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Day One Hundred Thirty Six (Year Three)

Today was at least a little bit better than yesterday.

I downloaded the mp3 files for the new Kasey Anderson record.  This is exciting.  The vinyl isn't here yet, though, which is less exciting, but still, I can listen to the new record!  Have yet to do so all the way through, or really even at all, for that matter, but I have it, and the way things have gone lately for me music-wise, I'll take having it as a solid first step.

The other thing I finally did today was upload the itunes card I bought on Wednesday night.  Now my students will have plenty of songs to work through, and I might have a bit of money left over at the end for a few of my own purchases.  Before I start downloading everything, though, I want to talk to my brother to see if he has any of the songs that are on the list.  I strongly suspect that he will have quite a few of them, so until I can talk to him, I shall try and wait on that.

Also on the awesome musical moment list for the day is this: I saw Nirvana tonight.  They were on my TV.  It was a show at the Paramount from 1991.  Apparently it is available in the Deluxe Editions of Nevermind that came out last year.  It was so strange to see Kurt... alive, and on stage.  And it was weird to see Dave Grohl playing drums.

On a side note, it continues to freak me out that an entire generation of kids has no idea that Dave Grohl played drums in Nirvana... that, however, is a rant for another day.

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