meet? And how many Double-Doubles would it take to get one?

I wonder how polkas and elephant washing go together. Do you happen to know? Was: The DoDos -- Time to Die Is: Modest Mouse -- No One's First, and You're Next

What do you mean by "wasn't supposed to"?

Christian McBride -- Kind of Brown Now with HE 1.2Bs. Velly noice.

Wimp!