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Yup. Aloha, Brad

I went there in 2003, with Mr. Musicface and bald guy in a blanket; we had gone to Cleveland to see Blues Traveler before going on to Deer Creek to see Phish, so took the morning after Blues Traveler to go to the museum, which is a blast, and which takes longer than a morning to really experience well. Aloha, Brad

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/georgian-president-to-mccain-move-from-words-to-deeds/ Aloha, Brad

Aloha, Brad

Is there anyone from Ottawa who's either going or thinking about going? Aloha, Brad

I think people should be paroled in accordance with their ability to function as productive, non-threatening members of society, and the parole board feels that Chapman wouldn't be such. Aloha, Brad

I'd bet he doesn't hate you. Aloha, Brad

Danny Barnes and Bill Frisell, from the 2008 North West String Summit: http://www.archive.org/details/barnesandfrisell2008-07-20.soundboard.flac16 Aloha, Brad

Dizzy Gillespie, 1970-04-18, Fillmore East, New York, NY. Aloha, Brad

According to http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/144555-metallica-announce-fall-tour the tour dates are: Aloha, Brad

If you need more, there are live recordings of CCD at: http://www.archive.org/details/CarolinaChocolateDrops Aloha, Brad

I'd seen the two-day HiLoTrons stand at the Black Sheep (Saturday, Sept. 27, and Sunday, Sept. 28, with the Sunday show being a matinee with a 4:20pm start), but it looks like there's been a recent update: the Saturday, Sept. 27 listing now includes Grand Theft Bus (described as "Zouk / Minimalist / Hyphy" in the listing). UPDATE: Despire this listing having popped up recently (the HiLoTrons have been listed for a while, but I'm sure GTB was added this week), it looks like there's been a bit of miscommunication; I e-mailed GTB this morning, and just got a reply that says the gig had been cancelled "months ago." Aloha, Brad

Song title claimed. Aloha, Brad

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06//060613-cat-bear.html Aloha, Brad

::flashes back to frosh week:: Aloha, Brad

It's true. For a while' date=' I was contracted to pee (and sometimes deficate) in peoples yards to keep away pests and that info was [i']leaked to the author of the gardening book. Did you claim the beer and seven-layer burritos as a business deducation on your taxes? Aloha, Brad

I wonder if there's some new smell outside? Maybe some other animal (another dog? a racoon?) has "marked" the yard as its territory? Aloha, Brad

Daniel Lanois is listed on Centrepointe Theatre's Calendar for Oct. 24: http://www.centrepointetheatre.com/whats_on_en.html#oct24 Aloha, Brad

On the recommendation of bouche and others, I bought my machine at Sprint Computer at Somerset & Preston. I've been entirely satisfied with the machine, and have taken it in for service twice, once for a blown power supply, and once for the installation of a DVD-R/W drive (which I ended up buying and installing myself, on their recommendation, after I explained that I knew about cables and connectors and such), and it's come out well both times. Aloha, Brad

According to http://www.jambase.com/shows/event.aspx?EventID=781819 the Toronto Garaj Majal show on October 30, 2008 is happening at Lula Lounge. Aloha, Brad

The Montreal show is Friday, October 24: http://www.admission.com/html/artist.htmI?l=EN&artist=ZAPPA+PLAYS+ZAPPA It's at "Le Gesu", a venue with which I'm not familiar. Aloha, Brad

He was also great to see when he guest-starred on "The Rockford Files" as the "Gandalf Fitch" character. Aloha, Brad

It looks like Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (live recordings of which are available here) are playing Petit Campus the night after this, Sunday, September 28, 2008. This might make a good two-night stay in Montreal. Aloha, Brad

I caught the end of the women's road cycling final, and it was cool: it was raining heavily, and a small five-rider group had broken away from the pelleton. In about the last kilometre, the British cyclist fell back from the breakaway group, but came back and won the gold. This is also the first time I've seen synchronized diving; in fact, I hadn't even known it existed as a sport. Aloha, Brad

Brothers Chaffey, 2008-08-08, Irene's Pub, Ottawa, ON. Aloha, Brad