Kanada Kev

D'oh! Oh well. I'll call them when they open (10am) and see if they have them in stock and maybe i can reverse my other order. If not, I'll make do with a 2-case system . Thanks for the info. later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Damn! Really? Like this one: http://www.meritline.com/1000-cd-dvd-storage-wallet-case.html I looked on FactoryDirect's site and didn't see any. I may have to call a few of their locations. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Thanks so much for the info, and the tip on these guys. I put my order in for a spindle of those Taiyo Yudens and two CD cases!! And the shipping was only $17 ... pretty good https://www.blankmedia.ca/proddetail3.asp?id=1091 I've been looking for something like this that was a good price (it's half the price of anywhere else online that I could find ... in CAN funds). Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

yup... give it a shot!

I got a great room at the Sheraton (across from city hall) for some friends this past summer for $89 a night. 5 star!!

This'll look just like the Grateful Dead's Touch of Grey video http://tinyurl.com/yy5evc 'LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN' TO BROADCAST ENTIRE EPISODE IN "SKELEVISION" ON HALLOWEEN, TUESDAY, OCT. 31 Published: October 23, 2006 Cutting Edge Late Night Show To Broadcast An All-Skeleton Episode "This may be the finest hour of television NBC has ever produced . . . with skeletons," says O'Brien NEW YORK – October 23, 2006 – In an unprecedented move, NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" will broadcast an entire episode in "skelevision." The entire episode of "Late Night" will be populated entirely with skeletons. The experimental and groundbreaking episode airs Tuesday, October 31 (12:35 AM – 1:35 AM on NBC). "This may be the finest hour of television NBC has ever produced . . .with skeletons," noted O'Brien. The show is a complete re-creation of an episode of "Late Night" from May 2006. From the monologue, to the comedy sketches and guests, no living humans will be featured in the show – just skeletons. Guests on the episode are Larry King, actor Omar Epps ("House") and actress and pole-dancing workout instructor Sheila Kelley (complete with demonstration). In addition, the show features Will Arnett in the show's signature "In the Year 2000" segment. This isn't the first time "Late Night" has creatively tweaked its format in its thirteen-year history. It has broadcast from the Circle Line boat cruise around Manhattan, done an entire show in clay animation, retooled the show as an infomercial, shot a last minute 15-minute show opening during New York's 2003 Blackout with nothing but reserve power and its most recent and talked about format break – the hour-long travelogue to Finland. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is from NBC Studios in association with Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels and Jeff Ross are the executive producers. Allan Kartun directs. Mike Sweeney is head writer. # # #

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Wow ... this pic of Molo almost looks like Downie

