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What would FSI be without snow? The organizers probably thought that scheduling the show for the middle of April would be pretty safe, but Mother Nature had other ideas, and on the first day, open to the trade and press only, there was enough snow falling to make you think that this was the middle of February. Never mind. The temperature is supposed to rise tomorrow, but, in any case, those who have the "passion" are not about to be deterred by a bit of inclement weather.

It's not what you might think. The Montreal Sheraton Center is not that type of hotel. And just so you don't get the wrong idea about "Ten Stories of Pure Passion," the program for the 2007 Festival Son & Image (FSI) makes it clear that it's the "ultimate experience for those who have the passion for electronics, music, home theater and gaming.

I can do this. It'll be alright. I can use these same words all over again and still love myself. I can use <a href="http://forum.stereophile.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=20246&page… forum post</a> as today's blog entry, and people won't hate me. By doing this, by re-posting, I may even reach a few readers who haven't already seen it in the forum. And, hey, I'll even edit it a little bit, so that it's not <i>exactly</i> the same. Here it is:

On my morning stroll through the intertubes, I hit <A HREF="http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/">Freakonomics</A&gt;, as is my wont. Today, Stephen J. Dubner is raving about Jeff Henderson's <I>Cooked</I>. Henderson, the new executive chef at Cafe Bellagio, leaned to cook in prison, where he was incarcerated for dealing crack.

Yeah, it looks cute, but Huckleberry is making his move to take over the whole thing. When he has annoyed Bagheera enough, she'll leave in a huff&mdash;or else haul off and smack him. Since he's always up for a ruckus, there's no downside.

A cardboard listening "room." I'd call it a pod, myself, but in a small space like that surround sound probably is essential. I do dig the look of laminated construction, though.

Stereophile's Robert Deutsch will be covering the Montreal Festival Son & Image electronics show starting April 13.