Voltron

Holy crap! The advance guard of the travel team arrives TOMORROW for MOAR and VanJam to the CanJam is in 3 days! Liver, say your prayers!

Multiple connectors for a K1K retermination project.

I mentioned this event to JP and he reminded me his grandfather played in both of those bands as a drummer back in the day! Check out Moe Purtill!

John Lennon -- Imagine (CP32 Japan first pressing)

I have the SACD and like it but I don't think that it is a great demo disc. I think you should buy the CD of this one instead:

San Francisco's in-n-out is at Fisherman's Wharf so pop over there after the Spamalot. You can take the incredibly expensive Cable Car or just take the F Market streetcar for $1.50 each round trip. It stops on Market near the theater and goes all the way to 333 Jefferson where the in-n-out is. Also puts you close to North Beach, which is a great part of town.

I am Voltron, and I approve of this message. Have a great one, Brent! Cheers

Been working but screw it I am going to meet NightWoundsTime and JP Numbers for some beers and a burger at Zeigeist!

A boobie is a kind of bird.

boob?

Various Artists -- A Life Less Lived ~ The Gothic Collection

Black?! But the blue ones are Smurfect!

CanJam has officially commenced! Call me when you get in Young Matt and have a good flight surfing the web.

HBD Cheers

You do recall what JP looks like, right? Not sure the Genius would buy that story... Sorry JP. I'm a fat bastard and an

I cried when Spock died. Now I need a drink. . .

Windwerk -- Zwischent

Tonight I bought some serious hooch for CanJam. Trying very hard not to crack open any of the bottles. Tempted. Trying to be good.

I think you should.

Maybe I will smartass. Not likely though. This might make a good comparison: Mt Gay 1703 Cask Select. Rum

The Decemberists at the Fox Theater in Oakland. The opener was Other Lives and they were basically a one-not kind of band. Droned on a bit, but had at least one song that was catchy enough to prick up your ears. Not terrible, but there had been a little hype that made us think they were going to be better than they were. The Decemberists came out strong and played the entire new album, Hazards of Love, as a suite or mini-opera. They love theatrics and this set played them up well. Colin Meloy sounds exactly like Colin Meloy at all times. The Diamonds, their two female singers who are Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) and Becky Stark (Lavendar Diamond) were awesome throughout this set, launching out from their own little riser to the right of the drum riser. Becky was the good girl in wispy Victorian dress, Stevie Nicks waltz moves, and ethereal melodic vocals. Shara was the bad girl in punky new wave clothes of black and silver who stormed out and stomped around while pumping out grittier vocals. It worked great and obviously fit the themes in suite. Great, rockin' stuff that flowed almost seamlessly for an hour. After a 20-minute break in which they mended Colin's bleeding left hand, they came out for a looser, more ad-hoc second set. They hit some of the high points and played their typical obscure stuff that all their super-fans know and expect. They did not play Crane Wife, The Infanta or Valerie Plame, although they played songs from each the albums containing those songs. This was a fun set that reminded me of their show a couple years ago but didn't have the force of the first set for me. Check 'em out!

Where is your McCormack dammit?!

Ratatat -- LP3

Sorry for your pain and loss Doug. In the long-run, I think you will be happy you made it home to see him before he passed but I agree it is a very odd moment in time.