Getting the Awards Ready
The show is about to begin, and John Atkinson is getting the annual Product of the Year awards ready for handout.
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Tris McCall's 2008 Pop Music Abstract
I think you'll enjoy <a href="http://www.trismccall.net/pop_music_abstract_2008sv.htm">Tris McCall's 2008 Pop Music Abstract</a>.
Party Intellectuals
Ceramic Dog's <i>Party Intellectuals</i> wins the award for Best Album of 2008 That I Never Wrote Anything About.
The Pleasant Excitement Train Sounds Can Give
These days, weekends seem to last entire lifetimes. Is it the same for you? So much happens that has almost nothing to do with Monday through Friday.
Xmas R.I.P.
Sorry to be a humbug, but it seems that Christmas is becoming a magnet for musician death. This year <B>Eartha Kitt, Robert Ward</B> and <B>Freddie Hubbard</B> all expired around the holiday.
Great Expectations for CES and T.H.E. Show
Given the state of the economy, speculation abounds concerning major declines in the numbers of exhibitors and attendees at this year's audio/video shows in Las Vegas. If the advance numbers can be trusted, however, that will be anything but the case this January 8–11, when the high-end audio exhibits of both the Consumer Electronics Show and T.H.E. Show will be open.
What are your audiophile predictions for 2009?
Will it be more of the same or is there a big development lurking around the corner? What are your audiophile predictions for 2009?
A Case of the Jitters
"How sour sweet music is / When time is broke and no proportion kept!"
William Shakespeare, King Richard II, V, v, 42
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William Shakespeare, King Richard II, V, v, 42
Best Wishes for the New Year
I'm sitting here in front of the trusty Toshiba 286 laptop on December 31, 1992, stuck with apparently incurable writer's block; in a couple of hours, we will be taking off <I>en famille</I> for the latest of Larry Archibald's legendary New Year's Eve parties. I wish I had something to write about for this month's "As We See It" essay; I wish...I wish...you know, there are a number of things I really wish for right now, yet I don't believe there is a component out there that can give me what I want.
Beer of the Year
I've got to agree with my main man, Michael Lavorgna: Dale's Pale Ale from the Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons, Colorado, wins the award for best beer of 2008.