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Soon as the May billing period clears, I'm in. Thanks for all your efforts and for giving space to some of the craziest music lovers on the planet.

Matana Roberts, only because I was checking it out last night prior to ordering her new CD. (Although some of the accolades can be a little over the top: "The amazing Matana Roberts," etc.) Also Wadada Leo Smith. A more straightforward presentation, but I've enjoyed pondering his unique writings about music. The only thing that turns me off a bit -- as with any site that does this -- is that a sound clip fires up as soon as you hit the page. But he's hardly alone there.

On order: Matana Roberts -- Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libre

Happy birthday. Enjoy!

Coffee in the morning and after dinner, with cream & sugar.

bizarre relationship.

Dylan talks about habit, death in '60s interview. His thoughts about pondering taking his own life seem almost as if he wasn't alarmed about them at all, as if part of a daily list of things to do: Get groceries, write lyric, jump out window.

Don't touch the original link, unless you want to reboot.

Seriously -- how can one violate a legal restriction that can't be acknowledged?

I'm reluctant to say anything more out of risk of being put under some super-duper-hyper injunction.

If you meant to say the specific case you're talking about is mentioned in the Wiki entry, I didn't see it. I did learn about hyper-injunctions though. Do they also have super-hyper-injunctions as well? I imagine they would pertain to stuff no one at all knows anything about but are prevented from speculating about in any case. I think I prefer a system where everyone is basically free to shoot their mouths off and then sue one another afterward.

Sounds like a wonderful evening. Thanks for sharing.

Yes! I had the same reaction when in Tokyo a few years ago. I used to love that you could get hot coffee (latte, as well as other varieties) in a can from some of those machines. Right there on the side of the road. Fantastic. Not sure about this soda stream idea now. No recycling's a plus. Portability wouldn't really be an issue, I don't think. They may have containers that lock in the fizz. But it would basically be for home use, or 'one for the road.' However, flavor would be the key, as Big Wheel said.

The basic kit is $80, and includes: * Fountain Jet Home Soda Maker * 1 60 liter Carbonator * 1 Carbonating Bottle After that, you can get a variety of soda mix flavors at a cost of between $5 and $10, depending on the flavor. Each bottle of flavor soda mix makes about 12 liters of soda. They say the cost works out to about 25 cents per 12-ounces. So basically, after your initial investment for the kit, you're buying bottles of the soda mix flavors at between $5 and $10 a pop, and then the 60 liter carbonators as needed. They go for $30 for two, with an exchange of two empty ones. Plus, you're not throwing plastic bottles and cans away anymore. I'm kinda surprised it took this long for someone to come up with this.

As someone who drinks a fair amount of soda, I'm thinking of getting one of these things. Make your own soda. Has anyone sampled the beverages?

Nice story. Thanks for linking it.

I'm thinking about adopting an old dog nobody else may want.

From the short clips I've seen, I don't find that Hamilton guy particularly believable. A little shifty looking and just sounded like he was making it up as he went along.

Skip the cake, head straight for the bar. Enjoy

Did you fellas see Versus replaying the highlights of Vancouver's Game 2 win using 'Sweet Georgia Brown' as the soundtrack, ala the Globetrotters? Appropriate. But as they say, a series doesn't really start until somebody loses at home. I don't see that the Sharks have any alternative but to try to pound on the Canucks. A risky strategy, as Game 2 showed.

Well, they're still ahead of Florida, Pittsburgh and CLEVELAND. Crowds have been picking up a bit lately. I would hope it continues to get better as the season rolls along. A lot of folks probably wrote them off early and are getting interested again. Ultimately though, they need a new yard, hopefully in Tampa, if they are to stay in the area long term.

Lu Watters on Dixieland Gumbo radio.

Rays come back to scratch out a win vs. Yanks on a day Price was scuffling a bit. The wheels came off for Burnett in the sixth, thankfully.

Not familiar with his larger output by any means, but I do enjoy this one very much.

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