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I have an early gig in St. Catharines tonight so should be able to get home for a slice of Elkas and some Animals. Woot!

I am both @aarongoldstein and @huronmusic

The former is random musings and bits from the road and studio when I'm out as a jobber.

The latter of course is all things Huron, bigging up upcoming shows and lots of tweets from the road when we're out there.

@huronmusic also feeds from the Huron Facebook...so sometimes when a bandmate spells "St. Catharines" wrong it gets reposted to Twitter anyway.

Twitter has quickly become my main source for all manners of news and information. It's just so quick. Follows I'd recommend:

MSNBC Breaking News - @BreakingNews

CBC News - @CBCNews

Exclaim! - @exclaimnews

Spinner - @spinner

?uestlove of The Roots - @questlove

The Onion - @TheOnion

Family Guy writer Alec Sulkin - @thesulk

Sarah Silverman - @SarahKSilverman

Jian Ghomeshi - @jianghomeshi

Alan Cross - @alancross

I'm wondering how quickly Czechoski may become packed tonight.

If you stick around Czechoski for the midnight set, you won't be disappointed with Terra Lightfoot! The other three Huron guys who aren't me are in her backing band. Her songs rule. She did her record with Dale Morningstar at the Gas Station and it'll come out...soonish. She's not your typical girly singer - she means business.

Am I missing something here? Was there no bass player on the job?

Sounds like you're on the trail there bouche. Try it with a shitty record lest the experiment backfire and that quarter grinds a scratch into your favourite Hooked On Classics LP.

What's the make and model of the table?

Could also be an arm balance issue if it's skipping around. Try taping a quarter to the top of the cartridge and see if that works - not a permanent solution but if it works you know you need to adjust your balance.

This is really a question for kookycanooky. Somebody send out the bat signal.

One of the absolute greats and one of my major inspirations. I grow this beard for Richard Manuel (and wear these glasses for Buddy Holly)(and to see properly).

There's no way I'm the first to say this, but I wanna see all the Velvet logs compiled, edited, and published with photos. Even if self-published, I'd buy it!

Just got a look at the tentative tourdates, looks like we're coming to Ottawa (among some others). Will post em when they're firm.

I find that they're not big on long-term announcements because I think they play pretty often...if you join their facebook page you'll get announcements during the week if they're playing on an upcoming weekend...they tend to play the Dakota and the Piston a lot I think.

Tom Wilson in Oakville 2 weeks back.

Of all the Tom Wilson gigs, you picked one of the very few recent ones that I didn't play Greg!

I've seen them and know the bass player. They are a great, great, cover band, if you're into all the Motown/Stax/other early funk/soul you can handle. My only complaint is there's only a single horn player. But the vocalist kills, rhythm section is airtight and deep-pocketed, and they always bring a big-time party. Was close to hiring them to play my wedding.

Go check'em out if that's what you're looking for!

As we were being paid at the end of the night, the promoter told me that there were people turned away, so sorry to hear you were among them Velvet and phorbesie! Huge bummer. Sweet that you skated to the show though...as we were pulling into town we mused aloud that people must skate to work regularly, am I right?

Thanks so much to everybody that made it. Ottawa is still probably the town in which we have the best shows. Hamilton last night was great but not sure if it beat Ottawa.

rubberdinghy I knew I recognized you when I saw you at Call the Office, but wasn't sure from where and only found out the next day that it was you...I was like, Adam, why didn't you introduce me?? Anyway, next time.

Would those be the set times for Withering Pines, Huron and Great Bloomers respectively?

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I seriously enjoyed these logs, and all of your writings Todd. Keep em coming and I'll keep reading! And one day you should publish!

I would assume sets at 10, 11 and 12, but you never know with these things. Withering Pines are awesome too, you should make a point of trying to catch them.

FYI not just for Ollie but for anybody, if shit ever goes awry with set times or anything else I usually tweet it - http://www.twitter.com/huronmusic

Thanks Schwa!

Hey! Is errbody excited for Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa and Hamilton? I know we are. I've been getting up to play steel with the Bloomers every night which has been super fun. Hope to see some of y'all out there this week.

I'll be the steel player.

Will Misha Bower be in the band?

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I couldn't say, honestly. He may add her in there as there are some great female vox on the record (which I suspect are hers). But who knows if she'll be available. I've never actually met her. So far it's Spencer Burton on bass, Ian Romano on drums.

Hopefully an Ottawa / Wakefield / Kingston date in the next couple months.

That would be rad. I have no info at this point, just that it'll be a weeklong run. I'll be the steel player.

Your new favourite record will be coming out April 5, 2011 on You've Changed Records.

Tour dates to follow. You've been warned.

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Sorry I failed to pick up on that

This thread should be deleted out of respect for the family.

I didn't compose the words, all I did was repost an article from a newspaper!

And like AD says, it seems as though the facts here are in question. I don't mean any disrespect but I don't see what it'll do to delete the thread. That article will see more traffic than this ever will.

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Widespread Panic’s longtime equipment manager was stabbed to death in his house in Northern Clarke County yesterday morning, Athens-Clarke police said.

Officers found 49-year-old Garrie Vereen dead in his home on Featherwood Court at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, after a friend called 911 to report that Vereen had committed suicide, police said.

But after an autopsy at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s State Crime Lab, a medical examiner called police today to report Vereen’s death was ruled a homicide, according to police.

Investigators have interviewed the friend who called 911, but police would not say if he or anyone else is a suspect in Vereen’s death.

Police also would not say why the friend thought the stabbing was a suicide, or who might have had a motive to kill Vereen.

“We just got notified this morning, so we’re just getting into full-fledged investigative mode,†Athens-Clarke police Capt. Clarence Holeman said this afternoon.

The death is a big loss to Widespread Panic. Vereen was equipment manager for the popular Southern jam band for two decades.

Vereen headed out with the band the first time in 1992 or 1993, he told the Athens Banner-Herald in a 2008 interview.

Back then, the band traveled in a passenger van and a 24-foot truck, and had grown to needing a bus and three freight trucks — one for lights and sound, one for band equipment and another for merchandise, Vereen said.

Widespread Panic played a two-night stand at the Classic Center last week, returning to its local roots to kick off a 25th anniversary tour.

That was supposed to be in purple, right bouche??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_seger

Pretty sure we're gonna be on first tonight. So officially that's 10:30. If it stretches to 11 it'll be 11 on the nose and only cause you louts didn't show up on time.

In London I think we're last scottie, but I'm not 100%. The club is billing it that way.