We passed the Sugarbush ski resort yesterday. My girlfriend now has a new pet name.

Thanks for the Vermont advice! I’m currently sitting in a coffee shop in Montpelier. What a lovely town. Heading down to Brattleboro this afternoon. Wallace Stegner once called Vermont the most Western of the Eastern states, or something to that effect. I totally get where he was coming from. I ofte...

Vermont!

Tell me all about it. I’m going the be in Southern Vermont for a couple of weeks, pretty close to New Hampshire, in a cabin in the woods outside of Brattleboro. Anything I should see or do or eat?

I’ve been drinking too much coffee in the morning, and it’s catching up with me. My brain is an E-string tuned up to G, and my gut feels scoured. Time to purge. Drinking green tea this morning, and I’ve gotta say, it’s just not cutting it. Try one normal coffee in the morning to get airborn, then u...

I’ve been drinking too much coffee in the morning, and it’s catching up with me. My brain is an E-string tuned up to G, and my gut feels scoured. Time to purge. Drinking green tea this morning, and I’ve gotta say, it’s just not cutting it.

I’ve only been to one of them. The other two can’t possibly be as cool as the Pylon one.

That said, The Colossus of Maroussi is one of my all-time favorite books, and it makes me want to go to Greece every time I read it.

Mission: Control all the way. I like Identikit, but it’s a little cluttery. There are some J vocal moments that get under my skin on that album.

Chicagoans are the Texans of the Midwest. They love their flag. They think it’s the center of the universe. They like to pretend that it’s not as racist as it actually is. Oh, the skyline! Oh, the museums! Anyone from Chicago will probably tell you it’s essential. Bypass NYC, LA, Chicago, Houston, ...

Are y’all aware of the new BEAK> album? Best thing I’ve heard in months (and I love the new Shellac album to bits).

If anything comes out better than this album this year, I’m gonna ‘splode.

I’m gonna drink whiskey and listen to Lungfish on the back porch until the sun rises. If anyone wants to fight me, the gate’s unlocked.