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Saw it Friday. I'm sure I missed a lot. I enjoyed it very much. There were a couple bits that didn't need to be there, and a couple that could have used a little more fleshing out. But I wasn't disappointed at all. McKean used one PRS for the rehearsal stuff (SC245 or SC250 - couldn't read the TRC), and a McCarty SC594 onstage. Very similar, but different. I think there was a third as well, plus he also had a Union Jack EBMM onstage when Nigel had the Union Jack St. Vincent. Can't wait for the Blu-Ray, and I think I'm going this week to pick up the Criterion Collection Blu-Ray of "This Is Spinal Tap". And yes, the pedalboard thing hit a tad close to home...

Saw this show last night. Excellent. The sound was very good. Schenker's band was excellent. I'm not up on my UFO catalog at all, but he hit all the expected high points, and he tore it up all night. Don't sleep on Jared James Nichols. He clearly understood the opener assignment - no long stories, pedal to the metal from the get-go, and he got the crowd fired up for Schenker. They ended with a rousing cover of "War Pigs". When he ended, I was a bit disappointed - 25-30 minutes? Looked at my phone, and it was 45. His set just flew by.

Not yet. Ask me again late Wednesday night...

We're up to about 25 countries stopping at least some shipments to the US over the tariffs and the end of de minimis. I got an email from one UK company - apparently things like CDs are exempt, but they're adding an additional shipping charge to items that aren't exempt. So guess who's paying for this? As usual...

We watched it the other night. Excellent doc. Some great footage in there that I had never seen before. Definitely worth the time.

This is on my list for sure. I've been a DEVO fan for a long time, but they're one of the few bands I want to see but haven't yet. I went to a concert once, but it was canceled due to weather concerns that never fully panned out. The next (and as far as I know, last) time they were here, I had tix to another show. Still hoping to catch them at some point.

GarageBand seems like an obvious answer. It has a lot of stuff, but you don't have to download or use it all. I saw a recommendation for something called MultitrackDAW. That's the first I've heard of it - may be what you need. Also recalled that Voice Memos was supposed to get multitrack capability, but it looks like that requires at least an iPhone 16 Pro. Looks like Roland released something called ZenTracker in 2021. No idea if it's any good or still available.

Just saying it's unrelated doesn't make it a believable alibi.

Love New England!

Huh - Roy Clark's said "Keep Grinning'".

Of course he made it up - he's the author. Says so right on the cover there.

Whatever it is today, it'll likely be different tom'w.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/22/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-frontman-and-icon-of-british-heavy-metal-dies-aged-76

Happy happy, Jay!

I think I like this better than the Derek & The Dominos version.

He's never touched a V knob.

Second is the response, "Yes, that's it - right next to the accordion player's Maserati."

Just imagine where those five lives are going to go over the next 70-80 years.

And happiest of holidays to everyone!

Love Rodney. I'd post my favorite video (also from this show), but it's Outer Circle material. So instead...

Carrying over from another thread...

I hope so. I mean, how exciting can a guy playing Beatles covers be? I've seen Tommy several times - never fails to amaze, and he always does it with a sense of humor. The first time I saw him, he said people ask how to play his style, and he said you have to start with getting the bass rock solid. Spent about 2 minutes or so stressing that you had to be able to play it strongly and in time. Then he said, "And when you have the bass solid, you just move the rest of your fingers really fast."

Not all day.