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Day 29 – We are in Atlanta to see Pearl Jam! Spin any artist that you have traveled for or would love to travel to see. Can be another city, state or country Beck - Sea Change I live in a relatively small area, so pretty much any concert involves a short trip (San Francisco and Oakland are two...

Day 28 - Spin any record that was gifted to you St. Vincent - Todos nacen gritando My wife got me this for my birthday this year (I'm a Spanish professor).

Day 27 - Spin any album from the 70’s, an artist who has been making music since then or any 7” David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Say Nothing is great. Gangsters of Capitalism by Jonathan M. Katz is about Smedley Butler, a U.S. marine who ended up deployed in Cuba, Mexico, China, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, and Nicaragua (I'm sure I'm forgetting some), then as he got older came to regret becoming a...

Co-co-sign.

I just wrapped up Horizon: Forbidden West and the Burning Shores expansion, and I'm thinking Astro Bot is next for something a bit lighter and less narrative... but Claire Obscure is on my next-to-buy list for sure.

Day 26 - Sleeve face day! If you’re willing to, post a sleeve face or spin any record that has a face on its cover. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World

It's not a sin to do a double feature...

Day 24 - Merch match day! Spin any artist and post a photo of the record with a piece of band merch that you own (t-shirt, cups, poster, program etc) Stereolab - Margerine Eclipse My latest merch purchase is this Stereolab shirt.

I took today off work because I ran a marathon yesterday, but in about an hour I'm limping into the theater to see it!

Day 25 - New release Friday! Spin any record released today, this month or early this year. Beach Bunny - Tunnel Vision (Yes, I skipped a day, because it hurts to walk to snap a photo of merch, so I'm saving that one for tomorrow!)

Day 23 - The first video uploaded to YouTube, titled "Me at the zoo", was posted on April 23, 2005. Spin any artist that you discovered on YouTube or one whose videos you enjoy. Feel free to post a link Rosalía - El mal querer Going digital today because I just ran a marathon and flipping a...

Survived the marathon! My initial goal was 4:15, given that it's my first marathon and a very challenging course (over 2000 feet of hills, including a 500-foot climb for miles 10 and 11). As the day got closer I thought I'd aim for 4 hours and today I was on track for the first 18 miles when...

Day 22 - Earth Day is 4/22 - spin a record on recycled vinyl or one with a earth related image on its cover Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump For the cover and the environmentally related track "Broken Household Appliance National Forest."