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pot demon(s).

Peter, I do hope to read Snow Crash and enjoy it someday. I just need to get over my cyberpunk/VR prejudice. I purchased Tim Powers "The Stress of Her Regard". It arrives Friday. In the meantime I've put down Pandora's Star and picked back up Gene Wolfe's "Urth of the New Sun", which I am about halfway through.

verdict: win I love that they busted out the analog synths for this record. I've only heard it at low volume out of my KSC75, but sonically it sounds much less harsh then Playing the Angel (which I also loved). A bit minimalist, sure, a bit dreamy ambient, sure, but in no way is this Exciter redux. Great vocal performances from Gahan, and Gore's production is just awesome.

As much as I love Stephenson, I have never been able to finish Snow Crash. I have an aversion to cyberpunk. I hope to one day get over this aversion and get through the book. I even own the fancy schmancy LE slipcased edition. This is where I started, then onto Cryptonomicon. I think you'd be good starting with either one. After those two, The Baroque Cycle, which seems to divide a lot of Stephenson fans. To me it is obviously his greatest achievement. I need to read Anathem though.

Just looked, not sure how they were mastered. It does say DSD all over the cases though.

Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe

holla!

sweet, you both rock, thanks!

Ha, yeah I spent a long time at work doing just what you described with Stephenson on Amazon. Lots of Gibson, who never did anything for me, and Gaiman, who I absolutely love but have read all his stuff. I have been wanting to reread American Gods though. Damn good book. Something both Gaiman and Stephenson do is instill a sense of wonder in me while I'm reading, which comes from a deep appreciation for the author's creativity and the immensity of their accomplishment. The Baroque Cycle, in this sense, is the most enjoyable series I've ever read, though I'll always have a special place in my heart for Vandermeer's Ambergris novels (time for a sequel to Shriek Jeff). I've read and enjoyed the first Discworld novel, as well as the book about the apocalypse Pratchett and Gaiman cowrote. Christopher Moore is a new name to me, looks fun. Any comments on the Culture novels by Iain M. Banks? EDIT: Dan, just read synopsis for two Tim Powers novels: "Declare" and "The Drawing of the Dark". That is what I'm talking about! Can't wait to get my hands on one of these.

Bought a bad tube off of eBay, and it looks like something happened and it fried my right driver. I thought it was just the tube, but a few days later when I powered my amp back up with new tubes, the problem was still there. Its hard to imagine this pair being busted: it was the third headphone I bought and the only one I kept. It's been with me since 2005. Anyway, anyone ever have any experience with Sennheiser after warranty repairs? Was wondering if its worth it to mess with them or if I should just scope out a used pair, or upgrade to the HD800. Currently I'm rocking the KSC75 out of the HA-2, and it sounds great.

right on, this is a name I've heard a lot but never looked into. I'll check him out. Nope, haven't heard of Anderson, I'll look into it, thanks.

Just started Pandora's Star, good so far. Having said that, I need Stephenson-like recommendations. Think large, dense books that are intelligent and large in scope, but also fun to read, and preferably of the speculative fiction genre (historical fiction, SFF, or fantasy, or horror). Thanks.

damn it, out of stock!

I have the SACDs. glad hdtracks is offering them though.

more phish tickets, 6/21 AV rerelease. for a friend.

live wilco webcast from Milwaukee: ROADCASE

John Bell just turned 47 last night, he looks real old too.

hell yeah there ain't. in fact I know plenty of rocking 60+ year olds. I'm going to rock for life.

I like the Herman miller aeron chair, but they are so pricey.

he's 47-48 years old. still rockin'.

makes me feel better about the shitty plumbing in my WWII house.

its that time of the year again for me to announce I'll be seeing Widespread Panic at The Wharf in Orange Beach, AL this weekend.

"Fight Test" is a timeless classic, in my opinion. it was a huge and bold step forward for pop music in every way. at least it was in postjack's little world. Outformation - Fastburn dan would call this hippie crap, and he's probably right. but its free, and the dude can wail on his guitar a bit: Outformation

another Chatham 2399. $15!