The show was great, the Gameboy is Stealthily Afterburning, and I will find MacGregor's come hell or high water
4.19.2004
Long Winters Rocked: Shel and I went to see the show on Friday night, and it was indeed terrific. The three guys in The Long Winters were nice folks, and the lead vocalist/guitarist was funny, smart and interacted with the crowd well. These guys are pretty young, too, from what I could tell; late twenties, maybe?
They played all of the songs we wanted to hear, and a few we'd not heard, from their first album. I was pleased to see a lot of other people there who clearly knew the band and all of the lyrics to their songs. They played well in concert, and even though they didn't have an organist with them, their songs worked well with the standard 3-piece rock setup. They played a nice long set, too! Not bad for ten bucks a ticket.
On a sour note, I tried the Carolina Brewery's India Pale Ale on draft at the Cat's Cradle. It was like Killian's or similar, in that it wasn't worth the effort to bend my elbow, much less actually pay for the swill.
Gaming Update: In other news, I did indeed mod my GBA this weekend, installing an Afterburner with a Stealth dimmer chip. I got the Afterburner in okay, although I need to tweak the install a bit to get some dust particles out and secure the components a little better. The Stealth chip went in like a charm, and I'll take the opportunity to brag briefly on my own precision soldering.
What? What about the custom blue and orange LED, you ask? Well, let's just say that when I briefly bragged on my soldering skills, I meant very briefly. In short, I killed my battery LEDs, and have to order two more and try again. Meanwhile, I have a Stealth Battery LED to match my Stealth Dimmer chip.
Travelin' Tuesday: Tomorrow it's off to wonderful, lovely Utica, NY, again, through Thursday. This time I am determined to find MacGregor's, which eluded me last time despite three calls to the establishment for directions. Thanks to spectacularly uninformed employees at Macgregor's, I led my colleagues on a two-car beer expedition through the slums of Syracuse before we finally gave up the chase and stopped at "The Town Tavern" 5 minutes from the airport for PBR and a kielbasa sandwich. We never found that pub.
But this time's for real, pal! We are arriving in plenty of time tomorrow evening to take as long as necessary to find the place, and find it I will!
They played all of the songs we wanted to hear, and a few we'd not heard, from their first album. I was pleased to see a lot of other people there who clearly knew the band and all of the lyrics to their songs. They played well in concert, and even though they didn't have an organist with them, their songs worked well with the standard 3-piece rock setup. They played a nice long set, too! Not bad for ten bucks a ticket.
On a sour note, I tried the Carolina Brewery's India Pale Ale on draft at the Cat's Cradle. It was like Killian's or similar, in that it wasn't worth the effort to bend my elbow, much less actually pay for the swill.
Gaming Update: In other news, I did indeed mod my GBA this weekend, installing an Afterburner with a Stealth dimmer chip. I got the Afterburner in okay, although I need to tweak the install a bit to get some dust particles out and secure the components a little better. The Stealth chip went in like a charm, and I'll take the opportunity to brag briefly on my own precision soldering.
What? What about the custom blue and orange LED, you ask? Well, let's just say that when I briefly bragged on my soldering skills, I meant very briefly. In short, I killed my battery LEDs, and have to order two more and try again. Meanwhile, I have a Stealth Battery LED to match my Stealth Dimmer chip.
Travelin' Tuesday: Tomorrow it's off to wonderful, lovely Utica, NY, again, through Thursday. This time I am determined to find MacGregor's, which eluded me last time despite three calls to the establishment for directions. Thanks to spectacularly uninformed employees at Macgregor's, I led my colleagues on a two-car beer expedition through the slums of Syracuse before we finally gave up the chase and stopped at "The Town Tavern" 5 minutes from the airport for PBR and a kielbasa sandwich. We never found that pub.
But this time's for real, pal! We are arriving in plenty of time tomorrow evening to take as long as necessary to find the place, and find it I will!
