Year: 2003

I upgraded my powerbook to OS X Panther last night and it’s really zipping along. I’m excited about how fast the e-mail program is now. I lost a favorites folder, but figured out how to do something just as good. So, mac users rejoice, this is good stuff. Upgrading was painless and all is well. Matthew (btv mailorder slave/hero) and Carrie are coming over tonight. We’re going to the Oasis, this amazing Lebanese restaurant about a block away from my house. Then we’re going to sort out some mail order stuff. :::scott:::

I ended up not going to the Khyber to see U.S. Maple last night. I’ve seen them twice before and weeknight Khyber shows traditionally have the headliner (band you want to see) going on at 11:30 or midnight. No one would go with me either. It would have been a pathetically lonely late night in the cold. So, instead, I cracked open a copy of the vinyl version of their latest album, Purple on time, and listened to it sing its thick 180g virgin vinyl love to me. I’ve been a fan ever since Andy convinced me to take their Talker album for a ride and saw them rock outdoors in the hot sun one day and their latest album does not disappoint. It is perhaps the most cohesive and easy to listen to release thus far with their madd skillz well-honed. I also got addicted to tapetrader.com hoping to find people to swap bootlegs with and almost finished reading Michael Moore’s Dude, Where’s My Country? book. Oh yeah, I’ve also been listening to the new 7″ from Brother Danielson. This thing is amazing and it’s just 2 songs, the A side being a Royal Trux cover, the B side…Continue reading