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ive passed on solo tix before too. it's a split second decision, and a difficult one to make. so is deciding on an OK pair for an OK show or not bothering. it's all part of the rush, and it sounds like a lot of adrenaline was flowing today! I'd LOVE to see this.

so, the general assumption is that they will be available online?

all of their pages say "not currently available online, contact box office" ... does that mean there will be no online sale at 1pm, or just that its not up yet? did anyone call them?

Here's a Restaurantica review page for the Keg on York St. It seems to be the only Keg listed in Ottawa itself. Maybe there are others in the 'burbs. Have a go thru the other city-based pages on the site to find others.

# 236: Songs that your fellow siblings or other people in your family would play that drove you NUUUUTTZZZZZ (add relation in parentheses if you like) 1. Men without Hats - Safety Dance (brother!) 2. Graham Kendrick - Shine Jesus Shine (sister, father) 3. Oasis-Wonderwall (sister) 4. Proclaimers - 500 Miles (DaveyBoy) 5. EMF - Unbelievable (sister) 6. Irish Rovers - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (sister. no, not grandpa) 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

was a lot of fun. i think i liked Tea Leaf Green even more than UM. I'll toss up some pics later.

my guess is that the public onsale will have a lot more available. so people will have a full 20-second window of opportunity, rather than just the 10-second for the pre-sale. 'member the good old days when your mom would drop you off at the mall, and you'd actually line up to get tickets for teenage head? the world just moves too fast nowadays.

got lucky, scored a pair

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ......... wings

screw lollapalooza, Im going to legoland!

hey, we're talking about it ... i wonder if one serves a shiraz or a chardonnay with corgi.

or, have a nervous breakdown in an abandoned warehouse in tulsa tonight after someone called him Bryan ... he's got style, that's for sure

her show last saturday at massey hall was a bit underwhelming ... i find that she is one of the few artists who is much better on CD than live.

there is/was a digital SBD recording of this. tragically, the Sony D7 encountered the mysterious blank recording syndrome during the ratdog set and despite multiple attempts to recover the data, it was lost. i forget which other sets were recorded.

Enwave Theatre is the indoor theater at Harbourfront. It's a good one

im starting to get excited and how is that I never knew this before? i used to love the klark kent song away from home!

was a fun show. really mellow, actually. i drifted a couple of times, but in a good way. gonzales is her co-writer. he's hilarous. anyone else go?

Song about or mentioning farming... 1. Neil - Field of Opportunity 2. Magoo - The Farm Song 3. Stan Rogers - The Field Behind the Plow 4. Trouble in the Field - Sarah Harmer 5. Drive-By Truckers - Sink Hole 6. JD Crow and the New South - The Old Homeplace 7. Housemartins - Me & The Farmer 8. 9. 10. 11. 12

great info, blane. yeah, its like buying a car. loads of possibilities. nothing out there is absolutely perfect. and you cant get everything you want and need on a single car for the money you've got to spend. sometimes your choice is most informed by exactly how you want to use it. stealth? need to go small, therefore probably no external PP or pre-amp. weekend at a festival? power becomes a huge issue. so, whats great for me may be not-so perfect for your recording uses. im of the opinion that there is generally no one perfect device, or obvious choice in most recording technologies. and most serious tapers have a whole slew of gear and we use various recorders, mics, pre-amps, AD converters, etc according to the show. lots of research involved - which, arguably is half the fun

im just talking out of my ass here, but my understanding is that the H4 was primarily designed to use the internal mics, at the expense of external rigging. the 48vPP will work, but will drain the 2 AA batteries so fast that you wouldnt want to use that. the built-in pre-amp (which would be used when phantom powering) is not supposed to be that great (clipping) so you'd probably want to use an external pre-amp to power your mics, but the actual xlr-1/4" jack is a bit wonky and has needed after market mods (it wiggles loose after a bit). moreover, it will only take a 2G card, and if you want true 24-bit, you wont get a very long recording at all. in short, its not a bad machine, but like everyting out there, it has its problems. the trick is determining your usage and figuring out which of the machines best suits your needs (ie., wont fail you). the pre-amp probs and the limitation of recording time would be my biggest concerns.

LOL, ask ten people their thoughts on recording gear and you'll get a hundred different opinions. we have the M-Audio Microtracker 24/96 and have used it to record many shows. its a good little machine. its biggest problem is that it's finicky (although, to their credit, M-Audio has made several firmware updates based directly on feedback from the taping community). the biggest problem with the H4 is that it does not conveniently allow for external mics (rendering it useless for taping concerts). ah, i miss tapers section. endless discussions like this prompted by someone simply pulling out a cable from their bag. "hey man, i see u have audio magic's, you checked out the oade mod on the new grace? s'wicked."

thats so cool!! great taste indeed! (and great parental influence too) i love the whole harmelodia album. maybe its just the kid in me ...

#231 Songs Not for kids only. 1. Bob Marley- 3 Little Birds. 2. M.S.I. (More Stupid Initials) - Teddy Bears' Picnic (Believe me when I tell you that this version is barely for kids, to say the least.) 3. The Beatles - All Together Now 4. The Muppets - Movin' Right Along 5. Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land 6. They Might Be Giants - D & W 7. Phish-Contact 8. Bob Dylan - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 9. Rheostatics - Monkeybird 10. 11. 12.

ah, those were the good old days ... when you could bring your pet unicorn into a Dead show. at least I think they were people's pet unicorns I was seeing ...

niiiice. my vote for quote of the day!! double exclamation point!!