Impacted by Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

My house.  The paint on the stairs can wait.

Do give whatever you can to my campaign.  Bob Geldof I'm not.
UPDATE: Susan Sposato 1949-2023

Still need support to tie up loose ends.

Unifaun

Nad Sylvan, 2015 (on tour with Steve Hackett)

 Unifaun, the Swedish duo of Nad Sylvan, progs perennial late bloomer, and Bon Amici (né Christian Tordin), released their only album in 2008, opening doors for Sylvan, who has worked for Steve Hackett ever since, as the album is a pastiche of classic Genesis (and even some solo).  The founder of the indie label Progress Records, Hansi Cross, passed on some time ago and his family closed down the label, so the rights would likely be going back to Sylvan and Bon Amici.  It should be on Sylvans current label Inside Out/Century Media, now an autonomous subsidiary of Sony Music.  I have an autographed CD that I bought from his website, but now an LP could be cut.  I'm also waiting for reissues of Agents of Mercy, his band with Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings, Transatlantic, Kaipa and the Tangent, but Stolt told me he's working on that, so we'll just have to wait for those as well.

UPDATE: Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red Records shall reissue Unifaun on 30 June 2023.  If only it were a month earlier and also on vinyl, but you can't win 'em all!

Latest Oasis News With stopcryingyourheartout.com: Noel Gallagher Talks About The New Oasis Album

Dig Out Your Soul Tour, Centre Bell; Montréal (Québec), Canada (the last tour), 2008

Latest Oasis News With stopcryingyourheartout.com: Noel Gallagher Talks About The New Oasis Album

oasis Update

Be Here Now press photo

Legendary Northerners oasis have moved their whole catalogue in the US and Canada to Reprise Records, and not just their swan song, Dig Out Your Soul, after being with Epic for over a decade. They may have become unhappy with Sony in North America because their success has waned here for the past ten years time and reduced promotion, yet could still close the place in cities such as Cincinnati. In their backyard, they had been indie, starting with Creation and later vanity label Big Brother. The last row between Noel and Liam Gallagher may be the final blow, and no reconciliation is on the horizon, so "Our Kid" and the rest of the band after Noel's departure will launch a spinoff band. Time Flies: 1994-2009 will cover their whole career while Stop the Clocks, which mainly focused on early days, left out some UK hits. It will be released this June. emusic now has the catalogue in most countries (Sony catalogue releases now qualify).

UPDATE: oasis announce reunion tour in September 2024!

Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds: Back the Way We Came Vol 2

Noel Gallaghers HFB in Melbourne, VIC on Chasing Yesterday tour, 2015

 Last year, oasis spinoff Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds released their first compilation Back the Way We Came Vol 1, even though they only have three studio albums and EPs each to date.  There are a number of tracks that are hard to find outside Japan that could fill a second volume.  A live album is also imminent, yet the new studio album Council Skies is on the way.  The second disc could be remixes.

A Simple Game of Genius

The Good Rebel

I'd Pick You Every Time

Shoot a Hole Into the Sun

Alone on the Rope

Let the Lord Shine a Light on Me

Leave My Guitar Alone

God Help Us All

Here's a Candle (for Your Birthday Cake)

The Girl with the X-Ray Eyes (demo)

Rattling Rose

Sail On

Evil Flower

Wandering Star

Come Outside

We're Gonna Get There in the End (demo)

Trying to Find a World That's Been and Gone Pt 1 (demo)

JMA Dome: Carrier No More

JMA Dome after the new roof was installed

 While other sports and live venues change names every so often, this one is unprecedented (that word is thrown around a lot these days).  The Carrier Dome, as it's been called all my life, will now be the JMA Dome due to a rift between SU and the air con trailblazers.  The local mobile company bought the naming rights as their new plant can see the stadium just over the horizon from their window.  It will take some time for everyone to adjust, though many will never let go, I'm sure (you know how it is).

