Automotive tip (from something I posted on Tribe.net)

The Pennsic-ers on Tribe.net are only now realizing that it would be a good idea to get their battle wagons serviced and roadworthy before heading off to War. So I posted this:

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*Bruce's Tire 240 Hegenberger Road, Oakland, for my local peeps. They also have shops in Fremont,  San Jose, Gilroy, Los Banos and Salinas.

Shopping karma and other Saturday things

I headed out this morning to the Ross up in El Cerrito, which has a tendency not to be completely trashed by 11 AM on a Saturday.

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Separated at birth? Or is it just me?

Speaking of which, I happened to catch Mr. Oldman in Immortal Beloved on cable recently. Not sure just how factual it is as a bio, but the performances were good and the music (conducted by Sir Georg Solti) was swooningly gorgeous as it should be. Oldman's Beethoven is an absolute asshole, but perhaps that is as it should be. Whether or not it's because I have some noticeable impairment in one ear or not,  I really think the film captures the heartbreaking tragedy of Beethoven's deafness effectively. I was crying during the scene in which the 9th Symphony is premiered. Well worth checking out.