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This blog has been taken over by the evil genius Huckleberry T. Cat and will no longer parrot the pro-human party line of Wes Phillips <I>et al</I>.
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Nobody's Fool
Last night in a torrential rain storm, I trucked northward along the Hudson to Tarrytown, NY. A half hour's ride across the Tappan Zee bridge and we were in Piermont, NY at a club called the Turning Point.
Nuances
It would have been a very sad story. Having diligently packed the Ayre units and sent them off to lofty Boulder, I was left with empty space. I considered bringing the old Magnavox down from the closet. Luckily, I'd done a bad job of returning the Musical Fidelity A3.5 integrated amp and CD player. Reuniting them with the DeVore gibbon 3 loudspeakers was enlightening.
Design for All
I was done with shopping. Inside my red cart: lamp and shade, extension cord and powerstrip, four soft white 60W light bulbs, two ice trays. I'd held strong against my urges to purchase a blender, whole wheat pasta, an oak filing cabinet, cotton underwear, a ceramic Japanese dragon, and a <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i> DVD. However, on my way to the register, my attention was taken by an aisle of stereo components.
Turnstiles
The PATH train arrives at its <a href="http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/path/html/33rd.html">33rd Street stop</a>. The doors slide open. People slither out. Treading up the crowded platform, we are made to pass through stainless-steel turnstiles. I hate touching skin to steel, preferring to push the mechanism over with the forward motion of my legs. Almost as though the turnstiles aren't there.
The Architecture of a Tuesday Afternoon
JA often compliments me on how easily words flow from my fingertips to the screen.
Q: Bi-Wiring?
<b>Fact:</b> <i>I don't even want to know</i> what bi-wiring is.
What Unchecked Snacking Can Lead To
<I>Stereophile</I>'s answer to Poppin' Fresh talks with Dr. John backstage at June's HE 2006 show in Los Angeles.
In the Name of the Father
"I see you finally got your hair cut," says JA.
Music: The Universal Language
So let get me this straight. Orrin Hatch, Republican senator from Utah, is one of the heavy hitters whose deluge of 11th hour phone calls not only springs music producer Dallas Austin out of a Dubai jail for coke possession, but it also helps to turn a four year jail sentence into a pardon?