Bedbugs and Ballyhoo

Friday Random Music, Poking the Bear edition....

Also, George Stephanopolous eats it. If he was a sign designer, this would be his work.

Last weekend our water heater pooped out, and we had to have the plumbers in to get it going again. But that wasn't real bad.

Then on Monday the men with the big steel hose came out to clean out the house drain, there's a tree that sends roots into it. I'm betting eventually the whole lateral will need to be replaced. But that wasn't bad at all.

Then on Sunday or so, the boiler stopped working. The zone valves were screwed, and needed replacing. Not too bad by itself.

But in order to do so, the shutoff and purging valves had to be replaced also, because they were either frozen or corroded.

Also the refill valve.

Also the bleeder valve.

Also, three other zone valves.

Also, some valve type apparatus on top of the boiler. I couldn't hear for the dollar signs by then.

Basically, everything except the actual boiler was shot, decayed, leaking, frozen or outright busted. It just took until last weekend to actually shut the damn thing down.

Kevin, the heating guy, was there from 8 AM till 6 PM yesterday. I sent one of his kids to college.

Toomuch Music: 31.5 K songs. 978 artists. I've been slacking.

1. Erase / Replace from the album "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" by Foo Fighters I reallylike this new album. After kind of an erratic start, they really have kind of come together. Plus, Pat Smear of the germs is in the band.
2. Where Did All The Girls Come From? from the album "Anthology: 1985-1990" by Treat Her Right. Mark Sandman's band prior to Morphine. Another great loss. But I managed to catch Morphine before he left.
3. I Remember You from the album "Get Close" by The Pretenders
4. Honky Tonk Hiccups from the album "The Virginian" by Neko Case Neko works outside the Pornographers (incidentally, the name of the pornographers came from a 50's or 60's quote from some Congressional asshole about rock and roll music being "a new kind of pornography")
5. Once In A Lifetime from the album "Gag Me With A Spoon" by Citizen King Local Beertown hip-hopish crossover band doing a Talking Heads song on an excellent 80's cover album, all by Milwaukee bands, released by erstwhile local label Don't Records.
6. I Brought Kicks from the album "Continue to Enjoy the Figgs" by The Figgs Yes, they did bring kicks. They always do.
7. Window from the album "Baby 81" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Provided by Zelmo. Performing at S-Fest this year. It'll be packed.
8. Destruction from the album "The Land Of Rape And Honey" by Ministry Noisy boys.
9. Woke Up New from the album "Get Lonely" by The Mountain Goats
10. Turquoise Jewelry from the album "Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart" by Camper Van Beethoven "Take off that jumpsuit, you look like Grace Slick/ Stay up all night, drinking that 7-11 coffee" Brilliant.
11. Over The Wall from the album "**Burn" by Echo & The Bunnymen

Eleven's all you get cause one of you has been bad. You know who it is.

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