Oh man, vacation is nice. So some of you expressed interest in meeting up here in Chicago. Let's do it; let's meet up at the Bourgeois Pig , in Lincoln Park tomorrow (Thursday, 28th December) at 4 PM. I have a few t-shirts for folks to give away. Be there, or be . . . a . . . person. . . who doesn't get a . . . high five!

Today is Friday, and you know what that means. Time for some more free music for your Zune. High-five! Ready? Here we go! Continuing with the best of '06 theme, Forepac compiles The Best Songs You Didn’t Hear 2006 Scenestars' Rachel posts " 5 Best Albums That I Don't Mind You Knowing I Listen To ," featuring music by Bob Dylan, Ben Kweller, and more. I Rock Cleveland posts the new single from The Good, the Bad, and The Queen, a band "Comprised of Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz), Paul Simonon (The Clash...

Regular commenter on this site Chris Hammond (hi-five!) produced a cool video of him unboxing the Zune. Check it out: Very nice. Anyone know who sings that song?

I'm leaving work early today (high-five!) to start my vacation. So other than MP3 Friday (and maybe some other posts), I won't update this site as much. Before I take off though, a few things. First, Leo Laporte is hilarious. Yes, I've seen the video . "Ice cream social" at the end had me in stitches. The only thing I'm not happy about is the amount of name-calling in the youtube comments. And maybe the lack of spell-check. But that's me. Are any readers of this site in Chicago? Our buddy Charlie...