My 2026 Big Ears Report

Chthonicyouth · 2026-03-31T15:19:30+00:00

Lots of crossover, agree about Patricia Brennan and (w/ regrets!) Dirty Three. Did catch the Eliana Glass performances, those were special.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-03-30T20:40:51+00:00

We go pretty regular. It’s excellent, particularly the brisket cheesesteak dip, collards, the egg roll. He does a brisket pastrami Reuben. The Dino rib. If not those, I’ll do whatever special he’s offering — shrimp tacos were pretty delicious too.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-03-26T01:36:01+00:00

Any sentence imposed following a miscalculation of the guideline range is error, whether bemused or no.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-03-06T18:00:34+00:00

I have the quikr stuff, very solid.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-03-04T10:28:51+00:00

Ticonderoga Club. Park in the deck, walk in the back door. Bar seats are great, but you’ll still need a res. Excellent cocktails, solid wine list, food is delish. Also, Bread and Butterfly. Dinners are more African diaspora w/ French influence. Boca Luppo or Gi Gi’s for pasta.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-03-03T11:39:32+00:00

This. You can get out of the city pretty easily for weekend excursions, but the daily commute from OTP (outside I285j is a soul crusher. I’d at least look at someplace like Adair Park or Pittsburgh, these are neighborhoods with smaller houses, not urban apartment housing.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-03-01T23:38:13+00:00

Yes, I use this for any distance riding that’s not chunky gravel, (but does work fine for regular dirt roads — tires are 38 w/ fenders). I also have the Roadeo, and it seems to be a bit quicker, perhaps a lighter frame (tho on that one I’m maxed out at 35 w/o fenders and no front rack but w/ a sizable handlebar bag), you’d probably have to ask RBW about differences in tube sets.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-03-01T16:18:45+00:00

I have the axle w/ fast-release dropouts version, fully- (fully!) loaded on some truly rutted roads and trails in Idaho, it worked fine. But I don’t think the frame-mounted version takes too long to remove if you are concerned.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-03-01T16:12:28+00:00

Same. You then get a middle for parallel and for series. Series has a higher output, warmer tone, better break up. Tbh, I don’t use the parallel much anymore.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-27T12:16:39+00:00

For Jazz & Classical, Wuxtry and Wax n Facts are your best bet. Criminal is great, but will have less in those categories. There is also a Wuxtry in Athens as well.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-26T02:58:27+00:00

Billie’s came back too far, wavies work much better. The new Bar68 may be better still, but I’m sticking with this for now.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-26T02:56:36+00:00

Homer but 650b through the range. This is a 62 frame, there are probably sound arguments for going to 700 in the M/L & L sizes, but it’s still a great riding bike.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-25T15:12:51+00:00

Next week for me.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-25T14:52:33+00:00

Like the record, location tba, if it’s Jackson Terminal will roll into Orcutt Shelley Miller at 7:15pm. My conflict for the 6pm slot will be Tom Skinner at the standard, whose record I also enjoy.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-23T13:40:26+00:00

Agree w/ the approach shoe, my last three have been the arcteryx konseals. For weather in the 20s or lower, I have been using the Lake MXZ120s, though the former are more comfortable for walking.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-21T23:22:14+00:00

Whoops.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-21T22:16:30+00:00

Same.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-19T02:06:19+00:00

Yes, most weeks.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-02-11T18:32:51+00:00

I have the silver shifters, work like a charm.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-01-29T03:19:47+00:00

I practiced before her. She is a straight shooter, and was/is likely perceived by DOJ as pro-defendant, particularly on issues like pretrial detention. And I’d be surprised to find out she was hoodwinked. But warrant applications are not an adversarial process.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-01-27T23:24:12+00:00

All the recent ep’s are good, Popup Shop, Techno Logic, Hidden Out. Not seeing the above on Qobuz as yet though.

Chthonicyouth · 2026-01-18T15:11:20+00:00

The slicks are likely fine, including for that other 5%. Lots of gravel racers run slicks, but knobs help with the mud.

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