Month: February 2012

Sex Photos Revealed

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I found these photos the other day and couldn’t believe it. Okay, that was low. I apologize. Interesting fact: whenever I put sex in the title of a blog post, my daily traffic jumps 3-5x. Anyways, now that I’ve diverted you away from Facebook or Twitter, I have a favor to ask. Over the past few months I’ve been playing the guitar in Vanessa Kafka’s band. Vanessa’s written some great new songs since her last album, and we’re raising some money on Kickstarter to go record an EP. We’re pretty excited to head to the studio, but still have a ways to go on the fundraising front. The thing is, Kickstarter’s different from other fund raising sites. Your pledge isn’t a donation, but rather a pre-order

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The “Good Beer in a Can” Debate

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There’s been some great back and forth over on James Fallows’ blog about whether good beer can come in a can, and whether cans do a better job than bottles at protecting beer from UV rays, which are known to create some off-flavors. I’ll only add that I used to be in the pro-bottle “snob” camp until I had my first Dale’s Pale Ale a few years back. I later discovered Pork Slap Ale and Moo-Thunder Stout from Butternuts Brewery, which convinced me that Dale’s isn’t a fluke. And since then, I’ve found quite a few canned gems. I also tend to agree with the masses that beer always tastes better out of a glass, but I think this seems

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We Need Your Help!

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Over the past few months I’ve been playing the guitar in Vanessa Kafka’s band. Vanessa’s written some great new songs since her last album, and we’re raising some money on Kickstarter to go record an EP: If you’d like to support the project, click here. You can pre-order the EP, buy a ticket to the release party, get the band to cook dinner for you, get a private show, and more. Also, here’s ‘Warm’ from our show at Sally O’Brien’s last December: