heh. no it wasn't.

hope your acl's not torn
 

It's good to know that some of you were having fun today while I billed hours (and hours).


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I still think she's cool.

This post is gonna drive Bilmore nuts.
 

I can't understand why a bunch of recovering drunks would want to fund ANY lobbying effort. It just seems so off-topic.

This post is gonna drive Bilmore nuts.
 

One of the top 7 POTDs. Oops, top 8.

T. (bored -- check that, bored and mean) S.

This post is gonna drive Bilmore nuts.
 

But the part about the Sierra Club being pissed seems to make sense now.

Friendster?
 

Sona si latine loqueris

Please Oh Please
 

Quid rides? Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur!

Friendster?
 

Amoto quaeramus seria ludo.

Apudne te vel me?

Please Oh Please
 

Huh? Other than "please", "yes" and "thank you", I don't speak French.

Can anyone translate?

Please Oh Please
 

You Laugh? Just change the name and the joke's on you.

(Basically.)

And while we are at it:

Amoto quaeramus seria ludo. = Joking aside, let's turn to serious matters.

Apudne te vel me? = Your place or mine.

Actually, someone's having fun with em's Latin phrasebook.
 

Every man looks at me as if I were a dickhead

Honk if you speak Latin.

What are you laughing at? Just change the name and the joke's on you.

Joking aside, let us turn to serious matters.

Your place or mine?

The sig: Misery loves company.

Friendster?
 

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Ovgpu, cyrnfr.

What is this, competing Geek day or what?

http://www.geocities.com/timessquare...topsecret.html

I did note however the proper comma usage in your parting words.

Enoughway.

ACL Music Recap
 

I have spent the past three days in Zilker Park with 60,000+ random people and several of you. ACL was fantasic this year -- actually better than last year. Overall, with 130 bands on 8 stages over 15 acres on Town Lake, it was a blast and we are now exhausted. It's hard to say which was more fun, the music or the Texas FBers.

There were some great music revelations, some great favorites, and some acts I never have to see again.

The Revelations:

First and foremost, Robert Randolph & the Family Band is absolutely incredible. He plays pedal steel guitar and the excitement and exuberance he brings to his performance was infectious. I will see him every single time he plays in Austin.

Second, Jack Johnson was as good as everyone said. As much as I wanted to dismiss him as a pretty boy beloved by co-eds, he was really good. This was his first show in Texas and he will be back.

Third, Los Lonely Boys rock the house. They put on a fantastic show: great songs, great performances.

Old Faithfuls:

Los Lobos is always terrific. Their Saturday set was excellent. They had a mini-encore that was also terrific.

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe is my favorite band to see live. They put on a great show, as always.

Charlie Hunter -- what can you say about a virtuoso who plays an 8 stringed instrument (top 5 are guitar, bottom 3 are bass)? He's just incredible. His trio was very tight.

Rebirth Brass Band has a great live show. It's just a party as long as they are playing.

Not Worth the Bother:

Spoon is an old Austin band. I recall a couple of you talking about them last week, so I went to remind myself why I don't like them. This is the basic reason: if I wanted to hear the Violent Femmes, I would listen to the Violent Femmes, not this warmed-over VF wanna-bes. We stayed about 45 seconds.

Polyphonic Spree was all bombast and Sgt. Pepper. We were all curious to hear them live since they've received a lot of press, but they were just awful.

Edited to add: we have the doors open at home and we are listening to REM play to close out the festival. They sound terrific, but we were too tired to stay.