HI folks, John and I decided not to do a show this holiday weekend, and will resume our regularly scheduled programming next week.

For those of you not in the U.S., this weekend is Memorial Day, and we get the additional Monday off making it a three-day weekend.  We hope you enjoy your long weekend (if you had one) and will see you soon.

This has got to be the coolest thing I have ever seen.  It sort of makes me wish I had a spare $24,500.  Yes, you can own your own replica of the original Lost In Space Robot.  What else is there to say?

In attempt number 135 we dabble in:

• More rings, watches, and Dances with Hoores (sp?)
• Tune 1: Siberian Kathru Blues by Kwyjibo
• Meme: Blockbusters
• Tune 2: MTV by Deep Purple
• On Film: The Band's Visit

On our 134th show we discuss:

• Tramp stamps, Montana, rings, and guitar cases
• Tune 1: The Third Derivative of James Brown by Hectic Watermelon
• Vin: 2005 Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon
• Review: Juno
  
• Tune 2: Behaving in the Moment by MODUS
• On Film: Taxi to the Dark Side
  

We explore our manliness in show 133:

• Introductory nonsense and babbling
• Tune 1: It's Over by The Fire Apes
• A Pain In My Gas Tank, or Does This Car Make Me Look Small?
  
• Tune 2: Calvin by The Wrong Trousers
• On Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
  

Finally there is a MIDI controller for all of you frustrated Bagpipe players, that allows you to trigger synth sounds, opening up an entirely new sonic palette!  I'm certain that this was long awaited by at least 3 or 4 people around the world, and it's finally here.  Introducing the Master Gaita.

I chose my words carefully when I wrote "frustrated Bagpipe players."  While I have no personal experience playing the pipes, I recall an audio essay on NPR's All Things Considered, about this very topic.  A lively fellow in a thick brogue was talking about the pipes, and I laughed out loud when he said (paraphrasing), "One can never conquer the pipes... all one can ever hope for is an uneasy peace..."

My final thought and only question is why is this product manufactured in Spain?   :-)