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Drove out to Calgary on Friday to see Ne Obliviscaris, Black Crown Initiate, and Starkill. The local opener was called Divinity, and they were great. Starkill were really fun, melodic death metal. Black Crown Initiate: very good, talented, not entirely my cup of tea. Technical death metal I guess is their sub-genre. Ne Obliviscaris - wow, just wow, they were amazing. A six-piece extreme (whatever that means) metal band with jazz influences, epic, moody instrumental breaks, two lead vocalists, and a violin of course. One of the best drummers I've ever seen. I talked to some of them after the show, and they were seriously nice dudes. They're from Australia, and this is their first headline tour of North America. Dusty, you really need to check them out when they play Baltimore on Aug. 2. I have no concert footage, but here's their most recent album. @Dusty Chalk

One of my favourite bands just got announced for the 70K cruise. I haz a happy.

Nasty. I perforated my eardrum 5 years ago. I'm not sure if I ever got back to full hearing, but it's close enough that it doesn't bug me unless I really pay attention to it. Hope it heals quickly.

Happy birthday Mike!

Happy birthday Birgir!

Happy belated!

I had my first proper flat white last night. Possibly the best coffee experience of my life thus far.

Fight me.

Happy birthday Justin!

Happy birthday, Scott!

Happy birthday Kerry!

Northern pike. Catch of the day.

Only when the dogsled team is on strike.

I'm planning to drive to Calgary next month to see Ne Obliviscaris - 12h each way.

I have the Etys and they're great. I like them better sound-wise than the custom musician plugs I used to have, but comfort isn't as good. They're also less of a financial hit when you lose them.

This is all so sad and infuriating. Dammit. Sorry Knucks.

Happy birthday. Your present is this wall. Can you spot me some pesos to pay for it?

Happy birthday Raffy!

Condolences, Todd. And fuck, Guy Clark... I saw him a long time ago, trading songs at the Telluride Bluegrass Fest with Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Earle. It was probably the best singer-songwriter experience of my life.

Happy birthday, Ari! Hope it was a great one!

May your hangover be better than your migraine! Happy belated.

Happy birthday Shelly!

I worked on Eleanor's 31st birthday present today. It's a beefy garden shed made almost entirely of reclaimed materials, and I think I'll get the roof finished tomorrow. She'll be 35 this year, so it's about time I wrapped it up.

Happy birthday Ryan!

Have a great birthday, Jeffy!