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Cool poster.

Was in a gift shop in Mont Tremblant Village last week and they were selling mustache hats. Not hats for your mustache, rather they were hats with furry mustaches on the front.

Aargh! This is really tough - Mugshots has jazz tonight and it's Mike Essoudry with Lindsay Wellman and even though the show at Pressed is a rarer opportunity Mugshots is so close to home and such a cool room... Maybe I'll see y'all tonight, maybe next time!

Woah.

When my cousin was a kid she got hit by a car and got a settlement. When she turned eighteen she got her money and bought a brand new 1976 Camaro, blue with a white leather interior and a hi-end 8-track sound system. I loved cruising around in that car the few times I had the chance as a kid. She got married and her husband took absolute ownership of that car. He'd wash it by hand every week despite the fact that he'd only drive it maybe twice a summer. When they split up he actually got the car. The last time I was in that car was maybe 12-15 years ago. It only had about 25,000 miles on it and it was still mint. The white leather interior was immaculate and whattya know, he never updated the sound system. It still had the original 8-track player in it and nothing more. I'm sure it still does. Bitchin'.

My dad was a trucker so we had CB's everywhere. My handle was Dozin' Dog.

I used to have an interesting 8-track collection but I have no idea where it is. I don't think it was in the fire...maybe it's at my mom's house somewhere. I remember it included Van Halen's first album, Bat Out Of Hell, and a Cheech and Chong album.

Which LCBO you working at?

Sounds great Brad.

I got the new Mike Gordon album. I like the blue vinyl.

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How do I get information from a floppy disc to a memory stick, or emailed to myself or somethin'? Okay, go ahead DB.

That's remarkably lame.

Yeah, I considered that but in the end I just wanted to be in the room.

Tremendous birthday wishes to a steadfast stalwart and humble servant of the (mostly) independent music scene! All the best Bradm, beers for you at the next show! (which for me will likely be April 17 at Mugshots)

Just grabbed cheap seats for Ottawa. $67.20 per ticket. Christine McVie is back.

I suspect it's just another in a long line of selfless promotion. I, for one, will be at neither but also recommend both.

I was occasionally pulling pavs (like row NNN) up until just a few minutes ago. I've refreshed too many times so I'm forbidden. Best I pulled was DDD.

The early bird passes were $160 last week, non?

Weird booking. http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/535585

I didn't see Greg Godovitz in there!

Bluesfest by the day Thursday, July 3 Blake Shelton, RL Grime, Tegan and Sara, Adventure Club, Gary Clark Jr., Danny Brown Friday, July 4 Journey, Zedd, Darius Rucker, Bonobo, Jeff Tweedy, Honey Island Swamp Band Saturday, July 5 Lady Gaga, Matt Andersen, JJ Grey and Mofro, Vintage Trouble, Andrew Bird, Black Joe Lewis, Deer Tick, Langhorne Slim Sunday, July 6 Lady Antebellum, Violent Femmes, St. Vincent, Drive By Truckers, Mac Demarco, Shovels & Rope, Lucius, Pokey Lafarge, Shantel ​Monday, July 7 Off day Tuesday, July 8 Queens of the Stone Age, Foreigner, STYX, Jake Bugg, Jenny Lewis, Tokyo Police Club, Gareth Emery Wednesday, July 9 The Killers, Cypress Hill, Tyler, the Creator, Bombino, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Phantogram, Royal Canoe Thursday, July 10 The Band Perry, Young the Giant, Blondie, John Mayall, Gogol Bordello, Procol Harum and the NAC Symphony Orchestra, Dave Mason's Traffic Jam Friday, July 11 Barenaked Ladies, Third Eye Blind, July Talk, Ryan Hemsworth, BADBADNOTGOOD Saturday, July 12 Snoop Dogg/Snoop Lion, AWOLNATION, Deltron 3030, Childish Gambino, Action Bronson, Dr. Hook feat. Ray Sawyer, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, The Mavericks Sunday, July 13 Collective Soul, Moist, Sam Roberts Band, USS, Lord Huron, Pink Mountaintops, Charli XCX Organizers say the full festival schedule will be posted in April.

So I (and Freak By Night, I assume) am the only person who thinks this looks great?!?! $20 a day, I'd have a not bad time at: Don Felder Traffic Matt Anderson Pink Mountaintops Procol Harum w/ NACO JJ Grey & Mofro Gogol Bordello Deltron 3030 Violent Femmes DBT Dr. Hook Jeff Tweedy Styx John Mayall Foreigner Blondie (!) Trombone Shorty Gary Clark Jr. BNL Journey Lady Gaga Queens of the Stone Age Like, c'mon now, that's not a bad pile of music for me to ride my bike to. Plus they have more to announce. Did I read somewhere that they were holding back a biggie until April? Maybe still a Beck or Boss or Neil Young to come? Anyway, looking forward to seeing you all there. And yes, Jazzfest is better, as is becoming the norm. Which is pretty awesome when you think about it.

Leave some debauchery for me...I'll be there the second weekend.

To be clear, if you're not staying at the casino it's not an issue. There's a Journey's End across the street.