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How about Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 at Barrymore's? http://www.barrymores.on.ca/newsite/calendar/listings/nov/nov08.html Aloha, Brad

Happy Day, AD! Aloha, Brad

Define "accountability" (and "demand"). Define "policy decision." Consider the recent decision to place a bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau on Kettle Island (or the proposal to run light rail along the Ottawa River Parkway). A lot of people don't want it there, but a lot of people do. If city council says, "Yes, we did a study, here are the results, we think it's OK, the decision stands", would that (along with the results of the study) meet the "accountability" demand? What would this demand of accountability give us that existing laws requiring environmental studies (as have been done for the new bridge, and the OC Transpo expansion plans) don't? Aloha, Brad

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Church Aloha, Brad

A recording of the Syracuse show has been uploaded to the LMA: http://www.archive.org/details/ryanadams2008-09-26.spyder9.flac16 Aloha, Brad

Try doing it on the roof. If the roof is hot, and made of tin, so much the better. Aloha, Brad

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080927/Newman_Obit_2008_09_27/20080927?hub=TopStories Aloha, Brad

http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showtopic.php?tid/248213/ It's been a couple of months (since Blues Fest, I think) since The John Henrys have played Ottawa, so I'm really looking forward to this one. Who else is in? Aloha, Brad

Toubab Krewe @ Revival on Sunday night should be a blast: http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showtopic.php?tid/248528/ Aloha, BRad

Is it a top-of-the-line Dumpster-brand trash bin, or is it just a Trash-Co waste disposal unit? Aloha, Brad

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Jambase review of Secret Machines show in Austin from back in August Jambase article on Secret Machines album and tour Aloha, Brad

No, of course not. I also have a picture of a bunny with a pancake on its head for you. Aloha, Brad

They, along with Toronto's Small Sins, are playing at Babylon on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008: http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showtopic.php?tid/249002/ Aloha, Brad

I'll handle this one, Davey Boy "That's what she said." Aloha, Brad

Really? Wow thats quite the combo! I'll have to check it out for sure. http://www.jambase.com/Articles/14433/Willie-Nelson-and-Wynton-Marsalis Aloha, Brad

I think it'd be easier and better to download the ZIP archive of the VBR MP3 files (the streaming uses 64k MP3, IIRC). Is there a particular show that you want? Aloha, Brad

So I pulled out the very first beer mug I got from the company that got bought by another company, who then merged with yet another company, who then zorched my group into nothingness, giving me a year of unworked pay...but, yeah, back to the mug. It's plain glass, with some text and graphics commemorating the first quarter in which the company (that got bought by another company, who then etc.) made $100,000,000.00 (one hundred million dollars). The company gave out beer mugs when anything important happened (yearly results, stock offerings, etc.), and I ended up collecting about 10 or 12 different ones. They take up about half of the lower shelf of the fridge, standing at attention on their heads, with some crumbs and things helping them to blend in, almost like camouflage. There are a bunch of other mugs in there, even a british-style dimpled rounded pint mug, with the logo of Queen's University Golden Words; there's a glass-bottomed pewter beer stein with my initials etched in script on it (mimicing one my Dad had, with his initials on it, not to be confused with the glass-bottom pewter beer stein that had "Ken / A Really Nice Guy" etched into it, an early-retirement gift from his colleagues to him); the stamped-out pewter mug, commemorating my and my buddies' 2nd place finish in the Queen's University beer-brewing competition; and another stamped-metal one, this one heartfully tacky and touristy: a mug with the island of Bermuda's logo on it, that my parents brought back from their second trip there, their first trip there having been their honemoon (they brought a pair, my brother has the other one). There was also the nice straight-sided tall glass one, with my name etched in it, almost so faintly that even the condensation that'd accumulate on the side of the glass would obscure it. But the hundred-million-dollar-quarter one seemed appropriate. But I needed something to put into it. I'd had the "Headstrong" Pale Ale a couple of times, and liked it, so when I saw the "Headstrong" Munich Lager, I decided it was the one. It's pretty good, a little heavier and richer than most people think of lagers, but not overly hoppy (almost like a Creemore). It's a great beer to have with food; I had it with some veggie-ground-round/tomatoes roll sandwiches tonight, and it blended really well with them. And it tasted great from the mug. Aloha, Brad

Cornmeal at moe.down 9: http://www.archive.org/details/cornmeal2008-08-31.tlm170fob.sd722 Cornmeal at Grateful Fest: http://www.archive.org/details/cornmeal2008-08-29.at4041.flac16 Neither are soudboards, though. Lots and lots more Cornmeal recordings: http://www.archive.org/details/Cornmeal Aloha, Brad

With McCain proposing to delay the debate on Friday because of all the stuff going on with the bailouts, someone needs to point out that the debate should definitely go on, if for no other reason than to see which of the candidates handles himself (especially communicatively, to the public) during times of high pressure. Forget about their policies, I want to see each of them demonstrate how he behaves under pressure; I'd also be watching to see how each candidate balanced making deals on the hill (however important, however much they were needed, just the usual Washington legislative activities) against preparing and getting a message across to the public effectively, because skill in both is important for a leader to have. Aloha, Brad

http://www.cbc.ca/world/usvotes/story/2008/09/24/us-polls.html Aloha, Brad

I'm trying to juggle some schedule conflicts this weekend, and was wondering how many people (from Ottawa?) will be going to Montreal on Saturday to see Cake at Metropolis. Aloha, BRad

Live recordings of Wassabi Collective are available for download at http://www.archive.org/details/wassabicollective Aloha, Brad