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Not directly about music, but I don't give a fuck. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck http://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck

701s back on sale http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004444OFK?tag=dealnewscom

Twizzlers. Red Vines > Twizzlers.

If you Google Image search "east of Winnipeg" the mystery is solved - basically snow and car crashes.

^ Didn't know that existed. Out to hunt.

Kinda cool HAL is above Satan.

Skip to 7:20 http://youtu.be/yBXOUCP518g

Have a great one.

Speaking of the past - first listen in a few years. Still really beautiful...

Cheap audio-related prints over at Massdrop. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/enthusiast-patent-prints?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Personalization%20Email%2020150114%20%28Personalized%29&utm_campaign=Personalization%20Promo%2020150114&mode=guest_open

Just the pre-MQA ones.

I'm getting in early - happy birthday gents in 2016!

Was working in a record store when it came out. Man, we wore that thing out. Still a fave.

Get your MiniDisc player out. Trevor Jackson to release 12 tracks in 12 different formats — 7-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch vinyl, CD, mini CD, cassette, USB, mini disc, DAT, VHS, 8-track, and reel-to-reel with F O R M A T. http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/13/7536839/trevor-jackson-producer-12-albums-12-formats Can't believe he didn't go with the superior Beta over VHS.

Move aside MQA. I want a binaural cocoon of life/infotainment! Immersive Surround Audio to the Palm of Your Hand – Auro Technologies and VuStar have created a mobile audio experience to deliver exceptional sound over regular stereo headphones. The Auro-3D format has been combined with VuStar’s mobile infotainment expertise to offer life-like audio experience to users of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. Not only can the scalable solution decode Auro-3D content, but it can automatically upmix mono, stereo or surround sound into an immersive sound experience. Auro-3D adds a height layer around the audience to immerse the listener in a cocoon of life-like sound in the feature films in which it has been used. In the mobile devices it is combined with binaural technology to add the height layer which envelops the listener.

Wow. How was the Waffle House?

Trying to imagine if these two had a kid.

^ This. Hope things get better.

Sleater-Kinney's reunion album, 'No Cities To Love', on NPRs first listen. http://www.npr.org/2015/01/11/376085344/first-listen-sleater-kinney-no-cities-to-love

One or two wineries tomorrow, but kid-friendliness outranks quality this trip. Today is just trying to further figure out this house.

Further research...

Rented a house in Sonoma. This is the nearly life-sized sculpture waiting when you walk in the front door. Talk about setting expectations for the weekend.