Outgoing Signals

I reserve the right to add, delete, or move things around if something changes in December.

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:15:07 -0500

The Best Albums of 2009 Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter Young Fresh Fellows - I Think This Is Various Artists - Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy Joe Henry - Blood From Stars Joe Pernice - It Feels So Good When I Stop Wussy - Wu...

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The Space Needle Points to the Sky...and Other Seattle Pictures

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:40:57 -0500

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I broke the long-standing record for most CDs purchased in a single trip to Seattle.

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:16:38 -0500

As you may recall, Roger Maris purchased 61 compact discs when he visited Seattle in 1961. I am happy to announce that I beat his record by acquiring 63 during my recent trip. I would normally lay them all out on the floor and take a picture, bu...

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The Swell Season @ the Paramount Theatre (11/22/09)

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:02:29 -0500

Beth and I went to see the Swell Season a couple nights ago. You remember the Swell Season, don't you? They're Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard from that movie Once. Everybody was talking about them last year. Add those two to Glen's old band,...

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There's an even bigger art museum in my closet now.

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:21:25 -0500

Here are the new concert posters I've acquired since I wrote my original post. The Guided By Voices poster was a particularly good find as that was one of my most memorable shows. Robert Pollard threw unopened beer cans into the audience (overha...

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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:49 -0500

I know two things. The first is that it's probably too early in the year to start making a Christmas list. The second is that at 35, I'm far too old for a Christmas list in the first place. Well, I don't care about either of those things. To ...

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Pressed in a Book #2

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:28:28 -0500

I recently found the following items hidden between the pages of books. I guess the previous readers forgot to remove their bookmarks. The ticket stub was found in a used copy of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The strange thing is that I actually ...

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Dominant Legs & Girls @ Neumos (11/17/09)

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:23:24 -0500

I have a long history of going to see bands just to hear one specific song performed live. I saw the Cardigans just to hear "Lovefool". I saw Cornershop just to hear "Brimful of Asha". I had albums by those bands, though, so I was actually fam...

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Stuff I've Been Reading: My Abandonment

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:42 -0500

Peter Rock's My Abandonment is the first book read in my Book Club by Proxy project. That's the one where I read other people's book club books for them. AmyH told me about this book. I probably wouldn't have bothered except the book was only ...

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Anna Karenina threw herself under a train.

nobody@vox.com(M-----l) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:51 -0500

Did you join a book club because you thought it was the cool thing to do? Now that you've joined, do you have difficulty finding the time to read your club's book selection? Well, you can stop worrying about it. I've decided to offer my readin...

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