Thanks for the link to that site. Looks like they have some sweet deals. What are the shipping costs like? I haven't had a chance to put a mock order through to see. I'm talking about getting a 100 spindle sent with some sleeves. later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Gordie made a comment about that in his interview with Stromboulopoulos. In that interview, it sounded like Bob Rock was an integral part of the sound that has come out of this recording, along with some sort of personal friendship and bonding between bandmembers. The Tragically Hip World Container A surprising call from Bruce Allen started it all. On his advice, I scheduled a meeting with Gord. I believe it was the summer of 2005. It was agreed that Gord would make the very long trip from Toronto to the little town of Paia, on the north shore of Maui, where I live. We met for lunch at The Fish Market for one of their famous fish burgers and had a great conversation about life, kids, surfing and The Hip. He gave me the first book (always a good sign) and a cd of some ideas the hip had been throwing around. He had asked me about "Jaws", the famous tow-in surfbreak, so we took a drive to Huelo to stare out at the famous wave that really gets big, maybe 6 times a year (the north swells don't come til the winter). Later that evening, I visited the ohana he was staying at, on the east side of Paia Bay. Gord sang and played some other ideas and we continued our conversation. It became clear that this was going to be a very different record for The Hip. The songs were very personal and one in particular, "Fly", got to me right away. I had never heard a song like that from The Hip, It was so direct and pop-like. Visions of making "The Great Canadian Record" (a secret goal of mine, that I had been ranting to Gord about) seemed all laid in front of me. We agreed that a trial session, in the fall, would be in order, to see if we could work as a team. In September 2005, we all assembled, in Vancouver, at the Warehouse Studio and cut the first four songs. On the first day, we rehearsed in the vast main studio with a monitor system, just throwing around ideas, trying to find the first tracks to cut. We were also in the process of feeling each other out. Was I the metal head as rumoured? Were they stubborn and fixed in their musical ways? The first thing you notice about The Hip is that remarkable trait that all great bands have; the bands music is not carried by one persons individual talent. Like The Stones, Led Zep, the Beatles and the Who, it is the collective that gives the band it's sound and feel. This is my best case scenario for making a record; a band that is open to ideas but is also entrenched in it's sound. You can go anywhere and it sounds like them. We settled on the songs to try the next day. "Family Band", I believe, was cut first. "Last Night I Dreamed", "Kids" and "Fly" followed. All came with ease. I really tried to get to know the boys in the first session and was constantly surprised by their surfacing influences; The Clash, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Gang Of Four. (they even said they listened to and enjoyed the 'Dr.Feelgood' album, that I had done in the 80's with Motley Crue! Wow!) But, once again, like all great bands; they have influences but they never impersonate. Gord's ability to, constantly, perform keep-able performances, while cutting tracks, kept Jamey Koch (the engineer) and myself in disbelief. This was an extraordinary session. One that I will always remember, as the beginning of a very special musical and personal friendship. The sessions, that fall, led us to try and make a new hip record together. The new year (February of 2006) brought us to Toronto and Phase One Studios. As crazy as it may seem, Toronto in the winter sounded like a great adventure to me; a chance to re-live my Canadian winter childhood (I grew up in Winnipeg). Man, it was cold! Looking back on it, the songs we cut; "Ocean", "Drop-Off", "Luv(sic)" and "Rink", all seem like they were the rock() tracks. "Yer Not The Ocean" was first. It had all the elements of a classic, The Who-type, rock song. It took a bit to get every one to hear where I wanted to take it, but then, it, finally, just fell into place when Johnny took charge and beat the crap out of his drums. When I hear the track today, I smile, thinking about him, flailing away at the back of the studio, taking off into rock and roll bliss. "The Rink" was a challenge for me, feel-wise. I was trying to get the choruses (with their driving, modern feel) and the verses (with their reggae, calypso feel) to flow. I was trying to find the song's 'home. It turned out to be one of my favorite tracks. The standout vocal, by Gord, tied it together. I think it matches the power they have live. "The Drop-Off", is a classic Hip track with that 'band feel' I was talking about earlier. The bass is badass(!) on that one. The band played me, "Luv(sic)", a song they had cut before, but never used. We ran it down a couple of times, added the hook line supplied by Robbie, added a bridge - bingo - done. I was freaking out!! This song was a bomb. It showed me The Hip in a new light. "Luv(sic)" is as current as anything out there. They were reborn. In March, we had a couple of songs to go and I thought we could use a bit of an 'ambience change'. We went back to Vancouver, this time, setting up at Armoury Studios. These would be the last tracks; the ones that really 'finished' the record. To really try and get to their core, I brought in Jamie Edwards on piano. The song,"World Container", probably, has the most production. It is a song that, really, could be just an acoustic guitar track and a vocal. I thought it could be something much bigger sounding. We built the track around a piano performance by Jamie that really inspired some great playing and a vocal performance that is a journey in itself. Dig those guitars!! "Pretend" was just a magical track that was cut live, in the evening, after dinner. You can just feel the night in that one. The first single; "In View" was cut last. Going into it, I don't think anyone really expected it to be a single, but the bass and drum tracks, along with a mini moog part by Jamie, really drove it to another place. After cutting it we couldn't stop listening to it. We knew there was something special there. All that was left to do, were the finishing musical touches and a few vocals - oh yes - we had to mix it as well. In April, we went back to the north shore, to the little town of Paia, where my studio is, to finish the record. My very good, Icelandic friend, JENS, came in from Winnipeg to mix it. My engineer, Eric Helmkamp and I, with the band and Gord's son, Tarzan, spent a month, singing and playing the rest of the album and enjoying everything the north shore offers for vibe. I am very proud of this record. I hope I get the chance to work with them again. Now, did I record "The Great Canadian Album"? Time will tell. Me? I will always call it 'my great canadian album' aloha, bob

I agree. Phantom Power was the last of their albums that I truly enjoyed start to finish. The new one, IMHO, is back on track and is also fresh. I have listened to it half a dozen times at least, and it's really staking out a place in my head your finger starts to wiggle and landscapes emerge Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Who's going to the Copps gig? Just got an email that the Y108 listeners club will have presale passwords out for the Wednesday/Thrusday ticket sales. I saw the taping of the Hip on The Hour and damn the new stuff sounds GREAT! Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

i've got a couple for this week. Maybe i'll alternate. Don't know if i can stand these two mucks that are in mine now

See if you can do THIS with a Mac!!! http://www.policja.pl/portal/pol/1/4028 Pot grown in a PC Marek sez, "A few days ago police in Poland arrested a 17 year old kid who ran a mini-farm of cannabis inside his PC. The PC was normally used but modded to contain a light source, and keep humidity and temperature at proper levels." Link (Thanks, Marek!)