I'm no sports fan, so I seldom set foot in there, even though the Dome is close to home, and the school is a big part of the local economy.  I tagged who has played there over the past four decades.  Prince closed the place in 1985.  I'll see Paul McCartney once again and Elton John at last later this year (wonder if he knows about L. Frank Baum being from the area when it comes to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road).  Non-Orange events can only be held off-semester or when there are away games during term.

There have been renovations and there will be more.  The new roof reminds me of Wembley Stadium getting done up, changing its character.  The I-81 project just down the hill will also be a game changer (did see Jim Boeheim drive by one time).  Just one sign around the corner needs to have the old guard taken off now.  Another on the new structure at the Loud House has been put on top since then.

No more pirate CDs?

Just several I've gotten recently

 I may not be getting any more pirate CDs from Boris any time soon.  Between a lack of titles I want from the site he uses to the current situation (we don't need to get into it too much here as we're all against Mr P.), I think it's time for an indefinite pause until further notice.  Even picking a bunch of titles I could just trade in is not feasible as that would still cost money when the economy in Russia is suffering because of the elephant in the room.  Also, the post office won't allow anything to be sent there at this time due to lack of transport and continuing sanctions.

I still plan to send some CDs over to him when it is allowed again, but it likely won't happen for the foreseeable future.  It's also because of limited availability of albums in my own area and having to go on the road or online, which can add up either way and that's before I ship.  Customs on both ends may now be wary at this time as my incoming package has not had an update in a couple weeks.  The two have had their issues prior to this anyway.  It's become a waiting game and then some.  We've gone from the latter stages of the pandemic to far worse.  Also, after those CDs do come, I shouldn't get anything else from there for the time being, even if you can't tell by looking at it (clever lot, that).

Universal and Sony have closed their Moscow offices, and Warner might next, as have many international companies, so people there would rely on pirate CDs, although downloading has become more prominent in the past two decades anyway.  It's nothing compared to the petrol rises back here.

I've also done something similar with someone in Ukraine, but we haven't done that in a period because he could no longer get anything over the border and now everyone is in survival mode, so I'm just worried about him and everyone there.  He sent few pirates, and was more into providing bootlegs.

As for Boris, I may break it to him gently once I give him information about the package, knowing how delicate this will be.  He knows all too well about he who shan't be named.  I will miss doing this, but it'll be the least of our problems compared to everything else.  I will just support the artists and buy new when I can, particularly within days of release if I can't on the day (as with indie and lesser known artists).  Maybe I've spent too much all these years with this scheme, letting it go on for so long.

UPDATE: My package is here now, but because it was sent before the war, it was probably still allowed, but another might not be until further notice.  Also, the website that he orders from hasn't has an update in a few months, so nothing new from there again until things settle down.

UPDATE 2: I've tried sending him another through a third-party service, but he has been surprisingly been uncooperative lately and won't respond to my e-mails anymore to provide information needed to proceed with the order. We all have lives no matter where we are in the world, but he usually writes back in a matter of days. Also, between the decreasing availability of titles on the list and having to deal my own life and expenses, I may not be able to do this anymore, even when everything's back to normal there. This has become too much, and I'll admit I haven't gotten back to him straightaway either in fairness, so I'm no better. Still, even the vast time zone difference hasn't been that much of a barrier. My inner Ann Landers tells me I should probably stop dealing with him, but I need closure first. I've spent too much time and money for over a decade doing all this. Now, it's more personal than external if he won't keep up his end. Even here, not everyone can be looked up online, let alone there. I think I'm done with him since I don't even listen to all of the CDs I have anymore, let alone need that many more. I had his whereabouts on paper or the plastic from the last shipment, but it was binned after I took everything out thinking I'd never need them. It's a wild goose chase and holy grail at this stage now. I won't use the term "ghosting" because that's b------s. I don't know what the problem is except that he's incommunicado, even though he's said before he gets busy, but don't we all? It takes a few minutes of your day to tell me where you live and where to ring you (I won't). Dr Phil says, "It's not an essay question" (and I wrote the essay, and then he'd say, "How's that workin' for ya?!" and "Don't invest more than you can afford to lose" [I don't watch that show anymore]). Boris, please answer me.