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This. I had one forever, then lost it. Kids got me another one this year. It's awesome.

Well? Slightly more thought out than pure cash, check, or money order... but there's no concealing how much you love someone (monetarily speaking) on these.

I didn't, but the kids all got some from cousins and grandparents... i-tunes and gamestop topped the list. I wouldn't have minded getting an i-tunes one myself, truth be told.

Squirrel Nut Zippers

Have a great one, Neil!

"39", yeah right.

Vince

Why not a Loose Fur night? New album seems due...

Via Chicago live, where the rumble & noise are loud enough to collapse your lungs.

"Yeah I am asshole and I know exactly where the fuck its at. Not to mention I remember the day you got hired last month cause I was in here dropping another two hundred fucking dollars. If you don't quit following me around with that apron and those creepy measuring tape suspenders I'm going to ask you a moderately difficult question about your so called expertise at which time you will have to call your 26 year old manager to come over here and show us his level of ignorance. Now please go shut down six aisles with your cones and flashing yellow lights so Dick the retired electrician can grab a box of furnace filters off the top shelf because he's the only guy competent enough to operate the ladder on wheels."

You should definitely have your second cup of coffee before you go shopping.

Go with def #1. I don't want to offend any Hungarians or Poles.

thank you. apparently I'll have to wait till after work to get that.

I'd like to meet the hunyock who came up with this idea and challenge him to a Rochambeau match.

one of the educational benefits of VC is all the hip new words I learn here. Most of them make sense, and I can get the meaning from context.

But I admit I'm stumped on hunyock. Little help on that one?

Oh, for the record, I dislike the car commercials as well. Anything that tells me I have to spend 40 grand plus to show someone I love them is simply evil.

In particular, the Kia commercial which is a ripoff / clone commercial to the others is just lame and unnecessary. I know the Koreans are generally into me-too kinds of products, but that commercial is particularly blatant in its lack of originality.

Three LRS's at $24K apiece... congratulations!

Nice try. A source who wishes to remain anonymous told me that gogo pays you a 'handsome stipend' to keep the shit stirred up around here just to keep things interesting.

This. From the comfort of my family room, of course.

And with about 35 more points from the Bears in the first half...

So, forgetting whether you like Andrew Bird more than Jeff Tweedy or visa versa: Which show would you prefer: your favorite artist doing old favorites, or going out on a limb to try new ideas?"

I've never seen Andrew Bird, but love his stuff and would love to see him. Given that fact, I would prefer a more normal show with actual songs for the first one or two times.

I've seen Wilco and seen Jeff, and loved every second of it. But yeah, I would love to spend a couple hours listening to him noodle around on stuff. I envision that as being kind of a fly on the wall at the loft.

Thanks for stopping by!

Well, the "game of the year" is turning out to be a major dud. The Jets do not look like a 9-2 team tonight. I was really hoping for a good game...

This thread is like opening up the comics section and finding a bunch of editorials.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FUNNIES PEOPLE?????

I did a "minipalooza" a couple years ago and saw Radiohead and Wilco in Indy on back to back nights, right after they played lollapalooza . That was pretty memorable. Played a round of golf with my mom two hours south of Indy in between...

I thought it was a bizarre murder scene when I first saw it.

i'm going downtown to try to get a ticket outside next thursday in atlanta. we'll see. i usually have pretty good luck with that. i wonder if it's sold out.

I've seen a couple tickets pop up on TM, but in general it's been sold out for a while.

I decided to make the "once in a lifetime" experience a "twice in a lifetime", so I will be there.

Can you recommend a place nearby to grab something to eat, and also some tips on parking? I'm not at all familiar with the area.

Big Dick

Little Richard.

The Mountain Men.

bump... Lexington tickets on sale here.

Cuban sandwiches from the Silver Ring cafe in Tampa are teh awesomest.

In typical VC style, I will now attempt to hijack this thread by responding to a simple, direct question with a non-answer... that's just what we do around here, and I hate to break tradition.

I stopped drinking coffee about 3 years ago and started on Chinese tea. Much easier on the stomach, and helped a lot with indigestion issues.

I drink a type of tea called "Iron Buddha" that is fairly common in southern China. Similar to oolong. Stronger than green tea; kinda between green and black. I have amassed a small collection of travel mugs which have strainers in the top to filer out the loose leaves, and also have some of the 3-piece ceramic mugs/strainers/lids for weekend use at home. I have not found a good source for getting the tea I like in the US or even on the internet, but I can find enough people traveling back and forth to keep my supply in good shape.

So how did they work in the Louisville Youth Orchestra? My daughter played in the Central Kentucky version (CKYO), and she was especially jealous...