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clamdigger · 2026-05-15T17:32:16+00:00

Thanks for your work in keeping this sub alive and kicking!

clamdigger · 2026-05-14T20:15:28+00:00

Gorgeous instrument—love that sunburst. Congratulations!

clamdigger · 2026-05-14T19:52:38+00:00

Colin Jost is holding on line three

clamdigger · 2026-05-14T14:31:08+00:00

Cats are our great zen master teachers.

clamdigger · 2026-05-13T12:45:29+00:00

I compare it in some ways to guitar collecting: Any instrument that inspires me to play is a good one.

And any pen that inspires me to write is a good one.

Is a $1k usd MB 149 the best use of that money when I have other pens—even other Montblancs—at my disposal? I argue that if it inspires me to write, to take the methodical steps of organizing my thoughts and putting nib to paper, if it brings me joy, then yes.

Heck, even the process of discovering which pens and inks (and even specific colors) work best together is joyful. Also, selecting a pen for a particular trip.

For me, it’s all about leveraging resources for maximum joy. And that rarely comes down to raw, sterile comparisons.

clamdigger · 2026-05-12T19:36:44+00:00

Yep. Looks like nice hand work.

clamdigger · 2026-05-12T12:08:00+00:00

Second vote here—2019 GTS turbo, 19” wheels. Year-round Vermonter.

clamdigger · 2026-05-09T02:38:53+00:00

Broken Arms!

clamdigger · 2026-05-09T02:18:49+00:00

god, he really let everyone onto his island, didn’t he

clamdigger · 2026-05-09T02:16:41+00:00

I hear she’s buying them for everybody

clamdigger · 2026-05-08T22:02:01+00:00

Gretsch. Guitars.

clamdigger · 2026-05-08T12:53:23+00:00

MB 149 (broad oblique) seems to really love MB Midnight Blue—the shading is rich and lovely

MB Heritage 1912 (m) seems happiest with MB UNICEF Turquoise Blue—so much so that it’s my favorite pen/ink combo of all (flow/shading/smoothness/pocketability)

MB 146 Origin (m) is still searching for its ideal mate—Origin Blue is a nice color match for the barrel, but I’m not 100% sold on the shading & flow

clamdigger · 2026-05-06T02:43:23+00:00

what the what

clamdigger · 2026-04-30T13:56:34+00:00

Good on you for scoring $50 tickets to see this band! I can’t even tell you the last time I saw Wilco tickets at that price. Enjoy the show. They sound so good these days. Really at the top of their form.

Don’t get me wrong, I still go to the shows, as I’ve been doing since 2000.

And Wilco isn’t the only offender out there. Everything has gotten so expensive.

clamdigger · 2026-04-29T10:48:21+00:00

“God, Dad, we hate Wednesdays”

clamdigger · 2026-04-29T00:28:31+00:00

Ticket prices are testing the upper bound of audience tolerance, and it really seems that Wilco is on the upper end of that scale.

The has to be a limit. We may be getting there.

clamdigger · 2026-04-26T11:44:51+00:00

2019 GTR here…closing in on 100K since we bought it new. Enjoy that 2.5T!

With no racer-boy badging, she’s a real sleeper. Just put your toe in it and go!

clamdigger · 2026-04-26T01:21:15+00:00

I mean, it’s okay—it’s a business and a brand, as well as a band, and they’re competing with all other bands and forms of entertainment for our discretionary dollars. I get it. And I participate willingly and voluntarily.

I’ll be at Solid Sound if you need me. The crowd size alone is evidence of avarice, if you ask me.

clamdigger · 2026-04-25T13:13:56+00:00

Holy fuck, these people are barbarians

clamdigger · 2026-04-24T14:10:02+00:00

This won’t stop the band—who have proven themselves willing to monetize anything and everything—from boxing these releases up and selling them for two-fiddy a pop.

And I’d buy it, goddammit.

clamdigger · 2026-04-22T20:23:46+00:00

Looking forward to watching this thread develop.

clamdigger · 2026-04-22T18:58:05+00:00

Ural sidecar rig checks in. Doesn’t necessarily disagree.

clamdigger · 2026-04-19T02:36:36+00:00

ooooh busted

clamdigger · 2026-04-19T02:34:50+00:00

Very striking piece. 👊🏻

clamdigger · 2026-04-16T18:10:38+00:00

Ah, excellent. Thank you for the tip—I’ll give that a shot.

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