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Holy smokes! That would have been worth some hassle to get for $4k.

Thanks for the tip, Jeff, but the distance and truck rental and other impediments make it too much work and expense. There are a couple of used jointers near me but I'm not too excited about them and they are asking too much for them.

I can't get the seriously crappy Harbor Fright bandsaw here in Michigan to hold a blade, no matter how many times I have tried. The tires are tired and I have a hard time rationalizing replacing parts on a piece of shit. That said, the crappy Craftsman 6" jointer released its magic smoke the other day and stopped working. But with encouragement I ordered a new start up capacitor and expedited shipping for twice the price of the part to resuscitate it. No change with the new cap, so another tool is headed for you scrap heap.

Tell them it will be gray before long all on its own.

Bedtime listening. ❤️

RIP Joey D. That's sad and way too young. We saw him play several times and he could swing. 😢

Fuck Putin! 2x8 is pretty substantial stock, tho...

Checking out Eli right now. Thanks Rob!

It sucks that Young Matt will never be Old Matt. Missing you is an understatement.

Just a reference back to my post about my first time... The lumber gave me wood. Big slabs and beautiful figures.

I re-entered Willie's Rear this morning after dropping Alden at the airport and before a great lumber shop I found would open. I saw one item on the menu that I figured I had to order. With brown bread in tribute (not to Jim 😁).

Happy Birthday Ian! Cheers!

Courtney was really good for the 30 minutes she had. She also came out to sing California Stars with Tweedy. Admittedly, I was a little jealous that the Pitchfork Fest crowd got a duet with Japanese Breakfast, but this was good too.

Wilco at Interochen's Kresge Auditorium. Opening act is Courtney Marie Andrews, and @blessingx is the sole member to post her music in the listening thread. Most of the crowd is wandering the grounds and enjoying the evening sun than watching Courtney.

Congrat! Awesome pics, and the second one made me a little misty. 🥲

Not I.

I had to read through the whole thread after seeing your quote of my post. What is a maniacal bunch of cunts! Claire might actually want that English to Elvish thing.

Are you riding the full 1,000? A century seems like plenty. 😜 IN!

Another good Tiny Desk

https://www.seriouseats.com/detroit-style-pizza-recipe Followed this closely, including the sauce, and buying the pan from Amazon but I was able to get the Wisconsin Brick Cheese locally here. When I made it in California, I used mozzarella for most of the pizza, but used jack cheese around the perimeter because you want a little more oily cheese to melt and crust up the edges. Really tasty. Alden likes pesto so that's why one third is green. 😁

The first mini rock opera. During the whole melee, John Entwhistle just stands still and plays the bass until he does the last verse in falsetto. If you haven't watched The Kids Are Alright, you should. Many more examples of Moon Madness and all the rest. Great interview breaks, including Keith and Ringo both totally lit. I've posted it before, but this is me and my Whomobile about a year after watching The Kids Are Alright when it first came out and months after my first Who concert where I spray painted the logo in the Oakland Arena parking lot.

I hope you are using the shop for these builds. Cool stuff.

Is that Dark Brandon on drums?

Whether it was triggered by your comment or the fact that Matthew wears sunglasses in every image I saw when looking him up, but I checked and he is blind. Interesting story that somewhat explains your initial thoughts on his music. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matthew-whitaker-blind-jazz-pianist-18-years-old-60-minutes-2020-12-27/