Breakfast: Bacon, mashed potatoes and cheddar cheese omelet(it may sound strange but try it sometime when you have leftover mashed potatoes from the night before), hash browns, biscuits, coffee. Oh, and a tall glass of water.

Affirmative.

Definitely one of the surprises of the night. I would have thought Oregon would legalize it before Colorado.

That reminds me...how is Priscilla? The quality is excellent, Rick...and cheaper cost than street level. That's been my experience with the places here in L.A. Not saying anymore, hehe.

^^^ Good to know, Ady. Got bored with election news, so I went to see the matinee at the museum: "The Caine Mutiny" with Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, and José Ferrer. Bogart is great, as usual, as Captain Queeg. Fred MacMurray's character reminded me of both Romney and Ryan. Anyway, a great way to spend a couple hours and a great escape from the chattering boobs on TV.

Aha! So you did! Timeless classic.

^^^ You'll hear from me later tonight but until then...

This makes 4.28.77 sound like a Mike Millard production.

March 11, 1973 Ahoyhalle, Rotterdam, Holland. Audience tape released on TDOLZ vol. 62, entitled "A15". Ladies and gentlemen, we have another contender for the "most incompetent taper" award. This is nigh unlistenable at times...not because of the performance but because the sound quality is atrocious. "Whole Lotta Love" is an affront to competent tapers everywhere.

"WOW!" is a word you will frequently find yourself saying listening to 1971 Led Zeppelin.

For Pete: Good topic and insights to what separated the Beatles from many others. George Martin's approach to orchestration was crucial, and you can see how John Paul Jones learned from it as well by the way JPJ orchestrated the Rolling Stones' "She's Like a Rainbow". They knew that for rock music, it was best to use only certain segments of the symphonic orchestra and to leave the syrupy strings behind for the most part. Woodwinds, brass, cellos, violas...those worked best. And all in moderation. That is why the George Martin produced Beatles and the Led Zeppelin and Page/Plant orchestrations work better than the heavy-handed approach by Phil Spector's "Let It Be" Beatles sessions, Deep Purple, ELP, Metallica and others trying to meld rock and the symphony together. It just comes off as bogus pomposity. For Dallas Knebs: Great link...a truly mind-boggling read. And it also made me appreciate the clear and readable design and format of this forum compared to others. Thanks Sam.

Ady, you've been watching a lot of movies lately, which suggests lots of free time. Are you okay? How's the back?

I can second planted's recommendation on "Argo". One of the best movies I've seen this year and I have to tip my hat to Ben Affleck. After writing him off as an actor lately(Daredevil anyone? Gigli?), he has really shown himself to be an effective director. "Argo" illuminates a little known slice of the Iranian Hostage Crisis...and the entire cast knocks it out of the park. Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, everybody. And unlike some of the other movies I recommend..."Seven Psychopaths", "The Skin I Live In", "Lawless"...there's nothing that would offend anybody with sensitive natures regarding violence. In other words, you can take the kids if they're 12 or over.

I keep waiting for the weather to cool down so I can make some soup...I LOVE A GOOD SOUP!...but it's been in the 80s lately, so instead I made a nice salad tonight. Grilled skinless chicken breast atop some mixed salad greens, dried cranberries, fresh strawberries, feta cheese, sliced almonds, tossed in a raspberry vinaigrette. Big glass of water...like our friend CJW.

My godson killing it as Humphrey Bogart in his school's performance of "Play It Again, Sam" this afternoon. Now I'm having dinner while watching Cowboys @ Falcons game before heading out to AFI Festival tonight.

Breakfast was chorizo scrambled with eggs, jalapeño peppers, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms and red and yellow peppers. Half a honeydew melon. Blackberry tea. Orange juice.

Extra hour of sleep and finding these at the swap meet this morning. Did some shopping for myself and a little early Christmas shopping.

Hahaha that was pretty fun...and they brought back the Disembodied Voice for today's episode! Some cool clips from the past, too. Paul Carruthers, you usually watch ESPN...did you catch Around the Horn today? Now watching PTI.

"Around the Horn" on ESPN. It's the 10th anniversary show. Oh where are you now Max Kellerman and 'Disembodied Voice'?

Finishing off the last of my Halloween chocolate...

Good for you. Being able to fend for yourself is an important life-skill to learn. I started learning to cook at age 8. By the way...noticed your Gollum avatar; did you finish reading "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings"? What did you think?

Whenever I hear someone say 'giant salad' I think of Elaine on "Seinfeld". Remember the "big salad" episode? Dinner tonight: Thai Spicy Grilled Beef Salad and Green tea. About an 8 on the 1-10 Heat-meter.

Why not? After all, chicken mole is fabulous and chocolate is a major component of molé...so why not have some Halloween chocolate with your chicken?

Add some mac n cheese or mashed potatoes and gravy for extra comfort.