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Hope you had a great birthday! Happy Birthday Pigsooie!!!

I'm late...but I hope now is better then never..

Hope you had a most excellent birthday and I hope you have a great year!! Happy Birthday Plasticyeyeball!!

I went to the library last week with a list of 6 books I wanted.

 

They didnt have one of them.

That is depressing! What books were you looking to get?

Columbine by Dave Cullen

and

The Heretics Daughter by Kathleen Kent

Well I would miss Pat...and this didn't get me. The only thing that got me today was someone saying their visa was messed up and they'd have to leave to go home...totally believed it all day. Pat is an amazing addition to the band and I hope he doesn't read this cause who would want to read this about themselves...

I'm looking to see if anyone (tapers) have been at the Andrew Bird shows of his current tour. I'm specifically looking for Des Moines March 09 but if there are any others I'll take those as well. I'd love Loney, Dear as well...but not sure if anyone would have taped them. I'm not in a rush for having them, just wondering if there are tapes out there anywhere..

THANKS!

Three Dollars..here's to your having a wonderful musical day! Happy Birthday

What about taking photos of it? If you have a camera phone you could try that...lol

Andrew Bird and Loney, Dear were amazing. Photos here..and the Hoyt Sherman is a WONDERFUL location for shows! Great seating, wonderful views and amazing sound. I went and met Emil. I was actually almost a full song late for seeing Andrew Bird.

Hollinger did you take any photos?

Woo hoo less then a week away til I see Mr Bird in Des Moines!!

Happy Birthday Caliber Hope you had a fantastic day!

That was great thanks

I have a friend who moved from Kansas to CA, and she laughs at how it's "Storm Watch 2009" anytime it rains. Also, we were once in a Middle Eastern restaurant when a big storm blew through, and the Middle Eastern guy working there was completely freaking out. We assured him that we weren't going to die, and indeed, we did not.

Another funny is to see people from more temperate climates react to ice and snow - especially while driving. Yikes.

Our managers were calling our snowstorms in December 'Death Storm 08' and then 'part....' whatever it was cause the newspeople were making a huge ass deal out of what was going on..and we'd only get flurries sometimes and real snow issues other time.s

Thanks everyone! I celebrated by going out of town and having a great weekend

Hope you celebrated a WONDERFUL birthday Happy Birthday Clouds!

Happy almost belated birthday Analogman!

Thanks for all you do on here!

Anyone buy tickets to the Chicago shows? Looks like the first one sold out so quick they added a second show!

I know you are looking at getting a tv....and this doesn't exactly answer your question but hopefully it will help you get an idea of what you may want to talk about with whoever helps you at the store you go to.

Things to look at and know when searching for a tv:

Be able to answer these questions before you go to the store:

1. How big is your current tv?

2. How far away do you normally sit from your tv? (because of your couch you will give a range such as 3-8 feet)

3. Is the room brightly lit or dark most of the time?

4. How big were you thinking of going?

5. Do you want to wall mount the tv?

6. What electronics are you going to be hooking it up to?

7. Are you interested in external speakers for surround sound?

8. Do you want the tv delivered or do you have a big enough vehicle to fit it into? The newer tv's really should NOT be laid down because one of the two kinds (LCD/Plasma) has 3 pieces of glass in it, and if you lay it down you can shatter or scratch the glass. The boxes are a bit larger then the tv's so ask them to measure the box if you aren't sure to figure out what can fit in your car.

There are a lot of good deals out there right now because of the Superbowl and stores want to build up the traffic and get sales up. Some stores price match so ask if they do and then look around. Best Buy does with several retailers, not Sam's Club though.

Things you will need to buy at some point. Read the customer comments on Best Buy or any website you can find to see the difference these products make.

1. A Surge Protector, the one you have currently will not work for the new tv's because the new tv's need to have a protection for the amount of electricity flowing into the tv. Normal surge protectors do not do this. There are color coded ones now and I think the Monster Power (this is just one of their protectors) ones are the best. You might be able to find this on You can get them really cheap on monoprice.com as well as newegg.com. (I only give the bby link since it was easiest for me to find for customer comments on the product.) They are color coded for specific devices and will keep the electricity flow even to the tv. This will protect your new tv from ruining the picture as well as keeping it from damaging the pixels or lines on the tv. I know this may be unclear, but most surge protectors will not keep the flow even and this can damage your display. This happens normally when you are turning on and off other devices or you have power surges.

2. Screen cleaner. The new tv's require special cleaner withOUT ammonia in it to clean the screens. The screens also can not be cleaned with water. Anyone that sells tv's should have the cleaner as well as the special cloth that actually pulls the dust OFF the screen instead of moving it around. It does work, I've used this cleaner on the tv's at work.

3. HDMI cable. Here is one I found on our website. Again, you can get them really cheap on monoprice.com as well as newegg.com I only give the bby link since it was easiest for me to find for customer comments on the product.

4. Wall Mount supplies. If you are wanting to wall mount the tv, you will want to look into pricing on that as well.

If you have questions about these tv's let me know and I'll ask at work for you.

Hope you have a great day and get lots of wonderful presents!

Hoping both of you have wonderful birthdays Cheers!

Thanks everyone for your suggestions..I ended up buying 13 books between the stores I visited as well as 6 cd's including Autumn Defense and Andrew Bird which are REALLY hard to find where I live! And I have to say Renic's futon is comfy as all get out and she gives really great recommendations on places to eat and shop too!

lol no I'm good thanks I get confused with the names but have it all mapped out in my phone There are too many Lincolns!

thanks! I was thinking it was closer to Lauries Planet of Sound...although 4 miles isn't bad. Have a number of shops in that general area.

Geez I think I need to find a place to stay in Lincoln Park...there are so many great shops down in that area!! Thanks for the bookstores D. Banda!

I'm coming into town tomorrow thru Thursday. Just read through this and have added several of Louie's recommends for music stores. Anyone have recommends on bookstores? I love small used stores they are wonderful.