GregK

these outdoor games are just ridiculous. it may be nostalgic for some of the players in the sense that they may have played outdoors as kids, but the league has been an indoor sport for over 100 years! weather is a factor, and if a playoff spot came down to one game for one of the teams involved, I'd be upset if my team didn't make it because they lost the "outdoor game". The puck moves differently when it's snowing, or what about that game a year or two ago when it in the 40s? They were almost playing on slush! It's such a gimmicky spectacle. And really, how many kids today are learning to play the game outside anymore? At least around here, there are arenas where kids go to learn how to skate and play hockey. And when I was growing up in Canada, I played on some frozen lakes as a kid but the majority of my experience was in the various arenas around town.

No wonder I was so confused when I left Canada for America. Wasn't sure what month/day it was

Sad to hear. One of the best

Really sad. JL was my source for Hat discs.

Very late. The Roughriders of SK (not the Ottawa version), 20.

Interesting

happy furlough birthday

"Droid" is a marketing term used by Verizon for a line of their Android phones. If it's not on Verizon, it's not a "Droid". It's really not that complicated to configure notifications. Sounds like you just need to set the native notification to on but with sound off, and then route all notification control through the other app.

Who is Chris Aloc??

I saw the trio in Ann Arbor in 2000. No problems. It was a great concert. I appreciate the no photography rule. It doesn't distract just the performers.

disgustingly hot and humid here yet again. I truly miss winter.

Those are some of the best parts! Never get enough of that record

I return to Out Of Towners frequently, but I like them all. However I probably have listened to Always Let Me Go the most, followed by Inside Out. Just fantastic improvisations.

They un-retire.

Yep they're great. Got my signed Braxton Iridium box from them.

what exactly is an "insert", anyway? Confused me since the Miles Jack Johnson box, which is full of them.

lucky. Cool road trip and some great live music.

Zappa's synclavier music is definitely not "throwaway", as someone above put it. Civilization Phase 3 has some of most interesting compositions, a lot of which he wouldn't have even tried with real musicians. I really like Trance-Fusion. Most of it is from the '88 tour, which featured some of this best guitar tone; the soloing sounds great, even when at times it isn't particularly interesting. I'd say his soloing from '88 was his best since the late 70s.

You're exactly right. Shut Up... easily stands alone as a great record on its own, never mind some of the recycled material. Taken out of their original context, tunes like Inca Roads spun off a different tune altogether. And the guitar playing is obviously the highlight anyway. Project/Object!

ok. Done.

i really dont see the problem. go to work, just like they do at Google, where she used to be (still can't believe she left Google for the Titanic that is Yahoo).

I'd trade the DVD for a better booklet in these (and other) sets anyday. At least I take the booklets out once in a while and read them. The DVDs in these packages might get one play, and then back they go, never to be played again. That would lower the cost for Sony, wouldn't it?

I don't have much interest in his non-Allman work, so I'm passing.

I got my replacement set today from Amazon, so I can finally check out Disc 1. 2 & 3 are very good, even with the bootleggy sound. There is some fine trumpet by Miles!

I wonder how good Disc 1 is. Guess I'll have to wait a few MORE days, since the set delivered to me today from Amazon is missing Disc 1! I miss real, live stores that I could walk into.