I know, I know, boo hoo, free tickets for the poor wittle music writer who wants to stay home and watch bad TV. I'm aware this is a rarified problem that only a handful people can relate to but believe me there are times when getting up, or in my case staying in the naked city after work, waiting for an act to come on at 11 pm, can be a slog.
Last week in…
"Today's your lucky day," JA said.
"It is? Why's that?"
"Look at what I've got," he said, handing me a first bound copy of the 2008 Stereophile Buyer's Guide.
Ah, it's beautiful. It is always wonderful to hold in your hands the product of all those tedious e-mails, pages and pages of blinding proofs, countless spreadsheets, and long hours. The Buyer's Guide is done. I hope you'll find it valuable and entertaining. Besides all of the informative specs, compiled by out tireless intern Ariel Bitran, the Buyer's Guide also includes essays by Stereophile's…
The 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show is not far away. My press badge arrived in the mail yesterday—I am a Reporter/Writer!—and I booked my flight to Vegas today.
I’ll be departing from the cold east coast on a Sunday evening and leaving the dry desert on a Friday afternoon. See you there.