Quickie update

A short, text-based wrap-up of the past few days, since I am too tired to edit pictures and upload them to my overloaded webspace. I should make use of my personal domains once I set up a hosting plan. I keep putting that off.

Hillside this past weekend was great. New truck hauled the trailer effortlessly, we got set up in no time and enjoyed some uncharacteristically rain-free good weather. We once again played last-trip-of-the-season hosts to buffalobear and his sexy, enigmatic partner "The Pork". We also had the good fortune to bring along our good friend Doug along as well, and found out it was his birthday that weekend as well. Lots of good food was cooked and had by our little group, we were able to catch up with some people we had not seen in a while, missed out on meeting one LJer (angry_alan and his partner) but socialized with rockybear02 and his partner. Repeatedly attacked buffalobear with the Nippleizer 9000 much to his delight. Did not roam the campgrounds like we normally do since I was still wobbling around on my bad ankle, but the relaxing weekend did me some good in that respect. Kodi had a great time as well, especially when we took him to the creek again for some romping in the water. He's got a whole lot better at traveling, seemingly gone are the days when he'd toss his cookies in the car even on short trips. The new truck thanks him.

This weekend is going to be another one of traveling, on Saturday, me, Jeff, his mom and one nephew are heading up to a Penn State football game. Jeff is a huge PSU fan, and the opportunity arose to get tix and we jumped on them. Sunday will find us and a bunch of friends hanging out at Knoebels Amusement Park. It's been a while since I've been there. Anyone else game? I am slacking as far as getting my coaster fixes. Maybe I can make it to Cedar Point this year as well. Halloweekends, anyone?

Bruuuuuuce!

More proof that the nature of the music business has changed forever.

Bruce Springsteen (and the E Street Band) will soon have a new album (CD? LP? Record? Fileset? Download? What are these things called these days?) entitled Magic in release on Oct. 1. However, being that radio (what's left of it, anyway) no longer does much of a job of airing new music by 'established artists' (code words for Music Not Generally Appealing To The Coveted 18-34 Age Demographic), the new single debuts not on the ol' FM, but as a free download on iTunes, and, curiously, on the UK newspaper Guardian Unlimited's website. The new single, appropriately titled "Radio Nowhere" can be downloaded here, apparently for some limited time. Go and get your Bruce on.

If you're into his music, that is.