MuseCon is proud to be a Chicago-area venue for Filk. Join us for Musecon 0, Aug 6th, 7th, and 8th at the Westin Chicago Northwest hotel in Itasca, Illinois. Participating musicians include Toyboat (Eric Coleman, gundo, Mike Nixon, and Jason Neerenberg), Bill Roper, Michael Pereckas, Betsey Langan, Teresa Gunderson, Alyse Middleton, and Duryea ( Read more... )

We've got a really great music track shaping up for Musecon 0...if you were thinking of attending, be warned that the room block closes on the 7th ( Read more... )

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Ok, I've created wiigeeksfit for those of us who have been squeeing over and using the Wii for fitness. It's for software reviews, fitness and equipment tips, sharing goals, that kind of thing. I've got a couple of reviews to post, as well as observations about fitness in general and geekish integration. Hope to see y'all over there.

A lot of my friends have obtained Wiis for exercise, and a *lot* more got them over this holiday season. And it does seem that a common thread among those who got them recently is using them for exercise.

Seems we need a Geeks who exercise with Wiis community to spare the rest of LJ from our Wii geeking.

Will definitely be playing my Les Paul in his honor tonight. Modern music wouldn't have been the same without multi-tracking and the guitar that bears his name.

In our last episode, sexybass, hsifyppah, and I had gone to Guitar Center to track down an elusive and rare Gibson Gothic Flying V,( Read more... )

Eric wrote the official band conrep, so I'm going to just kick in with my observations and musings...
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Found out about John Caspell had died shortly we took the stage Saturday afternoon. In my mind, going up there and playing our hearts out was the best tribute we could give him.

ericcoleman summed up the trip very well, so I think for me it's more highlights and general observations ( Read more... )