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/15828230.htm Jerry Garcia forecasts N.C. winter STEVE LYTTLE slyttle@charlotteobserver.com Official forecast for winter from Jerry Garcia, this year's champion in the Woolly Worm Festival: snowy start to winter, followed by cool weather but not a lot of snow. Official forecast for winter from Jerry Garcia, this year's champion in the Woolly Worm Festival: snowy start to winter, followed by cool weather but not a lot of snow. The official word is in – the beginning of the winter will be snowy, followed by cool but not-so-snowy conditions. That is the forecast from Jerry Garcia, the winner in the 29th annual Running of the Worms – the main event from last weekend's annual Woolly Worm Festival in the N.C. mountain town of Banner Elk. Jerry Garcia, the worm "managed" by Kate Berry of Boone, won the race Sunday. That means the rings around the worm are being used for the official winter forecast. The first four rings indicate cold and snowy weather. Those first four weeks are Dec. 21 and 28, and Jan. 4 and 11. The remaining rings show cool weather but not much snow. Organizers of the event say their worm has been uncannily successful in predicting winter weather conditions. The woolly worm is at odds with Appalachian State University computer science professor Dr. Ray Russell, who also puts out an annual winter forecast. Ray's Fearless Forecast calls for a wet winter with temperatures about 1 degree below normal. Russell says a weak El Nino condition will bring wet weather to the Southeast, and a condition called a negative North Atlantic Oscillation will tend to push storms up the East Coast. He says North Carolina often will be on the dividing line between snow and rain. But Russell predicts 50 to 55 inches of snow this winter in Boone, 18 to 22 inches in Asheville, and 10 to 15 inches in the foothills. Those numbers are above normal. Russell does not issue snowfall forecasts for the Piedmont area, including Charlotte.

Good stuff, i agree. As for all these phone/email/etc in to get your name OFF a list ... i don't do any of them. Basically, if you respond to their pestering, they 'see' you as an ACTIVE address/email/phone number, etc. STOP filling out forms for free vacations and online forms and you'll minimize your juck. Also, use a different name on forms and you'll see how they get sold and move around. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Just do what this guy did: http://glumbert.com/media/telemarketer Later .. . Kanada Kev =8)

I'm currently (and seemingly forever) reading SHAKEY ... Neil Young's biography. It's AMAZING!! I highly encourage any fan of Neil's to read it.

Anything off of "Chrome Dreams" ... damn, now i wanna get drunk and listen to it Neil Young - Chrome Dreams (Rust Edition) Various Studio and Live - CD-R1 - TBA Tracklist: 01. Pocahontas 02. Will To Love 03. Star Of Bethlehem 04. Like A Hurricane 05. Too Far Gone 06. Hold Back The Tears 07. Homegrown 08. Captain Kennedy 09. Stringman 10. Sedan Delivery 11. Powderfinger 12. Look Out For My Love Bonus Tracks: 13. River Of Pride ('White Line', Unreleased Studio Version, 27 NOV 75) 14. Campaigner (Unedited, Unreleased Studio Version, Summer 1976) 15. No One Seems To Know (Live, Tokyo, Japan, 10 Mar 76) 16. Give Me Strength (Live, Chicago, IL, 15 Nov 76) 17. Peace Of Mind (Live, Chicago, IL, 15 Nov 76) 18. Human Highway (CSNY, Unreleased Studio Version, April 76)

ooh ooh ooh ... those look really tasty! Count me in for the contest Thanks for the kind offerings!

I'm dumping Spezza from my fantasy pool ... man, i thought he'd have a better start than this! More pro teams should get booed off the ice/court/field for pathetic performances. I hate it when players (like Domi did) complain when the fans voice their disgust at the rink. Screw it ... most of them paid good money for their tix and they know that the players are being compensated well. Why not tell 'em what you think when they stink? Five home losses in a row for Ottawa ... they gotta turn that around soon! Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

'bamaman ... i'd love to get my hands on a copy of these! Please include me. IF i don't win, can i beg for a trade/b&p from the winner now??? Later . . . Kanada Kev =8) np: gov't mule - temporary saint

Thanks Beers and hash soothed the soul through the loss. Then i got totally freaked out by watching this AMAZING documentary: http://www.freedomtofascism.com/ If anyone wants a copy, I can burn it to CD fer ya. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)