Finally uploaded pics from Pagudpud. I'm indiscriminate with Multiply, so don't expect a Flickr-level signal-to-noise ratio there.

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Helen played at Route 196 last night. We were in great form, I think, tighter and faster than usual.

Playing fast isn't the point, but there's a certain speed (round 170bpm and up) where half of that, is a nice ( Read more... )

We've been having a lot of trouble getting people together for recording sessions, so I decided to move my setup from my house to Jon's for a week or three, and go there every other night or so until all the guitar tracks are done. We really need all those tracks done by August if we're to meet the deadline we set for ourselves.


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I don't understand how, after scanning a vehicle, the robots manage to also duplicate the car seats. I didn't get a good look at the interior of the Bumblebee upgrade, but I assume it was black leatherette. Black leatherette and upholstery foam are nonmechanical components. So, I suppose the Allspark installs nanofactories inside whatever it ( Read more... )

I took on some additional work recently. Freelance coding for this undermanned website firm. It's different from my usual freelance work in that there's a small but regular series of paychecks, vs a single large and unpredictable one. The workload isn't killing me, but I do feel it ( Read more... )

This THURSDAY JULY 5 at SAGUIJO: live jazz, funk, soul and samba, with:

NYKO MACA + PLAYGROUND
  OUT OF BODY SPECIAL
  QUAIL QUARTET
  SAXOPHORO

Show starts at 10.00pm. P130 gets you in at the gate, with a free drink. The good vibes will vibrate till past midnight. See you all there!

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[ Guijo Jazz Night: every first thursday of the month ( Read more... )

Excerpts from www.esi-africa.com/last/ESI32001/ESI32001_038_1.htm by a Dr. David Hayes.

I found this excellently-written and well-researched article highly informative, and I thought some of you might be interested in certain selected points. My comments follow each excerpt.

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> ... The longevity of transformers lies in the fact that ( Read more... )

Friends and I were in Pagudpud for four days over the long weekend. I'll be sharing some pics soon ( Read more... )

Bukas na 'to. The Last Full Show this THURSDAY JUNE 14 at ROUTE 196 (formerly Inihaw Republic).

Featuring:

OUT OF BODY SPECIAL
   BAGETSAFONIK
   HELEN
   ALAK PA
   BACK TO ZERO

Free beer or iced tea with entrance. First set at 10pm. Game!

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After recording on sunday, I went to 19 East for the weekly jam session. I was just too tired to be scared this time, but even so I think I did much better than the last time. Lost my place in this one song (as usual; I don't know why I can't seem to memorize the head, and it's a really simple song) but played a decent solo on Green Dolphin Street ( Read more... )

Elections today were an unexpected blessing. The liquor ban forced many bars to stay closed last night. One of them was 19 East, where I'd promised my Quail Quartet bandmates I'd show up for the weekly open jams ( Read more... )