The Batlord

I'd just like to say that annotations can be a double-edged sword. I have a heavily annotated version of Dracula and it takes me forever to read it because of the vast amounts of side notes that may or may not be interesting. I get off on reading all the random info, but I'd still like a regular version I can read without all of the information that doesn't make the actual story any better.

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Frownland

Well, I'm at a loss, but have you read "Bumping Into a Chair While Humming"? It's Cageian philosophy explained almost better than Cage did himself.

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innerspaceboy

Roger on the annotations, Bat. I've had the same difficulty with a few titles, particularly with a John Hopkins University Press hardcover titled, Annotations to Finnegans Wake (just try to image how impenetrable that text is), and with a massively oversize single-volume edition first printing hardcover-in-slipcase copy of The Annotated Sherlock Holmes.

When there's more annotations then there is source text, I get a bit dizzy.

I hadn't heard of it - thank you very much! I've watched the author's Kickstarter promo video and download a PDF copy to try it out. If it's nearly as good as it sounds, I'll order a copy straight away.

I love the feedback I get in this forum - wonderful stuff.

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Frownland

That sounds like a ****in doozy. You could write a whole book exclusively about the first page.

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innerspaceboy

Oh no - the real doozy is my copy of Singmaster's Notes on Rukbik's Magic Cube. The text was typewritten and published in 1981.

Scientific American hailed the text as "The Definitive Treatise" of Rubik solutions.

I haven't read it... because I don't have an engineering degree.

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The Batlord

I clearly remember wanting a Rubik's cube for Christmas as a kid. Thank god I never got one because it would have been the most disappointing gift I never used for more than ten minutes ever.

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I'm really upset with Pledgemusic because they know so very well that every few months, they shoot me an email saying, "Hey! Remember that thing you love? From way back in the day? Well, check this sh*t out!"

Pledgemusic is a direct-to-fan music platform, and their sole focus is raising funds for musicians. They don't get their grubby hands into ownership or rights over the content, they encourage artists to contribute to charities as part of their projects, work with artists to offer all sorts of exclusive content to pledgers, and is accessible internationally to unite fans worldwide toward the creation of wonderful and unique musical items for the most rabid of a band's fanatical followers.

Presently en route to my home is the Orb's Further Adventures Live 2016 25th Anniversary DVD+3LP box set, which was my first encounter with Pledgemusic. But today, they popped up in my email saying... "Psssssst! Look at the thing!"

Now available for pre-order is something special for Close Personal Friends of Al Yankovic. Having grown up with every Al album from his self-titled debut to the present, my nerdcore childhood would never have been the same without him. And to celebrate his discography and 34 years of mandatory fun, Pledge has pulled out all the stops and created the ultimate Al treasure.

SQUEEZE BOX, as it is titled, contains all 14 studio albums plus a bonus Medium Rarities album of demos and rare tracks. All albums have been remastered and pressed on 150-gram vinyl. The set also includes a 100-page collector’s book of rare photos and memorabilia.

It is available in multiple levels of insanity, the highest of which includes a signed test pressing of your choice of any one of the original 14 studio albums, a Zoetrope-animated turntable mat, retro-style "WEIRD Al" pennant, a magnetic build-your-own-Al, Commemorative t-shirt, and a CUSTOM PAIR OF WEIRD AL SOCKS!

And for $1500 they'll ship you a signed test press of every one of the albums in the collection... though all 27 copies quickly sold out.

And, oh yeah, the entire set is packaged in a custom-created replica of Al’s signature accordion!

Shut up and take my money.

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Frownland

I'll wait for the Pauline Oliveros edition.

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rostasi

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Frownland

This is a great read.

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