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Day Two Hundred Eighty Four (Year Three)

It was unbelievable... right as we were leaving for Sioux City this morning, MidBell called to tell me my poster was in.  It was on our list of places to hit anyway, but we definitely stopped there to pick it up.  They had gotten a few more posters in, including the one that I swear I already have somewhere, and I was so very close to just buying it (perhaps again) because it was right there in front of me, but I held off, because if I do still have it, there's a pretty good chance it's already framed, and then all I'd have to do is put it up when it got down here.

Hit up B&N today, too.  Picked up issues of Guitar World and Acoustic Guitar, and the movie "Not Fade Away."  It's a music movie by the guy who directed The Sopranos.  I'd seen the trailer, and waited for it to come out in theaters.  It never did, at least around here.  And then I walk into the music department at B&N, and there it is staring me in the face.  Boom.  Sold.

At another stop today, I picked up The History of The Eagles DVD set that just came out.  That, too, looked awesome.

Took the new Airborne along in the car.  Listened to it all day, in the background.  I need to spend some time with it on my home stereo with my good headphones, but so far, all the Twitter hype is to be believed.  Great record, by a great band.

All told, it was a pretty awesome music day for me.

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