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Jonathan - not an endorsement for the site, just literally the 1st purchase point Google turned up: http://www.interpunk.com/search.cfm?what=2...chfor=PopSmear& I'll have to ask my wife where she found my new copy (what a hip xmas gift!) after the one I bought at the gig was "permanently borrowed". Maybe right there at Interpunk for all I know.

There are so many albums that come to mind, many of which I haven't listened to in so many years... I only mention this one because it's a weird coincidence: I had lent it to someone for a couple of months, and when I got it back last week and put it in the CD player, the very thought that ran through my head was, "the more I listen to this, the more I'm convinced that it is the perfect album." And the album is... (drumroll...) Dancing Naked in a Minefield, M.I.R.V. Way off the beaten path, I know, but no matter how hard I try to play this album to death, it always gets me smiling and moving. Heavy, virtuosic, funky, funny as hell, cohesive as a proper "album" should be, but packing tons of variety. Has to be one of the most interesting productions of the last decade (certainly as much among those I've had the privelege to hear.) I think these guys are defunct but I can't stop evangelising.

Guitar Rig (on Sonar 3 PE for Windows.) Excellent cab sims. With the right monitors you can get away without any guitar amps in the studio if need be. Very elegant.

Ah those three precious words: "Darc, You're right." Don't hear that often LOL. Thanks for the feedback, at least some of which implies I'm not losing my mind.

Well, as with most of my rants, it's not a huge issue either way. If it were only occasional I wouldn't even have taken notice. But it gets frustrating to have to juggle all these e-mails (and I don't like to ignore them because that sends the message that I might not be responsive *after* a sale) from all these alledgedly interested parties, when there are no bids - so just how interesting are these items? And so far no one has offered a price in good faith. I just feel like I'm getting baited into the sort of awkward haggling that eBay, at one time, had made obsolete. Bear in mind, I don't play any games with reserves, I think thats a bunch of silly psychological crap. I begin bidding at the lowest point I'd be willing to part with the item, and I expect bidders to stop at the point where they wouldn't want to pay any more. Dead simple.

...don't you understand?? This has really gotten out of hand. For *every* item I post on eBay now I get three or four messages that say: "I am interested. How much is the guitar?" OK... it's an auction. There is no reserve. One might deduce that the guitar presently costs as much as the starting bid, plus shipping as indicated. Alternately: "I am interested in buying. Send me your phone number or mail me as soon as possible." No need to get all chummy. Please express your interest by *bidding*. When did this get so complicated?? If I knew exactly what the market would bear I would have put a buy it now on the auction. I get the whole concept of ending early and saving fees and all (and I think its at least slightly underhanded) but *every single* auction pulls these e-mails in droves. This seems relatively new. What gives??

"Anyway, the prices on much of the gear was stupid high." And the way Roman tells it, if you care about the prices, *you're* the asshole somehow.

Wow #48 is really beautiful! But that S-hole (no, the S stands for Shark this time) looks so fragile I'd be afraid to play it!

"There are so many other good dealers who are ready to help you out and go the distance for you that it's not even worth taking the chance on someone with so much bad press." But if you do, please post details here. I love a good read and Ed Roman trainwrecks are the best!

Parker MIDIFly. A Hamer with locking tuners, floating trem, mag, piezo and MIDI out, and a glass fingerboard is hard to find.

"I was bad touching myself while looking at the photos and added reply twice at the point of no return. Happy?" Ha ha - a contender for "Wierdest Post of 2005"!