2010 HC Holiday Gift Exchange

[Fitz]

^ He already has a subscription to Bear Monthly!

BTW Fitz, There's an article this month on picking the right plaid for your Daddy.

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[bhjazz]

Hey Hey, PM is on the way. Music is the game, unless you disagree.

Music is perfect. Well, some of it is. Yes, that'll work great. No hurry, no worry.

[Aimless1]

Soooo nikongod, what's your pleasure?

[Duggeh]

Soooo nikongod, what's your pleasure?

R-10s.

[Aimless1]

Gonna be one expensive gift exchange

[Fitz]

He only needs one night with them.

[Iron_Dreamer]

Peter, I apologize in advance. I have no idea what to get a metalhead

I'm sure we can figure something out

[swt61]

He only needs one night with them.

And you'll get them back with the leather conditioned.

[luvdunhill]

Done shopping for my assignee. John is a high roller, kept creeping up the budget! I know, right?

I had to respond though. So, booze and music, typical Head-Case style.

[grawk]

colin got his. I also picked up Dash, and his will go out when I get his address.

[jvlgato]

Done shopping for my assignee. John is a high roller, kept creeping up the budget! I know, right?

I had to respond though. So, booze and music, typical Head-Case style.

[grawk]

and my package went out to dash, so I'm done again...

[jvlgato]

Done shopping for my assignee. John is a high roller, kept creeping up the budget! I know, right?

I had to respond though. So, booze and music, typical Head-Case style.

I kind of had to open the package and it looks just great!

Glenn Gould A Consort of Musicke Bye Byrde and Gibbons Import

I wanted more Gould and more Byrde, just didn't know what to get!

Telemann Twelve Violin Fantasias for Unaccompanied Violin Princiotti

Ditto for Telemann.

Rodrigo y Gabriela 11:11

Always wanted some of this, also, perfect!

Can't wait to listen - exactly what I was hoping for, thanks Marc!

And apparently more on the way...

Still waiting on yours Hopefully next week.

[luvdunhill]

Yay! I absolutely love the Gould album, one of my favorites of all-time. The Telemann was based on interest in the Bach Sonatas and Partitas and 11:11 is such a cool album

Now grab that other package from FedEx!

[jvlgato]

Gawd, the Gould/ Byrde is just brilliant! I'm transfixed right now.

[GPH]

Mike told me he was into jam bands and jazz, but I thought I would surprise him with this promising local artist:

No, seriously, your gift is on the way and I hope you enjoy the music!

[Augsburger]

Why are you guys so hung up on music being the only gift of choice?

Some of you would benefit from a little companion like a pet hamster or something. Ask Edwood, they are loving and great entertainment......really.

[blessingx]

Someone is getting a time machine off eBay.

[Duggeh]

Opened a delivery this afternoon to find my exchange goodies. Previously I've stuck such parcels under the tree and waited for the 25th, but as our tree isnt up yet, I figured I'd just tear it open

Al and I decided to buck the CD swap trend, and pretend that we are politically and militarily highbrow philosophical chaps with a historical inclination. Each of us picking something something of interest for the other.

I've recieved 4 books pertaining to The Great War:

I look forward hugely to reading through them, and I hope that Al enjoys his parcel as much as I shall mine.

Thanks indeed dear boy!

[Voltron]

I'm so pleased you got yours and that I can admit I opened mine as well! I received the first book last week and opened it not knowing that it was from you. That was this one:

Today, I received two more and figured I might as well open them too!

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These are all awesome! I was WWII obsessed for many years when I was younger, and have maintained that fixation to today. As a pre-teen and teen, I built models, studied equipment and battles, and played WWII board games. My favorite game was Avalon Hill's Afrika Korps and Rommel was a particular fascination. I will read both the Rommel and the Viscount Slim (great name!) books with great interest. Now that I am drink-obsessed, the History of the World in Six Glasses will be a fun read and I have actually thought of buying that one several times before.

As for the selection I sent you, three of them were consumed in my last great history-reading binge. Pat Barker's trilogy of books on the Great War steered me there because I felt like I knew very little detail about that period. Sassoon is a character in the books along with another poet Wilfred Owen, and I read a bunch of their work and the Fussell book, among others. I haven't read the biography but I think I am going to buy that one for myself as well. It sounded like the best telling of his life. I do hope you enjoy them.

Thanks Doug and happy holidays!

[Duggeh]

The Slim autobiography is a real favourite of mine and there are some great lines in it too. I think you will like it. I would have loved to have met him but he died 15 years before I was born. Stupid birth timing.

I did ask them to deliver them all at once, but I guess they got keen.

Merry Chrimbo!

[Fitz]

When I got back into town this afternoon I couldn't resist and opened up a package of unusual size and weight (for what was supposed to be a CD exchange). Lo and behold there was no CD to be found inside, instead there was a bottle of Sazerac 18, Dolin Rouge, and Fee Bros Cherry Bitters.

Very much looking forward to combining these in a glass later, many many thanks Jim!

[Voltron]

HC Manhattan in a box. That is hawt!

[Duggeh]

What? No ice in the parcel too?

Can we adopt "Manhattan in a box" as an entry in the HC cocktail book? I'd buy a copy.

[Asr]

I'm feeling like the gifts I got for others are completely inadequate now, coming after book sets and fine liquor. I lack creativity.