You could smell the chocolate from just outside the door. Walking into the <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/he2006/060506moscode/">Moscode</a> room, I was greeted by a bowl of silvery Hershey's <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/022106voluptuous/">Kisses</a&…;.
<i>From left to frustrated: Tari's BF, Carlton; online sales manager, Tari; me. Photo by hippie, Jon Iverson.</i>
I managed to catch Leland mid-dance. I showed him the picture and asked if it would be okay.
<a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/he2006/060306royleland/">Leland Leard</a> of Music Hall is a pair of spectacles the color of Jenny Lewis' dress. My eyes grew large and happy when I saw the Watson Twins vinyl propped up beside White Stripes and <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/051806shatter/">Gnarls Barkley</a> discs.
If you're ever in LA, visit Kanpai for some of the best sushi you'll ever experience.
Elina Lamm spinning discs in the very smooth <a href="http://www.lammindustries.com/">Lamm Industries</a> suite. It gets my vote for Most Comforting Music at the Show.
I could barely make my way into the Totem room. The crowd stretched out into the hall. When I finally found some space, I made sure to have some fun.
Bluebird Music's Jay Rein, with the very cute Neat Motive loudspeaker ($1995/pair) in the foreground.
"At first, we didn't want to sell these speakers," admitted Jay Rein of the adorable Neat Motives. "I mean, who needs another nineteen hundred dollar speaker?"
Jenna Russo, Lucette Nicoll, and Erika Pearson (L to R) keep the press room stocked with coffee and cookies so that we can keep working hard.