There is a nice afghani restaurant by the name of Kyber Pass on St Marks Place. Go there and try the tea. Most of my trips to NYC have been characterized by cheap breakfasts of cream cheese bagels, boiled eggs, and bananas. I find this immensely satisfying and leaves a healthy chunk of my per diems ...

I have the black ones, and they have no bass response whatsoever. I'm worried that the ones I have (purchased through the Marketplace on Amazon) are Chinese knock-offs. That could be a function of them not sitting in your ears properly. Have you tried using the different sized tips? It is a problem...

I made the acquaintance of this Rodabod fellow November past. And what an upstanding fellow he is.

Happy Birthday Mr.

ERawk wrote:I love this photo that ran with his NYT obit.

Ligeti was 2006

And James Tenney. That man is ever so slowly becoming a hero of mine.

The Shure website documents the differences somewhere. Im pretty sure its as simple as an improved hum bucking coil.

Anyway, the differences betwen the SM7, SM7a and SM7b are, according to Shure, quite small.

Is the on site bottling because they are obsessive types that buy and bottle single casks, or is it more of a novelty thing? I found a place in Zurich that custom bottled many spirits, but the whole point of the operation seemed to be filling these ornate and cheesy bottles. I don't remember what it...

Bubber wrote:

Steve V. wrote:Did you tip him?

Is there anybody under the age of eighty, walking this Earth, who actually believes it's an option to NOT tip?

Plenty. Australians for a start. But then we pay people who work in the hospitality industry.

In Japan, it would be considered rude to offer a tip.

Two days ago from Spindizzy, Dublin: Minute Men - The Politics of Time LP Fugazi - Red Medicine LP The Monks - Demo Sessions LP Konono No.1 - Congotronics LP Hank Williams - Alone and Forsaken CD The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle be Unbroken? DCD Neil Young - Tonight's the Night CD Have t...

Oh, Can anyone recommend a place in London for Scotch Whisky? Bar or Shop. Thanks.

So I guess you are only supposed to have one drink right? Nobody in their right mind has several scotchs over the course of a night, right? On the contrary, apart from my love of whisky, I know I can hold it much better than other alcohols, especially wine. My father is the same. If I want to stay ...