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Aw, sweetie, can't you figure out some way to teleport there? It would be so nice to see you! Bring Roberino too.

If you do come, please introduce yourself! We'll be at the front table on the left.

Welllll.....we're gonna let it slide for now, but you really ought to work up to fully peeved if at all possible.

Oh YAY!!! I know that Thai place, it smells like heaven & I've always meant to eat there. I even nabbed a menu recently so we could plan on it. This may be the time! And now, as we are extremely off-topic, we'd better take any further discussion of this to pm's.

Sweetie, if I told you the whole whine, you'd never trade places in a million years. Give Tara a hug for me & have a great BBQ when time and fire allows.

But you guys aren't going to believe Collin, are you? I mean, the guy is so happy and sweet that he probably throws in extra "nothings" like mini-marshmallows in an ice-cream sundae.... Oops, sorry Collin, that was pure stream-of-consciousness typing there. Peeps, in all seriousness, if Collin says 42, it's 42. The guy can count. Like The Count. I've even seen him do it sans fingers. Impressive, to say the least.

Aw, Chuck, sorry we didn't connect! Tell you what we're gonna do....this Saturday, for only $12.00, will you please join me for the Minus 5 show at Spaceland (in LA)? If you don't know the Minus 5 (Do you know the album, "Down With Wilco"? It means "getting down with Wilco", not a negative connotation, Wilco played on it) you're in for a treat. If you haven't been to Spaceland, you're in for a treat!!! It's a great little dive! Please come! I've wanted to meet you & I can guarantee a good time. I'll even buy you a beer! (Oops, you are 21, right? Spaceland is 21+) Aw, c'mon, say you'll c

Poor Translator, I was moved by what you wrote. You too, Chendizzle, Mt. Bed, and of course Dan.

There is no such song as "Feed the Man"...........there is a song called "Feed of Man" that is off of the Mermaid Ave. sessions....BUT it wasn't played last night. I wonder what song the reviewer was referring to! That reviewer managed some lovely imagery & wordplay, despite that error. A nice read. He was clearly quite taken with Nels! The Bob Newhart intro cracked me up.....let's see, would that be Jeff as Bob, John as Jerry the orthodontist......Glenn as that intense Mr. Carlin? Perhaps Pat as the flighty, chatty Carol? Ok, I think that's enough outta me.....you guys figure out th

Ummm......no, that place is for randomness. This is a specific place to whine. Get busy. Wow, you sure are crabby. Good job. Oh, and my whiny daughter just tried to nap without removing her glasses, which is why she just brought them to me in 2 big pieces and 2 very tiny ones. Will this damned heat never end??? Look what it's doing to my normally fair complexion:

Boy, dog days of summer for sure.....we always see this kind of behavior about this time of year! I think between the suffocating weather and people having to get back into the regular swing of work and school, we all tend to get crabby. Could you guys please use this useful thread to piss and moan harmlessly? I'll even start: Holey bejeebus, my thermostat registers about 85 degrees here in the room where the computer is, and the rest of the house is no better. I hate when southern CA gets muggy and hot both at once. Evening can't happen soon enough.....if we could even just get a bit of a

What are we thanking Maudie for now??? I swear, it's always something.

Could we please hear some more stories and see some more photos from this show? Gogo, you got some beauties! I've got photos from Santa Barbara, San Diego, and last night (LA Greek)......most of my snaps were crummy, but I did get a few lucky shots at each show. I'll post them as soon as I have the time. (Don't hold your breath, anyone, I don't want your deaths on my conscience.)

Thanks for posting this, Dan. We can't ever forget what happened in New Orleans & the other hurricane-ravaged towns two years ago. It still breaks my heart. I still remember having a horrible feeling as Katrina approached.....I remember posting here, something like "Everybody stay safe....this thing is a monster." I just had the most incredibly bad feeling about it. Wish I had been wrong.

May I just add, WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See you all there!

I love Danny's blog, and that photo is priceless. What a cute kiddo he was! His own boys are as cute as he was.

Oops, damn! But....how did the bakery know ??? They must be industry insiders moonlighting as bakers. No wonder they didn't even have a reliable supply of "4" candles. I was under the impression that Jeff was still signing in at hotels as "Jim Morrison". I'm sooooo out of the loop.

My family and I wish the most amazing of birthdays to a truly amazing guy. You deserve all the best, for all you give the world. For now, virtual cake will have to do. Sorry, they were all out of "4" candles, and dammit, I see they spelled your name wrong! I won't be using this virtual bakery again! Still, it does look delicious. Have an incredible day!

Did you bring enough for the whole class?

I'm really happy I know all of you, and I'm happy that my pine tree hasn't yet snapped completely off at its base, despite a weekend of winds which have convinced it to do a convincing imitation of the leaning tree of Pisa (Tweedling, I took photos for you.....now I just have to remember to get them off the computer and onto VC)..... What else? I'm happy y'all have such beautiful and clearly brilliant children & nieces and nephews....I'm happy that renic takes such gorgeous photos when she travels, so the rest of us can armchair travel......I'm happy that I get to use some ellipses here,

It must be a full moon, right?

I, too, am an enormous Elliott Smith fan. I also wonder whether Jeff is as well, or the other band members. Elliott moves me as few musicians do. llynnowens, I feel just as you do. It's all very, very sad.

I totally second Kevin's Beulah recommendation, and agree that the kiddos are awesome. What beautiful babies, and I'm sure they are brilliant as well!

What time can you be over? You too, Dunja.

I like the way she thinks. Especially the maid service part.