As for your "effete bitches" comment, I guess my use of lettered points above will only reinforce that impression. But I DO like camping and the outdoors. I just happen to also like making smart-assed comments about everything.

ElDan: Thanks. Honestly, data service and access to the Internet were spotty out there

I swear, they were the least randy pelvic thrusts I've ever seen. Very classy.

Oh, hey. Who were you covering the fest for? I hardly got a chance to speak with any other press people while I was there.

Aw, thanks, Wallrock! Please drink three times as much to make up for our absence in Madison.

Sure, good point about the suit, and the Rangers are indeed a very good outfit by themselves. It's just funny to see Steve Martin dressed up that way, for some reason.

I hope my Prine comment doesn't come off as tasteless, in light of that info. I agree that the voice is still good, just saying that it's different now. I also have that Prine tribute album laying around somewhere, but I haven't had a chance to listen. I think we have a review of it coming up before too long, so keep…

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Before the "why didn't you catch _____?" comments start, let me just say that there were many more things I would've liked to see and write up. When we cover a music or film festival, there's usually more than one of us writing, so we can split up and cast a wider net. I just followed my own tastes and…

Ceataehi: Freak Wharf's definitely different from Impersonal, and I know a lot of the more personal bits have been in his sets for a while. But still, Freak Wharf (I was at one of the recording shows) definitely had a strong taste of wacky, Impersonal-type Tompkins, especially when he opened up with a series of…

Personally, I think Caught In The Trees is really good.

I'm holding out for the invention of Super Spools.

I got a Six Pak [of new songs by a Warner Recording Artist!] in me, all right!

Yeah, they're definitely already around, but it's kind of asinine to see them marketed as a special new thing. And speaking only for myself here, even when it comes to artists that I LIKE, I don't care for EPs all that much as a format. I guess it's a good way for new/unknown/local stuff to get out there, but when I…

The A.V. Club does have a distinct identity and separate staff, but we're still part of Onion Inc., and it's still pretty common for people to just call us The Onion as shorthand. Even when A.V. Club reviews get quoted on promo materials, they're often just attributed to "The Onion." Just seems to be this ingrained…

Welcome to the world of Internet comments, Parah Salin. We sigh in solidarity with you.

I expected Eggers' comments on the business-model stuff would catch some heat. They overlook that ad income is pretty essential, obviously. Maybe he was just simplifying it for the sake of argument, or illustrating how the Internet has eroded the idea of paying for content at all. I can't say for sure. All I can do is…

Cool, thanks for the info, Claude.

Oh, indulgent as charged! But yeah, the blog section is kind of the "indulge-me" section, as far as I'm concerned.

Fidel: Thanks!

Yeah, more local-music comments is a good idea, Miller. If you're interested in hearing more about Madison music, I just had a couple of posts on our local site rounding up the year, w/streaming audio: