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Does anybody have any hotel recommendations near The Dakota Tavern? Aloha, Brad

I also found a torrent of an audience recording of WSP in Ottawa: http://www.jambands.ca/sanctuary/showtopic.php?tid/247948/ Aloha, Brad

Happy Day, GUITARZAN! I'm looking forward to Friday. Aloha, Brad

The John Henrys, 2006-07-08, Ottawa, ON, Irene's Pub. Aloha, Brad

I found a torrent of it, which lists the set list as Aloha, Brad

There are two sources for Phil's set on the LMA: http://www.archive.org/details/plf2008-07-12.spyder9.flac16 http://www.archive.org/details/phil2008-07-12.flac16 Aloha, Brad

Great. Yes. Yes. Aloha, Brad

:thumbup: just for putting more links into a post than I think I've ever managed to. Aloha, Brad

Happy Day, Mark! Aloha, Brad

I have eaten of the gumbo. Go see Sauce Boss today if you get the chance: River Stage, 1:15pm. What are people excited for today? I'm a big fan of Mr. Something Something (7:45pm, Black Sheep Stage), but there aren't any other standouts for me today (there's enough stuff to make me want to wander around, but nothing I have a burning desire to try to be at). Aloha, Brad

OK, it's a bit late in the day, but what are people's plans for tonight? Sauce Boss (6:45pm, Black Sheep Stage) looks fun, and I want to see JJ Grey & Mofro (8:00pm, Black Sheep Stage). Joan Armatrading (9:15pm, River Stage) looks like a cool way to end the night. Aloha, Brad

Acres was really good last night. As with The John Henrys' performance from a couple of days earlier, it's nice to see a band you've only seen in clubs set up and play on a big stage, with a big, clear PA and an open space to let the massive sound out. For Acres, the biggest difference in the sound was in the vocals: Matt's voice came through, loud, clear, and strong. Shelby Lynne wasn't too bad, but it was tough to hear her back where we were, especially with the bleed from the Roots Stage. Ray Davies was great. "Sunny Afternoon" was the highlight for me, with him and Shelby Lynne's band rocking out to the Kink classics at the end of the set a close second. Aloha, Brad

I found those shirts to be rather ironic after Kuti's politicized banter about the difference between a "Leader" and a "Ruler". I interpret the phrase "Afrobeat Rules" similarly to one interpration of the phrase Moscow Rules: not a statement that a particular thing (Afrobeat, Moscow) is a/the ruler, but a statement of which particular set of rules (Afrobeat, Moscow) is to be followed. Aloha, Brad

There's also the Shine series of concerts: I saw a couple of the same kind of show in 2006 (IIRC), with The Souljazz Orchestra, both on the Sparks St. Mall and at Clarendon Court, and they were really fun nights. Aloha, Brad

The John Henrys, 2007-12-29, Ottawa, ON, Irene's Pub. Aloha, Brad

Ah, that explains the complete lack of Mung in the segment. Aloha, Brad

I got home from Blues Fest about 11:30pm (I think), flipped on the TV, and did some channel surfing. When I got to channel 22, the Rogers community access channel, they were running a repeat of their "Daytime" chat show, and the segment I happened upon happened to have Velvet teaching the hosts how to play rock'n'roll. The female host was behind a drum kit, the male host had an electric guitar, and Velvet was there, showing them how to play Pat Benetar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", with Velvet on acoustic guitar. It wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been, and the hosts' vocals were almost good to listen to. I'm hoping to find a video clip of it online somewhere. Aloha, Brad

What are people excited about for Friday? Acres (6:00pm, River Stage) should be fun (as should Brothers Chaffey on the Rogers Stage, also at 6:00pm), and I definitely want to check out Balkan Beat Box (7:00pm, Bank of America Stage). 9:30pm is a conflict for me, though: Budos Band (Roots Stage) and Ray Davies (Black Sheep Stage). I'm a big Kinks fan (esp. the Arista records, from about Misfits through Word Of Mouth), so I think I'll be at Ray Davies. Aloha, Brad

Basher's modelling his backbacon suit right now. Aloha, Brad

Have you tried using the packaged veggie "ground round"? If you added a beaten egg and breadcrumbs to it, it might hold together in burger form, and you'd be able to season it the way you wanted. (I use the veggie ground round in burrito mix, and it works pretty well.) Aloha, Brad

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

348. Songs with noticeable electronica components from an instrument wielding band 1. Holy fuÇk - Safari 2. Tortoise - Glass Museum 3. Wilco - Spiders (Kidsmoke) 4. themasses - Northaus 5. Reef - Robot Riff 6. the New Deal- Ravine 7. Rusted Root - People Of My Village 8. The Disco Biscuits - Save the Robots 9. Grand Theft Bus - Leader 10. 11. 12. Aloha, Brad

http://www.archive.org/details/ymsb2008-06-20.matrix.flac16 Aloha, Brad

A streamable recording of his performance from yesterday is now available: http://mvyradio.com/audio/archives/asx5/Jim_Bryson.asx Aloha, Brad

Happy Day, Mousepad! Aloha, Brad