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The Grinder Saga continued [Feb. 20th, 2009|03:18 pm]
After much deliberation I decided to return my KyM grinder for something that could grind closer to turkish/powder fine. I kept the KyM for about a month hoping that tweaking other parts of the equation would mean I could keep it. But in the end my machine, lacking a 3 way solenoid valve, was not going to be powerful enough for the type of grind I was getting. I actually think if I had a La Pavoni or something more manual the KyM would have been fine.

The folks at Orphan were more than accommodating and tested no less than 4 other grinders in finding a suitable match for me. I'm now working with a newer Zassenhaus. This thing grinds insanely fine. I pushed the KyM to it's extreme and even then I was getting fairly fast shots. With the Zass, out of the box, I was getting talcum powder fine. It choked the Gaggia easily. Even a few turns coarser and I'm essentially choking the machine. I'll be experimenting over the next week with new beans. I got one close to suitable double shot and it's amazing how the smallest of adjustments on the grinder can affect a shot. I'm more than happy with the performance of the Zass.
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Valentine's Day was excellent. I really like how we both have no crazy expectations but just let the day unfold naturally. We got up really early and rolled down to a neighborhood right down the street. It was right on the Bay, next to the beach. We proceeded to look through a huge collection of records, mostly 45's. This guy had a crazy amount of girl band stuff and other 50's and 60's forty-fives. I really wish I knew more about the genre. I was looking for the Crystals-He Hit Me And It Felt Like a Kiss, because there were literally dozens and dozens of Phil Spector related 45's there. I posted a portion of the finds on my myspace page, under Finds. Got a nice Ronnie Spector 45 as the Korean Dolls. Along with these. Off the top of my head:

all 45's

Sweet Marie-Stuck in Paradise (2 copies, gave one to chad)
Copper Nickel-Run Away With Me (didn't know this came out on 45, this is on Flair)
Aretha-Rocksteady
ocean-put your hand in the hand
parliament-flash light w/ a live version of swing down sweet chariot on the b-side
electric indian-keem o sabe
dramatics-whatcha see is whatcha get
james brown-papas got a brand new bag 45
shirley ellis-clapping song 45
archie bell and the drells-tighten up 45
zombies-tell her no
the turtles-buzz saw 45 (my name is d-nice sample)

Plus Kapono let us look through a bunch of records from a house he was showing earlier in the day. We found a better copy of the Mackey Feary Band album. At the sale we found a bunch of earlier James Brown albums and the Tokyo Happy Coats. I'm kicking myself for not getting a Seeds record I saw. The guy also had a lot of Stones.

After that nice little haul we cooked breakfast together. Good times.
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Back to work..more soon.
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listening to "I am a Passenger - Iggy Pop" on Blip [Jan. 27th, 2009|04:48 pm]
[Current Music |ssenger]

see the cities ripped insides
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listening to "Avalanche - Leonard Cohen" on Blip [Jan. 27th, 2009|04:43 pm]
[Current Music | - Le]

one of the best songwriters
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listening to "Genius Of Love - Tom Tom Club" on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|11:55 pm]
[Current Music | Love - T]

feels like i'm dreaming, but i'm not sleeping
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listening to "Tenderoni - Bobby Brown" on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|11:38 pm]
[Current Music | - ]

middle school dances
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listening to "Lady Don't Tek No - Latyrx" on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|10:45 pm]
[Current Music |t Tek ]

kcc raves
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listening to "saint_etienne_-_only_love_can_break_your_heart - " on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|05:53 pm]
[Current Music |enne_-_only_love_can_break_yo]

once you get over the bad dance beat...
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listening to "Words Get In The Way - Gloria Estefan" on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|04:17 pm]
[Current Music | In The Way - Glo]

this song reminds me of the san francisco trip. riding in junior's car, to places uncharted.
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listening to "Love theme from Spartacus - Terry Callier" on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|03:57 pm]
[Current Music |e from Spartacus - Te]

quite possibly my favorite version
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listening to "Terry Callier, Love theme from Spartacus - " on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|03:57 pm]
[Current Music |lier, Love theme from S]

quite possibly my favorite version
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listening to "A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke" on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|03:55 pm]
[Current Music |Is Gonna Come ]

A change HAS come!
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listening to "Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt" on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|03:51 pm]
[Current Music |u - Lin]

reminds me of am radio, listening with mom
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listening to "California Blue - Roy Orbison" on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|03:50 pm]
[Current Music |a Blue - ]

To get back to you california blue
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listening to "Skinny Love - Bon Iver" on Blip [Jan. 26th, 2009|03:48 pm]
[Current Music |ve]

skinny love
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listening to "Free Bird - " on Blip [Jan. 25th, 2009|04:38 pm]
[Current Music |http://blip.fm/~1sgsm]

this song reminds me of those of a Cancerian persuasion in my life. "And this bird you can not change."
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listening to "Waterloo Sunset - Blur" on Blip [Jan. 25th, 2009|04:36 pm]
[Current Music |Su]

cover of the kinks classic. As long as they gaze on waterloo sunset They are in paradise
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blip.fm [Jan. 24th, 2009|11:01 pm]
I'm addicted. But I was completely unaware that it would make a post here, everytime I added a song. Interesting. Vegan Mac N' Cheez tonight, so good. Ate with beet and kale greens, mixed with a little balsamic vinegar and red onion. Hit the spot. Ear is finally getting a little better. Grinder research continues.
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listening to "1973 - James Blunt" on Blip [Jan. 24th, 2009|03:01 pm]
[Current Music |http://blip.fm/~1rry0]

And though time goes by, I will always be in a club with you in 1973, singing, "Here we go again."
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listening to "The Girl - City And Colour" on Blip [Jan. 24th, 2009|02:45 am]
[Current Music |- City]

sacrifice craves appreciation. simple and sweet
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listening to "I'm on Fire - Bruce Springsteen" on Blip [Jan. 23rd, 2009|03:23 am]
[Current Music |re - Bruce ]

your kisses they burn but your heart stays cool
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