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Now that it is officially over I’ve been reflecting on the big hell project of 2008. There were many “come to Jesus” moments during that period and I learned a lot about myself.

I’ll have my closing reflections soon…

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One of the biggest legends in drumming died a few days ago, Louie Bellson.  Louie was one of the most incredible jazz drummers ever and gave Buddy Rich a run for his money on many occasions.

First double bass drum

Among may of the things Louie was known for was being the first guy to play two bass drums.  Even today not many jazz cats do that.

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I had the pleasure of seeing Louie play live several times and I have yet to see another musician on stage who enjoyed what he was doing more than him.  Louie was well known for being a very nice gentleman, unlike the reputation that Buddy Rich had.

Louie, I’ll miss you man.  Cheers to you.  I’m sure you’re playing drums in drum heaven and still have that great smile on your face.

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I’ve gone through my blogroll and gotten rid of all the bad links.  Many blogs I used to link to are now gone.  I also delete blogs that haven’t been updated for a long time.

In case you didn’t notice, I also changed the look here.  With Obama as president I guess I can’t resist the “change change change” thing…

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When I was a kid I definitely watched Fantasy Island.  As a Star Trek fan, I loved Ricardo Montalban as Khan in the original 60′s episode “Space Seed” and then in Star Trek 2, The Wrath of Khan.

Well, Ricardo Montalban passed away today at 88.

Thanks for the memories.

I now feel it is time to apologize to you for pulling into your driveway in Beverly Hills back in 1988.  Yes, that was me and my best friend you heard in your driveway yelling “Khaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn!!!!”

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If I told you how I found this story you wouldn’t believe me.

Larry Flint and the “Girls Golf Wild” owner are heading up a charge for a $5 billion bailout for the porn industry.

“Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex.”

I’d have to say I agree.  You can take my damn car but don’t put ole sparky on ice…

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Well I got a sad phone call, just a few days before Christmas.  One of my reps for perhaps my biggest vendor was on the line.  He was letting me know that the company he worked for shut its doors.

Quandry

I owe this company money for two jobs.  I’m not sure what the implications are so I’ll tuck that dough away and if they come calling I’ll have it ready.

Fuel prices

I’d be happy about gas prices, if I wasn’t in fear that I’d have no work soon.  I gassed up for $1.30 a gallon a couple of days ago.

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Pro Sound Blog is powered by WordPress, the best blog engine on this planet.  I’ve just upgraded to WP 2.7.  You may not see a difference in the front end, but I’m punching in a post to test the functionality and test out the back end features.

So far so good.

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Welcome to the new server.  I’ve had to move PSB and my many other sites to a new dedicated server.  Some of my other sites got way too big and needed their own space, not shared with any other sites.

So the good news is that since I’m able to post this blog, the site is running correctly on the new server.

Malicious code found

The bad news is that I found an encrypted bit of code in the config file here.  Some spambot had hacked in and put a bunch of junk in there.  That code is now gone.

Now back to our regularly scheduled blogram.

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One of my vendors emailed today. I’ve been working with them for eight years and I valued them as a supplier. They’re closing on November 24th.

This sucks. I have a few suppliers in this category but I don’t like hearing that my choices are dwindling.

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Thanks to my pal Matt for these cool Obama pins:

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