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I thought we had sent you the Venice Beach pics already......but I know Brennan hasn't done the video yet. I'll get him to work on it.

Aw, that photo is too cute! What memories it brings back!!! It's Brennan's birthday too, of course...he is 16, and Tom is 20! One wants to drive, and luckily, the other doesn't particularly want to drink!

No, GPARSUNDA is a longtime member.

Huh?

Thanks, Kyle.

It's pure dreaming, but I'd love to have a laptop. Never have had one. Or peace on earth, that's a good one too.

She's right....there have been a ton of them today! M. Chris handled a bunch of them earlier, and I just got rid of another just now.

That face seems too breathtakingly porcelain-perfect to be real! What an angel. Wow, we have some really beautiful children.

Happy Happy birthday, dear Mike!!!! May this be a year of beautiful surprises and perfect moments! Here, you need cake....we all need cake! May your year be magical! xo, Donna

It is my honor to announce the arrival on earth of Via Chicago's newest Wilco fan! He arrived on November 16th, although he wasn't actually due until December 22nd! Happily, Oceanman's little boy is in great shape, as these photos will attest! His name is Parker Townes. Isn't he beautiful? Here are some more photos: One Two Three Four Here are Parker's vital stats: Born: 11-16-06 @ 1:53 p.m. and the rest you'll have to get from Oceanman because I don't know his height or weight! Hugs and congratulations, Ryan and Amy! Welcome to the world, Parker!

Warmest wishes to the Stirratts! May the birth be easy and beautiful, as the child will surely be.

Perhaps you ought to drop them a note....it does sound like you might have been accidentally overlooked. I also wondered if they had chosen a Grand Prize winner. They had a lot of fabulous stuff to choose from!

Oh, nice! I love the side perspective on the band shell, and you're right, the blue one does look like the end of Handshake Drugs sounds!

Well Brianne, I made you this lovely berry-topped cake, and it turned out perfectly, but then I went and left it where the kids could find it.........big mistake! But at least there's still this sliver left for you to wrap up your birthday with, so enjoy! Hope you had a marvelous time at Largo! Wish I could've been there too. Have a wonderful new year of your life!

My camera is a Sony as well.....a Cyber-Shot, model # DSC-H1. It doesn't have the low-light capabilities that Clay's does, so some photoshop fiddling can be necessary at times. Also, if you have a lot of blue- or pale-eyed people in the family, I must say that this camera's red-eye reduction function isn't too hot. (Clay, do you have problems with that function in your camera?) My family are all blue-eyed, so it's a bit of a problem. I'm not sure the DSC-H1 still exists...Sony has come out with the DSC-H2, which my son says is a big improvement. Better lens, for one thing. Thanks for your ni

That's absolutely horrible and heartbreaking.

Oh no, this is clearly part of the birthdaying

Well, he was anyway, but I'm afraid he held it just a little bit too much in my direction and I'm afraid the glass is empty now. Sorry, rwrkb.....I'll pour us both another. Cheers to Pocahontas.

We must have cake!!! Hope you like chocolate mocha, Michelle! Have a wonderful day and a year full of happy surprises!

Sharing is sweet. Our boys are adorable.

Beautiful/handsome, and accomplished.....no parent can ask for more. Congratulations on turning out terrific "babies".

I love that picture too! I just got lucky on that. It's during Kingpin, and he was exhorting us to scream and get all that out of our systems, for our own good health!

Yeah, but I'm too honest for my own good.....and besides, ya know what? Sometimes I really like the sheer energy of some of the blurred ones, even though they are imperfect. Like that one where Nels is leaning onto Jeff.....oh wait, it's one of the Wichita photos, not Springfield.....and his body mirrors the curve of the stage curves.....purdy. I did hold back the worst of the bunch though, believe me! But yeah, I agree with your philosophy of taking masses of photos and hoping for even 5 or maybe 10% to come out well.

I've put you down for What Light, since Dear Employer is really Scott McCaughey's, not Wilco's. I've switched you to this as requested.