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The worst part is that I won't even be able to get my hands on it for another two months. We're *finally* moving back to Canada in mid-November-ish, so I had Rhino ship it to my mother's place. Still, I just want to know that it has arrived safely.

Rob..did you get a tracking number yet? I didn't get mine, or a credit card charge. Apparently they're shipping and delivering without even charging the credit cards first for tons of people. Most aren't even getting a shipping notification email.

That's good to know, in a weird way. I have been obsessively checking my online banking info, and haven't seen a charge. I also heard that they are processing international orders last, which may explain the delay.

Stevie Wonder, Hotter Than July.

Ryan Adams covers Iron Maiden live on BBC:

Wasted Time

Sad. That guy always gave a great interview. RIP.

I've been on a Christopher Moore bender - Lamb, Fluke and Fool stand out as my faves so far....funny as hell and the first books in a long time where I've checked to see how long the next chapter is, then stayed up an hour too late to finish 3 more...

Lamb is absolutely awesome! I've only read one or two of his other books (titles elude me right now, eight beers into my evening), but none of them made me laugh as hard as Lamb did.

I'm also a big proponent of John Irving, even though he seems to have a recurring theme of "young boy, older woman" running through an awful lot of his novels. The World According to Garp and A Prayer For Owen Meany are obvious places to start, but I have pretty much found all of his novels enjoyable.

More bad news: Jerry Leiber died of heart failure Monday evening.

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RIP Jack. A true leader!

Billy Bragg, Workers Playtime.

I just read a book called Long Way Down, by, is it Nick Hornby? I believe AD might have given it to me, and I'll have to thank him for introducing me to myest new favorite author.

I could not stop laughing, like eyes slammed shut laughing. The book is about four people trying to commit suicide. So very clever is this Nick.

That's definitely a good one. Nick Hornby is a great author. My other favourite from him (aside from High Fidelity) is called How To Be Good. Check it out!

As for laughing out loud, I certainly laugh a lot when I read anything by David Sedaris.

Steve Miller Band, Sailor.

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No surprise, really. It seems like no team was interested, and that knee problem might not be fully fixed either.

Show cancelled due to illness.

Good luck! I would take them' date=' but I won't be home from Korea until after you have already left.[/quote']

when are you back? and will you be in Ottawa

I'm not exactly sure when, but most likely mid-November. I won't be in Ottawa, either. On top of that, I'll be living with my mother until we find ourselves a house, so that would delay things even further.

Happy birthday, you burnin' hunk-o-love!

Part of a *much* longer diatribe against Kenny G by Pat Metheny:

"But when Kenny G decided that it was appropriate for him to defile the music of the man who is probably the greatest jazz musician that has ever lived by spewing his lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy, out-of-tune, noodling, wimped out, fucked up playing all over one of the great Louis's tracks (even one of his lesser ones), he did something that I would not have imagined possible. He, in one move, through his unbelievably pretentious and calloused musical decision to embark on this most cynical of musical paths, shit all over the graves of all the musicians past and present who have risked their lives by going out there on the road for years and years developing their own music inspired by the standards of grace that Louis Armstrong brought to every single note he played over an amazing lifetime as a musician. By disrespecting Louis, his legacy and by default, everyone who has ever tried to do something positive with improvised music and what it can be, Kenny G has created a new low point in modern culture - something that we all should be totally embarrassed about - and afraid of."

Full essay here.

Good luck! I would take them, but I won't be home from Korea until after you have already left.

Ron Sexsmith, Exit Strategy Of The Soul.

He's the one. I've known his brother since kindergarten.

August 19 - The Greasemarks at the Elmdale Tavern, with Montreal's Bloodshot Bill.

My friend's younger brother (who happens to be rather dreamy, ladies!) is in the band, and they are a lot of fun... so I'm giving them a little plug here. If you're bored and looking for something to do that night, stop in and check them out.

Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks, Volume 27: 12.16.1992.

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3, Goodnight Oslo.

Billy Bragg, Don't Try This At Home.

Oh, never mind. It suddenly started to work again.