Year End Greetings and My Best List!!!!

The end of the year is upon us, and as a present we have received the December CDs, an ode to Cara's gall bladder and the TaunTaun. Why these things, those of you who don't know Cara and Matt might ask?

Well, as Cara's CD illuminates, she and her internal organs have a complicated relationship.

And Matt is...maybe called TaunTaun by Paul, tauntaun being a play on his last name as well as, we all remember, the awesome riding animal from Empire Strikes Back.

You maybe also remember that when it gets super cold, one of them dies, and Han Solo slices it open and puts Luke Skywalker inside it for safety. A little like this:
So, it has been a very odd CD club year. Half the CDs were late. Two were from anonymous sources (and have not yet been solved!?!?!?!?!?!?). One is still due to us - Johanna.... It is possible Hugo and/or Jen might actually put together a CD as well? Does Hugota count in place of Hugo!?!?!?!

For completeness, PLEASE let everyone know here if you didn't receive one of the months. Several people have told me they did not get the CD from John in Boston - it can be arranged so that you receive it.

Okay. My best list, sort of!!!

I don't want to pit anyone get anyone else, so I am not going to say anything about a CD of the year, but I thought it might be fun to round out the year with a few thoughts...

Just look how excited Hugo is!!!

(taken from his facebook page and I believe the picture used to create his Hugota likeness. But my sleuthing ends there.)

Song of the Year - Phoenix's Lisztomania

It made it on to three different CDs, Matt having the sense to at least provide a remix.

Video of the Year -

(s)he wolf or party in the USA? you decide.

Mystery of the Year -

I pick Mystery Lady CD over Hugota, because - um WHAT?!?!!??!

Discoveries of the Year -

Patron Tequila from the non-Hugo CD

"I'm In the World" by Moondog from Adam's CD

They Might Be Giants "Shoehorn With Teeth" from Brian's CDs. How did I not know this song?

The Flogging Molly song from Signe's CD - I have always avoided the band because I hate their name.

Elle and Stevie singing "You Are the Sunshine of My Life." Thanks Donnie!!!!

"Female of the Species" from Johnny K's CD. I played that song to death, RIP.

And last - somewhere in the middle of the summer when CDs were two months late I was totally thinking this would be the last year I do this...but then a couple people again said they would still be interested, as long as people who miss their month or whatever are promptly kicked out. So...I am open to suggestions.

Happy New Year!!!!!

Could it be another mystery?

Um, so what's the deal now?

Got this email from Hugo, and now I think we've got another mystery:





Hugo, here's what I'm talking about:

Playlist, please...

Dearest Hugo,

I know you are a busy man; one who makes smart documentaries and then trots around the globe. I want you to ask for your help. You see, I simply cannot add music files to my computer without their names in place. Maybe it's just me who is a little OCD about this, but maybe not. Can you help?

Sincerely,
Donnie

'Tis the (end of) Season

Oh man. As Brian F. wrote yesterday, New York BETRAYED US. No marriage for us.

Sad face.

You will all have to wait another year before being invited to the destination castle wedding John and I have been so carefully planning.

Okay.

So.

This has been a very weird CD club year.

We had multiple people send out CDs several months late. We had a random CD sent to us that NO ONE is fessing up to. Though...Dan looked suspiciously amused when I brought it up last week. Dan needs a better poker face....poker face mamamamama poker face.

There are still several more CDs due...whether you get them is anyone's guess.

Johanna, who was October, is late. Hugo, who is November, is gallavanting around Argentina until mid December. One wonders whether he will come back with the native sounds of a foreign land to fill our ears. And Matt and Cara are December, so they are not late at all.

Also also again again, people are not always getting CDs? Donnie and Dan do not believe they got John A.'s CD. Why do bad things happen to good people?!?!!??

In conclusion. I have heard that some people are interested in keeping this UP. I guess I am game. We might need stricter regulations on deadlines. But...eh, think about it.

Mystery CD Redux and Other Musings

Before I formally begin, I would like to remind everyone that when you reply to the email notifications about a new post here, the email goes to me and no one else. The point of the blog was to make comments public rather than everything going through me.

Next.

The Mystery Woman CD has still not been solved. And the lack of any comments here is mystifying. Adam, Hugo, and Cara all denied sending it. That said, I have some theories!!!!

A. - it was ADAM

Adam was was first person to deny it was him, and the only person to follow up a week later asking if I'd figured anything out. And Adam does have a lot of time on his hands (Underminer lesson of the day.) Additionally, if the CD WENT TO ADAM the person has access to Adam's address, and since he has only been in the club THIS YEAR, the Mystery Lady is NOT A PAST MEMBER!!! A-HA!!!

B. - it was PAUL

The Mystery Lady, who you can see I suspect it not a lady at all in the conventional sense, is tech savvy. There are vocally disguised announcements, and CRAZIER, the track listing is in place!!! That rules out Johanna. Though the recent loss of Paul's harddrive may put a damper on this theory.

C. it was DONNIE and/or Brian

Donald and Brian have hatched plans before. Say, at Adam's WINE BAR. I can see them coming up with this idea. The crazies. And their silence on the matter has been deafening. DEAF - N - ING.

Though maybe they are just worn out from Kylie.

D. - it was someone random and we should be scared.

Okay MORE NEWS.

This has been a very weird year in terms of CD distribution. Pretty much EVERYONE has been late. John in Boston PROMISES his is going out this weekend. I know Johanna is eager to send out the official October CD, unless SHE is the Mystery Lady and this IS the October CD!?!?!? Anyway, and we'll see who read this far down, BUT...HUGO. IS. OUT. OF. THE. COUNTRY. UNTIL. DECEMBER.

Yes, Hugo has left us for the wilds of Argentina. And he will MISS his ENTIRE MONTH. He is/was November. Whether Jen does a solo CD, or December is willing to switch with Hugo, I can NOT SAY (I am guessing Matt, who is December, has been planning his CD for 11 months, and will not be able part with the month. But we'll see.)

WHAT WILL HAPPEN!?!?!?!?!

WHO IS THE MYSTERY LADY?!?!!!?

HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL RESPOND TO THIS BY EMAIL RATHER THAN POST ONLINE!!?!?

Only time will tell.

Mystery CD

Has anyone else received a CD from the "Mystery Lady?"
I'm being serious here.
John and I return from L.A. where we totally hung out with Joey McIntyre!!!! no I mean we saw him but anyway, totally cool right!?!?!? Okay wait sorry, we return from L.A. and there is a CD from the "Mystery Lady" with...us as the return address?

I have it on good authority that it is NOT from John in Boston. Who will be sending his CD soon and wants me to "keep the wolves at bay." I am assuming he does not mean the hewolf in his closet. Or Hugo. John has been very busy dancing.

So I am left wondering if this was a CD club-wide mailing, one only to a select few...or one only to me?!?!?! And John. Me and John.

And since everyone is wondering, John in Boston has ALWAYS pointed when he dances.

party in the brazil / fim do verão