Man, shit’s busy. Union’s catalog is about at 75 percent. Coal’s catalog is somewhere 20-30 percentile. We’re going as fast as we can, burning the late night oil, chained to the desk. Sore butts from all this sitting. Sore fingers from all this clicking.

Mom, Dad and sister Sarah flew home yesterday morning, and well, the pad feels rather empty after all that family commotion. I’ll be home for Christmas, and on that couch. Hard facts.

Dale’s holding in there, with bleeding tendons in his wrist from all clipping pathery. Thanks, fucker.

Leigh’s a lifesaver, taking good care of me when I throw the towel in each night. Thank you, lady.

Gary is Gary. More on the long one, soon.

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OUR VERY OWN CEMETERY: Out in front of the house, Halloween weekend.

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SURE, THIS LINK IS “SO LAST WEEK,” AND LIKE WE CARE: “Autographik.” Go there. Now!

I mean, with shit like this, why even keep going? (Sent in by “Ryan from Iowa City.” We like the sound of that.)

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A BUNCH ON GODDAMNED NAKED, FREE LOVIN’ BIKE RIDING FREAKS: The fleshy, new video from those Flaming Lips, made right here in Oregon, people! Gary is buck naked as these words go to print.

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ALL THE WAY FROM NORTHERN OHIO: “Good things come in small packages” by Joseph Hughes.

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ALL KINDS OF COOL STUFF ON HERE: Antrepo. Great colors, great type, great.

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ON THE PLAYER:

01. Molina & Johnson - Molina & Johnson
02. Early Day Miners - The Treatment
03. Swell - 41