Sandoz

yes it appears to be true and many years have passed since his transplant, appears to still be negative. however we can't start doing BMTs on everyone with HIV infection! a more feasible cure is needed (inexpensive, low risk of associated side effects, accessible to everyone including resource-poor countries etc etc). exciting for sure, but unfortunately not the answer to the pandemic. one of my previous patients has the delta 32 mutation and remained healthy without taking antiretrovirals. she's now in college and doing amazingly well. the specific mutation is fascinating to read about;

um, that's an understatement. in fact there is a lot of false information on that website in general. it appears the primary goal of this website is to scare the shit out of the general public. just my opinion

haha.

thank you for giving me some good news today! i really needed it! haven't seen buffalo tom since 1995 i think.

I really love this album, and I've always disliked the Decemberists. This is the first Meloy album I've listened straight through, from start to finish. His voice has always annoyed the heck out of me. But this record is totally different! I hear a lot of Wilco (January Hymn = Bob Dylans Beard) and early REM (most obvious [already mentioned] is "Calamity Song" intro = "Talk About the Passion")

nels has a wedding band

New Orleans is one of the best cities in the universe. The people, the food, the culture, the musicians, the energy, the art. There is such rich history (and pride) behind it all. Sometimes I wish I lived there, I've always wished I grew up there. I am astounded that anyone could call New Orleans a shithole. The Wilco set at the 2009 Jass Fest was awesome. Not to mention (and probably contributing to the awesomeness): the preceding act was Galactic. But the gospel tent is seriously mind-blowing and worth the trip all on it's own. Enjoyed with a cold abita and crawfish etoufee, of course.

I heard Airline to Heaven at Whole Foods the other day.

I know, right?!

decemberists i've never listened to an album in it's entirety..colin's voice sounds like incessant whining after a few songs.

11.11.99 Boston: Avalon indeed they have a trumpeter. they opened for wilco at the avalon

Beulah during Summerteeth tour

back off. he's mine

I would vote for the former.

clearly queen latifa doesn't make it to the front row enough. we asians have a knack of getting up there quite often.

i saw somewhere that he is playing form 5:34PM to 6PM

did you know that i am her manager? at least that's what she told the peoples on the airplane. i nodded in agreement.

The most recent Spin issue has an article about a hysterical showdown between Pavement and Arcade Fire...playing table tennis. It's freaking indie- style hilarious.

i saw them in Portland last week. Awesome, tight show. Quasi opened up, another personal fave. Don't miss them if they come your way. "Malktastic," just like his t-shirt says. Cool merch too.

Mavis Staples and Billy Bragg are playing several shows together this fall http://www.rosebudus.com/staples/tourdates.html

I just saw them again this week. Rekindled my obsession with Avetts. They did a surprise benefit concert here in Portland (all proceeds went to a local high school), and just announced the show last week. Only 500 tickets were sold for the Crystal Ballroom (a 1914, refurbished REAL ballroom where the "floating" hardwood floor sits on springs); it's an awesome venue (capacity 1,500) for rock shows because when everybody jumps, the floor literally bounces. And it was bouncing Monday night!!!! A perfect night of sweaty honest to goodness fun.

What a perfect setlist! It was great to see all the usual suspects; you are all so very lovely. Thanks S&S for the hospitality. I think my favorite song of the night was Big Rock Candy Mountain(brilliant choice, Alison); the lyrics are just so tasty (see below) and the Tweedy version is as excellent as you'd ever imagine: One evening as the sun went down, and the jungle fire was burning, Down the track came a hobo hiking, and he said boys I'm not turning, I'm headed for a land that's far away, beside the crystal fountain, So come with me we'll go and see, the big rock candy mountains.

John Mulaney was hilarious. How awesome was it to take a break from the music (and hot sun), have a snack, and laugh your ass off?! I was laughing out loud! Good stuff.

OMG! I forgot to mention that I was on the same flight as Mavis Staples from Chicago --> Albany on Friday! We chatted, I gave her a free drink ticket, and she waved at me from backstage on Saturday!!!!! I LOVE that woman. Bring her back next year!!!

Hi from Las Vegas airport; I missed my connector, so my 45 minute layover is now 3.5 hours because of a thunderstorm. I will be the first to admit that I was one of the complainers when I found out the festival was in a tiny town with no hotels around and an airport 40 minutes away. Why so damn inconvenient?! Now I am embarrassed by such ridiculous thoughts. This was a brilliant, amazing, and very special weekend. I learned a lot at Mass MoCA, and loved having so much time to soak in the art. Life is incessantly chaotic at home...I never make enough time for such important things. Being in