This was at Kiehls.
This is pretty cool, I have great memories of the old Loring in Minneapolis.
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This is pretty cool, I have great memories of the old Loring in Minneapolis. It closed then moved and reopened after Paul and I left Minnesota so I've never tried the current incarnation.
I think my positive memories revolve more around the amazing, funky space than the food or drinks but I'll certainly give the Oakland outpost a try once it opens.
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2012/08/02/loring-cafe-takes-shape-in-oakland/
You can stop reading if you're not interested in poetry and other literary pursuits.
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You can stop reading if you're not interested in poetry and other literary pursuits.
An empty van trembled in front of the liquor store...
Definitely check out this interview with the erudite John Colburn. John is in my Family Circle but his writing would not be at home in the magazine with the same name.
Playing tour guide for a few days. What's your favorite sf bay-area landmark?
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Playing tour guide for a few days. What's your favorite sf bay-area landmark?
Has anyone else reripped their entire music collection lately?
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Has anyone else reripped their entire music collection lately?
Last time was in 2003 so I had bitrates as low as 96k. Everything is now 320k mp3 and I'm ready to re-import into Google Music. Some interesting observations:
- CD ripping must contribute to global warming.
- CDs are heavy ~40 lbs of CDs fitting in .1 m³ (about 3.5 ft³)
- Gracenote/CDDB has declined in quality (album art especially)
- Price stickers bring back memories. Tower records, FNAC and 32 CHF albums, oh my.
Nice thing is I can better judge the provenance of my collection and correct it. Just received 3 custom CDs from Twin/Tone including two albums from the late-80s Minneapolis band The Wallets.